Paid Apprentices
A monthly tier for 1:1 feedback, video reviews and priority answers. Unlocks at Journeyman.
Learning is free. Serious learners and supporters pay the people who teach them, and the people who teach them keep the clear majority.
A monthly tier for 1:1 feedback, video reviews and priority answers. Unlocks at Journeyman.
Tips on lives and posts. Monthly tiers are Supporter, Backer and Benefactor, plus project backing such as "help me build a forge." Rewards only, never equity or a financial return.
For Experts and Masters. The launch target is that the creator keeps 70–80%.
Host in person and sell seats.
Official Skill Or Be Killed merch: the company keeps the profit after costs, and 5–10% of net profit goes to the Access Fund. Handmade maker pieces: the maker keeps about 80–85%, and the platform takes 15–20% for the platform, payments and promotion. Print-on-demand collabs (the maker's design on our gear): the company keeps about 70–75%, and the maker earns a 25–30% royalty. Part of the company's cut on maker sales also goes to the Access Fund.
Open a store on your channel. Free lists up to 10 products with no monthly fee, and the platform takes a cut only when something sells: 15–20% on handmade or physical items, and about 8–10% on digital goods and services. Pro is about $9–12 a month: unlimited products, an 8–10% sales fee, a custom store link and branding, sales stats, discount codes, and featured placement in the Maker Marketplace.
Affiliate gear links at a target 50/50 split, and bounties on Skill Requests.
+5 when someone saves your skill, +25 for a proof (+10 to the learner), +15 for an accepted answer, +20 for a fulfilled request, +30 for a paid enrollment. Points build rank. Rank unlocks earning.
No monthly fee. A cut only when something sells.
Up to 10 products. 15–20% on handmade or physical items. About 8–10% on digital goods and services.
About $9–12 a month.
Unlimited products and a lower 8–10% sales fee. A custom store link and branding, sales stats, discount codes, and featured placement in the Maker Marketplace.
Upgrade to Pro (coming soon)| Pricing | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $0 | About $9–12 |
| Products | Up to 10 | Unlimited |
| Handmade or physical | 15–20% when it sells | 8–10% when it sells |
| Digital and services | About 8–10% when it sells | 8–10% when it sells |
| Custom link and branding | Channel page | Yes |
| Sales stats | — | Yes |
| Discount codes | — | Yes |
| Featured in the Maker Marketplace | — | Yes |
Later: paid product boosts, and an optional one-time done-for-you store setup. Card checkout is not on yet. When it is, Stripe Connect Express destination charges pay the seller.
You start here. Learning stays free.
Bounties and collections.
500 SP + 5 learner proofs. Paid Workshop roles and affiliate links.
Courses.
Featured creator, and early access to the marketplace.
These are our launch targets and may change with your feedback. The principle won't: creators keep the clear majority. Payouts run through Stripe Connect, and we never hold your money longer than needed.
5–10% of net merch profit goes to the Access Fund, which pays the host for a learner's seat and is never paid as cash. Part of the company's cut on maker sales also goes to the Access Fund.
Payments aren't switched on yet. Open a store on your channel and point buyers to your own site, or let them message you. Card checkout, through Stripe Connect Express, turns on later.