Let's talk about the part that matters: the money. No small print, no surprises — here's exactly how it works.
The split
You keep 90% of every subscription. FAYDER takes 10%. That's it — that's the whole deal. For comparison, YouTube takes 30% of memberships. We built FAYDER so the overwhelming majority of what your fans pay goes to the person they're actually backing: you.
How the money arrives
Payouts go through Stripe to your bank account. Once you're set up, you don't need to think about it — fans subscribe, and your earnings make their way to your bank.
Annual subscriptions
Some fans will back you for a whole year upfront. When that happens, the money is paid out to you as twelve monthly amounts across the year, rather than one lump sum. Two reasons, and both work in your favour. First, it protects everyone if a fan refunds — nobody ends up owing money back on cash already spent. Second, it keeps your income steady: as an athlete you already live with enough financial peaks and troughs, and a predictable monthly amount is easier to train on, plan on, and live on than a spike in January and silence after.
Tax
The unglamorous bit, but read it anyway. Your FAYDER earnings are self-employed income. That means it's on you to keep records of what you earn and to check the tax rules where you live — what you owe and when you need to declare it. Keep it simple: note down what comes in, keep your records somewhere safe, and if the numbers start getting meaningful, a chat with an accountant is money well spent. FAYDER can't give tax advice — but future-you will be very grateful that present-you kept tidy records from day one.
The short version
- You keep 90% of every subscription; FAYDER takes 10%
- Payouts run through Stripe to your bank account
- Annual subs arrive as 12 steady monthly amounts, not a lump sum
- Earnings are self-employed income — keep records, check your local rules
You put in the training. The whole point of FAYDER is that when fans back that effort, nearly all of it lands with you.