The platform that actually pays its creators
Free to join — keep 90% of what you earn. No credit card required.
Why creators are moving to Lumio
Photographers, videographers, and visual artists across the US are leaving Instagram's zero-monetization model — and building real monthly income on Lumio.
Everything Instagram
withholds from you
Lumio is engineered from the ground up around one question: how do we make sure the people creating the content actually get paid?
Direct subscriber income
Set your own subscription price. Your fans pay directly — no algorithm throttling who sees your work, no ad revenue splits. You keep 90% of every dollar. Monthly recurring income that grows with your audience, not with ad-market swings.
Fan tipping
Fans who love your work can tip directly on any post. No transaction floors. No platform cuts above 10%. Just appreciation that lands in your bank.
Avg tip: $8.40
Every follower sees your work
Lumio feeds are chronological and unmanipulated. If someone follows you, they see your posts. No paid boost required. No shadow limits. Your reach belongs to you.
100% organic reach
Full-resolution display
Your images display at full resolution — no compression artifacts, no forced square crops. Lumio is built for visual work, not selfies.
I made more in my first 30 days on Lumio than in 3 years of posting on Instagram. My work didn't change — the platform did.
Mara Chen
Landscape photographer, 82K followers
$3,200/month on Lumio
12 weeks
avg. time to first $1,000 month
3.4×
more monthly income vs. Instagram creators
Zero
ad interruptions in the feed. Ever.
Simple. Fair. Yours.
One plan. No hidden fees. You set your price, we handle the rest.
Creator plan
Lumio earns only when you earn — 10% platform fee on subscriber and tip income. No monthly charges, no paywalled features.
At 200 subscribers @ $10/mo
After Lumio's 10%. No ads. No clawbacks.
No credit card required to start
Everything in the Creator plan
- Unlimited photo and video posts
- Direct subscriber income — you set the price
- Fan tipping on every post
- Chronological, unmanipulated feed
- Full-resolution image display, no compression
- Detailed analytics dashboard
- Direct messaging with subscribers
- Creator-first support team
Agencies and studios with 5+ creators? Talk to us about team pricing.
47,000+ creators already earning
Your next post should pay you.
Join Lumio free today. Set up your profile, post your first image, and open subscriptions in under 10 minutes.
No monthly fees. Start earning from day one.
Create freely.
Get paid fairly.
Lumio takes 10%. You keep the rest — and the community.