Indeed, we only scratched the surface of the complexity of metered billing, we'll do a deep dive soon on this topic (it does deserve its own post).
I think for the'nightmares' you mention:
- some might be specific to utility (not applicable to an online business), such as '- meter readings are available on dates totally independent from billing cycle'.
- Some topics might be simpler for a utility co: tax for instance (you know where your users are, and they are limited to a geographic region)
- But some nightmares such as '- the prices can change mid-billing cycle for some customers but the consumption data is not available with that granularity' do really resonate for online businesses too, indeed
Thanks for sharing, great insights for our future post!
Indeed, we only scratched the surface of the complexity of metered billing, we'll do a deep dive soon on this topic (it does deserve its own post).
I think for the'nightmares' you mention: - some might be specific to utility (not applicable to an online business), such as '- meter readings are available on dates totally independent from billing cycle'. - Some topics might be simpler for a utility co: tax for instance (you know where your users are, and they are limited to a geographic region)
- But some nightmares such as '- the prices can change mid-billing cycle for some customers but the consumption data is not available with that granularity' do really resonate for online businesses too, indeed
Thanks for sharing, great insights for our future post!