Paid clubs are a way to earn IQPIC on platform iqpi.io as a club founder: you enable paid membership, and players pay a membership fee to join and use the community. The amount arrives immediately on your personal balance.

Below — how to enable payment, which plans exist, how members join, where money goes, and how a membership fee differs from a tournament entry fee, donations, and advertising.

Full club overview (posts, chat, rights, tournaments): Clubs. Balance: Balance management.

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The idea of earnings

You create a club with value for the audience (chat, posts, club tournaments, a community around Chess or Tetris) and set an entry price.

In the catalog and on the page such a club shows a “Paid” badge.

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How to create a club and enable paid membership

1. Create a club

1. Sign in to the account → /lk/clubs or /lk/clubs/create.
2. By default you need at the same time:
   • balance of at least 100 IQPIC;
   • account age of at least 7 days.
3. Fill in name, game, description, banner, etc.

After creation membership is free. Payment is enabled separately.

2. Enable payment

1. Open /lk/clubs/{slug}/edit → “Access” section.
2. “Membership”: choose “Paid” (instead of “Free”).
3. Set “Price” in IQPIC (greater than zero).
4. Choose the method:
   • “One-time” — a single payment on joining;
   • “Monthly” — subscription (30-day period).

In the UI the price looks like :amount IQPIC one-time or :amount IQPIC per month.

Changing membership terms notifies members (except the founder).

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How a member pays and joins

Public club page: /clubs/{slug}.

1. Presses “Join” (or the join equivalent).
2. “Pay membership” opens.
3. Pays:
   • from the IQPIC balance — “Pay and join”;
   • or with crypto (IQPIC / TON / USDT) via Ton Pay.
4. On success: “Membership paid” — the player becomes a member (or waits for application approval if mode is “by application”).

Join mode (open / by application) is set separately from price and combines with paid membership. Details: Clubs.

If the balance is short: “Insufficient IQPIC on balance” — top up in Balance management.

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One-time and monthly

Subscription renewal is charged from the member’s IQPIC balance. If renewal fails, membership is treated as expired (after a 7-day grace period). Rejoining — again via payment under club rules.

Joining can be paid with crypto; auto-renewal with crypto is not available — a subscription needs enough IQPIC balance.

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Where money arrives for the founder

• Immediately on the founder’s personal IQPIC balance (the same as in the account header).
• In the founder’s history: a credit for club membership (membership payment / membership income type).
• For the payer: a debit “Club membership payment …”.

See incoming funds: /lk/balance.

There is no refund on leaving the club (“Leave club”) or exclusion. The founder cannot leave their own club.

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How it differs from other payments

A membership fee does not top up a club tournament’s prize pool. Earnings from tournaments inside the club are separate: Organizing tournaments.

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How it differs from other ways to earn

Often combined: paid membership + club fee tournaments + advertising on the club banner and posts.

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Typical scenarios

A. Closed “subscription” community

1. Create a club, fill rules and content.
2. In “Access” → “Paid” → “Monthly”, set a price.
3. Members pay on joining; renewal — from the balance every 30 days.
4. You receive IQPIC on the balance on each successful payment / renewal.

B. One-time entry

1. “Paid” → “One-time”.
2. The player pays once and stays a member with no auto-charges (until they leave or are excluded).

C. Free first, then paid

1. Grow the audience on free membership.
2. Switch to “Paid” and set a price — members get a notification about the change of terms.

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FAQ

Where does the money go — to a “club balance”?

No. There is no separate club balance. Everything goes to the founder’s personal balance.

Is there an iqpi.io commission on membership?

No — the founder receives the full amount.

Can I enable payment right at creation?

On creation membership is always free. Payment is enabled in editing → “Access”.

Is the fee refunded if I leave the club?

No.

How does a membership fee differ from a club tournament entry fee?

Membership — for access to the club (to you as founder). Tournament — for taking part in a specific tournament under that tournament’s rules.

Can I take a “donation to the club” instead of membership?

There is no separate donation to a club balance. Donations — to a tournament organizer; membership — via membership payment.

What if a member runs out of IQPIC on renewal?

The subscription will not renew, membership status becomes expired; access is limited under club rules until they pay again.

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Cheat sheet

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Useful Help links

• Clubs — creation, rights, posts, chat, tournaments.
• Balance management — top-ups and operation history.
• Organizing tournaments — earnings from club / own tournaments.
• Placing advertising — sponsors on the club banner and posts.
• Donations — voluntary transfers to a tournament organizer.
• Entry fees — tournament entry fee (not membership).

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This article describes paid clubs on platform iqpi.io at the time of publication. Current button labels and creation conditions — in the UI.