Seller guide library

Practical guides for pricing with fewer guesses.

Human-written guides that explain the judgement behind the calculators: fees, margin, shipping, ads, wholesale and marketplace comparison.

Seller desk with charts, parcels and pricing notes
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Marketplace

6 minHow to compare marketplace profit before you list

A clear way to compare Etsy, Amazon, eBay, TikTok Shop and Shopify without being fooled by headline sale price.

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7 minEtsy UK fees explained for product pricing

A practical walkthrough of Etsy transaction, payment, listing and regulatory fees for UK sellers.

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7 minAmazon FBA UK profit checklist

A seller-friendly checklist for checking FBA profit before inventory, fulfilment and category fees surprise you.

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6 minAmazon FBM vs FBA: which profit number matters?

How to compare seller-fulfilled and FBA economics without hiding labour, postage or fulfilment risk.

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6 mineBay UK business seller fees: what to check first

The fee checks business sellers should make before assuming an eBay listing is profitable.

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5 minCheck TikTok Shop profit before promotions

How to think about TikTok Shop pricing when creator fees, offers and shipping incentives can move quickly.

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5 minShopify profit after payment fees

A direct-store sale avoids marketplace commission, but payment fees, ads and apps still need a place in the model.

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6 minHow to check marketplace fee sources

A simple research discipline for sellers who do not want old fee assumptions quietly steering pricing.

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7 minA worked marketplace comparison example

A realistic example showing how the same product can produce different profit across marketplace scenarios.

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5 minHow to review prices when fees change

A maintenance habit for sellers who do not want marketplace fee changes quietly eroding profit.

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Pricing

5 minProfit margin vs markup: the seller difference

A plain-English guide to two numbers that look similar but answer different pricing questions.

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6 minBreak-even price for handmade sellers

How to find the lowest price that covers costs before you decide what profit you actually want.

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5 minDiscounts that still make profit

How to judge a sale price before a promotion creates revenue without useful profit.

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6 minPricing products when you make in small batches

How small-batch sellers can avoid underpricing when material costs, time and waste vary between runs.

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5 minWhen to raise your prices

Signals that a seller's current price is doing too much work for too little profit.

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6 minPricing bundles without guessing

How to price bundles so order value improves without giving away the margin you hoped to gain.

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5 minWhy fixed fees hurt low-price products

A quick guide to the fixed-fee problem that makes cheap products harder to price than they first appear.

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6 minCash flow vs profit for sellers

Why a profitable product can still strain the business if cash is tied up in stock, ads or slow payouts.

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5 minProduct costs sellers should track from day one

A practical cost list for sellers who want cleaner pricing decisions before the spreadsheet gets complicated.

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6 minA first-product pricing workflow for new sellers

A calm sequence for pricing a first product without getting lost in every possible fee and edge case.

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6 minCommon seller pricing mistakes

The pricing errors that make a shop feel busy while leaving too little money behind.

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