Summary: Once you have been approved as an Elements Author, there are a few steps that need to be completed before you can start uploading your items and earning money from Elements.
Completing these steps ensures that your Elements account will be set up correctly and that you can begin to earn money as soon as you start publishing your work.
Step 1: Sign up as an Author on Envato Market.
Step 2: Fill out Tax Information on Envato Market.
Step 3: Fill out payment details.
Step 4: Upload your first Elements Item
Please note: The steps below apply to approved Elements Authors only. If you’d like to be considered for Elements, read Top Tips for Submitting a Successful Elements Application and then submit an application.
Step 1: Sign up as an Author on Envato Market
Envato Market is another marketplace Authors can sell their work on.
For some Content Types (Photos, Video & Code/Web items), items will be uploaded to Envato Market and transferred to Elements.
Click here to Sign Up.
If you are already an Envato Market Author, don't worry about Steps 1 or 2! You're ready for Step 3.
Step 2: Complete the onboarding steps
Next you will need to complete the onboarding steps at https://author.envato.com/profile/onboarding. These steps require you to complete the following:
- Your Tax information: ensure you are charged the right amount of tax on your Envato earnings. Read more in our help section on Tax Forms if you need more information.
- Your payout method: let us know where to send your earnings! For more details on the payout options available to you, head to our article Getting started with the Market payout system.
- Trader Declaration: we need to know if you are operating as a Trader on our platform. Learn more about this here: Trader Status under the EU Digital Services Act
- Your ID check: for the safety of our marketplace, we need to verify your identity. This step will become available after you have completed the above three steps. Learn more about ID checks here: Author ID Checks
Tax forms
Your tax form can also be accessed by copying the following link and simply updating it with your username: https://themeforest.net/user/<username>/tax_information/new
Completing the tax form ensures that you are following tax rules and means you won’t get overcharged for tax.
- If you are a US person, you can learn more here: Tax Information & Form W-9 Requirements for US Authors
- If you are a Non-US individual or an organization, you can learn more here: Tax Information & Form W-8 Requirements for non US Authors
Step 3: Upload your first Elements Item
Once the account creation steps are completed, approved Elements Authors can start uploading to Envato Elements! Depending on your item type, there are different ways to do this.
Learn how to upload items here.
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