Earnings Estimator
Your shop, venue or community already has the thing brands pay for: a real audience that trusts you.
Play with the numbers and see what that could be worth.
What you are pricing
Space, time and a written service. The Earnings Estimator is a guide for members with a space or an audience, not a forecast and not a statement of what members earn. Never price an independent staff pick or an independent review.
More questions
Does the estimator guarantee income?
No.
Can a café or a venue use it as well as a bookshop?
Yes.
Can paid window space be described as the shop’s own recommendation?
No. Describe it as paid space or advertising.
What could your space earn?
Bookshops, cafes, venues, libraries, clubs and communities all have something brands pay for: a real audience that trusts you. Tell us about yours for an illustrative idea of what campaign work could be worth.
PER CAMPAIGN
£0 to £0
a typical range for things like window displays, hosted events, features, stocked placements and content days
PER MONTH
£0 to £0
at 2 campaigns a month
PER YEAR
£0 to £0
extra income from space and audience you already have
These figures are illustrative estimates to help you think, not a promise or a prediction of earnings. Real campaign values on ZOMZEY are set deal by deal between you and the buyer, and depend on your audience, your space and the work involved. Every deal runs through Protected Payments, powered by PayPal and Stripe, funded before you start, released when the work is approved. Joining ZOMZEY is free.
Who earns this way, and why would anyone pay you?
Any member with a real world place or a community with an audience can earn this way: a bookshop, a cafe, a bar, an event space, a library, a club, a subscription box, a local magazine. On ZOMZEY, brands and creators (we call them buyers) post opportunities and pay for exactly what you have, window displays, hosted events, stocked placements, features to your newsletter, a signing, a launch night, content filmed in your space.
Monetise Your Space
You've probably never been offered this kind of work because nobody's been connecting places like yours to the brands looking. That's the gap ZOMZEY exists to close, and it's why members are a founding part of the platform, not an afterthought.
How it works
Joining ZOMZEY is free. You build a simple profile, browse live opportunities, and pitch the ones that fit your space and your audience. When a buyer accepts your offer, they fund the deal up front, the money is held safely as Protected Payments, powered by PayPal and Stripe, and it's released to you when the work is done and approved. You pay a small commission only when you earn, and never a penny before.
You can be represented too
If running pitches isn't your thing.
Agencies on ZOMZEY can represent members, pitching on your behalf and bringing you work, you stay in control and join an agency only if and when you choose.
Food for thought!
The numbers above are illustrative estimates to help you think, not a promise, real deal values are agreed between you and each buyer. But the space and the audience are already yours, the only new thing is getting paid for them.
Earnings Estimator: your questions
Is the Earnings Estimator free?
Yes. It needs no account, stores nothing you enter and can be used as often as you like. A bookshop, a cafe, a venue, a library, a club, a subscription box or a local magazine can all run the Earnings Estimator to get a first idea of what their space and audience could be worth.
What does the Earnings Estimator actually calculate?
An illustrative range built from your member type, your monthly footfall or customers, your social and newsletter reach and the number of campaigns a month you could host. It is a guide to help you think, not a forecast and not a statement of what members earn; real values are agreed deal by deal with each buyer.
How should I use the Earnings Estimator figures?
As the starting point for a rate card. Break the range into packages with a clear description and a price each: a window for a fortnight, a front table for a week, a hosted event, a newsletter feature, a sampling day or content filmed in your space. The guide to 100 ways a bookshop can earn more lists the packages that sell, and most of them work for any member.
Does the Earnings Estimator mean I should sell my recommendations?
No. Paid promotion is for space, time and a written service, never for an independent staff pick or an independent review. A paid window or a sponsored feature should be labelled as paid where customers see it; the ASA and CMA guidance on paid promotion explains what counts, and consumer law prohibits presenting paid promotion as independent opinion.
How is a member paid once the Earnings Estimator becomes a real deal?
The buyer funds the deal under Protected Payments, powered by PayPal and Stripe, before the window goes up or the event happens. You deliver, upload dated evidence such as a photograph of the display or the signing, and the payment is released to your payout method once the buyer approves it. Commission is taken only when you earn, never before.
Can an agency help a member earn what the Earnings Estimator suggests?
Yes. Agencies on ZOMZEY can represent members, pitching on your behalf and bringing you work, and you join an agency only if and when you choose. Representation is by consent, your account stays yours, and the agency’s agreed share is paid automatically through ZSplit when a deal is released.
What should a member do after running the Earnings Estimator?
Join free, build a simple profile with a main image, a country and an honest description of your audience, add your packages and prices, and pitch for the opportunities that fit your space. Every completed deal adds a review and lifts your Star tier, which is what buyers compare when they choose a member.
Why does the Earnings Estimator ask for social and newsletter reach?
Because a buyer pays for the audience a placement reaches, and for many members that audience is as much online as through the door. A newsletter feature or a post to your followers is a package in its own right, priced alongside the window and the event.
Can a Earnings Estimator result be too high or too low?
Yes, because it cannot see your location, your customers or the work involved. Treat it as a range to test with a first deal, keep dated evidence, and let the first review and the next buyer’s offer tell you where your prices really sit.
In short, the Earnings Estimator shows you that the space and the audience you already have are worth something to the brands, authors and makers who want to reach your customers. The only new thing is getting paid for them, with the deal recorded and the payment protected.
