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Custom work is where creators earn the most per hour and lose the most money to bad process. The request is specific, the buyer is already committed, and the price can be several times a stock item. The failure mode is always the same: an unpriced brief, a revision that was never agreed, and three hours of work for the price of one. Everything in this category is a pricing-discipline problem rather than a demand problem.
What sells in this category
- Named or scripted requests, priced per minute or per shot
- Personalised photo sets to a stated brief
- Audio to order, which is cheap to produce and underpriced by most sellers
- Bundled customs for returning buyers at an agreed repeat rate
Pricing and logistics
Price per unit of effort, not per deliverable: a minute of video, a shot, a page of script. Quote the brief, the turnaround and the number of included revisions up front, and treat anything beyond that as a new order. Take payment before you start producing. Say no to briefs you do not want rather than pricing them high and resenting them.
What you keep
Creators keep 90% of every sale. The platform fee is a flat 10%, and it is the same across marketplace listings, subscriptions, pay-per-view messages, tips, private shows and live-stream tips. For what that looks like after shipping, packaging and tax set-aside, read our honest breakdown of what creators actually make.
Custom content: common questions
How much should I charge for custom content?
Start from your effective hourly rate and work backwards. Estimate the real time including setup, shooting, editing and messaging, multiply by the rate you want, and quote that. Pricing off what someone else charges ignores that their brief took a different amount of work.
How do I stop custom requests turning into unpaid work?
Agree the brief, the turnaround and the number of revisions in writing before you start, and charge for anything outside it. Unpaid revisions and informal extras are what turn a well-priced custom into a loss.
What does Crave take from a sale?
A flat 10%, so you keep 90%. That applies to customs, pay-per-view messages, subscriptions and tips alike.
Should I take every custom request?
No. Declining briefs you do not want is a pricing decision, not a lost sale. Creators who take everything end up with a schedule full of low-margin work and no time for the orders that actually pay.