Leverage Rating in Usage Based Pricing Strategies with Automated Billing
One of the most breathtaking scenes in The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, that captured the hearts of all adventurers was when the warning beacons of Minas Tirith were lit. The first beacon to be lit in Amon Din in the east signaled one colony’s plea for aid. Amid sweeping, invigorating music, the observer flows through each breathtaking moment from the time that the first warning fire on a mountain top lit up, triggering the ignition of another signal on the next peak, and so forth. For those who love facts and quantifiable figures, it begs the question, though: How many armies and troops answered the call to arms? Who paid their salaries? Who financed the tents to house them and food to keep them strong and ready to take on Sauron’s orcs, et all? When you start to look at the different figures that could be assigned to these growing numbers, it’s easy to see why usage based pricing is an ideal strategy for many businesses. You charge for what is used, or ...