For Creators


Become a Creator on the APA Marketplace


Turn your expertise into income while supporting fellow advocates.

The Advocates Paying Advocates Marketplace is the first digital marketplace built specifically for advocates, survivor-leaders, and organizations supporting adults, children, and youth survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking. Share your training materials, templates, toolkits, and resources with advocates, leaders, volunteers, educators, businesses, and communities who need them - and earn income doing it.

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Why Sell on the APA Marketplace?


Keep More of What You Earn
Our creators keep 85%-90% of every sale - among the highest commission rates of any digital marketplace. We believe your expertise deserves fair compensation.

Reach Your Ideal Audience
Your products are seen by advocates actively searching for violence prevention resources. No competing with unrelated content.

Simple Digital Delivery
Upload your files, set your price, and we handle the rest. Buyers get instant downloads, you get paid.

Support from Someone Who Understands
This marketplace was built by an advocate with 28 years of experience in advocacy and service. We deeply understand your work and your mission.

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What Can You Sell?


Our marketplace features 40 product categories across three pillars:

PILLAR 1: Leadership and Organizational Capacity
Strategic planning templates, board development guides, grant writing tools, fundraising resources, policy templates, and leadership curricula.

PILLAR 2: Peer Support and Frontline Tools
Advocate wellness resources, supervision frameworks, training curricula, job aids, facilitation guides, and self-care toolkits.

PILLAR 3: Enterprise & Business Development
Consulting frameworks, workshop curricula, business planning templates, marketing guides, and contract templates.

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Membership Options

 FREE CREATOR MEMBERSHIP

  • Cost: $0/year (FREE forever)
  • Commission: Creators keep 85% of all sales (APA marketplace admin takes 15% for maintenance)
  • Product Limit: 10 products maximum
  • Billing Cycle: Yearly (or Lifetime since it's $0)
  • Best For:
    • New creators who are interested in starting on the APA marketplace.
    • A person who has 1-10 digital products to sell.
    • The occasional sellers who plan to sell 1 or 2 products a year.


PRO CREATOR MEMBERSHIP

  • Cost: $149/year
  • Commission: Creators keep 88% of every sale
    • (APA marketplace admin takes 12% for maintenance)
  • Product Limit: Unlimited products
  • Exclusive Benefits:
    • Weekly or monthly payouts ($10 minimum)
    • 2 featured product slots for APA Marketplace home page and newsletter
  • Billing Cycle: Yearly, $149 per year
  • Best For:
    • The advocate who has spent years developing resources and is ready to make them accessible beyond their organization
    • Creators building a signature series — think toolkits, training guides, and curriculum designed to mentor advocates and organizations
    • Someone who wants their store to be a destination, not just a listing — with featured placement on the APA homepage and newsletter to put their work in front of buyers regularly
    • At $149/year — that's about $12.42/month — Pro Creator is designed for the advocate who is serious about building a presence and wants their investment to work as hard as they do

ORGANIZATION CREATOR MEMBERSHIP

  • Cost: $249/year
  • Commission: Creators keep 90% of every sale
    • (APA marketplace admin takes 10% for maintenance)
  • Product Limit: Unlimited products
  • Exclusive Benefits:
    • Weekly or monthly payouts ($10 minimum)
    • Team access up to (5 team members)
    • 5 featured product slots for APA Marketplace home page and newsletter
  • Billing Cycle: Yearly, $249 per year
  • Best For:
    • Organizations with a catalog of products designed to transform how programs, services, and supports are delivered to survivors
    • Organizations and programs that have built something the field needs — toolkits, training curricula, practice guides — and want to share it beyond their own walls
    • Teams whose work has the potential to generate unrestricted revenue that flows back into mission-driven programs and services
    • The organization that is ready to build a storefront that reflects the depth of its expertise — with featured visibility and the field's best commission rate to match
    • At $249/year — about $20.75/month — this tier is built for organizations that are serious about turning their knowledge into a sustainable, unrestricted income stream

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How It Works


Step 1: Apply
Complete a brief application that explains your background and what you want to sell.

Step 2: Get Approved
We review applications to ensure fit with our marketplace community.

Step 3: Upload Your Products
Add your digital files, descriptions, pricing, and preview images.

Step 4: Start Earning
Once approved, your products are live and available to buyers.

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Ready to Get Started?

Join a community of advocates turning their expertise into supplemental income and mentoring opportunities for other advocates supporting survivors every day.

Apply to Become a Creator

 

Ready to set up your store? Start with the Creator's Guide.

The APA Marketplace Creator's Guide walks you through everything you need to get started as a seller — from setting up your account and creating your first product listing, to understanding the approval process, pricing your work, and connecting with the creator community. It also includes a full overview of the product types you can sell on the marketplace so you can start with clarity and confidence.

[Download the Creator's Guide →]

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Questions? Visit our Resources and Policies page or contact us here.

Your Mission. Your Financial Future. Both Matter.