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🚀 Commission-Free Ownership: Stop Bleeding 30% to Third-Party Apps

Written by Ordering | Sep 22, 2025 7:20:24 PM

The Painful Truth: You’re Paying Rent on Your Own Customers

Imagine this:
You spend years building your restaurant or marketplace. You pay staff, buy ingredients, market your brand, keep the lights on. Then a customer orders from you on UberEats.

You smile… until you realize 30% of that order just went to them.
On top of that, they keep the customer data.
They push your competitor’s ad right under your logo.
They own the loyalty, not you.

You’re not building your business anymore. You’re paying rent to build theirs.


The Domino’s Lesson: Own the System, Own the Future

There’s a reason Domino’s, Starbucks, and Pizza Hut don’t rely on delivery apps.
They own their technology.

They built their ordering platforms early, so every dollar stayed in their pocket and every customer relationship stayed under their control.

The result? Domino’s grew into a $12B empire—not by paying 30% to middlemen, but by making ordering direct, branded, and commission-free.


The Math That Should Scare You (But Set You Free)


Let’s say you’re doing 1,000 orders per month with a $20 average ticket.
That’s $20,000 in sales.
Now… if you’re giving away 30%:

💸 You’re losing $6,000/month.
💸 That’s $72,000/year.
💸 In 5 years? $360,000+—gone.

That’s not a marketing cost. That’s your profit margin. That’s your kids’ college fund. That’s your second location.

And all of it is going straight into the pockets of companies that don’t care if you sink or swim.

With Ordering.co or OrderingPlus, that money doesn’t disappear. It goes back into your business.


What Commission-Free Ownership Really Means

It’s not just about saving money—it’s about control.

For Marketplaces (Ordering.co):

  • Run multi-vendor operations without paying tribute to a middleman.
  • Offer auto-dispatch, live tracking, branded apps, and keep the profits.
  • Vendors stay loyal because they make more with you than anywhere else.
For Franchises & Restaurants (OrderingPlus):

  • Manage multiple locations from one system.
  • Own customer data → launch loyalty, promos, and push notifications.
  • Keep drivers happy with wallets and instant payouts.
  • Scale like Domino’s, without being Domino’s.


Real-World Proof: The Franchise That Saved $400,000



One franchise client switched from third-party apps to OrderingPlus.

Here’s what happened in year one:

  • Saved over $400,000 in commissions.
  • Cut delivery complaints by 35% thanks to real-time driver tracking.
  • Increased repeat orders through direct loyalty programs.
They didn’t suddenly get better food. They just stopped leaking profits and owned the customer relationship.


Your Crossroads Moment

Every business hits this moment: keep paying the 30% tax, or take control.

If you’re tired of watching profits vanish, customers drift away, and your brand buried under someone else’s logo—this is your chance.

Commission-Free Ownership = Real Ownership.
Don’t just run a business. Own it.

👉 Ready to stop bleeding and start scaling?