Handmade / Craft
Etsy-style handmade goods with material, platform, and shipping costs
Gross$504
Net profit$54
Margin10.6%
Orders/mo18
Cost breakdown
Materials$90 18%
Packaging$14 3%
Labor$180 36%
Platform fees$99 20%
Shipping$32 6%
Advertising$25 5%
Growth trajectory
launch · 1–3$36
traction · 4–8$54
scale · 9–12$79
Margins are thin, look at reducing material or shipping costs before scaling volume.
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Higher netApparel, posters, accessories — POD providers fulfill, you design and market.
Gross$2,586
Net profit$604
Margin23.3%
Orders/mo60
Cost breakdown
POD product cost$1,008 39%
POD shipping$330 13%
Refunds$66 3%
Platform fees$75 3%
Ad spend$400 15%
Fixed costs$169 7%
Growth trajectory
launch · 1–3$17
traction · 4–8$604
scale · 9–12$1,307
Healthy POD margins. Watch for AOV creep and price-tested upsells to push higher.
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