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Fees, pricing and profit, worked out.
Plain answers to the money questions sellers ask, with the math shown. Every figure comes from the same engine as our free calculators, and every fee rule links to the page it comes from, with the date we checked it.
- ProfitSales but no profit on Etsy: five usual losses and how to check eachThe five places an Etsy shop's money usually goes when sales come in but profit doesn't, how to check each one, and a worked example shop. · 5 min read
- FeesHow much Etsy takes from a $10, $25 or $100 saleWorked examples of Etsy's fees on small, middle and larger sales, with buyer-paid shipping, Offsite Ads and what Etsy's own profit box leaves out. · 5 min read
- AdsAre Etsy Ads worth it? How to tell if yours payHow to tell whether Etsy Ads earn back what they cost: ROAS and ACoS in plain words, the break-even line for your shop, and three worked examples. · 4 min read
- ProfitA good profit margin for Etsy sellers: what sources say, and yoursWhat published sources say about a good profit margin on Etsy, where their numbers come from, and how to work out the margin your own shop keeps. · 4 min read
- FeesFees Etsy sellers miss, and what they costA plain guide to the Etsy fees sellers tend to overlook, what each one is charged on, and what it costs on a typical order. · 5 min read
- FeesHow much Shopify takes per sale, plan by planWhat Shopify takes from each online sale on each plan, how the card rate and the plan price add up, and what changes when you use another card processor. · 5 min read
- ProfitWhere a shop's money goes each month, and how to find outWhat to add up to see where a shop's money goes each month, and where to find each number in Etsy Shop Manager, the Shopify admin and Seller Central. · 5 min read
- FeesWhat selling on Amazon costs a seller in 2026What a US seller pays to sell on Amazon in 2026: the two selling plans, referral fees by category, FBA, storage, the holiday peak fee and returns, with worked examples. · 6 min read
- ComparisonsA simple profit check for sellers who don't want a spreadsheetThe real options for checking profit without a spreadsheet habit, what each one does, and who each one suits. · 5 min read
- ComparisonsA one-time profit check or a monthly profit app: which fits your shopA dated look at four monthly profit apps and a one-time profit check, what each one does, and which kind of seller each one suits. · 6 min read
- ComparisonsBookkeeping software or a profit check-up: different jobs for sellersBookkeeping software keeps the record your taxes need; a profit check-up finds where each order loses money. Here is when each one fits. · 5 min read
- ComparisonsA Craftybase alternative for solo makersWhat Craftybase became, what it still does well, and the lighter options a solo maker can use to cost products and check profit. · 5 min read