Twilio is the name behind a lot of the text messages store owners send, and it is also a name that shows up in a lot of “how do I pay less” searches. The Twilio US SMS pricing page I reviewed lists $0.0083 per message segment, plus carrier fees, plus a monthly number charge. That […]
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Redbubble lets artists sell designs on shirts, stickers, wall art, and more without touching inventory, and that is exactly why so many sellers start there. It is also why so many go looking for another home once they see how the fees work. The Redbubble help pages I reviewed list a platform fee that depends […]
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Printify is one of the first names people hear when they look into print on demand, and it is also one of the first they try to replace. The Printify pricing page I reviewed lists a free plan, a Premium plan from $39 a month (or from $24.99 a month billed yearly), and an Enterprise […]
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Patreon is the default for creators who want paid memberships, and it is also one of the first places people look for a cheaper or more flexible option. The Patreon pricing page I reviewed lists a 10% platform fee on income earned, plus payment processing, currency conversion, and payout fees, and it says Patreon is […]
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Google Analytics is free, and that is exactly why most store owners start with it. The Google Analytics page I reviewed says it is offered free of charge, and the support documentation for standard properties lists event data retention of 2 months or up to 14 months, with exploration queries limited to 10 million events. […]
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Deel is a common name when a store owner starts paying people in other countries, and it is also an easy place to overspend. The Deel pricing page I reviewed lists contractor management from $49 per contractor a month, a Contractor of Record product at $325, and its Employer of Record product at $599 per […]
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n8n is popular with people who like to build their own automations, and the n8n pricing page I reviewed shows why some owners start looking elsewhere. Its cloud plans are priced by monthly workflow executions, the Business plan is listed as self-hosted only, and the free route is a Community Edition you run yourself. That […]
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A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a ruling that struck down the Federal Reserve’s 21-cent cap on debit card swipe fees, forcing the Fed to rewrite the rule. If you run an online store, this is the first real crack in the pricing formula behind debit interchange since 2011. A high-ticket store owner on […]
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Sprout Social is built for social media teams, and its price shows it. The Sprout Social pricing page I reviewed lists plans from $79 per seat a month on annual billing up to $399, and it prices every plan per seat. That is a lot for a store owner who mostly needs to schedule posts, […]
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Google Voice is a common first business number for store owners, and it is also one people outgrow. The Google Voice page I reviewed lists a $0 Basic plan for individuals that requires an existing mobile number, and team plans at $10, $20, and $30 per user a month that need a Google Workspace plan […]
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