Manual MarketplaceFor skilled trades experts
Turn what you already know into monthly income
Keep 80% of every subscription. Film a guide once on your phone, list it, and get paid every month a crew keeps learning from it — no course to build, no funnel to run.
How it works
Film the fix
Use your phone. Walk through a job you already know cold — no studio, no script, no editing software required.
List it
Set your own price per 5-seat block, from CA$3.00 up. No listing fee — you only earn once someone subscribes.
Companies find it
Crews subscribe to exactly the guides they need for their technicians, organized by trade and topic.
Get paid monthly
Automatically, through Stripe, for as long as a company stays subscribed — not a one-time sale.
What the math actually looks like
A guide listed at the suggested starting price of CA$10.00/month per 5-seat block pays you CA$8.00 of that — every month, automatically, for every company subscribed. Two companies subscribed is CA$16.00/month. Ten is CA$80.00/month. From one video.
Illustrative math, not a guarantee — how many companies actually subscribe depends on demand for your specific trade and topic. There's no cost or risk to listing: you only ever earn a percentage of what a guide actually brings in, never pay in.
Be one of the first in your trade
Manual Marketplace is early — most topics across most trades don't have a guide listed yet. The guide that's first in a topic is usually what a searching crew finds first, and early subscribers don't reset when a new competitor shows up later. That head start is easiest to claim right now, while it's still open.
Questions you'd actually ask
Do I need real filming/editing equipment?
No. Your phone is fine — clarity matters far more than production value. Talk through the fix like you're explaining it to an apprentice standing next to you.
What if nobody subscribes to my guide?
Then it doesn't earn anything, but it also never cost you anything to list — there's no upfront fee, so there's no financial downside to trying.
How and when do I actually get paid?
Through Stripe Connect, automatically, every month a subscription renews — not something you have to invoice or chase.
What does the platform take?
A 20% fee on subscription revenue — you keep 80%. No listing fees, no monthly account fees.
Can I stop selling a guide later?
Yes, any time from your dashboard. Current subscribers keep access until their billing period ends; it just won't renew after that.