Fixed Costs
The bills that show up whether you sell 0 orders or 1,000. Shopify plan, app subscriptions, domain, warehouse rent, staff salaries. You pay these no matter what. The trick is keeping them lean so break-even comes sooner.
Example
Shopify $79/mo + apps $50/mo + domain $1.25/mo + warehouse $500/mo = $630.25/month you owe before you ship a single order
Why It Matters
Fixed costs don't change whether you sell 10 orders or 1,000 — Shopify plan, app subscriptions, warehouse rent, salaries. The danger is when fixed costs grow faster than revenue, which happens when merchants add apps and tools without auditing ROI.
Pro Tip
Audit every monthly subscription quarterly. Cancel anything that hasn't directly generated revenue or saved you equivalent time in the past 90 days.
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