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Take a cut of what the customer earns instead

Where the buyer only makes money when you work, the fee can ride on their revenue rather than sit as a cost they carry. Absorb their costs until they cross a sales threshold, take a small percentage per transaction, or add a switch that lifts their own prices to cover you so the tool reads as free. The model removes the up front decision entirely and aligns you with the outcome they care about.

The method

1. 01

   Add a switch that raises the customer's own prices to cover your fee, so it feels to them like the tool is free.

2. 02

   Charge nothing until the customer is making money: absorb their costs up to a sales threshold, then move them to a paid tier.

3. 03

   Drop paid plans entirely and take a small percentage of each transaction, letting the seller build that into their own prices.

What it returned

• $500

  Suggested threshold of $500 in sales before a plan starts.

• 2%

  Proposed at an extra 2% per transaction.

Sources

• Somebody Build This #1 - Shopify for the next generation of creatorsChris Frantz · chrisfrantz.com · Pricing · 2021-03-16