Author Listings
Depositphotos
- Pay : $0.25 to $0.33 per subscription download for new contributors. 30% to 38% royalty on on-demand pack purchases. Rates increase as your contributor level rises with lifetime downloads. Active contributors with large portfolios report $200 to $1,500+ per month depending on portfolio size and content demand.
- Best For : Photographers, illustrators, and videographers who want to build a diversified passive income portfolio across a globally active stock platform with a clear commission growth path
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate
- Payment Method : PayPal, Payoneer, Skrill
- Country Availability : Globally
Getty Images
- Pay : 15% to 45% royalty depending on exclusivity and content category. Editorial and rights-managed content licenses for $100 to $10,000 per use depending on the publication and usage rights. A 15% royalty on a $1,000 editorial license earns $150 per single use.
- Best For : Professional photographers with high-quality editorial, news, sports, or commercial content who want access to the highest-paying licensing market in the stock media industry
- Skill Level : Advanced (professional photography or video quality required, editorial access preferred)
- Payment Method : PayPal, check, wire transfer
- Country Availability : Global
Spoonflower
- Pay : 10% royalty on fabric sales and up to 15% on wallpaper and gift wrap. A fabric selling at $21 per yard earns the designer $2.10 per yard. Popular patterns selling 200 yards per month earn $420 monthly from a single design.
- Best For : Textile designers, illustrators, and graphic artists with pattern design skills who want passive royalty income from a unique, lower-competition creative marketplace
- Skill Level : Intermediate to Advanced (repeat pattern design skills required, familiarity with design software needed)
- Payment Method : PayPal, check
- Country Availability : Global
Society6
- Pay : Artists earn a 5% markup on most products and 10% on selected products. Trade, wholesale, and marketplace orders pay a 5% net sale commission.
- Best For : Artists and illustrators who want their work on premium home decor products with a platform that actively markets to its buyer community in the interior design space
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate (original artwork required)
- Payment Method : PayPal, bank transfer
- Country Availability : Globally
LinkedIn (Newsletter and Creator Tools)
- Pay : LinkedIn does not provide a standard payment for posts, followers, views, or newsletter subscribers. Your earning potential comes from using your audience to generate clients, sales, affiliate commissions, sponsorships, or other business income.
- Best For : Freelancers, consultants, coaches, business owners, professionals, content creators, and people selling knowledge based products or services.
- Skill Level : Beginner
- Payment Method : Depends on the income source you use. LinkedIn does not provide a standard creator payout for newsletters or regular posts.
- Country Availability : Globally
ConvertKit Affiliate Program
- Pay : 50% of referred customers' payments for their first 12 months. Qualifying affiliates can earn an additional 10%, 15%, or 20% recurring commission after the first year depending on their status level.
- Best For : Bloggers, newsletter creators, YouTubers, affiliate marketers, content creators, and publishers who have an audience interested in email marketing or building an online business.
- Skill Level : Intermediate
- Payment Method : Direct deposit, PayPal, or Stripe through PartnerStack, depending on your country.
- Country Availability : Global
Shopify Affiliate Program
- Pay : $150 per new paid Shopify merchant referred. Cookie window is 30 days. Active affiliates with entrepreneur-focused audiences earn $1,500 to $15,000+ per month from consistent referral content.
- Best For : Bloggers, YouTubers, ecommerce educators, content creators, course creators, and websites focused on online business.
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate (content platform or entrepreneurial audience required)
- Payment Method : PayPal, bank transfer via Impact.com
- Country Availability : Globally
Skillshare Referral Program
- Pay : You earn 60% of the first year of membership payments from each new paying member you refer, after applicable refunds and excluding taxes.
- Best For : Skillshare teachers, bloggers, educators, and creators with an audience interested in online learning.
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate
- Payment Method : PayPal, direct deposit, ACH, e check, or wire transfer through Tipalti, depending on your country.
- Country Availability : Globally
Whop
- Pay : Affiliate commissions are commonly 30% by default, but individual sellers can set different rates. Some offers can pay recurring commissions.
- Best For : Content creators, affiliate marketers, social media users, and people with an audience interested in digital products and online services.
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate
- Payment Method : Bank transfers, crypto, Venmo
- Country Availability : Globally
Lemon Squeezy
- Pay : You set your own product prices and keep the revenue from your sales after Lemon Squeezy's applicable fees, taxes, and other deductions. The standard platform fee is 5% plus $0.50 per transaction.
- Best For : Creators, software developers, and online entrepreneurs who want to sell digital products without managing their own payment and tax system.
- Skill Level : Beginner to Intermediate
- Payment Method : PayPal, bank transfer via Stripe
- Country Availability : Global
Toptal (Engineering and Development)
- Pay : Developers set their own hourly rates. Toptal says freelancers receive the full rate they set and that the company does not take a cut from their hourly rate.
- Best For : Experienced software developers, engineers, and technical specialists looking for higher level freelance and remote projects.
- Skill Level : Advanced (senior-level engineering experience required, 3% acceptance rate)
- Payment Method : Bank transfer, Payoneer
- Country Availability : Globally
Linktree (Creator Monetization via Pay Links)
- Pay : Your earnings depend on what you sell or collect. You can receive tips and payments from your audience, sell digital products, and earn commissions through eligible Linktree monetization features.
- Best For : Creators, freelancers, and online business owners who already have an audience and want a simple way to collect payments or sell digital products.
- Skill Level : Beginner
- Payment Method : PayPal, Square, and Stripe, depending on the monetization feature you use.
- Country Availability : Globally
Pexels Contributor Program
- Pay : Earnings vary depending on contributor programs and brand partnerships. Client projects generated through portfolio exposure can range from $200 to $2,000+ per contract.
- Best For : Photographers and videographers who want free exposure, portfolio growth, donations, and occasional cash prize opportunities.
- Skill Level : Intermediate
- Payment Method : PayPal or bank transfer (where applicable)
- Country Availability : Globally
Unsplash
- Pay : Unsplash+ contributors typically earn $10 to $50 per accepted image, with the exact rate shown on each brief.
- Best For : Photographers and visual creators who want to build an audience while pursuing paid photography opportunities.
- Skill Level : Intermediate to Advanced
- Payment Method : Banking information and an available payment method selected through Unsplash's payment process.
- Country Availability : Globally
Foap
- Pay : Creators receive 50% of the license fee from standard Foap Market sales. Mission rewards vary by campaign, while branded opportunities can have their own rates.
- Best For : Photographers and video creators who want to earn from their existing visual content and take part in brand campaigns.
- Skill Level : Beginner (smartphone camera and basic photography eye required)
- Payment Method : PayPal
- Country Availability : Globally
Honeygain
- Pay : Approximately $1 per 10GB of shared traffic. Most users earn $15 to $45 per month running the app on multiple devices. Referral bonuses pay 10% of each referred user's earnings indefinitely.
- Best For : Beginners who want a low effort way to earn a small amount from unused internet bandwidth.
- Skill Level : Beginner (zero ongoing effort required)
- Payment Method : PayPal, JumpTask
- Country Availability : Available in most countries, although earnings and payment options vary by location.