by Top Growth Marketing | Customer Acquisition, eCommerce |
Do you know your actual profit margin, or do you just know your markup? For a lot of eCommerce store owners, these two numbers feel interchangeable. They’re not. In fact, mixing them up is an expensive mistake you can make in pricing. A shop owner applying a 50%...
by Jack Paxton | eCommerce |
The complete unit economics guide for DTC brands — contribution margin, CAC, LTV, payback period, with vertical benchmarks and 7 free calculators.
by Top Growth Marketing | eCommerce |
What does a healthy profit margin look like? Learn the benchmarks by vertical, the hidden costs, and how to calculate your net margin.
by Top Growth Marketing | eCommerce |
A 55% gross margin can still be losing money. Contribution margin accounts for fees gross margin misses. Here’s how to calculate it.
by Top Growth Marketing | eCommerce |
TL;DRYour CPA is only meaningful relative to your margin and LTV — a $35 CPA can be great or terrible depending on your numbers. The formula Max CPA = AOV × Gross Margin % sets your ceiling, but LTV-based targeting can give you 3× more room to acquire customers than...
by Top Growth Marketing | eCommerce, Tutorials |
TL;DRA good eCommerce CPC is $0.50–$2.00 on Google Shopping and $0.50–$1.50 on Meta for most product categories — but the number that matters is your CPC relative to your conversion rate and margin. This guide breaks down 2026 benchmarks by platform, category, and ad...