THE GATE BEFORE THE FIRST CENT
How long before the first payment, every platform side by side
The gap you have to fund out of your own pocket.
17 PLATFORMS ANSWERED · SORTED BY NAME, NOT BY BETTER
Amazon AssociatesPaid about 60 days after the end of the month the commission was earned, by direct deposit, Amazon gift certificate or check.~60 days after month end · source · checked 2026-09-07
Amazon KDPPaid monthly, roughly 60 days after the close of the sale month, and 90 days for Expanded Distribution.About 60 days · source · checked 2026-09-07
beehiivAd Network payouts are processed on the 20th of each month for the prior month's ads, landing in a beehiiv Wallet that the publisher withdraws manually.Paid the 20th for the prior month · source · checked 2026-09-07
Empire FlippersSeller is paid a reasonable time after a completed migration, and migration itself typically runs 2 to 8 weeks.Payout wait · source · checked 2026-09-07
EzoicPaid about 35 days after Ezoic itself receives payment from the advertiser. On termination, the balance follows within about 120 days after month end.~35 days after advertiser pays Ezoic · source · checked 2026-09-07
FlippaMedian time to close a deal: 15 days under $50K, 49 days for $50K-$250K, 73 days above $250K.Median days to close · source · checked 2026-09-07
GumroadNo fixed payout schedule in the terms; above a 15% refund rate Gumroad reserves 25% of a seller's pending funds for 90 days on a rolling basis.25% held 90 days above a 15% refund rate · source · checked 2026-09-07
Lemon SqueezyNet sales are held 13 days, released on the 14th and 28th of the month, then 1-5 days more to land in the bank.Payout lag · source · checked 2026-09-07
MediavinePaid in U.S. dollars NET sixty-five (65) days after the end of the month in which the revenue was earned.NET 65 days · source · checked 2026-09-07
MonumetricNet 60: earnings are combined as each ad provider pays, then released to the publisher on Net 60 terms.Net 60 · source · checked 2026-09-07
Motion InvestPaid by wire transfer 3-6 business days after the transfer is confirmed; the transfer step itself runs 3-7 days.Payment release · source · checked 2026-09-07
NamecheapOnce a transfer away is authorised, Namecheap has 5 days to release the domain under ICANN transfer policy.Release window · source · checked 2026-09-07
PayhipMoney is sent to the seller's own connected payment processor at the time of purchase, so there is no monthly Payhip payout cycle.Payout cycle · source · checked 2026-09-07
PorkbunMarketplace sale proceeds are held 15 days; payouts then run every weekday, by PayPal only or as Porkbun account credit.Payout hold · source · checked 2026-09-07
RaptiveNET 45: the fee is submitted to Raptive's payment processor within 45 days after the end of each calendar month.Payment lag · source · checked 2026-09-07
SubstackMoney moves per transaction, not on a monthly cycle: usually in the bank within 48 hours of each payment.Within 48 hours · source · checked 2026-09-07
WordPress.comAd earnings settle at the end of the month following the month they were earned, so January revenue arrives by end of February.WordAds payment schedule · source · checked 2026-09-07
The other questions
Ten questions get asked of every platform here. This page answers one of them.
Where you can sign up25 platforms
Where you can be paid29 platforms
Minimum age28 platforms
What you are paid in29 platforms
Ways to get paid26 platforms
Minimum payout29 platforms
Fee taken out of the payout29 platforms
Time from earning to money in hand28 platforms
How a balance can be lost28 platforms
Who is legally on the hook30 platforms
What it really costs to start23 platforms
What it costs to keep alive20 platforms
The gate before it pays anything14 platforms
Who owns what you build22 platforms
Can you take it with you23 platforms
Can it be sold24 platforms
What takes it all away25 platforms
Why this page is sorted by name
Putting these in an order would mean deciding that one answer beats another, and on most of these questions that depends entirely on who is reading. A lower cash-out bar is better if you want the money soon and worse if it arrives as a gift card. A single payout method is fine until it is the one that does not work in your country.
So the rows sit in alphabetical order and the differences are left where you can see them. Every figure carries the page it came from and the day it was read. Found one that has moved? Tell us.