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For teachers · founding programme
Teach what you know. Get paid every Monday.
0% fee on sales from your own link for 6 months. We check you once, so learners don't have to guess whether you're real.
Checked once
A call + ID
Paid Mondays
Next: 12 Oct 2026
Videos protected
DRM + watermark
What you keep, in rupees.
Same maths as checkout. Change the numbers.
Course type
You keep, per sale
₹975
- Learner pays
- ₹999
- SkillMela fee (0%)
- −₹0
- Razorpay charge (about 2% + GST)
- −₹24
10 sales₹9,750
This is maths, not a promise. Most creators sell less than they hope, and the sales number is yours, not ours. Razorpay's real charge is shown on every statement.
- Your own link
- 0% for 6 months, then 5%
- Learners SkillMela finds
- 15%
- Monthly or sign-up fee
- None
- Exclusivity
- None. Keep selling anywhere
Why teach here?
Proof, not hype
Genuine teachers get buried under loud ones. Your "Verified" badge is earned on a call and an ID check, and your trust score comes only from what learners say happened. Nobody can buy either.
Paid every Monday
Every Monday we pay you for each sale whose refund window has ended (7 days, or 30 for courses with the 30-day refund), by UPI or bank, with a statement listing every sale.
Your videos, protected (mostly)
DRM streaming plus a watermark of each learner's details stops casual downloading and makes a leak traceable to an account. Nothing stops someone filming a screen; if a copy turns up, we help you take it down.
Fees, as each platform publishes them.
Read on their own pricing pages, 7 October 2026. "—" means we couldn't confirm it there.
| SkillMela | Topmate ↗ | TagMango ↗ | Skool ↗ | Graphy ↗ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee on your own link | 0% for 6 months, then 5% | 10% | 10% on the free plan | 10% on the $9/month plan | — |
| Fee when the platform finds the buyer | 15% | 20% | — | — | — |
| Monthly plans | None | — | ₹5,000 + GST/month with 5.5%; ₹15,000 + GST with 3.5%; ₹30,000 + GST with 0% | $99/month with 2.9% | India plans from ₹1,999/month (₹4,200 and ₹8,400 plans too) |
| Payment gateway charge | Razorpay's, at cost (about 2% + GST), on your statement | — | Included in the commission (paid separately on the ₹30,000 plan, from 1.5%) | — | — |
The honest bit: if you sell a lot, a paid plan elsewhere (for example a fixed monthly fee with a low or zero commission) can cost you less than our 5%. Do the maths for your own numbers. What we add that a tool doesn't: a check that tells learners you're real, and a marketplace that can send you buyers.
Monthly or one-time?
We don't know which earns you more. Here's when each one fits.
Monthly fits when…
- You add new lessons, live Q&As or feedback every month
- Learners need you over time, not just once
- You're okay with some learners stopping each month
Each payment gives a learner 30 days. Nothing renews automatically, so learners who stop paying simply stop.
One-time fits when…
- Your course is finished and complete
- Learners want to own it and go at their own pace
- You'd rather not keep producing every month
One price, lasting access to the lessons. Simpler for you and for them. You can run one course of each kind.
From application to first payout.
- 1
Apply
5 minutes. Link your real work. Follower counts don't matter.
- 2
Get checked
A short call with the founder and an ID check.
- 3
Build your course
Course card, lessons and protected videos in the course studio.
- 4
Go live
We review the card's promises, then it's listed. Share your link.
- 5
Get paid
Every Monday, for sales past their refund window.
The questions every teacher asks.
No sugar-coating.
Why should I trust a new site with my money?
You shouldn't, blindly. We're new and have no track record yet. Here's what we commit to: every Monday we pay out every sale whose refund window has ended, with a statement listing each sale, the fees and Razorpay's actual charge. If a payout is late, you'll know exactly which one. Judge us on your first payout. Who runs SkillMela and how to complain is on why trust us.
How is this different from TagMango or Topmate?
They're tools for selling to your own audience (Topmate also has a marketplace). We're a marketplace that checks teachers first: learners see a verified badge and a trust score built from what actually happened. Our fees are in the table above, next to theirs, as they publish them.
Do I have to move everything? Can I keep my course on both?
Keep it on both. There's no exclusivity, ever. Many teachers start by listing one course here and sharing that link alongside their existing one. If it doesn't work for you, you've lost nothing but the time to set it up.
Is a monthly plan better?
Not always, and we won't pretend it is. Monthly fits when you keep adding things learners use each month. A finished course usually sells better as one price. The section above has the details. Each course is one or the other, and you can run one of each.
Will I make more money? How much?
We can't promise that, and anyone who does is guessing. Plenty of good courses sell slowly. What we actually do: 0% on your own link for 6 months, a verified badge that helps a careful learner choose you, and a marketplace that can send you buyers you didn't find yourself (at 15%). Use the calculator with numbers you believe.
Will my course stay secure?
More secure than an unlisted YouTube link or a Google Drive folder. Videos stream with DRM and carry a watermark of each learner's details, so casual downloading is blocked and a leak points to an account. It can't stop someone pointing a phone at their screen; nothing can. If a copy shows up, tell us and we'll help with the takedown.
What is the community thing, and do I need it?
Every course has a space for your announcements and for learners to ask questions and show what they built. You don't need to run it like a full-time job. The one ask is answering learner questions within 48 hours. Some teachers love it; others just post announcements.
Do I have to give refunds? What if people abuse them?
Yes, within published rules: within 7 days of paying, a learner can get a refund if they can't get in, if promised lessons weren't delivered, or if the course isn't as described (only while they're under 20% through it). The 30-day no-questions refund is optional; you choose. To limit abuse: one refund per course per learner, and learners with many refunds get a closer look before anything is approved. Every refund is decided by a person, not automatically. Razorpay keeps its charge on a refunded sale, and that is deducted from your next payout. Full rules: refund policy.
Apply to teach
About 5 minutes. We read every application ourselves and reply within a few days. A small audience is fine; real work matters more.
- Show your real work, and record one sample lesson.
- Write down what learners will be able to do. They confirm it at the end.
- Answer learner questions within 48 hours.
- No income or job guarantees, fake timers or made-up discounts.
Full rules on our terms page.