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# Creator Fees (Ways to Earn)

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basedbid gives creators <mark style="color:$primary;">**the highest earning potential in web3**</mark>**.** Launch a pool, flash token, or board and earn at every stage, from your first trade on the bonding curve to ongoing DEX volume after graduation. The Fee Builder gives you full control over where those earnings go, with <mark style="color:$primary;">**no token sells, no red candles, and no redeployment needed**</mark>

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<summary><strong>LBP/Pools</strong></summary>

Earn at three stages:

**1. Bonding Curve Fees:** Set custom buy and sell fees while your token trades on the basedbid bonding curve\ <mark style="color:$primary;">Min: 0%
&#x20;\- Max: 1%</mark>

**2. Graduation Fee:** Earn a one-time fee when your token reaches its market cap target and graduates to a DEX\ <mark style="color:$primary;">Min: 0%
&#x20;\- Max: 2.5%</mark>

**3. Post-Graduation Trading Fees:** Continue earning from ongoing trading volume after your token launches on major DEXs:

* <mark style="color:purple;">**LP Fees:**</mark> Standard fees earned from your LP. When collected, you receive 50% in native token and 50% in project token\ <mark style="color:$primary;">Min: 0%
  &#x20;\- Max: 10%</mark>
* <mark style="color:purple;">**Fee Builder:**</mark> A programmable fee captured directly at the swap, on top of LP fees. No token sells. No thresholds. No red candles. You choose where it goes:

  * Holder rewards
  * Automatic buybacks
  * Liquidity
  * Any custom wallet (marketing, KOLs, team, partners)

  <mark style="color:$primary;">Min: 0%
  &#x20;\- Max: 10%</mark>

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For a detailed breakdown of how to set these fees and maximize your earnings, check out our step-by-step guide and explainer

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{% endhint %}

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<details>

<summary>Flash Tokens</summary>

**DEX Trading Fees:** Set a trading fee on the DEX where your Flash Token launches. Earn from all trading volume from day one

* <mark style="color:purple;">**LP Fees:**</mark> Standard fees earned from your LP. When collected, you receive 50% in native token and 50% in project token\ <mark style="color:$primary;">Min: 0%
  &#x20;\- Max: 10%</mark>
* <mark style="color:purple;">**Fee Builder:**</mark> A programmable fee captured directly at the swap, on top of LP fees. No token sells. No thresholds. No red candles. You choose where it goes:

  * Holder rewards
  * Automatic buybacks
  * Liquidity
  * Any custom wallet (marketing, KOLs, team, partners)

  <mark style="color:$primary;">Min: 0%
  &#x20;\- Max: 10%</mark>

{% hint style="info" %}
For a detailed breakdown of how to set these fees and maximize your earnings, check out our step-by-step guide

<p align="center"><a class="button primary" data-icon="coins">How to Set Fee Builder</a><a href="/pages/WutnpGAWFYBv4XwBQ0r9" class="button primary" data-icon="book-open">What is the Fee Builder</a></p>
{% endhint %}

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<details>

<summary>Branded Boards</summary>

Every board launch pays the Board owner and the pool creator. Both sides win. Board owners can customise the following:

* **Listing Fees** - Charge projects to launch on your Board
* **Buy Fees** - Earn from buy transactions during the bonding curve phase\ <mark style="color:$primary;">Min: 0%
  &#x20;\- Max: 3%</mark>
* **Sell Fees** - Earn from sell transactions during the bonding curve phase\ <mark style="color:$primary;">Min: 0% -
  &#x20;Max: 3%</mark>
* **Graduation Fees** - Earn when tokens graduate to DEX\ <mark style="color:$primary;">Min: 0%
  &#x20;\- Max: 5%</mark>
* **Post-Graduation Fees** - Continue earning from LBPS tokens after they graduate
* **Flash Token Trading Fees** - Earn from Flash Tokens launched on your Board

Board earnings are ongoing and scale with your community's activity.

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For a detailed breakdown of how to set these fees and maximize your earnings, check out our step-by-step guide

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### Examples:

<details>

<summary>Pool Owner Earnings (Creator Fees)</summary>

* Your team creates a based pool for **free** called "Utility Token"
* You set a buy fee of 1% and a sell fee of 1%
* Utility Token's trading fee is 5% after it graduates to a DEX
* You set your graduation fee to 2.5%
* While traded on basedbid, Utility Token has $1,000,000 buy volume and $500,000 sell volume\ <mark style="color:$primary;">Your team receives: $10,000 for the buy volume and $5,000 for the selling volume</mark>
* When Utility Token graduates to the DEX the liquidity is $70,000\ <mark style="color:$primary;">Your team receives: $1,750</mark>
* After Utility Token graduates to the DEX, it gets $1,000,000 in overall trading volume over 7 days\ <mark style="color:$primary;">Your team receives: $50,000</mark>
* <mark style="color:$primary;">**Your team receives a total of $66,750 (including the after graduation fees, something which is unique to basedbid)**</mark>

</details>

<details>

<summary>Flash Tokens (Creator Fees)</summary>

* Your team creates a Flash Token for **free** called "Mega Token"
* Mega Token's transaction fee is set to 9%
* It gets $10,000,000 in overall trading volume on a DEX over 7 days\ <mark style="color:$primary;">Your team receives: $450,000</mark>

</details>

<details>

<summary>Board Owner Earnings (Creator Fees)</summary>

* Your team creates a board for called "TheBestBoard"
* You set a buy fee of 1% and a sell fee of 1%
* TheBestBoard's graduation fee is also 2%
* The after graduation fees are set to 50%
* You set the flash token volume fees to 50%
* Over a 7 day period TheBestBoard has the following volume:
  * $2,500,000 buy volume on and $1,750,000 sell volume on basedbid\ <mark style="color:$primary;">Your team receives: $12,500 for the buy volume and $8,750 for the selling volume</mark>
  * A total of 8 project graduate on your board with $1,800,000 in liquidity\ <mark style="color:$primary;">Your team receives: $18,000</mark>
  * After 4 of those projects graduate to the DEX, they get $6,000,000 in overall trading volume with a fee of 4%. The other 4 projects have a fee of 10% and get $3,000,000 in overall trading volume\ <mark style="color:$primary;">Your team receives: $60,000 & $75,000</mark>
  * 12 flash tokens are also created on your board, the first 4 have a fee of 6% with $6,000,000 in overall trading volume, the next 5 have a fee of 8% with $3,000,000 in overall trading volume and the final 3 tokens have a fee of 10% with $4,500,000 in overall trading volume\ <mark style="color:$primary;">Your team receives: $90,000, $120,000 & $112,500</mark>
  * <mark style="color:$primary;">**Your team receives a total of $496,750 over a 1 week period**</mark><br>

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