# Royalties & Fees

Understanding the costs and earnings for creators on Stargaze.

## Creator Royalties

Royalties are your ongoing earnings from secondary sales.

### How They Work

When someone resells an NFT from your collection:

1. Sale happens on the marketplace
2. Your royalty is automatically calculated
3. Funds are sent to your royalty wallet
4. No action needed from you

### Setting Royalties

When creating your collection:

* **Minimum:** 0%
* **Recommended:** 2-5% for most projects

Once set, royalties cannot be changed.

### Royalty Wallet

Designate where royalties are sent:

* Can be a single wallet
* Can be a multisig
* Can be split between multiple addresses

Set this during collection creation.

## Launch Costs

### Contract Deployment

Creating your collection on-chain costs:

* \~20-100 USDC depending on collection size
* Paid once during deployment

### IPFS Storage

Your images and metadata need to be stored on IPFS:

* Permanent storage (need to stay pinned)
* Costs depend on number of NFTs / size / IPFS provider

### Gas Fees

Small fees for each transaction:

* Per operation
* Paid when you interact with the contract

## Mint Revenue

### Primary Sales

When someone mints from your collection:

* You receive the mint price
* Minus protocol fees (8%)
* Paid directly to your wallet

### Example

Collection: 1,000 NFTs at 10 ATOM each

* Gross revenue: 10,000 ATOM
* Your earnings: \~9,200 ATOM

## Secondary Revenue

### From Royalties

Ongoing income from resales:

* 5% royalty on 100 ATOM sale = 5 ATOM to you

### Tracking Earnings

View your royalty earnings:

1. Go to Studio
2. Select your collection
3. Click **Analytics**
4. See royalty totals and history

## Fee Summary

| When           | Fee             | Who Pays         |
| -------------- | --------------- | ---------------- |
| Deployment     | \~20-100 USDC   | Creator          |
| Each mint      | 8% Protocol Fee | Minter           |
| Secondary sale | 2% Marketplace  | Seller           |
| Secondary sale | Royalty         | Seller → Creator |

## Tips

* **Price mints fairly** - Consider gas costs for minters
* **Set reasonable royalties** - Too high discourages trading
* **Plan for taxes** - Keep records of your earnings
* **Use a dedicated wallet** - Easier tracking and security


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