Turn on paid access
Selling
Ready to charge for hub access? This guide walks Connect → enable monetization → price → storefront / paywall, with fees stated once clearly.
Primary action: Hub → Monetization → Connect Stripe (when prompted).
When to use paid access
Paid access is optional. Free hubs stay first-class. Turn it on when you want to charge for access. often after interest shows up.
Overview: Optional earning.
Prerequisites
- An account and a hub with the content you’re selling.
- Ready to complete Stripe Connect.
- Confirmed rights to sell access to everything in the hub. see Content rights.
- Works on Free and Growth. selling is not Growth-gated. See when to upgrade and Plans for capacity limits, not for whether you can sell.
Step 1. Connect Stripe
- Start Connect from monetization or billing flows in the app.
- Finish Connect before you can take charges.
- When Connect is charge-ready (
charges_enabled), you may show a verified creator check on profile or paywall. That badge is not an Library ranking boost. See Trust.
Step 2. Enable monetization on the hub
- Open the hub → settings → Monetization (or
/monetization/:workspaceIdin the app). - Turn monetization on for that hub.
Step 3. Set price and type
- One-time (ongoing access after purchase) or monthly subscription.
- Optional free trial where the product offers it.
- Prefer clear prices buyers understand (often USD).
Step 4. Storefront / paywall
- Use Storefront settings for headline and listing copy buyers see before unlock.
- Configure peek vs locked content as the product allows.
- Non-buyers hitting
/hub/:idsee the paywall until they purchase (or complete a trial where offered).
Fees
Kahana: 5% platform fee on hub sales processed through Stripe Connect.
Stripe: processing fees apply separately (for example, US card rates are often about 2.9% + $0.30. confirm current rates in Stripe).
Growth does not remove the 5%. Growth is about capacity and support, not a lower marketplace fee.
Kahana does not hold your funds. Payouts go through Stripe Connect to you.
App legal pages under /legal/… (for example creator monetization) cover terms in the product.
After someone buys
- The buyer gets access after successful checkout (and trial rules if you offered one).
- Payouts are handled by Stripe.
- Track purchasers and views in hub Analytics; detailed dollars live in the Stripe Dashboard. Guide: Analytics for creators.
Adult + paid
Adult hubs still require login and age verification (date of birth, 18+) for buyers. even when monetized. See Adult content & age verification and Trust.
Quick facts
- Payment types: one-time or monthly.
- Free can sell: yes, with Stripe Connect.
- Take rate: 5% (+ Stripe processing).
- Access: granted after successful checkout (and trial rules if used).
- Badge: charge-ready Connect. not Library ranking.
What’s next
- Content rights. you must have rights to sell access.
- List a hub on Library if it isn’t listed yet.
- Your profile & sharing. share your storefront link.
- Share with customers: Buying & access.
- Still setting up a hub? Get started (creators).
Related Help
Optional earning
Knowledge sharing first; paid hub access is optional. How monetization works, 5% platform fee plus Stripe processing, Free vs Growth, and analytics vs Stripe dollars.
Buying & access
Unlock a paid Kahana hub: find it, complete Stripe checkout, reopen it later, and understand one-time vs monthly. plus adult gates and why Aura isn’t payment.
Plans: when to upgrade
Do you need Growth? Stay on Free until you hit a limit or want live chat. Listing and selling work on Free. Upgrade is capacity and support, not permission to sell.
