Sell coding templates online
and get paid for the boilerplate.
You solved the setup once. Sell it so other developers don’t have to. Package the starter kit, put a price on it, and share one link. The page and the checkout come with it.
The walkthrough
From what you know to your first sale.
- 1
Ship a clean starter
Strip your project to a working, generic starter, write a README a stranger can follow, and clone it into a fresh folder to confirm it runs from scratch. A kit that boots on the first try sells itself.
- A clean repo or zip with a real README
- Setup steps that actually run start to finish
- A license that says what buyers can and can’t do
- A live demo or screenshots of it running
- 2
Price by time saved
A single polished component or template sells for $29; a full SaaS boilerplate with auth and payments sits near $79; a pro starter with lifetime updates goes $199. Developers happily pay to skip a week of plumbing.
Component / template
$29
One polished, drop-in starter
SaaS boilerplate
$79
Auth, payments, and a dashboard wired up
Pro starter + updates
$199
The full kit with lifetime updates
- 3
Sell where developers hang out
Dev templates move on X, Indie Hackers, r/webdev and r/SaaS, dev.to, and the occasional Show HN. A live demo link and a short build-in-public thread outperform any static landing page.
- 4
Let MKKT handle the store
Upload the zip with your README, list the stack and what the kit ships with, and set a price. Checkout delivers the file automatically after payment, on your own link.
The math
What you actually keep.
MKKT takes 10%of each sale. Card processing is charged separately by the payment processor, and it is the only other cost. Here’s a $49 starter kit, start to finish.
10 sales / month
$423.80
you keep, after fees
50 sales / month
$2119.00
you keep, after fees
Illustrative, on a single $49.00 sale. The exact processing rate depends on the card and country; international, currency-conversion, and tax fees vary. Nothing here is a promise of sales volume.
On a $49 starter kit
Card processing is estimated here at a typical US card rate (2.9% + $0.30) and is charged by the payment processor, not by MKKT. MKKT’s 10% is the only platform fee, and it is charged only when a sale happens.
FAQ
Questions, answered straight.
- How do I deliver code to buyers?
- Two common ways: a zip file delivered at checkout, or private repo access you grant after the sale. MKKT delivers the file you upload automatically, and for repo access you send an invite once you see the purchase. Either way it’s one link out front.
- What license should I sell a template under?
- Most creators sell a single-use or per-project license and spell it out plainly in a LICENSE file. Buyers can build with it but not resell the kit itself. Being clear up front prevents disputes and support headaches later.
- What can I charge for a coding template?
- Single components and templates sell for $19 to $39, SaaS boilerplates for $49 to $99, and premium starters with updates for $129+. You’re pricing the days of setup you save a developer, not the lines of code.
More things you can sell
Sell what you already solved.
Turn your starter kit into a product other developers pay for. MKKT hosts the store and delivers it.