A running record of all fee rate changes, formula corrections, new tools, and content updates.
New Affiliate & Publisher Calculator Clusters Launched Major
Added 12 new calculator pages across two new top-level categories:
SaaS Affiliate CAC Calculator — Undeclared Variable Bug
Fixed: pCac was referenced but never declared as a variable in the calc() function. This caused all paid-channel results (Paid Ad CAC, CAC Savings, Comparison) to show — regardless of input values.
Fix: Replaced all 4 instances of pCac with pCust (the declared variable for paid channel customer count). Paid CAC = pCust in this calculator's formula.
Website Ad Revenue & Monetization Calculators — Wrong Traffic Variable Used
Fixed: Digital product revenue and affiliate revenue formulas incorrectly used uv (unique visitors) instead of pv (pageviews) in the revenue calculation.
Website Ad Revenue Calculator: prodRev = uv * prodConv * prodPrice → changed to prodRev = pv * prodConv * prodPrice
Website Monetization Calculator: Both affiliate revenue (uv/1000)*affRPM and digital product revenue uv * prodConv * prodPrice were using unique visitors instead of pageviews.
Note: Revenue per 1,000 visitors should always be calculated against pageviews, not unique visitors.
Affiliate Commission Calculator — Recurring Formula Label Error
Fixed: The formula text described "Monthly Value = Customers × AOV × Commission % × Lifespan" — but the result is a lifetime total, not a monthly figure. This could cause users to confuse their projected lifetime commission with a recurring monthly amount.
Fix: Split into two clearly labeled formulas: Monthly Recurring Commission and Lifetime Commission Value. Updated the example calculation accordingly.
Readiness Score Tier Thresholds Corrected
Fixed: The JavaScript tier thresholds (score >= 80 for "Launch Now") applied to a raw score that has a maximum of 135, meaning "Launch Now" triggered at just 59% of potential score. Documented tiers in the SEO content also showed wrong ranges.
Fix: Updated JS thresholds to 108 (80%) for "Launch Now", 81 (60%) for "Almost Ready", 54 (40%) for "Getting There". Added full methodology table explaining all 8 scoring dimensions, their max points, and what they measure.
Mercado Libre — Shipping Direction Corrected
Fixed: MELI shipping description incorrectly stated "MELI subsidises shipping for buyers; sellers receive reduced shipping income" — implying sellers receive money from shipping subsidies.
Corrected to: When sellers offer free shipping, MELI deducts a shipping contribution from the seller's payout (not a subsidy to the seller). The seller bears the shipping cost; MELI subsidizes part of it from its commission pool. Also added Fixed Per-Sale Fee numbers (~MXN $13–18) and clarified that this page covers Mexico only.
Noon — FBN Fee Numbers Added
Added UAE FBN fee reference numbers: Fulfillment Fee Standard $0.50–$2.00/unit, Large $1.50–$5.00/unit, Oversize $3.00–$10.00/unit. Outbound delivery base fees ~$1–$3 plus $0.20–$0.80/kg by zone. Referral fee category breakdown (Electronics 5–8%, Fashion 12–15%, Home 10–15%). Also confirmed volumetric weight divisor of 5000 applies to both UAE and KSA.
Kaspi.kz — VAT Clarified as Separate Regulatory Obligation
Fixed: "Total fees 7–17%" figure did not specify whether VAT was included. Clarified that 7–17% is excluding VAT. Added explicit note that 16% VAT is a separate regulatory obligation in Kazakhstan, not a platform fee — shown as a distinct line item, not merged into the total platform cost.
EEAT Pages Published: Methodology, Sources, Update Log
Added three new About sub-pages to strengthen E-E-A-T signals: Methodology (how calculators work, assumptions, tax treatment), Sources (official documentation links for all fee rates), and Update Log (running record of all changes).
sitemap.xml — Duplicate URLs Removed
Removed 3 duplicate URL entries from sitemap.xml: /blog/ (appeared twice), /about/ (appeared twice), /noon/ (appeared twice). Total URLs reduced from 1,134 to 1,131. All 12 new affiliate/publisher pages confirmed present and unique.
Older updates: Pre-May 2026 change logs are maintained in the About page and the site's git history. Major fee updates (e.g., Amazon FBA fee changes in February) are tracked in our Sources page with dates.