Zero CommissionMarketplace.
Sell the asset. Keep the value. TopicalAuthority.org takes 0% of the sale price. Sellers pay for intelligence, certification, verification and marketplace access — not a percentage of what they own. Buyers pay $0 buyer commission.
We monetize intelligence. Not the transfer of ownership.
A digital asset can become more valuable without making our commission larger — because there is no sale commission. Our model separates the work required to analyze, certify, verify and present an asset from the amount buyer and seller ultimately agree to exchange.
Structured asset intelligence, evidence state and certification framework.
Eligible verified assets can enter the Marketplace pathway.
0%. TopicalAuthority.org does not take a percentage of the sale price.
The larger the transaction, the smaller the effective fixed cost.
The table below uses a fixed $500 Certification + Marketplace path as the illustration. At $5,000 it equals 10% of asset value. At $100,000 it equals 0.50%. At $1,000,000 it equals 0.05%. The TA sale commission remains 0% at every level.
| Asset / Sale Value | Certification + Marketplace | Effective Fixed Cost | Buyer Commission | TA Sale Commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | $500 | 10.00% | $0 | 0% |
| $10,000 | $500 | 5.00% | $0 | 0% |
| $25,000 | $500 | 2.00% | $0 | 0% |
| $50,000 | $500 | 1.00% | $0 | 0% |
| $100,000 | $500 | 0.50% | $0 | 0% |
| $120,000 | $500 | 0.42% | $0 | 0% |
| $250,000 | $500 | 0.20% | $0 | 0% |
| $500,000 | $500 | 0.10% | $0 | 0% |
| $1,000,000 | $500 | 0.05% | $0 | 0% |
| $5,000,000 | $500 | 0.01% | $0 | 0% |
A $120,000 asset does not need a $12,000 marketplace toll.
Digital asset sold for $120,000.
Under the illustrated TA Certification + Marketplace path, the fixed service/access amount is $500. The transaction value does not trigger a percentage-based TA commission.
We are not building a domain classifieds board.
The Marketplace is built around digital assets. A domain can be an important component, but the asset may also contain a developed website, content corpus, rankings, traffic, audience, data, software, revenue systems, brand equity and transferable channels. Buyers should be able to see what belongs to the transaction — and what does not.
The standalone value of the digital address, structure, category position and market evidence.
Content, rankings, traffic, database, code, workflows, monetization and operating history.
Transferable social profiles, newsletters, media, data, rights and connected channels.
Organic footprint, ranking visibility, backlinks and referring-domain evidence.
Traffic, returning users, newsletter subscribers and registered audiences.
Articles, images, video, editorial archives, taxonomy and original media.
Listings, proprietary records, structured information and accumulated datasets.
Software, tools, automations, integrations, workflows and technical infrastructure.
Revenue history, subscriptions, customers, leads, yield and commercial systems.
Recognition, citations, branded demand, operating history and market presence.
Transferable connected audiences where platform rules and documented rights permit transfer.
Same transaction. Very different economics.
Percentage commissions scale with the transaction. A fixed service/access model does not. The examples below are simple mathematical comparisons — not claims about any named marketplace or broker.
| Illustrative sale | TA fixed path | 5% equivalent | 10% equivalent | 15% equivalent | TA buyer commission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | $500 | $250 | $500 | $750 | $0 |
| $25,000 | $500 | $1,250 | $2,500 | $3,750 | $0 |
| $50,000 | $500 | $2,500 | $5,000 | $7,500 | $0 |
| $120,000 | $500 | $6,000 | $12,000 | $18,000 | $0 |
| $500,000 | $500 | $25,000 | $50,000 | $75,000 | $0 |
| $1,000,000 | $500 | $50,000 | $100,000 | $150,000 | $0 |
Zero commission does not mean zero standards.
The economic model is deliberately simple. Marketplace admission is not. Every publicly listed asset must pass the TopicalAuthority.org verification gate before publication.
No listing.
Payment, certification or submission does not automatically purchase publication. Marketplace access remains subject to evidence review, verification and approval.
The buyer should not need to pay us for the privilege of paying the seller.
TopicalAuthority.org adds $0 buyer commission to the transaction. Buyers can inspect the asset record, verification state and available intelligence, then negotiate directly with the owner or authorized seller. The seller’s asking price, any TA appraisal and the final negotiated sale price remain separate concepts.
No percentage-based buyer fee is added by TopicalAuthority.org to the agreed acquisition price.
Understand the asset stack, verification status, transfer scope and available evidence before negotiating.
The buyer and seller determine the transaction price. TA intelligence informs the process but does not dictate the final deal.
Do not surrender more of the asset just because you built more value.
A publication with years of editorial history, a directory with proprietary records, a lead-generation property with operating demand or a software product with real users can accumulate substantial value. Under a percentage commission model, the fee rises with the transaction. Under this model, the TA sale commission remains 0%.
Certification and verification create structured intelligence around the asset and its evidence.
Eligible approved assets can activate Marketplace presentation under the fixed-fee model.
TopicalAuthority.org does not convert the final transaction price into a percentage-based sale commission.
What is included matters as much as what it is worth.
A serious digital-asset transaction needs a defined transfer package. Marketplace records should distinguish what is included, what is excluded, what has been verified, what is seller-reported and what requires separate confirmation.
Domain, site files, database, content, code, accounts or other components expressly included.
Assets, rights, accounts or relationships that are not part of the proposed transfer.
Claims or control points supported through the applicable TA verification process.
Information supplied by the seller that has not been independently established as verified.
Platform accounts, licenses, trademarks and rights transfer only where permitted and documented.
Simple model. Precise boundaries.
No. Certification and Marketplace activation are paid services. 0% refers to TopicalAuthority.org sale/transaction commission.
No. The current model shown here charges $0 TopicalAuthority.org buyer commission.
No. Certification, submission or payment does not bypass the verification and Marketplace approval gate.
No. At $5,000, $500 equals 10%. The advantage becomes progressively larger as asset value increases.
No. Verification establishes evidence and eligibility status within its stated scope. Buyers remain responsible for independent due diligence.
Yes. Escrow, banking, legal, tax, registrar, payment-processing or other independent services may have separate costs.
You pay for the system around the transaction — not a slice of the transaction.
Define the digital property, owner/authority and intended transfer scope.
Structure the asset intelligence, evidence and certification layer.
Seller authority, asset control, transfer scope and material claims are reviewed.
Approved assets can be activated and presented to potential buyers.
Buyer and seller agree the transaction. TA takes 0% of the sale price.
The asset can become more valuable.Our commission does not.
TopicalAuthority.org monetizes intelligence, certification, verification and marketplace infrastructure — not the transfer of ownership.