Tips, subscriptions & platform revenue — all levels.
Lumina has real money moving through it — from viewers to creators — starting day one. No follower minimum. No approval process. Here’s every revenue stream and exactly how to use them.
Viewers can tip any creator $1–$500 per transaction. Tips are processed instantly via Stripe and hit your account on a rolling 2-day payout. Publish a film — your tip button is already live. To maximise tips: put your best work forward, build a consistent posting schedule, and ask viewers directly at the end of a film.
Viewers can subscribe to you for a monthly fee you set. $3–$5/month is the sweet spot — low enough to be impulse, high enough to signal commitment. Subscriptions build recurring income and identify your biggest fans. Currently available on web and Android (iOS support follows App Store rules).
Revenue follows attention. Upload consistently, share your Lumina profile outside the app, follow back your early supporters, and add Director’s Commentary to your best films — it converts casual viewers to subscribers.
Establish a visual style, create series (episodes drive repeat visits), document your process (“behind the AI” content builds trust), and treat every viewer as a potential subscriber. The creators who earn most on Lumina keep showing up — ten films beats one perfect film.