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Create NFTs for free on Zora

Learn how to create a collection for free on Zora

Updated over a week ago

At Zora, our mission is to make it as easy and enjoyable as possible for creators to bring their imagination and creativity onchain. It's now even easier to realize value for your work on Zora with just an Ethereum wallet!

How does it work?

Typically, in order to create an NFT collection on Zora, a Creator has to pay gas fees to publish their collection to a supported blockchain network (i.e. bring it onchain). Check out our guide here to learn how to create your collection.

Now, a Creator who wants to create a collection on Zora Network can make their collection available for mint on Zora without bringing it onchain. Instead, the first buyer of your edition (the “First Minter”) will pay the gas fees to publish your edition on Zora Network!

Note that your edition will not appear onchain until the first NFT in your edition is minted, at which point it will be published to Zora Network and visible onchain.

**Note: Your edition will NOT appear onchain until the first NFT in your edition is minted, at which point it will be published to Zora Network and visible onchain.

First Minter Reward

First Minters will receive a portion of the Mint Fee for the NFT (the "First Minter Reward") for finding great editions and bringing them onchain for the world to mint. This is a part of the Protocol Rewards offered on Zora smart contracts. Specifically, First Minters shall receive 0.000111 ETH for each NFT minted from an edition they were the First Minter for.

The First Minter Reward will ensure more content is discovered, brought onchain, and shared with the world. More content means more options for collectors and more opportunities for revenue and exposure for Creators.

How do I create a collection for free?

Follow our guide below to learn how to create a collection for free on Zora quickly:

  1. Click the + Button in the top right corner to start your collection.

  1. Select "Zora Network" as your network to deploy on.

    **Collections can only be created for free on Zora Network

  2. Upload the media for your edition. This file can be a video, gif, audio, HTML, PDF, 3D or image file type.

    1. Want to upload multiple media files at once? Drag and drop more files or select "+ Add more". A couple of things to consider:

      1. There is a maximum limit of 25 files in a single upload.

      2. All editions uploaded in a single batch will have the same settings and sales configuration.

  3. You can add your edition to a collection.

    1. There are two options for adding your Edition to a collection.

      1. The first is to add your edition to one of your existing edition collections. To do this, enter the contract address for your collection into the space provided.
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        ​**Only collections with a contract version of 2.0.0 and above can be created for free.

      2. If you have not yet created a collection OR would like to create a new

        • Enter the title for your new Edition Collection

        • Add a description for your collection. **This will only show on the collection view and is separate from your individual edition's description.

        • You can add your collection thumbnail; this can be an image or a gif.

  4. Enter the name of your edition(s).

    • If you are uploading a batch of artwork, select the ‘pencil’ symbol to edit the name and description for each of your editions.

  5. Set your mint price: Enter your desired amount in ETH. The price can be updated once your edition has been created.

    1. Your price will also determine the Protocol Rewards you can receive from your collection. You can learn more about how to receive them here.

  6. Edit "Advanced Options" for your collection. This includes changing

    1. Description

    2. Mint limit

    3. Sales Configuration

    4. Custom payout addresses

      **REMINDER: All editions uploaded in one batch will have the same settings and mint configuration.

  7. Leave the checkbox UNCHECKED to have your collection created for no cost.

  8. Select "Create" to finish creating your collection. This will prompt you to sign a signature request.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are uploading a batch of NFTs on a collection created for free, you MUST sign a signature for EVERY edition you are uploading. That means

8 x Editions = 8 x Signatures you must sign.

**If you choose to mint the first edition of your batch, then you only need to confirm ONE transaction

Collection created 🎉: Once the request has been confirmed, your collection will be created and ready to share with your community.

You can learn how to manage your offchain collection here.

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