The economics of selling online: costs, margins and the business of ecommerce.https://commercequarterly.com/https://commercequarterly.com/briefings/annual-vs-monthly-billing-math/https://commercequarterly.com/briefings/annual-vs-monthly-billing-math/Same platform, same features, two prices. The arithmetic of Shopify's billing modes, and the one honest reason to keep paying monthly.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://commercequarterly.com/indexes/free-shopify-themes-census-2026/https://commercequarterly.com/indexes/free-shopify-themes-census-2026/We counted every theme listed free in the official Theme Store — all 24, by name — and traced where the free tier ends and the app bills begin.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://commercequarterly.com/costs/shopify-pricing-plans-2026/https://commercequarterly.com/costs/shopify-pricing-plans-2026/Four plans, two billing modes, a third-party payment surcharge that quietly quadruples between tiers — the full price sheet, read line by line from Shopify's own page.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://commercequarterly.com/costs/real-cost-of-shopify-app-stacks/https://commercequarterly.com/costs/real-cost-of-shopify-app-stacks/We pulled the published plan prices of ten of the most-installed Shopify apps. A modest four-app stack runs about $88 a month — more per year than three mid-range paid themes.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://commercequarterly.com/costs/how-much-does-a-shopify-store-cost-2026/https://commercequarterly.com/costs/how-much-does-a-shopify-store-cost-2026/Every published price on one page: plans, domain, theme, apps and processing — assembled into three realistic budgets, from a $40-a-month lean start to a serious launch.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://commercequarterly.com/startup/domain-economics-registration-vs-renewal/https://commercequarterly.com/startup/domain-economics-registration-vs-renewal/Registrars advertise year one and earn on year two. A comparison of what a .com actually costs across four popular registrars over five years.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://commercequarterly.com/startup/first-year-math-online-store/https://commercequarterly.com/startup/first-year-math-online-store/A month-by-month model of a first-year store built from published benchmarks: revenue ramp, fixed costs, and where the break-even month lands.Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://commercequarterly.com/briefings/q3-2026-ecommerce-numbers/https://commercequarterly.com/briefings/q3-2026-ecommerce-numbers/Shipping rates, ad costs, processing fees and two quieter figures that will decide Q4 margins.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT