From the founder· Evan Ryon, founder
One simple price: why we changed how ByUs charges
Every payment on ByUs now costs a 5% service fee + 5% + 30¢ processing fee. No steps, no special tiers, no fine print. Here’s why we made the change.
Until this week, ByUs had a pricing table. Your rate started at 13% and stepped down as your sales grew, small payments had their own limit, and founding creators had a rate of their own. Every piece of it was there for a good reason. Put together, though, it took a whole paragraph to explain, and a price you have to study isn’t simple.
So we threw the table out.
The new price
Every payment costs a 5% service fee plus a 5% + 30¢ processing fee. That’s the whole price.
- The same for every creator, whether you’re just starting or selling every day.
- The same on memberships, tips, downloads, paid messages, video calls and post unlocks.
- International cards and currency conversion are included, so a fan paying from abroad costs you nothing extra.
- No monthly fee, no setup fee, and it’s free to start.
On a $10 membership that’s $1.30, so you keep $8.70. On a $25 membership it’s $2.80, so you keep $22.20.
Why it’s in two parts
We label the two fees separately so you can see exactly where each cent goes. The processing fee is what it costs to take a payment: the card networks, fraud checks, sales tax, and the extra charges for international cards and currency. That cost changes from one payment to the next, so we averaged it into one number that covers everyone. The 5% service fee is what keeps ByUs running and growing.
What didn’t change
Gifts and tips sent during a live keep their own rate: you keep 70%. Live video costs us for every minute it runs, whether anyone is watching or not, so it can’t share the same price as a post. Everything else stays the same, including payouts straight to your own account.
What happened to founding spots
Founding spots and the sales-based rates have ended. The only page holding a founding spot was my own, so no other creator lost a rate they had. Rather than a special deal for a few, I’d rather give everyone the same honest price from day one.
If anything about the price isn’t clear, message me from your dashboard. I read every message.
— Evan Ryon