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Notes on selling access

How the money side of a gateway actually works: what a role or a file is worth, what offers and card payments each earn, and the platform decisions behind both. Written from the product we run rather than from a keyword list, and kept short.

Payments9 November 20269 min read
How to charge for Discord access without Patreon
Patreon is one of three ways to take money for a Discord server. What each one costs you, and how to set up the route that keeps the most of every sale.
- Patreon sells a membership. If your product is a role, a channel or a file, you are paying for machinery you do not use.
- Three rails exist: Patreon, your own Stripe account, and an access gateway. They differ in who owns the customer and who handles the tax.
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An account, one portal, and a test session that skips the payment, so the role, the key or the download can be checked end to end without charging anybody.

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How to charge for Discord access without Patreon

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