Apex Hosting – How to Make Money on your Minecraft Server

What’s going on gamers today we’ll be discussing how to make money on a minecraft server before we get started don’t forget to like subscribe and ring the notification bell in order to stay updated on all of our minecraft videos so why monetize a server minecraft servers aren’t cheap to host or maintain and

Keeping a large server or multiple servers up with your own money is a hardly viable long-term option for most people so let’s consider the expenses of hosting a well-developed minecraft server obviously there’s the actual hosting itself and depending on the amount of servers on your network and those server specifications

The sum can add up to quite a bit just on its own but for larger servers there are so many more to list but a few examples there’s custom plugin development professional builders website development and advertising and that is not nearly all of them new expenses crop up all the time which

Can add up to quite the total at the end of the month and this is exactly why server monetization isn’t just good for earning side income but it can also be vital to a server’s survival there are a number of ways to monetize a server and while not each is viable for

Every type of server this guide will cover the most important ones while dealing with things relating to money there are some important considerations and caveats to take into account and be aware of the first and potentially biggest factor on your server’s monetization potential is its marketability this can be reflected in many ways

Namely the service appeal and community a server’s money making potential is directly linked to the amount of regular players your server has and how invested those players are in your server making your server stand out from others will naturally draw in a larger player base you have to give the players incentive

To join your world and stick with it for a longer period of time in a world with thousands of minecraft servers yours needs to stand out in some way whether that’s unique builds game modes or something else entirely it’s up to you but this is an important factor to consider

A strong sense of community is something else that energizes your players into spending money on your server though minecraft terms of service disallow purchasing in-game advantages for real-world money which we will get into a bit later fostering a community on your server will get your players attached to it and they’ll

Be far more willing to spend money on donations or cosmetic perks to keep the server running finally and perhaps just as important is marketing for many new players to hear about and join your server you can’t only rely on word-of-mouth advertising you need to make sure that your server

Is listed on the online minecraft server lists encourage voting for your server with in-game rewards run and advertise server-wide events giveaways and similar things you can try to guide youtube and twitch traffic onto your server to increase its popularity minecraft’s commercial usage guidelines expressly forbid selling any in-game benefits for real-world

Money the guidelines are simple enough to understand but to summarize any in-game benefit including items commands plug-in functionality and the likes are not allowed to be sold for real-world money however this does not include things that don’t actually affect the gameplay you can still sell cosmetics ask for donations

Have sponsors and affiliate links on your server you can even charge access for it as long as you’re not selling something that directly affects the gameplay in any way then it does not go against guidelines the most simple form for monetization is donations from your community donations are little payments from your

Server that do not give any actual perks well why would a player want to spend money on something that doesn’t give them anything in return it’s simple investment if your players are having enough fun with the server and the community they’ll naturally want to keep it running asking for donations to cover

Your server’s expenses is a great way of ensuring this and note for smaller servers as your server grows it’s important to make sure that it’s just a donation and no in-game perks will be awarded for the player to ensure that there’s no disputes for mistaken purchases alongside one-off payment options you

Could set up a subscription donation package very loyal players may even want to set recurring donations an example of this would be a 5 donation every month just as before it’s important to make sure that the information about this being a subscription is very clear in order to avoid any confusion and disputes

Donations the second most common and straightforward method of monetizing a server is the selling of in-game cosmetics these may come in the form of ranks one-off purchases bundles really anything that you can think of that players might want to get to look unique and that doesn’t go against minecraft’s

Terms of service an example of this might be a colored name or effect around the player or even a custom trail that follows behind them with the terms of service in mind you can now start setting up your tebx or your crafting store site in order to start selling perks to your server

Community each web store provider will have different features and pricing plans so it’s important to check them both out to see if you have any specific needs that one covers but the other does not these stores will directly integrate with your server through the use of plugins when a player runs a command

Like slash buy in game they’ll be greeted with a menu of all the different items and perks that can be purchased this will link them straight to the web store online so that they can make a purchase you might not want to have a menu in-game and in that case you can just

Set up a custom slash by command or something similar that’ll just post the direct link to your store in the chat youtube and twitch are both great ways to earn some income on the side but in terms of minecraft servers the best that they offer up is exposure

If your server is fun interesting and popular enough it might start getting the attention of youtubers and twitch streamers this by extension means so many more people will get to see and hear about your server those familiar with it yes but more importantly those unfamiliar even if the youtube or twitch streamer

That covers your server has a small audience it’s still something it’s still a number of prospective new players finding out about your server selling merchandise is a great way of bringing income once your server’s gotten a bit more popular a well-developed community will typically have a custom logo or style

That can be transferred onto everyday items most notably t-shirts there are a lot of services that require no upfront costs where you can upload your own artwork to print and sell on different items redbubble is a very popular option for this with all the different costs that come

With server community it’s important to be able to understand how to properly and legally monetize your server with the right amount of dedication and perseverance you could turn your server into a really profitable business it’s also important to keep any local taxes in mind when collecting donations for your server

We recommend that you get in contact with any local tax experts to discuss your possible tax obligations where you live in relation to the income of your server well folks that’ll do it for this video and as always i hope that you have lots of fun

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