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    Cost-Based Pricing

    Cost-plus and target-margin pricing — when it’s appropriate and when it’s a trap.

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    A 12-component framework: objectives, model, value metric, packages, positioning, discounts, governance, expansion.
    Pricing Objectives
    Why you price this way: profit, share, acquisition, premium positioning or retention.
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    Quantify problem solved, money saved and ROI to set a defensible price.
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    Good/better/best tiers, included features, limits and upgrade triggers.