Etsy charges 6.5% per transaction. eBay takes around 13%. Simple, right? Not even close.
Running lean on Amazon inventory used to be a smart cash flow strategy. Now it triggers fees that eat directly into your margins.
Running out of stock seems like a minor setback until you add up the damage.
If you are still running your Amazon business on yesterday’s numbers, you are already behind. Every hour spent manually reconciling orders or tracking inventory is an hour lost to competitors who are making faster, smarter decisions.
Why your ecommerce chart of accounts matters Your ecommerce chart of accounts is the foundation of every financial report you generate.
Most Etsy sellers believe they are profitable, until they review their books and discover that hidden fees have eroded their margins.
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