Changelog

What changed, and when.

A public record of meaningful product, calculator, and editorial updates.

v40October 16, 2026

Interactive Gumroad pricing-path comparison

  • Added a product-price comparison for standard direct sales, Discover marketplace sales, and eligible high-volume direct sales
  • Separated the 30% all-in Discover fee from direct-sale platform and card-processing estimates
  • Explained the $20,000 monthly threshold and limited the lower 5% rate to eligible new direct sales
v39October 16, 2026

Interactive Upwork Basic vs Plus pricing comparison

  • Added a monthly Basic versus Freelancer Plus cost calculator to the Upwork fee guide
  • Combined Direct Contracts earnings, Connects demand, plan price, and the published 5% versus 0% Direct Contracts rates
  • Shows the lower-cost plan, scenario savings, and monthly cost break-even earnings while clearly separating marketplace contract fees
v38October 14, 2026

Shareable fee calculation results

  • Added a share action to the homepage and every platform fee calculator
  • Saved platform, amount, transaction count, direction, and custom contract rate in the result URL
  • Restored the same calculation when another visitor opens a shared link while preserving canonical URLs
v37October 14, 2026

Accurate sitemap modification signals

  • Audited all 73 sitemap URLs for HTTP status, self-canonical metadata, and sitemap coverage
  • Confirmed robots.txt permits crawling and references the canonical sitemap
  • Replaced one blanket last-modified date with content-type dates that reflect actual changes
v36October 14, 2026

Search-ready platform calculators and Fiverr small-order answers

  • Added WebApplication structured data, official-source citations, and page modification dates to every platform calculator
  • Added direct $5, $10, and $50 Fiverr take-home answers for common small Gig searches
  • Added $5 and $50 Fiverr questions to the visible FAQ and FAQ structured data
v35October 13, 2026

Stronger evidence on every comparison page

  • Added explicit scenario assumptions and accessible take-home tables
  • Linked every comparison to both detailed fee guides and official pricing sources
  • Added breadcrumb and WebPage structured data plus profit and payout decision paths
v34October 13, 2026

Upwork pricing answers from live search demand

  • Added current Freelancer Basic and Freelancer Plus monthly pricing
  • Explained the $0.15 Connect cost and the value of 100 monthly Plus Connects
  • Added a transparent $399.80 Direct Contracts fee-only break-even example
v33October 13, 2026

Stronger standalone calculator answers

  • Added two worked examples to every standalone calculator page
  • Added WebApplication, breadcrumb, and FAQ structured data for clearer search interpretation
  • Improved formula notation and result symbols across the calculator experience
v32October 13, 2026

Stripe small-payment and cross-border answers

  • Added direct $10 and $100 examples for the standard US online-card rate
  • Explained international-card, currency-conversion, and manually entered card additions
  • Separated dispute and Instant Payout costs from the default processing estimate
v31October 13, 2026

Accurate eBay low-price order math

  • Added eBay's $0.30 per-order fee for orders of $10 or less and $0.40 fee above $10
  • Made both take-home and reverse-pricing calculations choose the correct fee tier automatically
  • Explained final value fee inputs, category variation, free-listing limits, and Store-related costs
v30October 13, 2026

Etsy fee-stack explanation

  • Expanded the Etsy page around listing, transaction, and country-specific payment-processing fees
  • Added a transparent $100 US order example that reconciles directly to the calculator baseline
  • Explained Offsite Ads thresholds and multi-quantity listing charges outside the default estimate
v29October 13, 2026

Amazon seller-fee decision answers

  • Expanded the Amazon page around its existing Search Console impressions
  • Explained the $0.99 Individual and $39.99 Professional selling plans and their 41-item fee break-even
  • Separated category referral fees from FBA, storage, advertising, and other optional seller costs
v28October 13, 2026

Square and PayPal fee-answer upgrades

  • Separated Square Free online and invoice pricing from the lower Online API baseline
  • Added direct PayPal Checkout, card-payment, and international-fee answers from current official schedules
  • Matched both page titles and headings to high-intent fee-calculator searches already reaching the site
v27October 13, 2026

Shopify search-intent upgrade

  • Matched the Shopify page title and heading to the fee-calculator query already earning Google impressions
  • Added current Basic monthly and annual pricing context from Shopify's official pricing page
  • Explained Shopify Payments card rates and the separate Basic third-party transaction fee
v26October 13, 2026

Search Console–led result matching

  • Aligned Upwork, Fiverr, and Gumroad search titles with the queries already earning impressions
  • Added query-matched page headings without creating competing duplicate pages
  • Kept the fee ranges and take-home language tied to the existing sourced calculations
v25October 13, 2026

Stronger discovery paths for payout guides

  • Moved the three Mainland China payout guides to the top of the guide directory
  • Connected each guide to its matching calculator, comparison, and payout-route tool
  • Added clearer payout-guide labels for visitors and search crawlers
v24October 13, 2026

China payout guides for Upwork and Fiverr

  • Added a source-linked Upwork-to-CNY local-bank withdrawal guide
  • Added a Fiverr-to-China bank guide covering Payoneer routes and limits
  • Connected both platform calculators directly to their payout guidance
v23October 13, 2026

