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Business models

How these platforms earn, and how to set the numbers.

Articles

Subscriptions and paywalls12 min

X Verification and Paid Tiers: How the Model Works

How does X verification work? See how X Premium tiers, the checkmark and ID verification fit together, and how to design a paid tier ladder of your own.

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Subscriptions and paywalls12 min

SVOD vs AVOD vs TVOD vs FAST: Which Streaming Model Fits?

SVOD vs AVOD vs TVOD vs FAST explained for founders: how each earns, what it needs, a decision table, and how to mix models on one streaming service.

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Subscriptions and paywalls13 min

Subscription, Pay-Per-View or Tips: What to Charge For

Subscription vs pay per view vs tips: what each earns, how refunds and fees hit each one, and how to layer them. Includes a worked month of fan spending.

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Ads and sponsorship14 min

Rewarded Ads for Free Episodes: How the Model Works

How rewarded ads for free episodes work in a drama app: the unlock flow, caps, placement, the trade-off against coin sales and the AdMob and Apple rules.

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Coins, gifts and wallets13 min

How to Price Coins in a Micro Drama App: A Worked Method

Micro drama coin pricing, worked through with arithmetic: coin value, episode price, pack ladder, bonus coins, store fees and how to test each number.

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Subscriptions and paywalls11 min

Membership Tier Ideas and Pricing Patterns That Convert

Membership tier ideas by creator type, a three-tier skeleton, pricing logic, upgrade and pause rules, and the mistakes that make tiers fail to convert.

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How the brands make money11 min

How Voice Chat Apps Make Money: Gifts, Events, Subscriptions

How voice chat apps make money: gifts and coins, cosmetics, memberships, paid rooms and sponsored events, ranked by fit, with a worked example and cost notes.

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Commission and creator payouts12 min

How Video Platforms Pay Creators: Revenue Share Models

How does YouTube pay creators? See its eligibility rules, the Shorts pool, memberships and Super Chat, then compare four payout models a new platform can run.

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Coins, gifts and wallets12 min

How Virtual Gifts Work on Live Streaming Apps, Step by Step

How virtual gifts work on live streaming apps: coins, gifts, creator credit, agencies, leaderboards and PK battles, traced from purchase to cash-out.

Read articleBigo LiveTikTok
Coins, gifts and wallets11 min

How to Price AI Chat Credits Without Losing Money on Usage

AI chat credits pricing explained step by step: cost per message, pack ladder, subscription allowance, overage and abuse limits, with worked tables.

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Commission and creator payouts12 min

How to Choose a Creator Platform Commission Rate

How to set a creator platform commission rate: build it from your cost stack, compare published creator shares, and see what creators really take home.

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Coins, gifts and wallets14 min

How TikTok Gifts and Coins Work: Live Gifting Economics

How do TikTok gifts work? Follow the chain from coins bought to gifts sent to diamonds earned and cashed out, with the store rules and margin math.

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