Full transparencyHow SkillxTube makes money

Why monetization? Full transparency.

We hate “Skip the ad” too. So here is exactly how SkillxTube pays its bills, and what we promise in return: brands framed by people, quality over quantity, and nothing that gets in the way of learning.

“Skip the ad in 5… 4…”
Skip, the grey Skip button character, counting down from 5

Where the money comes from

Three sources, all visible. No data sale, no ad network.

  1. 01

    Paths you generate

    Library paths and Day 1 are free. You pay when you want a path built for your own goal, once or monthly.

  2. 02

    A few logo cells

    Brands rent fixed cells: beside the free tools, around the game, on the channels board, in the footer and the app sidebar. Prices are public.

  3. 03

    Affiliates, paid from our share

    Affiliates earn 40% of what their referrals pay, for 12 months. It comes out of our share, never from a higher price for you.

Our promise

Framed

  • Every logo is reviewed by a person before it goes live. Nothing is published automatically.
  • A brand can never buy a learning path or a place inside a lesson. The paths stay ours.
  • Sponsored links are marked as sponsored, for you and for search engines.

Quality

  • A limited number of cells, at fixed places. When they are taken, they are taken.
  • We turn down a brand that does not help people learn or make something.
  • A logo that stops matching what it promised is taken down.

Not intrusive

  • No pre-roll, no pop-up ad, no countdown, no autoplay. Nothing stands between you and Day 1.
  • A logo is a still image in its cell. It does not move, follow you or cover the page.
  • No ad network and no brand tracking scripts on the site.

Meet Skip

He can only talk after 5 seconds. That is why he will never work here.

Skip is the Skip button from Zip's gang: impatient, blunt, always counting down. He zaps everything, his feelings included. We built SkillxTube so you never meet him between you and a lesson.

He has a soft spot, though: he protects Buffer, the loading circle, without ever admitting it. We like to think we do the same for your attention.

Skip counting down from 5
5… 4…
Skip zapping a feeling, eyes closed
I zap it
Skip with a heart badge next to Buffer
Except for Buffer

Questions

Why does SkillxTube show brands at all?
Curating videos, writing challenges and running the app cost money. A few reviewed logo cells keep the library and Day 1 free without selling your attention.
Will I ever have to watch an ad before a lesson?
No. There is no pre-roll, no pop-up and no countdown. A lesson starts when you press play.
Can a brand pay to appear inside a learning path?
No. Brands rent fixed logo cells around the site. Paths and lessons are never for sale.
Who checks the brands?
A person reviews every logo and link before it goes live. A refused cell is refunded.

A brand? See how the brand program works.

Your move

Learning first. Always.

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How SkillxTube works