Faster navigation and clearer fee tables

  • Converted internal navigation to framework-native links across the site
  • Rebuilt platform fee examples as semantic tables for assistive technology
  • Improved calculator direction controls and preserved the existing visual design
v22October 12, 2026

Editable Upwork contract fees

  • Added a 0%–15% contract-fee input to the Upwork calculator
  • Made forward and reverse calculations use the seller’s actual displayed contract rate
  • Updated the result note to show both the selected rate and Upwork’s published range
v21October 12, 2026

Platform-to-comparison topic links

  • Connected every platform page to the head-to-head guides that feature it
  • Added direct crawl paths to comparison pages that previously depended on the comparison directory
  • Kept the links data-driven so new comparisons join the correct platform pages automatically
v20October 12, 2026

Indexable fee examples

  • Added static $10, $50, $100, and $500 fee examples to every platform page
  • Exposed estimated fees, take-home amounts, and effective rates for quick comparison and search discovery
  • Added a clear note explaining when monthly baseline charges are included
v19October 12, 2026

Search-led homepage discovery

  • Added prominent homepage routes to Upwork, Fiverr, and Gumroad pages already earning Google impressions
  • Linked the new mainland China payout guide from the homepage
  • Verified that www URLs permanently redirect to the canonical apex domain
v18October 12, 2026

Mainland China payout guide

  • Published a bank-first guide for mainland China individuals selling digital products
  • Compared direct CNY, bank, Payoneer, and PayPal payout paths using current official sources
  • Added practical China Merchants Bank guidance, eligibility cautions, and a link to the payout route finder
v17October 12, 2026

Country-aware payout route finder

  • Added personalized route ranking by country, entity type, income type, and available payout accounts
  • Published a fully sourced Mainland China individual and local-bank scenario
  • Separated best-fit, conditional, and incompatible routes with onboarding requirements and cautions
v16October 12, 2026

Search Console–driven fee-page improvements

  • Corrected Upwork from a fixed 10% assumption to its current 0%–15% contract-specific fee range
  • Added search-focused metadata, fee examples, and official-source explanations for Upwork, Fiverr, and Gumroad
  • Expanded FAQ structured data around the exact pricing questions already receiving Google impressions
v15October 12, 2026

Entity-specific onboarding guidance

  • Separated individual, sole-trader, and registered-company eligibility into distinct answers
  • Added a tailored preparation checklist for each entity type across six supported platforms
  • Expanded platform FAQ structured data with account-type and approval questions
v14October 12, 2026

Emerging merchant-of-record coverage

  • Added Waffo Pancake, Creem, Paddle, and Polar fee calculators from current official pricing
  • Published four high-intent comparisons for emerging merchant-of-record platforms
  • Added a five-platform merchant-of-record fee guide with eligibility, payout, and extra-fee checks
v13October 12, 2026

Clean search and social metadata

  • Removed duplicated ClearFeeMath branding from rendered page titles
  • Standardized canonical URLs, Open Graph metadata, and large Twitter cards across index and detail pages
  • Added a reusable metadata helper to keep future pages consistent
v12October 12, 2026

True seller profit calculator

  • Added a platform-aware seller profit calculator covering product cost, seller-paid shipping, advertising, and overhead
  • Added net profit, profit margin, cost breakdown, and average-order break-even outputs
  • Linked the calculator from the homepage and upgraded calculator social metadata
v11October 12, 2026

Resale and social-commerce expansion

  • Added Mercari, Depop, TikTok Shop, and Payhip fee calculators using current official US pricing sources
  • Published Depop vs Mercari, TikTok Shop vs Amazon, Payhip vs Gumroad, and Payhip vs Lemon Squeezy comparisons
  • Updated platform social previews, directory counts, and sitemap freshness
v10October 7, 2026

Search-intent expansion

  • Added Etsy vs Shopify, Shopify vs Amazon, PayPal vs Square, Gumroad vs Etsy, and Stripe vs Shopify comparisons
  • Published focused guides for Etsy fees, Shopify fees, and digital-product pricing
  • Improved canonical and social metadata, stabilized sitemap dates, and prepared IndexNow discovery
v8August 30, 2026

High-intent marketplace expansion

  • Added eBay, Amazon, Square, and Lemon Squeezy fee calculators
  • Published four new head-to-head comparison guides
  • Expanded the sitemap and source register automatically
v6August 30, 2026

Trust and transparency

  • Added site-wide methodology, disclaimer, privacy, and update pages
  • Added a primary-source register for covered platforms
  • Added a consistent global footer and disclosure
v5August 30, 2026

Evergreen calculator suite

  • Added reverse fee, effective rate, and subscription break-even calculators
  • Created an indexable calculator directory
  • Added FAQ data and canonical metadata
v4August 30, 2026

Head-to-head comparisons

  • Published five platform comparison guides
  • Added revenue scenario tables and selection guidance
v3August 30, 2026

SEO foundation

  • Published five long-form fee guides
  • Added sitemap, robots rules, and FAQ structured data
v1–v2August 30, 2026

Public launch

  • Launched ten platform fee profiles and interactive calculator
  • Established ClearFeeMath’s editorial visual system and social preview