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Creator Earnings and Payouts

Turn the study notes you've already made into income. Upload once, set your price, and earn every time a student buys.

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  • You set the price
  • Upload once, sell many times
  • Every sale tracked in Creator Studio

What could your notes earn?

Try your own numbers. Each document you add is one more thing students can buy.

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$2$100
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You could earn $70 a month $840 over 12 months
At $10 a document, 8 sales reach the $50 payout minimum. Start Sharing

Uses your numbers and your 70% share of each sale under the Creator Agreement. It's an illustration, not a forecast. Sales aren't guaranteed, and refunds or payment reversals can change earnings.

How You Earn

  1. 1. List Your Materials

    Publish original study materials in the Premium Marketplace.

  2. 2. Make Sales

    Earn a share when students purchase eligible documents using cash or Premium Credits.

  3. 3. Get Paid

    Receive payouts when your earnings meet the applicable requirements.

Why sell your notes on Zikaya

Your work keeps earning

A document you upload today can sell next week, next semester and next year, while you're in class, on shift or asleep.

Every document adds up

Each upload is one more thing students can find and buy. Add your notes from each course as you finish it.

Students can follow you

People who like your work can follow your creator profile and find everything you've published in one place.

You stay in control

Set your price, publish a new version, or hide a document whenever you like.

From sale to payout

  1. A qualifying sale

    A student buys your document with cash or Premium Credits.

  2. Pending

    Your share is recorded as pending during the clearing period, which covers refunds and payment disputes.

  3. Available

    After clearing, the amount moves to your available balance in Creator Studio.

  4. Paid out

    With $50 or more available and a verified payout account, request a payout from Creator Studio.

Earnings linked to a refund, chargeback or rights claim may be held while it is resolved. Your other earnings aren't affected.

When Can You Withdraw?

Earnings become available after the applicable clearing period. You can receive payouts once you have at least $50 in available earnings and meet the payout requirements.

A verified payout account and any required identity or tax information may be necessary.

What About Community Exchange?

Community Exchange contributions can earn Community Credits, not cash. Community Credit unlocks do not generate creator earnings.

How credits work

Track it all in Creator Studio

See each sale, what is pending and what is available, and request a payout when you reach the minimum. Add and confirm your payout details once, under Payouts.

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Questions about earnings

Qualifying sales use a standard share of 70% to you and 30% to Zikaya, subject to the Creator Agreement. The calculator above applies it for you.

Yes. Qualifying purchases with cash or Premium Credits create earnings. Community Credit unlocks don't.

Add your payout details in Creator Studio under Payouts and confirm them from the email we send. Once you have at least $50 available, request a payout.

New earnings stay pending during the clearing period, which allows for refunds and payment disputes. Then they become available.

Approved refunds and payment reversals reduce or cancel the related earnings, as the Creator Agreement explains.

Yes, from $2 to $100 per document. You can also offer the same document in Community Exchange.

You're an independent creator and responsible for taxes on your earnings. We may ask for tax information where the law requires it.

Ready to Share Your Materials?

Create your creator account and start publishing your original study resources.

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