About this Guide
This guide will take you through everything you need to know about monetizing on Glimesh:
- Important Information
- Registering For Subscriptions And Donations
- Linking Streamloots
To follow along with this guide you will need to be in Your Payment Portal: https://glimesh.tv/users/payments and Support Modal: https://glimesh.tv/users/settings/addons. For more information on your Support Modal see our Your Support Modal guide.
Description: Image showing the Setup Glimesh Payouts part of the Payment Portal with a dropdown box to select your country and a large purple button below this with the label "Start Process".
Description: Image showing the Streamloots URL section from the Support Modal with a box for your Streamloots URL underneath.
The chosen payment provider for Glimesh is Stripe. They are one of the largest payment providers in the world, if you have ever ordered online, you have likely used Stripe. You can find out more information about them on their website: https://stripe.com
!! Disclaimer !!
Glimesh does not offer tax advice. This guide is not meant as a substitute for professional tax advice. Use of this guide will not provide you with every detail necessary for your complete tax situation. If you have questions about your taxes please seek a certified professional accountant. Glimesh will not take responsibility for any information that was submitted incorrectly and any damages that result in incorrect information.
If you need support please contact a certified tax professional, Glimesh Support is not equipped to assist with tax or legal documents.
Part 1: Important Information
1. Supported Countries
Glimesh currently offers payout support for 80 countries, directly to your bank account, debit card, or other accepted payment methods. For a full list of countries we currently support see the table below:
Country Name | ||||||||
| Argentina | Egypt | Liechtenstein | Saudi Arabia | |||||
| Armenia | El Salvador | Lithuania | Senegal | |||||
| Australia | Estonia | Luxembourg | Serbia | |||||
| Austria | Finland | Macao SAR China | Singapore | |||||
| Belgium | France | Malaysia | Slovakia | |||||
| Bolivia | Gambia | Malta | Slovenia | |||||
| Bosnia & Herezegovina | Germany | Mauritius | South Africa | |||||
| Brazil | Greece | Mexico | South Korea | |||||
| Bulgaria | Hong Kong SAR China | Morocco | Spain | |||||
| Cambodia | Hungary | Namibia | Sweden | |||||
| Canada | Iceland | Netherlands | Switzerland | |||||
| Chile | India | New Zealand | Thailand | |||||
| Colombia | Indonesia | Norway | Trinidad & Tobago | |||||
| Costa Rica | Ireland | Panama | Tunisia | |||||
| Croatia | Israel | Paraguay | Turkey | |||||
| Cyprus | Italy | Peru | United Arab Emirates | |||||
| Czech Republic | Japan | Philippines | United Kingdom | |||||
| Côte d'Ivoire | Jordan | Poland | United States | |||||
| Denmark | Kenya | Portugal | Uruguay | |||||
| Dominican Republic | Latvia | Romania | Vietnam | |||||
Subscriptions are £4.43 a month, from this 60% is paid to the streamer, and 40% to Glimesh. Glimesh pays all processing fees and chargeback protection is included. Payments are made biweekly with no minimum payout amount.
Description: The image shows a Sankey Diagram which graphically demonstrates the 60/40 split from a donation, the full details are outlined in the next section.
This chart shows how the fees are split, and how the 40% Glimesh takes is spent.
From a £4.43 donation, approximately £2.66 is paid to the streamer (depending on conversion rates), and £1.77 to Glimesh.
Of those £1.77 paid to Glimesh:
- £0.19 goes to Payment Processing Costs
- £0.44 goes to Payout Processing costs
- £0.81 goes to Sever & Bandwidth costs
- £0.32 goes directly to the Glimesh bank
3. Donation Fees
People can donate anywhere from £0.89 to £88.54 in a time to you. Glimesh takes no money from donations, the only fees you will pay are from our payment provider Stripe which are 2.9% + 30 cents.
Part 2: Registering For Subscriptions And Donations
1. The Setup Process
To begin the process of registering for payments on Glimesh head to your Payment Portal. Navigate to the bottom of the page to the receiving details section.
Description: Image showing the Setup Glimesh Payouts part of the Payment Portal with a dropdown box to select your country and a large purple button below this with the label "Start Process".
On the right side of your receiving details section, you will see a section for "Setup Glimesh Payouts".
Description: Image showing the Setup Glimesh Payouts part of the Payment Portal with a dropdown box to select your country (outlined in red) and a large purple button below this with the label "Start Process".
Click the box to select your country from the list - this list matches the countries listed above in supported countries. Be careful to select the correct country.
Description: Image showing the Setup Glimesh Payouts part of the Payment Portal with a dropdown box to select your country and a large purple button below this with the label "Start Process" (outlined in red).
Once you have selected your country click start process.
Description: Image shows a pop-up box that asks "Are you sure you wish to start the payouts setup with this country? You cannot change your country if you make a mistake." In the bottom right are two buttons, one for "OK" and one for "Cancel".
