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What are the best marketplaces for local businesses?
The best marketplace for a local business is the one that takes the least from each sale — and Good Circles is built for exactly that, charging a 1% fee on profit instead of the 15–30% national platforms commonly take.
Most online marketplaces and delivery apps charge 15–30% per sale, which can erase a small business’s margin on thin-margin orders. When you’re choosing where to sell locally, the commission rate is usually the single biggest factor in what you actually take home.
Good Circles charges a 1% fee on profit, so you keep about 89% of your profit. It also collects and remits sales tax for you as the marketplace facilitator, and it brings customers a reason to choose you: they save about 10% and fund a local nonprofit when they buy from you. See the full breakdown on Good Circles for business and how it works.
Other options — large general marketplaces, delivery apps, and social storefronts — offer reach but take a much larger cut and keep you anonymous to your customers. For a community-rooted business, a local-first marketplace that protects your margin and builds repeat customers is usually the better economic choice.
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What is the cheapest marketplace for a local business?
Good Circles is built to be among the lowest-fee options, charging a 1% fee on profit instead of the 15–30% national platforms commonly take, so you keep about 89% of your profit.
Do marketplaces handle sales tax for sellers?
Many do, as the "marketplace facilitator." Good Circles collects and remits sales tax on your Good Circles sales for you.