The ToolsForge Blog
Practical, numbers-first guides on website costs, speed, hosting and ROI — and on pricing handmade products and selling on Etsy. Each one is paired with a free tool so you can run your own numbers.
WordPress Maintenance Plans: What's Included and What They Cost in 2026
A WordPress care plan swaps a monthly fee for someone else's time. Here's what each price level buys, how to compare plans, and the red flags to check first.
Hamza Iqbal
6 min read
Wix vs WordPress for Small Business: Cost, SEO and When to Switch
Wix is faster to start; WordPress is yours to keep. Here's how they compare on three-year cost, SEO, ownership and what it takes to switch later.
Hamza Iqbal
6 min read
What Is a Good ROAS? Start With Your Break-Even Number
A 3× ROAS can be very profitable or lose money on every order. It depends on your margins. Here's how to work out the ROAS your ads need to break even, and the one that hits your profit target.
Hamza Iqbal
7 min read
What Is a Good Cost Per Lead? 2026 Benchmarks by Industry
There's no universal good cost per lead: $100 can be a bargain and $20 can lose money. Here's how to work out your own limit, with 2026 Google and Facebook benchmarks by industry.
Hamza Iqbal
6 min read
How Much Should a Small Business Spend on Marketing?
The usual advice is a percentage of revenue, but the benchmarks come from much bigger companies. Here's how to set a budget that fits a small business, and check it against the customers you need.
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7 min read
How Much Should You Spend on Facebook Ads? A Budget You Can Defend
The right Facebook ads budget comes from the results you need and what each one costs, not a round number. Here's how to work it out, with 2026 cost per lead benchmarks by industry.
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7 min read
How Much Does Google Ads Cost? 2026 Costs by Industry
Google Ads costs whatever budget you set, but what that budget buys depends on your industry. Here's the 2026 cost per click, conversion rate and cost per lead by industry, plus how Google bills you.
Hamza Iqbal
7 min read
How Much Do TikTok Ads Cost? Minimums and What a Budget Buys
TikTok sets firm budget minimums: more than $50 a day per campaign and $20 per ad group. Here's what that means per month, and how to estimate what a TikTok budget buys.
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6 min read
Etsy Fees vs eBay Fees: What Each Platform Takes From the Same Sale
Etsy splits its fees into several small charges; eBay rolls most of them into one. On the same $36 order, here's what each one takes and what you keep.
Hamza Iqbal
9 min read
Wix to WordPress Migration: What Wix Won't Export, the Step-by-Step Plan, Cost and SEO
Wix has no export button for your site, so moving to WordPress is a rebuild plus a careful content and URL move. Here's the plan, the cost and how to keep your rankings.
Hamza Iqbal
8 min read
Website Redesign Cost: What You'll Pay, What Drives It Up and When It's Worth It
A redesign isn't a new build with a discount. Here's what it costs by scope, the line items quotes leave out, and how to decide between refreshing, redesigning or leaving the site alone.
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11 min read
Website Maintenance Cost: What You'll Pay Each Year, and How to Price a Maintenance Plan
Website maintenance is two bills: the services your site runs on and the hours someone spends keeping it updated. Here's what each costs in a year.
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9 min read