THREE WAYS TO SELL
Rent space. Buy tools. Have it built.
Six questions worth asking before choosing where your business lives.
| Question | MarketplacesRented space.Etsy · Amazon · eBay | Store buildersDo it yourself.Shopify · Wix · Squarespace | AllodiaDone for you.Design · Build · Ongoing care |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whose name does the buyer remember? | Their name.Their address. Their logo. Your business underneath. |
Your name.Your job to turn a template into a brand. |
Your name.Your domain. Designed around your business. |
| Who does the work? | You do.Your listings. Your photos. Your updates. Their rules. |
You—or someone you hire.Theme, catalog, apps and setup. Buying the tools doesn't finish the job. |
We do.Design, catalog, launch, hosting and ongoing care. |
| What does selling cost you? | Pay on every sale.On a $100 sale, Etsy takes about $10—or up to $25 when Etsy counts it as an ad sale. |
Pay for the tools.Subscription, processing and paid extras. Specialist work costs more—or falls to you. |
Pay for our work.A fixed build price and monthly care. 0% Allodia commission. Card processing is separate. |
| What does the buyer see? | A listing.Your product in their format, one scroll from a competitor. |
A template.You assemble the experience. Every refinement becomes another task—or another invoice. |
Your work, full screen.Photographs beside video, with the price and Buy inside the picture. |
| What does your advertising build? | Their address.You pay to bring the buyer; they keep the competition within reach. |
Your address.The campaigns, and the store they lead to, are yours to build and manage. |
Your address.Every click lands on your store. No rival listings beside it. |
| Who sets the terms? | They decide.Reach $10,000 in qualifying Etsy sales within any 365-day period and Offsite Ads becomes mandatory—even if sales later fall. |
They decide.The provider sets the platform, the plan and the price. |
We agree.Scope, price and ongoing care, in writing before we begin. |
Fee assumptions & sources
US illustration: one $100 item, no separate shipping or sales tax. Etsy’s 6.5% transaction fee, US processing of 3% + 25¢ and one 20¢ listing fee total $9.95. Offsite Ads adds 12% or 15% on attributed orders, bringing the total to $21.95 or $24.95. Other charges and subscriptions are excluded.
Etsy’s qualifying-sales threshold uses a consecutive 365-day period (366 in a leap year). Participation remains required after a shop reaches $10,000, subject to applicable law. Attribution generally covers orders within 30 days of an Offsite Ad click; an Etsy Ads last click changes which advertising fee applies. Etsy’s policies explain qualifying-sales exclusions and the full rules.
Checked October 9, 2026: Etsy fees · US payment processing · Offsite Ads policy. See the $100-sale breakdown.