Most platforms advertise their cut but don't mention that processing fees come out of your pocket on top. Here's what you actually pocket on a $1,000 sale:
OnlyFans / Fansly — 20% cut — you keep $800
Patreon — 8–12% + processing — you keep ~$850
Gumroad — 10% + processing fees — you keep ~$870
CreatorLink — 10%, they cover processing — you keep $900
That last one I hadn't heard of before. Apparently they're also running some early creator deal where if you sign up and make a sale before May 1st you lock in 5% for life — so $950 on that same sale. No idea how long they've been around but the fee structure is genuinely different from everything else I looked at.
Anyone here using CreatorLink or something similar? Curious if the payout actually works as advertised.
Most platforms advertise their cut but don't mention that processing fees come out of your pocket on top. Here's what you actually pocket on a $1,000 sale:
That last one I hadn't heard of before. Apparently they're also running some early creator deal where if you sign up and make a sale before May 1st you lock in 5% for life — so $950 on that same sale. No idea how long they've been around but the fee structure is genuinely different from everything else I looked at. Anyone here using CreatorLink or something similar? Curious if the payout actually works as advertised.https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html: please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize.
Will flag this because of the misleading title.