Clicking the start process button will provide a prompt to remind you to check that your country is correct, as you cannot change this later if there is any mistake. Click OK on the box to continue, or Cancel if you need to change something.
Description: Image showing the Set Glimesh Payouts information page with Tax Information United States and Other Countries in the left box. The middle box has information relating to the Setup and the right box has information about how Payouts on Glimesh work, in the bottom of this box is a large purple button labeled "Proceed with Stripe Setup".
After clicking OK to continue you will be directed to a page with more information about setting up Payouts. The first box on the left will take you through information related to Tax Information for United States residents at the top, and all other countries below. The middle box includes important information about Setup and the final box to the right confirms information relating to your Payouts.
If you are happy with this information click the large purple "Proceed with Stripe Setup" button at the bottom of the Payouts box. This will now direct you to Stripe to start your application.
Description: Image showing the first page of the application process for your subscription button, with a field to input your email address with a large blue button labeled "Continue" underneath.
You will now see the start of an application page. On the left side is a blue panel that explains that Glimesh is partnered with Stripe for its payments and financial services. On the right, you will see the title "Get paid by Glimesh" with a box underneath to fill in your email address. Once you have done this click the blue continue button below.
Description: Image showing the first page of the application process for your subscription button, with a field to input your email address, followed underneath by a box to fill in your mobile number, under this is a large blue button labeled "Continue".
Clicking continue will now show a box underneath where you filled in your email address to add your phone number, the country code for this number will be preset based on the country you selected at the start of the process. Once you have filled in your mobile number, make sure it is correct, and then click the blue continue button at the bottom.
Description: Image showing the second page of the application process for your subscription button, with a field to input your phone verification code.
On the next page of the application, you will be asked to verify your phone number. Stripe will send a code to your mobile number, type that code into the box on this screen, once it is accepted you will be automatically directed to the next page.
Description: Image showing the third page of the application process for your subscription button, with a drop-down box to select your type of business.
On this next page, you will need to select your type of business from the dropdown with options for Individual / Sole Trader, Company, or Non-profit. Glimesh cannot help with advising which may apply to your personal situation, if you are unsure please seek advice from a legal tax representative.
Once you have selected your type of business, again click the blue continue button at the bottom of the screen.
Description: Image showing the fourth page of the application process for your subscription button, with fields to input your legal name (first name at the top, last name below) and date of birth in MM/DD/YY format below this. At the bottom of the page is a large blue button labeled "Continue".
This next page asks you to verify your personal details. The top box is where you will fill in your first name, and the box below is for your last name. Below where you fill in your name you will need to confirm your date of birth. Please pay close attention to the format for the date of being as it asks for Month/Day/Year. Once you have checked this, please press the blue continue button at the bottom of the screen to continue.
Description: Image showing the fifth page of the application process for your subscription button, with fields to input (from top to bottom), your Currency, Sort Code, Account Number, and Confirmation Account Number. Below these fields is a large blue button labeled "Save".
On this next page, you will need to fill in your bank details. The top box is for "currency" this will be set by default to the currency for the country you selected at the start of this process.
Once you have selected your currency fill in the boxes (from top to bottom) for your sort code, and account number, and confirm your account number.
PLEASE check these details are correct. Once you are sure they are, click the blue save button at the bottom of the page.
Description: Image showing the final page of the application process for your subscription button, with 2 boxes, personal details (above), and payout accounts (below). At the bottom of this page is a large blue button labeled "Submit".
The final page of this process will display your personal details (top box) and bank account details (bottom box) to check and confirm. Check that this is correct, and once you are happy with it click the blue submit button at the bottom of the page. If anything is incorrect press the pencil button in the top right corner of the box to go back and edit your information.
If you are from the US that is everything you need to do for your application. Once you have completed all these steps you will be required to wait as our internal process reviews your forms, this may take up to 14 days to complete.
If for any reason there are any issues with this process, you will be notified via email. If you have not received a notification after 14 days, please email support@glimesh.tv
For anyone who is outside of the US please continue reading this guide for further steps.
2. Tax Information For Non-US accounts
If you are setting up an account outside of the US, we are required to collect tax information from you before we can give you a sub and donation button.
These steps may be confusing and complicated, so we urge you to reach out to a local tax professional for help filling out your tax forms. Glimesh is not equipped, nor able to help you with any tax or legal questions relating to our services. If you are having technical difficulties, please reach out to us at support@glimesh.tv
Description: Image showing the result of clicking submit for all non-US accounts. This page is titled "Submit Tax Forms" with information for W-8BEN for individuals with a large purple button labeled "Start W-8BEN Tax Form" beneath, and information for W-8BEN-E for business or legal entities.
For individuals:
When you click Start W8-BEN Tax Form you will be taken to an external site where you can file this information securely for verification. Below we provide a basic outline of the steps necessary however, these steps may be confusing and complicated, so we urge you to reach out to a local tax professional for help filling out your tax forms. Glimesh is not equipped, nor able to help you with any tax or legal questions relating to our services. If you are having technical difficulties, please reach out to us at support@glimesh.tv
Description: The first page of the W-8BEN form titled "Name & Address".
