Revenue share explained for organizers

A clear breakdown of what voteMe.live takes from paid voting, ticketing, paid nominations, and paid voter registrations.

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Applies to all plan tiers

voteMe.live takes a percentage of gross revenue from each paid feature. Here is the complete breakdown.

Platform fees by feature

| Feature | Platform takes | You keep | |---|---|---| | Paid voting (awards-style) | 10% | 90% | | Ticketing | 5% | 95% | | Paid nominations | 5% | 95% | | Paid voter registration | 5% | 95% |

How the split works technically

All payments flow through Paystack. When you create a paid event, voteMe.live provisions a Paystack subaccount linked to your mobile money or bank account. Paystack splits every payment at the moment of transaction — you never touch the platform's share. What lands in your subaccount is already your net amount.

This means there is no waiting for the platform to release funds to you. Your 90% (or 95%) is in your subaccount the moment the voter pays.

Paid voting example

Your event charges GHS 2.00 per vote. A fan buys 50 votes for their favourite contestant, paying GHS 100.

Platform fee: GHS 10 (10%)
Your share: GHS 90 (90%)

GHS 90 goes directly to your Paystack subaccount. You can withdraw it at any time from your dashboard.

Ticketing example

You sell VIP tickets at GHS 200 each. Ten tickets are sold, generating GHS 2,000.

Platform fee: GHS 100 (5%)
Your share: GHS 1,900 (95%)

Paid nominations example

You charge GHS 50 per nomination. 100 nominations are submitted, generating GHS 5,000.

Platform fee: GHS 250 (5%)
Your share: GHS 4,750 (95%)

Free features

The following features are free — voteMe.live takes nothing:

Election-style (unpaid) voting
Free (hot) voting
Free voter registration (up to 25 voters per event)
Studio design tools

Paystack transaction fees

Paystack charges its own processing fees separate from voteMe.live's platform fee. These are deducted from the gross amount before the split. Paystack's current Ghana rates are available on their website. For Mobile Money transactions in Ghana, the fee is typically 1.5% of the transaction amount.

When can I withdraw?

You can initiate a withdrawal from your event dashboard at any time. Withdrawals go through a two-step process: you receive a verification OTP by email, confirm it, and then the withdrawal enters a short review queue before the transfer is sent to your mobile money account via Paystack.

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