Subscriptions

Subscriptions let readers pay a recurring fee (monthly or yearly) to access your premium posts and exclusive content.

Setting Up a Subscription

1. Go to Dashboard → Settings → Subscription
2. Connect your Stripe account if you haven't already
3. Set your subscription price and billing interval
4. Mark articles as premium to gate them behind the subscription

How Readers Subscribe

Readers click Subscribe on your profile or a premium article. They are taken through a Stripe-hosted checkout flow. After a successful payment, they gain immediate access to all your premium content.

Subscription Lifecycle

| Event | What happens | |-------|-------------| | invoice.paid | Subscription renewed — earnings added to your balance | | customer.subscription.deleted | Subscription canceled — access revoked at period end | | customer.subscription.paused | Access paused (e.g. payment method expired) |

Earnings from Subscriptions

Each successful invoice credit your balance with:

net = subscription_amount - platform_fee

The platform fee percentage is set by the platform administrator (default 25%). The deducted fee is recorded on every payment so your earnings dashboard reflects your actual net balance.