Revenue sharing: what organizers actually keep on voteMe.live

Revenue sharing: what organizers actually keep on voteMe.live

One of the most common questions we get from Ghanaian event organizers is: "After everything, how much do I actually receive?" The answer is straightforward, and this post gives you exact numbers with worked examples.

The platform fee structure

voteMe.live charges a percentage of gross revenue from each paid feature. Every free feature — including election-style voting, free hot voting, and the Studio design tool — costs nothing.

For paid features:

• Paid (awards-style) voting: You keep 90%, platform takes 10%
• Ticketing: You keep 95%, platform takes 5%
• Paid nominations: You keep 95%, platform takes 5%
• Paid voter registration: You keep 95%, platform takes 5%

How the split works

When a voter pays, Paystack splits the money in real time at the moment of the transaction. Your share goes directly into your Paystack subaccount. You never wait for the platform to release your funds. The money is yours, already in your account, before the night is over.

Paystack also charges its own processing fee. For Mobile Money transactions in Ghana, this is typically around 1.5% of the transaction value. This is deducted from the gross amount before the split, so it comes out of the total rather than being additional.

Worked example: awards show with voting and tickets

Your awards event charges GHS 2.00 per vote and sells VIP tickets at GHS 150.

Voting revenue: 15,000 votes sold × GHS 2.00 = GHS 30,000 gross - Paystack fee (~1.5%): GHS 450 - Net after Paystack: GHS 29,550 - Platform fee (10%): GHS 2,955 - Your share: GHS 26,595

Ticketing revenue: 200 VIP tickets × GHS 150 = GHS 30,000 gross - Paystack fee (~1.5%): GHS 450 - Net after Paystack: GHS 29,550 - Platform fee (5%): GHS 1,477.50 - Your share: GHS 28,072.50

Combined, your event generated GHS 60,000 and you take home approximately GHS 54,667.50. That is over 91% of gross revenue, with all payment processing handled for you.

Free features have no fees

Every feature that does not involve a payment is free:

• Creating and publishing your event
• Adding unlimited categories and contestants
• Election-style voting (the votes themselves are free)
• Free voter registration (up to 25 voters per event)
• Studio design tool (flyers, posters, social cards)
• Chat moderation
• Analytics and audit logs

All payouts are manual

voteMe.live does not schedule automatic payouts. Your earnings accumulate in your Paystack subaccount and stay there until you request a withdrawal from your dashboard. You can withdraw as often as you like. Withdrawals require a one-time OTP verification by email and go through a short review queue before transfer.

The takeaway

Most platforms in the events space take 20–30% of revenue and add opaque processing fees on top. voteMe.live takes 10% on paid voting and 5% on everything else. The split happens at the Paystack level in real time, so there is no question of when you receive your money — it arrives as the votes come in.