On the first page, you will need to fill in the fields for your name, address, and country of residence. Check all your information is filled in correctly then click continue.
Description: The second page of the W-8BEN form titled "Tax ID Info".
On the next page, you will need to provide your identifying number(s) and date of birth here. You can hover over the ‘?’ at any time to receive an explanation of what each of these means to help inform you what you will need to provide. Again, check all this information is correct, and once you have confirmed this, click continue.
Description: The third page of the W-8BEN form titled "Treaty Benefits".
On page 3 select your country of residence here, the rest will be automatically filled in, and add any additional explanations if needed (remember to hover over the ‘?’ for an explanation of each step). Again, check this information over, confirm it is correct, then click continue.
Description: The fourth page of the W-8BEN form titled "Signature".
Page 4 requires you to provide your e-signature. Today's date will already be infilled with the correct date. Once you have done this click continue to proceed.
Description: The fifth page of the W-8BEN form titled "Send Form".
On the final page fill in your email address. Once you have done this click to send the form.
!! Checkpoint !!
Once you have completed all these steps you will be required to wait as our internal process reviews your forms, this may take up to 14 days to complete.
If for any reason there are any issues with this process, you will be notified via email. If you have not received a notification after 14 days, please email support@glimesh.tv
Description: Image showing the congratulations email which is received upon getting your subscriptions approved, this includes a large blue button labeled "Visit Channel".
Once your information has been verified as correct you will receive an email to confirm this.
Congratulations! Not only will you now see a purple "Support" button above your stream where users can subscribe to you, but you will also now have your own unique URL which links directly to your subscriptions button which will look similar to this: https://glimesh.tv/USERNAMEHERE/support/subscribe (be sure to replace USERNAMEHERE with your username in order for this to work).
!! Checkpoint !!
When you are approved for subscriptions on Glimesh this also automatically approves you for donations. You will also now have your own unique URL which links directly to your donation button which will look similar to this: https://glimesh.tv/USERNAMEHERE/support/donate (be sure to replace USERNAMEHERE with your username in order for this to work).
For business or legal entities:
Please download a copy of the W-8BEN-E from the link provided and email support@glimesh.tv for further information regarding this.
Part 3: Linking Streamloots
Streamloots is a fun and interactive way to support your streamers. You can create your own unique deck of cards that viewers can purchase and play to interact with you and your streams while you play. For more information on how this works please head over to the Streamloots website.
Continue reading below for how to link your Streamloots account to your Glimesh account.
Description: Image showing the Streamloots user profile. To the left is Glimdrop's profile picture. Right of this (from top to bottom) there is a list for "Username", "Page" (outlined in red), and "Main Streaming Platform".
In order to link your Streamloots account to your Glimesh account first head to Streamloots and access the profile page. In here you will see your profile picture on the left with several items to the right, you are looking for the second item called "Page". Copy the page link in this section.
Once you have grabbed this link you will want to head to your Support Modal page. (For a more in-depth guide to your Support Modal check out our guide)
Description: Image showing the Support Modal, on the left (from top to bottom) we see images of a star, a symbol representing money, and the Streamloots logo. To the right of each of these is a description of each, and further right still is a toggle for each of these options. To the far right of Streamloots is a box to fill in the Streamloots URL. The bottom left of this page is a large blue button labeled "Save Support Modal".
Once you have navigated to your support modal you will see options for Subscriptions & Donations (If you have those set up) and at the very bottom an option for Streamloots.
Description: Image showing the Support Modal, on the left (from top to bottom) we see images of a star, a symbol representing money, and the Streamloots logo. To the right of each of these is a description of each, and further right still is a toggle for each of these options. To the far right of Streamloots is a box to fill in the Streamloots URL (outlined in red). The bottom left of this page is a large blue button labeled "Save Support Modal".
On the far right of the Streamloots section will be a box for your Streamloots URL, paste the page link we copied earlier into this box.
Description: Image showing the Support Modal, on the left (from top to bottom) we see images of a star, a symbol representing money, and the Streamloots logo. To the right of each of these is a description of each, and further right still is a toggle for each of these options. To the far right of Streamloots is a box to fill in the Streamloots URL. The bottom left of this page is a large blue button labeled "Save Support Modal" (outlined in red).
Once you have added your link be sure to click the large blue "Save Support Modal" button located on the bottom left of the Support Modal container.
!! Disclaimer !!
Glimesh does not offer tax advice. This guide is not meant as a substitute for professional tax advice. Use of this guide will not provide you with every detail necessary for your complete tax situation. If you have questions about your taxes please seek a certified professional accountant. Glimesh will not take responsibility for any information that was submitted incorrectly and any damages that result in incorrect information.
If you need support please contact a certified tax professional, Glimesh Support is not equipped to assist with tax or legal documents.