Set your fee structure, decide whether to absorb or pass payment processing, and add location-specific or sign-up fees.
Before you start: Know whether you want to absorb processing costs or pass them to customers via Support Local.
- Choose your plan: Business ($80/mo) for up to 3 pages + standard marketing, or Business Pro ($200/mo) for unlimited pages, unlimited campaigns, + $1K annual marketing service credit.
- Understand your total fee:
- 3% transaction fee (covers SMS, email, virtual assistant) — always present
- Plus payment processing: 4% credit card / 1% ACH / 0% cash or check
- Total: 7% / 4% / 3%
- Decide your fee model:
- Absorb the fees (default) — fees come out of your revenue
- Increase prices by ~5-7% to cover them — customer never sees a fee
- Support Local model — 7% surcharge appears on customer's invoice; pair with an ACH/cash discount coupon to nudge lower-cost methods
- Add other fees as needed:
- Sign-up / membership fee (one-time, for cooler bags or admin)
- Location-based fee (extra for far drop sites or home delivery)
- Advance-pay discount (lower per-unit price for prepaying the season vs. pay-as-you-go)
✅ Success: place a test order — fees appear correctly on the invoice. Toggle payment method to ACH and confirm the discount coupon applies.
⚠️ What to know
- The 3% and the processing % are stacked, not alternatives. Total fee = 3% + processing.
- Location-based fees are great for home delivery. Charge the customers who are off-route extra without rebuilding your whole route map.
- Advance-pay discounts incentivize cashflow. Useful for spring CSA signups when you need capital for the season.
- If you have optimistic fulfillment off you'll see a"Failed Payment" report instead of "Past Due"
- Business Pro's $1K marketing credit is service hours, not media spend. Worth it if you don't have time to DIY social posts, influencer outreach, or print materials.