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Here's the clean image reference. Same as before (filenames and placements didn't change, only the article body got rewritten). --- ## Image 1: Featured image **Filename:** `lemon-squeezy-fees-explained-real-cost.webp` **Where:** WordPress sidebar → "Set featured image" (NOT in body) **Alt text:** ``` Lemon Squeezy fee breakdown showing seller keeps 90 percent and Lemon Squeezy keeps 10 percent on a digital sale ``` --- ## Image 2: Fee scenarios breakdown **Filename:** `lemon-squeezy-fee-scenarios-breakdown.png` **Where in article:** Inside `## Every Lemon Squeezy fee in one table` section, right BEFORE the fee table **Alt text:** ``` Lemon Squeezy fee breakdown for 3 real scenarios showing best case 6 percent, typical 7.5 percent, and worst case 11 percent effective rates, plus every fee type ``` **Markdown to paste in WP body:** ``` ![Lemon Squeezy fee breakdown for 3 real scenarios showing best case 6 percent, typical 7.5 percent, and worst case 11 percent effective rates, plus every fee type](https://devtonicstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lemon-squeezy-fee-scenarios-breakdown.png) ``` --- ## Image 3: Provider comparison chart **Filename:** `lemon-squeezy-fees-vs-stripe-paddle-gumroad-comparison.png` **Where in article:** Inside `## How Lemon Squeezy compares to Stripe and others` section, right BEFORE the comparison table **Alt text:** ``` Lemon Squeezy fee comparison versus Stripe, Stripe Tax, Paddle, Stripe Managed Payments, and Gumroad calculated for a 49 dollar sale to a European customer paying by card ``` **Markdown to paste in WP body:** ``` ![Lemon Squeezy fee comparison versus Stripe, Stripe Tax, Paddle, Stripe Managed Payments, and Gumroad calculated for a 49 dollar sale to a European customer paying by card](https://devtonicstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lemon-squeezy-fees-vs-stripe-paddle-gumroad-comparison.png) ``` --- ## Image 4: Revenue breakeven chart **Filename:** `lemon-squeezy-fees-by-revenue-breakeven-chart.png` **Where in article:** Inside `## When LS fees stop making sense` section, right BEFORE the bullet list of revenue thresholds **Alt text:** ``` Monthly Lemon Squeezy fees at different revenue levels showing the breakeven point around 50000 dollars per month where hiring a tax team becomes cheaper than paying LS fees ``` **Markdown to paste in WP body:** ``` ![Monthly Lemon Squeezy fees at different revenue levels showing the breakeven point around 50000 dollars per month where hiring a tax team becomes cheaper than paying LS fees](https://devtonicstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/lemon-squeezy-fees-by-revenue-breakeven-chart.png) ``` --- ## Visual map of where images go ``` [Featured Image 1 → sidebar only] Opening paragraph ## The base fee everyone sees (text) ## Every Lemon Squeezy fee in one table (intro sentence) [Image 2 here] (fee table) (payout fees table) ## Real cost for different scenarios (5 scenarios) ## Payout fees: the part most sellers miss (text) ## How Lemon Squeezy compares to Stripe and others (intro sentence) [Image 3 here] (comparison table) ## When LS fees stop making sense (intro sentence) [Image 4 here] (bullet list) ## Ways to actually pay less in LS fees ## Questions people keep asking me about LS fees ## Putting it all together ## Related resources ``` That's everything. When you've placed all 4 images and published, tell me and we move to Week 9.
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Lemon Squeezy Fees Explained: What You Actually Pay (Complete Breakdown)

A customer in Germany buys my $49 WordPress plugin through Lemon Squeezy. A week later the money hits...

May 24, 2026 · 10 min read
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Merchant of Record for WordPress: What It Is and Why You Need One (2026 Guide)

If you sell digital products from WordPress to customers around the world, you eventually run into this problem....

Apr 24, 2026 · 13 min read