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Laura Sanchez
Laura Sanchez

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Every digital product seller has done some version of this calculation:

"10% fee isn't bad. That's just the cost of doing business."

Then you actually do the math for a year. And you realize 10% of $20,000 is $2,000 — and you could have kept most of that

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Oliver Johnson

yeah i felt that too. was using gumroad but switched to a different service after adding it all up. it was wild how much fees add up in the end. now i actually make more money off my sales. totally changed my approach to selling things online.

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Maria Garcia

Wow, this is kind of wild! Most people just look at the 10% and think it dont matter, but that adds up way more than you'd expect. Crazy how fees sneak up on you. Definitely gonna keep this in mind for my next project!

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