Two Ways to Work with Common Goods:
📍 Marketplace with Direct Checkout (20% commission)
- Products listed on Common Goods
- We drive traffic & handle checkout
- Typical conversion rate: 5-12%
- We reimburse 100% of shipping
- We handle customer service, unless escalation is needed
- You keep 80%
- Best for: Customer acquisition & discovery
🔗 Affiliate Partner (3-15% commission*)
- Products listed on Common Goods
- We send traffic to YOUR site
- Typical conversion rate: 1-3%
- You handle checkout, shipping, customer service
- Commission based on your affiliate program
- You keep 63-79% (after your costs)
- Best for: Keeping customer relationship
Revenue Comparison
Scenario: Common Goods sends you 1,000 clicks/month
🔗 Affiliate (3-20%) |
📍 Marketplace |
|
| Conversion rate (average) | 2% | 3.5% |
| Number of orders | 20 | 35 |
| Revenue (e.g. $100/order) | $2000 | $3,500 |
| Commission rate | 10%* | 20% |
| Commission cost | -$200 | -$700 |
| Payment processing | 2.4% | We cover |
| Payment processing cost | -$48 | $0 |
| Shipping cost (e.g. $15 ea) | -$300 | We reimburse |
| Net income | $1,452 | $2,800 |
| Margin | 72.6% | 80% |
| TLDR | Lower conversion, you own customer | 🤑 93% more revenue, higher margin |
*For Etsy sellers who choose an Affiliate Partnership, Etsy pays the commission, not the seller. Common Goods charges $0 fees.