Building a marketplace for Discord bots and templates: our Stripe Connect onboarding, step by step

Botnexio — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:14:42 +0000

We're building Botnexio, a marketplace where creators sell Discord bots, GPTs, vibe-coding templates and prompt packs. This is our thing, so treat it as a show-and-tell, not a neutral review.

The part that took longest wasn't uploads, it was seller onboarding with Stripe Connect. What we learned:

"Account created" ≠ "can sell". We only treat a creator as ready when Stripe reports both charges_enabled and payouts_enabled.
"Not started" and "incomplete" need different messages. Sending everyone to the same "continue onboarding" button confuses people who already filled in half the form.
Don't preselect a product category. A silent default ends up being wrong more often than you'd think.

Pricing for creators, plainly: you receive 85% of the net price (excl. VAT), less Stripe fees, i.e. 15% commission. Launch offer: Creators 1–10: 1 month 0% commission, creators 11–30: 3 months 5%, each from account activation; Stripe fees are borne by the creator. Terms: https://botnexio.com/creator-bedingungen

If you've built Connect onboarding yourself, I'd love to hear how you handle the "incomplete" state. And if you have a bot or template to sell: https://botnexio.com/creator

Botnexio is operated by Aramac GmbH. Not affiliated with Discord.

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Building a marketplace for Discord bots and templates: our Stripe Connect onboarding, step by step