Interactive comparison

Which online business actually pays you?

Six business models, the same customer, the same effort. Move the sliders, watch the 12-month payout race, then take the 30-second quiz to find your fit.

Step 1

Play with the numbers

Set a price, a monthly sales target and an ad budget. Every model recalculates live using its own margin, per-sale fulfillment cost and fixed overhead.

Product price$39Sales / month60Ad spend / month$200

Digital dropshipping

Files delivered instantly. Only payment fees come out of each sale.

$1,962

Freelancing

High margin, but income is capped by the hours you personally work.

$372

Reselling / thrift flipping

Every item has to be sourced, photographed, listed and shipped by hand.

$246

Amazon FBA

Inventory paid up front, then referral, fulfillment and storage fees.

$89

Physical dropshipping

Supplier takes most of the price, plus shipping, refunds and app fees.

$32

Print on demand

Base garment and printing costs are deducted from every single order.

-$150

Estimates only. Each model uses a conservative gross margin, per-sale fulfillment or platform cost, and typical monthly overhead, with the same ad spend applied across the board. Your real numbers will vary.

Step 2

The 12-month payout race

Profit is not the whole story — start-up cash and ramp-up time decide who is still underwater at month six.

Cumulative profit

Month 1 of 12

DigitalDigital dropshipping

$1,922

FreelanceFreelancing

-$225

PODPrint on demand

-$329

ResellingReselling / thrift flipping

-$540

ShopifyPhysical dropshipping

-$779

FBAAmazon FBA

-$2,320

Same product price, same monthly sales target and same ad budget for every model — the difference is start-up cash, ramp-up time before the first sale lands, and what each sale actually keeps.

Step 3

Find your fit

Four questions on budget, time, tolerance for shipping and what you actually want out of this.

Question 1 of 4

How much cash can you put in to start?

What each model costs you per sale

Model	Margin	Per-sale cost	Start-up	Ramp
DigitalDigital dropshipping	94%	$0.30	$40	Same day
ShopifyPhysical dropshipping	25%	$4.00	$500	1 mo
FBAAmazon FBA	30%	$5.50	$2,000	3 mo
PODPrint on demand	35%	$12.00	$100	1 mo
ResellingReselling / thrift flipping	50%	$6.00	$300	1 mo
FreelanceFreelancing	85%	$0.00	$0	1 mo

Physical models lose most of every sale to suppliers, shipping and fees. A digital product is made once and sold forever — the full playbook is in the Kit. New here? Read the beginner's guide.

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