Creator platform revenue.

Podia is an all-in-one creator platform for courses, digital downloads, coaching, and community. Pricing: 39-89/month flat fee (no transaction fees on Mover/Shaker plans). Revenue comes from course sales + coaching subscriptions. Unlike percentage-based platforms, Podia's flat fee means margins improve with scale.

20 courses/month × 97 + 5 coaching clients × 200/month = 1,940 + 1,000 = 2,940 gross. Minus 39 Podia plan = 2,901 net. Strong margin because flat fee is tiny relative to revenue. At 50+ course sales/month the margin approaches 98% - one of the best creator platform economics available.

Podia vs Teachable vs Kajabi: Podia simplest + cheapest for under 500 students. Teachable best for larger course businesses (more marketing features, but 5% fee on basic plan). Kajabi most powerful (full website + marketing automation) but 149-399/month. Choose based on current scale and complexity needs.

A worked example

Try the defaults: courses sold monthly of 20, avg course price of 97, coaching clients of 5, coaching monthly price of 200. The tool returns 2,901.00. You can adjust any input and the result updates as you type — no submit button, no reload. That's the real power here: seeing how sensitive the output is to one or two assumptions.

What moves the number most

The result responds to Courses Sold Monthly, Avg Course Price, Coaching Clients, Coaching Monthly Price, and Podia Plan Monthly. Not every input has equal weight. Flip one at a time toward extreme values to feel which ones move the needle most for your situation.

The formula behind this

Course revenue = sales × price. Coaching = clients × price. Net = total - Podia plan. Everything the calculator does is shown in the formula box below, so you can check the math against your own spreadsheet if you want.

What to do with a low result

A disappointing result is information, not a judgement. Pick the single input that dragged the figure down most and focus the next quarter on that one factor. Breadth-first improvement rarely works; depth-first on the worst input usually does.

What this doesn't capture

The score is a composite of the inputs you provide. Life context — job security, family obligations, health, housing — doesn't appear in the math but shapes the real picture. Use the number as a prompt, not a verdict.