A problem people bring · solved

Get paid each time your art resells

Mint on a contract you own and set a resale royalty that marketplaces can read and pay automatically. List where royalties are honoured, thank the collectors who pay them, and your own contract doubles as public proof you made the work. Since 2023 many big marketplaces made royalties optional, so some resales pay and some will not.

  • 3 stops
  • 40 minutes, all in
  • 3 surprises
  • 1 live demo
Walk the routefirst, who knew?

Chapter 1

Who knew?

the bits nobody tells you
Oh! #1
OpenSea made creator fees optional for new collections in August 2023 and stopped enforcing them on older ones from early 2024.
It switched off its enforcement tool after marketplaces competed on zero fees.
Oh! #2
Your own contract is also proof you made the work; a fake on a different contract is easy to spot.
Buyers can check which contract and wallet created a token.
Oh! #3
Some marketplaces and artist-run platforms still honour royalties by default.
Royalty enforcement is a marketplace choice, so where you list matters.
People assume

Selling digital art needs a gallery or a costly platform.

Actually

Deploying your own contract and minting costs gas only, cents on Base. Marketplaces may take a fee on sales. Royalties depend on where resales happen.

Chapter 2

The free route, step by step

tap a stop to do it now

3 stops, cheapest first

  1. Stop 1 · OwnMint your art on your own contract with a resale royaltyGas to deploy and mint; cents on L2s like Base, more on Ethereum20 minManifold
  2. Stop 2 · PublishPublish a page that stays online without a hostFiles under about 100 KiB are free through ArDrive Turbo; larger ones cost a one-time fee10 minArDrive (Arweave)
  3. Stop 3 · PublishBuild a following that no platform can take awayFree to sign up; some apps charge a small yearly storage fee for heavy use10 minFarcaster

Three ways through

Pick your route

free, bold, or build the missing piece
  1. Start free tonight

    Publish your work where it lasts

    Put your portfolio somewhere permanent and build a following you own.

    1. Publish a page that stays online without a host
    2. Build a following that no platform can take away

    Cost Free for small files.

  2. The bold play

    Mint where the royalty is enforced

    Metaplex Core on Solana enforces royalties by default. On Ethereum, mint on your own Manifold contract and reward buyers who pay.

    1. Mint art where the resale royalty is enforced
    2. Mint your art on your own contract with a resale royalty

    Cost Under a cent per mint on Solana; gas on Base.

  3. Build it

    Build the collector badge page

    Built by the House

    No page yet shows which buyers paid the royalty on resale. The House will build it with you.

    1. Own a working onchain app with your name on it
    2. Read resale events and badge each royalty-paying buyer.

    Cost Build time.

    Build it yourselfwith Deployr Build it with the Housein the Workshop

Your version

Make this mine

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What I already have

Past the basics

What’s possible

live today, or yours to build

Project + project

Combos nobody marketed

A + B = something new
  • Metaplex Corea denylist

    Marketplaces that skip royalties simply cannot trade your work.

    Why it works Core's royalty plugin supports allow and deny lists.

  • ManifoldZora

    Own your contract and reach Zora's collectors too.

    Why it works Manifold contracts are yours; Zora mints are cheap on Base.

  • royalty badgesFarcaster

    Supportive collectors get public thanks where your fans already are.

    Why it works Social posts carry links to the badge page.

Chapter 3

Try it live

Do not take our word for it. Manifold runs right here, so you can poke at the real thing before you commit to anything.

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Chapter 4

Where it matters most

  • illustrators and photographers

    Editions can be sold directly with a royalty set.

  • musicians releasing cover art or collectibles

    A collector market adds income beyond streams.

  • artists in places with weak copyright enforcement

    An owned contract is a public record of authorship.

Chapter 5 · Not built yet?

Build it

A collector page that shows which buyers paid the royalty on resale, as a badge of support.

Who could build it Artists and collectors who want to reward fair resales.

Build it yourselfwith Deployr Build it with the Housein the Workshop

For founders

Uses you never marketed

All projects →
ManifoldUnmarketed use

Owned contracts double as authorship records, useful to artists even before any sale.

ZoraUnmarketed use

Earning on every mint and trade on Zora is a different model from resale royalties and worth explaining side by side.

Connections

People to meet

Propose a bridge →
  • Metaplex

    Learn the royalties plugin.

    Say hello
  • Manifold

    Learn owned-contract setups.

    Say hello
  • Zora

    Reach onchain collectors.

    Say hello
  • curators

    Get your work in front of collectors.

    Go there

Propose a bridgetwo projects, one outcome neither could reach alone

Questions

Are NFT royalties guaranteed on every resale of my art?

No. Many marketplaces made royalties optional, so whether you are paid depends on where the resale happens.

Do I need a lot of money to mint my own art onchain?

No. On low-fee networks like Base, deploying a contract and minting costs cents in gas.

Does minting my art protect my copyright legally?

Not by itself. It is a public record of authorship, but copyright is set by law, so check with a local adviser.

Can buyers see that the art came from my own contract?

Yes. Anyone can check the contract and creator wallet on a block explorer or the marketplace page.

The spark

Which of your pieces would a collector be proud to say they paid you for twice?

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