Monetising Your Addon

Build addons for Elements and get paid

THIS IS A WORK-IN-PROGRESS: The information here is not final and may be subject to change. We will update it as soon as we know more about how the final store will work.

Monetising your addon means you can accept payments from users when they download your work. More importantly, it gives you options.

Charging creates a clear value exchange. It also helps cover your time, ongoing support, and future updates. Users tend to take paid addons more seriously, and that usually results in better feedback.

You can still run discounts, giveaways, or set the price to zero whenever you want, but starting with monetisation in place keeps you in control. It turns your addon into an asset rather than a hobby project, and it gives you room to grow if it becomes popular.

How it works

Sign-up for an Elements Cloud account (in-app), enter your details, along with connecting your Stripe account. We take care of the rest. You can be up and running and selling products within an afternoon.

You can set your own prices, launch new products or updates, and most importantly get your product directly in front of users via the Elements Store available on the Web (planned), and built directly into Elements (available now).

You don't need to get bogged down in setting up a website, online payments system, distribution, updates, or licensing, the Elements Store Platform handles all of it.

There are no enrollment fees or subscription costs to publish your product in the Elements Store.

Supported Monetisation

The Elements Store supports four types of payment options for your product(s):

• Free

• Tip / Pay What You Want

• Lifetime Pricing (purchase once, own forever)

• Monthly Subscription Pricing

Offering Discounts

You can set a discount on your add-ons for a fixed period. The Storefront will show the discounted price along with the remaining time when it drops under 7 days. Time is displayed in days, then switches to hours once it falls below 24 hours, and under 1 hour it will show the minutes and seconds remaining.

If a user has already purchased the product, no pricing or discount will be displayed for them.

All timing is based on UTC on the server, not the user’s local timezone.

Creator Platform Fees

As a developer, you make commission on all sales via the Elements Store Platform. The money is payed out to your Stripe Connect account. A percentage of each sales goes to cover transaction fees, hosting, distribution, and helps support the development of the Elements platform.

Each payment is split between you and the Elements Platform 70/30. For example: with a $10 payment, $3 is paid to Elements Platform and $7 is paid to you. Elements Platform pays the transaction fee.

Each sale is split 70/30 between you and the Elements Platform. If your product is $10, you receive $7 and the platform receives $3. We also cover all Stripe transaction fees.

Where required, VAT or sales tax is added on top of your product price. We collect and remit this tax, and it isn’t part of the 70/30 split.

There are no enrollment fees or subscription costs to publish your product in the Elements Store.

Creator Payouts

Sales made through the Elements Store will appear in your Stripe Connect dashboard right away. The funds usually take 2 to 5 business days to clear before they become available for deposit into your bank account.

A note on B2B Billing

Disclaimer: This article is neither legal advice nor tax advice. Please speak to your own tax advisor if you have questions about payouts or reporting requirements.

When you sell products through the Elements Store, Elements Platform Ltd is the merchant of record. We handle all customer payments, tax collection, and VAT obligations.

Payouts to creators are treated as a separate B2B transaction. Each payout represents income earned by the creator for supplying a digital product to the Elements Platform.

Depending on your location and local regulations, you may need to generate an invoice for the payout amount. If your accountant requires one, simply create an invoice for your own records and, if needed, send a copy to us. This keeps everything clean for accounting and tax purposes.

An invoice should include your business details, the payout amount.

Sales Tax on the Elements Platform

Disclaimer: This article is neither legal advice nor tax advice. We recommend that you speak to your tax advisor with any questions or concerns about tax reporting.

Element Platform acts as the Merchant of Record for all sales on the Store. This means we automatically handle all sales tax collection and remittance worldwide. You don't need to manage any tax settings or applications, we take care of everything.

EU & UK VAT on the Elements Platform

Disclaimer: This article is neither legal advice nor tax advice. We recommend that you speak to your tax advisor with any questions or concerns about vat reporting.

The Elements Store handles VAT on behalf of creators for all digital product sales in the EU and the UK. We collect, remit VAT without sellers having to lift a finger.

No forms to fill out, no submissions required. Elements Platform does it all for you.

For all sales to EU and UK buyers, Elements Platform Ltd acts as the 'merchant of record' for the sale, making the Elements Store responsible for collecting and remitting VAT.