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Share revenue with collaborators on every Box sale

Revenue sharing on BentBox lets the owner of a Box split each sale automatically with one or more collaborators — the model, the photographer, the retoucher, the makeup artist, or anyone else who contributed. Set the percentages once and every sale is split and paid directly to each party in the monthly payout.

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By BentBox · Updated · 4 min read

Revenue sharing on BentBox — split Box sales between the owner and collaborators

Revenue sharing at a glance

What it does
Splits every Box sale automaticallyBetween the Box owner and any number of collaborators.
How it is set
A percentage per collaborator, per BoxCollaborator shares total up to 100%; the owner keeps the rest.
What it costs creators
Nothing comes out of the splitCreators receive 100% of the asking price. The buyer pays a $3 or $5 commission on top.
When it pays
Monthly, directly to each partyBank transfer, Paxum, Yoursafe, gift cards, or PayPal where available.[5]

How revenue sharing works on BentBox

Setting up a split takes three steps on the configuration page of a Box. Pro features are required to configure a split; receiving one only needs a standard account.

  1. Open the Box configuration and add collaborators

    On the configuration page of any Box you own, find the "Share revenue with other users" option and add the BentBox usernames of the people you want to split with. Pro features are required to configure revenue sharing on your own Boxes; collaborators receiving a share only need a standard account.

  2. Set each collaborator's share percentage

    Assign each added user a percentage of the Box's asking price. Collaborator percentages cannot add up to more than 100%, and whatever is left goes to the Box owner. Percentages can be adjusted at any time, before or after publishing.

  3. Sales are split and paid out automatically

    From then on, every sale notifies all parties and credits each collaborator their configured share. Earnings accumulate in real time and are paid directly to each party in the monthly payout, using the payout method each user selected: bank transfer, Paxum, Yoursafe, gift cards, or PayPal where available.

See how we pay you for the full payout schedule.

See what each person earns per sale

On a $20 Box with a 70/30 split, the owner receives $14 and the collaborator receives $6 on every sale. Try your own numbers:

  • Box owner$14.00
  • Collaborator 1$6.00
  • Collaborator 2$0.00
  • Buyer pays (price + $3 commission)$23.00

The BentBox commission is added on top of the asking price and paid by the buyer. It does not reduce the owner's or any collaborator's share.

Splitting by hand vs. revenue sharing on BentBox

How a manual split between collaborators compares with the built-in BentBox feature.
Splitting by hand BentBox revenue sharing
Who does the maths The Box owner, sale by sale Calculated automatically on every sale
Who sends the money The owner forwards it after being paid Each party is paid directly by BentBox
Visibility for collaborators Relies on reports from the owner Own Revenue Sharing and PayOuts pages, updated in real time
Changing the terms Renegotiate and recalculate Edit percentages any time; applies to future sales only
Payout method Whatever the owner can send Each person picks their own method

It stays flexible

Revenue sharing is configured per Box, not per account, so the same creator can run different splits on different Boxes — one set with the model on a 50/50, another with a photographer on a 70/30, a third with no split at all. Splits can be added, edited or removed at any time, and changes apply to future sales without disturbing the accounting on sales already completed.

Collaborators get visibility on their side too. Every user added to a revenue share can see all their shared Boxes on the Revenue Sharing page, and review individual sales and credited earnings on the PayOuts page.

When revenue sharing makes sense

The feature is built around the ways BentBox creators actually work together.

Photographer and model

The model receives a guaranteed percentage of every sale of a Box they appear in, with no manual reconciliation between the two parties.

One-off productions

A retoucher, makeup artist or stylist who contributed to a single set can be paid a share of that set's sales, even if they don't otherwise sell on BentBox.

Multi-creator drops

Two creators releasing a joint Box — duo shoots, collaboration content, themed releases — can split the proceeds 50/50 or at any other ratio.

Why a clear split matters

Collaboration is how much of the creator economy works, and the money involved is growing: Goldman Sachs Research estimates the creator economy at roughly $250 billion in 2023 and projects it could approach $480 billion by 2027.[1] As more work is made by more than one person, the question of who gets paid what comes up more often.

It is also a question the law does not answer neatly. Under U.S. copyright law, people who create a single work together can each hold an undivided interest in it, whatever the size of their individual contribution,[2] and co-owners generally have to account to each other for the profits unless they have agreed otherwise.[3] That is why professional bodies such as the American Society of Media Photographers advise getting releases signed before a shoot and putting any trade arrangement with a model in writing.[4]

What revenue sharing does and doesn't do. It turns the split you agreed into automatic accounting and direct payouts. It does not transfer rights, and it does not replace a release or a written agreement between collaborators — those stay between the people who made the content.

Set up revenue sharing on your next Box

Open any Box you own and look for "Share revenue with other users" on the configuration page.

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Frequently asked questions

Revenue sharing is a built-in BentBox feature that automatically splits the proceeds of a Box sale between the Box owner and one or more collaborators. The Box owner sets the percentage each collaborator receives, and BentBox handles the accounting and payouts so each party is paid directly during the monthly payout cycle.

Any BentBox user with Pro features enabled can configure revenue sharing on the Boxes they own. Collaborators added to a revenue share do not need any special account level — a standard BentBox account is enough to receive a share of each sale.

Revenue shares are paid as part of the regular monthly BentBox payout cycle. Each collaborator selects their preferred payout method — bank transfer, Paxum, Yoursafe, gift cards, or PayPal where available — in their account settings. There is no extra step for shared sales; the system distributes the funds automatically.

No. The split is calculated on the Box owner's asking price, which creators receive in full on every sale. The BentBox commission is added on top of the asking price and paid by the buyer at checkout — $3 for Boxes under 100 MB and $5 for Boxes of 100 MB or more — so it stays the same whether or not the Box uses revenue sharing.

Each collaborator receives their configured percentage of the asking price, and the Box owner receives the remainder. On a $20 Box with a 70/30 split, the owner receives $14 and the collaborator receives $6 on every sale. The buyer pays $20 plus the BentBox commission, which does not come out of either share.

Yes. The Box owner can update collaborator share percentages at any time, remove existing collaborators and add new ones. Changes take effect on future sales of the Box; sales already completed remain split according to the percentages in force when each sale happened.

Collaborators can review every Box they have been added to on the Revenue Sharing page in their BentBox account, and check sales and credited amounts on the PayOuts page. Both pages update in real time as sales come in.

No. Revenue sharing only controls how the money from a Box is split and paid. It does not transfer any rights and it is not a contract between the collaborators. Any release or agreement about the content itself stays between the people who made it.

Sources

  1. Goldman Sachs Research (2023). The creator economy could approach half-a-trillion dollars by 2027. Market size estimate: roughly $250 billion in 2023, projected to reach about $480 billion by 2027.
  2. Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute. Joint work (Wex legal encyclopedia). Explains co-ownership of jointly created works under Section 101 of the U.S. Copyright Act and the sharing of profits between co-owners.
  3. University of California, Office of the President. Joint works — copyright ownership. Joint authors must account to each other for profits unless they agree otherwise.
  4. American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP). Model & Property Releases: Top Ten Favorite Quick Tips. Professional guidance to get releases signed before shooting and to document any trade arrangement with a model in writing.
  5. BentBox. How we pay you. Primary source for the BentBox monthly payout schedule and payout methods.

This page describes a BentBox feature and gives general background only. It is not legal advice; rules on copyright and releases vary by country.

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