Stop Paying Platform Fees That Eat Your Profits
Most farmers don't realize how much they're paying until they do the math. Let's figure it out together.
This calculator shows you the real cost of platform fees over time. No email required. No sales pitch. Just honest math.
Farm Website Cost Calculator
🔴 What You're Paying Including Platform Fees
Based on $50,000 in annual sales...
🟢 With Homegrown Hosting
💰 Your Savings
💡 What you could do with that money:
You Just Did the Math. Now What?
Most farmers who use this calculator have the same reaction: "Wait... I'm paying THAT much?"
I get it. I was there too.
Here's what helped me figure out if switching made sense (and how to actually do it without the headache):
Free Platform Fee Email Course:
- Part 1: What platform fees really are
- Part 2: The costs you didn't see in the calculator
- Part 3: How to make the switch (easier than you think)
- Part 4: Real farms, real savings (case studies)
- Part 5: Is this right for your farm? (honest assessment)
✅ I'm a farmer who builds websites for farmers. ✅ No spam, no pressure—just the information you need to make a good decision.
Stop Giving Away 2% of Every Sale
Some farm platforms charge what's called a "platform fee" or "merchant support fee" — a percentage taken from every sale on top of your monthly subscription.
Most farmers don't know about it until they've been paying it for months.
What Is a Platform Fee?
A platform fee is a percentage that some services take from every sale you make. It's on top of your monthly subscription and on top of credit card processing fees.
Here's how it works:
Customer buys $100 of beef from you:
- Credit card processing: ~$3 (everyone pays this)
- Platform fee (2%): $2 goes to the platform
- What you actually receive: $95
That $2 might not sound like much. But let's look at what it really costs you over a year.
What Platform Fees Actually Cost You
Here's what a 2% platform fee actually costs farms at different sales levels:
| Annual Farm Sales | Platform Fees (2%) | With Homegrown Hosting | You Save |
|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $1,000/year | $0 | $1,000/year |
| $75,000 | $1,500/year | $0 | $1,500/year |
| $100,000 | $2,000/year | $0 | $2,000/year |
| $150,000 | $3,000/year | $0 | $3,000/year |
| $200,000 | $4,000/year | $0 | $4,000/year |
The more you sell, the more you pay.
That's not a partner helping you grow. That's a tax on your success.
How Homegrown Hosting Is Different
Platform Model (What Others Do)
You're renting space on someone else's site
- They own the customer relationship
- They control the checkout experience
- They can change fees anytime
- Leave the platform = lose everything
They charge platform fees that scale with YOUR success
- More sales = more fees
- Punishes you for growing
- Unpredictable costs
- Hidden in the fine print
You're locked in
- Can't take your site elsewhere
- All your content stays with them
- Start over if you leave
Homegrown Hosting (What We Do)
You own the entire website
- Your domain, your content, your customers
- Built on WordPress (can go anywhere)
- You control everything
- Decide to move on? Keep the website.
Zero platform fees, ever
- Flat monthly price
- Doesn't matter if you sell $10K or $200K
- Predictable, stable costs
- What you see is what you pay
Complete freedom
- Export everything with one click
- Take it to any WP host
- No lock-in, no tricks
- Cancel anytime (30 days notice)
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A Weekly Email for Farmers Building Something Bigger
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Ready to Build Your Farm’s Website?
We’ll personalize the exact site you’ve seen today with your photos, products, and farm story—so you can grow your sales and spend less time wrestling with tech.
Here’s what you’ll get:
✅ A fully customized, mobile-friendly site
✅ Your farm’s products set up and ready
✅ Ongoing support and help if you need it
Join the small farms already trusting Homegrown Hosting to get online — without the tech headaches.