All audits
Every entry in the books, newest first — platform audits, fee comparisons and store math. When a platform moves its prices, the entry gets re-posted.
Etsy vs Shopify Fees (2026): One $50 Order, Two Receipts, and Where They Cross
Etsy takes $5.20 on a $50 order; Shopify takes $1.75 plus its $29 plan. Where the lines cross, and what traffic costs.
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How Much Does WooCommerce Cost? Three Stores Priced Line by Line (2026)
WooCommerce is $0, its stores are not. Three stores priced line by line: hosting that renews, yearly extensions, card fees.
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The Best Ecommerce Website Builder, Audited by Fees Per Sale
Ranked on the only line that follows every order — the fee. One month, one order size, seven ledgers.
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Free Ecommerce Website Builder: Which One Takes a Real Order?
Free to build is not free to sell. Here is what every free route costs on a single $50 order.
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How to Launch an Online Store in a Weekend (Really)
A priced, hour-by-hour weekend plan: platform picked Saturday morning, payments by dinner, test order Sunday. No apps, no custom themes, no perfection.
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Shopify vs WooCommerce Cost (2026): Three Store Sizes, Year One vs Year Three
Same card rate on both, so Shopify vs WooCommerce is a $29 plan against hosting that renews. Three store sizes priced, then the hours.
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Shopify vs Square Online (2026): $29 vs Free, Priced Out
Square's free plan and Shopify's $29 Basic are answering different accounting questions. We work the crossover — $7,250 a month — and say who belongs on each side of it.
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Shopify vs Wix (2026): The Store-Math Showdown
Shopify Basic and Wix Core both cost $29 and print identical $99.00 receipts on a $2,000 month. The audit is about what happens after — checkout, apps, ceilings, and the exit clauses.
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Squarespace Commerce Review 2026: Beautiful, With a Fee Catch
The prettiest storefronts in the business, audited after the July 2026 price rise: the 2%–7% platform-fee ladder, per-plan processing, and why Core at $29 beats Basic for any store past $500 a month.
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Square Online for Stores: The Fees-First Audit (2026)
The only true $0-monthly store left, priced honestly: the free plan's new 3.3% + $0.30 online rate, the $49 Plus tier, and the exact volumes where free stops being the cheap answer.
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Wix eCommerce Review 2026: The $29 Store, Audited
The storefront side of Wix, priced line by line: the $29 Core plan, Wix Payments at 2.9% + $0.30, a genuine 0% platform commission, and the ceilings that matter past mid five figures.
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Is Shopify Worth It in 2026? The Cost-Benefit Ledger
Costs on the left page, benefits on the right: plan, processing, apps, and themes weighed against checkout conversion, the ecosystem, and POS. The break-even line lands near $300 a month in sales.
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Transaction Fees Compared Across 8 Store Builders (2026)
Every processing rate, fixed fee, and platform surcharge across eight store builders, audited to the cent. On the same $50 order the spread runs $1.65 to $2.75.
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Shopify Review 2026: The Audit
We audit Shopify line by line: the $29 Basic plan, per-plan processing rates, the third-party gateway surcharge, and the app stack nobody budgets for. All-in on a $2,000/month store: $99.00.
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