Track 5 of 10

Money on Helm

The track almost no marketplace writes. Every number here is the number in Helm's code, not a rounded marketing figure. If any of it changes, this track changes with it.

6 lessons42 min end to endAll 6 shippedFree, no account needed

The lessons

What each lesson prepares you to do.

Written as outcomes, not topics. Every lesson says how long it takes and whether the feature exists on Helm today.

Shipped works on Helm today. You can do this right now. Coming is being built. We will not teach it as though it already exists.

5.1

What Helm charges, in full

This lesson prepares you to: State Helm's 6% commission and 2.9% plus 30 cents processing fee, and explain the minimum commission floor.

7 minShipped
5.2

A real order, from checkout to your bank

This lesson prepares you to: Follow a single order all the way through and calculate the exact amount that reaches you.

9 minShipped
5.3

Why Helm is the merchant of record

This lesson prepares you to: Explain what merchant of record means for your tax, your risk and your chargebacks.

6 minShipped
5.4

Payout tiers and how you move up

This lesson prepares you to: Name the three payout tiers and the order counts and refund rate that move you between them.

8 minShipped
5.5

When you actually get paid

This lesson prepares you to: Predict your payout date for any delivered order, including the shipped date fallback.

7 minShipped
5.6

Reading your expected payout date

This lesson prepares you to: Find the expected payout date in My Store and explain what is driving it.

5 minShipped

Every figure in this track is the figure in Helm’s code

Commission is 6%. Card processing is 2.9% plus 30 cents. A brand new seller waits 14 days after delivery for a payout, 7 days once five orders have been delivered, and 2 days at express tier. If any of those change in the code, this track changes the same day. Shop Policies carries the same numbers.

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