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.
Watch: what it means to sell on the APA Marketplace
Free to join. List up to 10 products and keep 85% of every sale.
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Why Sell on the APA Marketplace?
Keep More of What You Earn
Creators keep 85% of every sale. The 15% commission covers the Stripe and Shopify transaction fees. 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, and payments are sent to you electronically.
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?
Products are organized into seven categories, so buyers can find exactly what they need: Grants Management, Survivor-Centered Services, Unrestricted Revenue Building, Self-Care, Leadership, Peer Support, and Business Development.
Creators share toolkits, templates, checklists, guides, workbooks, recorded trainings, audio series, curricula, and facilitation kits, such as strategic planning templates, board development guides, grant tools, advocate wellness resources, supervision frameworks, job aids, workshop curricula, and business planning templates.
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Membership Options
FREE CREATOR MEMBERSHIP
- Cost: $0/year (free forever)
- Commission: Creators keep 85% of all sales (the APA Marketplace keeps 15% for transaction fees and maintenance)
- Product Limit: 10 products
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Best For:
- New creators who are interested in starting on the APA Marketplace
- Creators with 1 to 10 digital products to sell
- Occasional sellers who plan to share 1 or 2 products a year
PRO CREATOR MEMBERSHIP
- Cost: $149/year
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Commission: Creators keep 88% of every sale
- (the APA Marketplace keeps 12% for transaction fees and maintenance)
- Product Limit: Unlimited products
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Exclusive Benefits:
- Weekly or monthly payouts ($10 minimum)
- 2 featured product slots for the APA Marketplace home page and newsletter
- Billing Cycle: Yearly, $149 per year
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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, such as toolkits, training guides, and curricula designed to mentor advocates and organizations
- Someone who wants their store to be a destination, with featured placement on the APA home page and newsletter to put their work in front of buyers regularly
- At $149/year, 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
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Commission: Creators keep 90% of every sale
- (the APA Marketplace keeps 10% for transaction fees and maintenance)
- Product Limit: Unlimited products
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Exclusive Benefits:
- Weekly or monthly payouts ($10 minimum)
- Team access for up to 5 team members
- 5 featured product slots for the APA Marketplace home page and newsletter
- Billing Cycle: Yearly, $249 per year
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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, such as toolkits, training curricula, and practice guides, and want to share it beyond their own walls
- Teams whose work can generate unrestricted revenue that flows back into mission-driven programs and services
- At $249/year, about $20.75/month, this tier is built for organizations ready to turn their knowledge into a sustainable, unrestricted income stream
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How It Works
Step 1: Apply
Complete a brief application about your background and what you want to share.
Step 2: Get Approved
We review each application to ensure a good 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.
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.
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Questions? Visit our Resources and Policies page or contact us here.
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