Quora+ vs Space Subscriptions: which is better now?

This post was originally published in [2021] and has been fully updated for 2026 with new data and tools.

Stop wasting time on dead monetization programs.

Many creators are still trying to figure out Quora+ vs Space Subscriptions: which is better now?

Without realizing that Quora has fundamentally changed how it pays for engagement. If you haven’t transitioned your Space to the new ‘Adaptive Paywall’ system, you are likely leaving thousands of dollars on the table.

Quora+ is a better model to earn money. However, it’s always a good idea to diversify your income, traffic, and own a website and build an email list.

Keep reading, and I’ll share how Quora’s revenue-sharing works, how Quora+ works, what is space subscriptions, the proper way to put affiliate links into Quora, and 4 additional tips to grow your space even faster.

The Quora Evolution: How Poe AI and Quora+ Killed the 2021 Playbook

In 2021, Quora was a place where someone asked a question and a human answered.

In 2026, it’s an AI company. It has something called POE that allows users to talk to every major AI model in 1 place.

Quora now uses AI to provide instant answers at the top; this is controversial, but it has sped up the forum.

The money has changed a lot, too.

In November 202,4 Space has stopped Space Subscriptions and Ads Revenue Sharing.

Quora+ is the primary way to earn passive income on the website. How it works is that someone enrolls their space, and Quora decides what content to charge for.

They also have knowledge contests where the top human answer gets a reward, a nice doggy bone. Ok, I’m joking about the doggy bone, it could be a few thousand dollars.

Quora is banking on structured data, NOT just traffic.

Some marketers are optimizing for Quora so they can get cited by AI for their answers.

Also, Quora ranks for over 5 million keywords on the Google first page.

Quora+ vs Space Subscriptions

• Quora+ is the Netflix model

When someone enrolls their writing in Quora+, you earn a share of the cash based on how many subscribers spend engaging with your stuff.

The problem is that a paywall limits how many people see your work. It’s like a Substack paid newsletter.

• Space Subscription

This allows you to charge a monthly fee for someone to access your space.

You keep 60-70% of the cash after fees.

Why Your Quora Account Was Shadowbanned: 3 Fatal 2026 Marketing Mistakes

The biggest mistake is using pure AI for content. This is across all platforms. These platforms are smart, and it’s a losing battle doing this.

Reminds me of the day with black hat seo and article spinners. It may work short-term, but long-term it doesn’t.

Links are another mistake.

I lost 3 or 4 Quora accounts; one account was 10 years old.

Heck, I account I lost, and I never posted a link.

Basically, never include a link; it makes your account less likely to get banned. Only direct someone to your profile, and you can put a link in their.

Paywalling everything is another mistake. It’s the same as Substack, make your shit free until you HAVE to charge for it.

Also, the real traffic is evergreen questions. Use an SEO tool to find Quora questions that already rank on page 1 and answer those instead.

Repurposing Blogs for Quora GEO: Winning the 2026 AI Citation Game

I would go with creating a space and post some of your blog directly to the space. Then at the end, your call to action could be check out my profile for more.

Use the space as the teaser.

Then, if you answer questions, point to the space.

This is the safest way to navigate Quora.

Still, it’s good to upvote other people’s content and comment on other spaces to help prevent getting banned.

I have a free cheat sheet on building a list, which I’m giving away.

What are Quora Spaces? (2026 Update): The Modern Alternative to Facebook Groups

A Quora Space is very similar to a blog; it’s a topic-based space.

You can create your own space, follow other people’s spaces, and possibly post on someone else’s space (if they let you).

Probably the best thing to start with after you have a Quora account is to optimize your profile. The profile is a wonderful place to put links to a YouTube channel or blog you have.

On the right of your profile, you can see some cool stats on how you’re doing. Every time you answer a question or post in your space, at the bottom, they will see your profile with your links.

The title of your Quora Space should be relevant and have some level of clickability.

Quora+ vs. Knowledge Contests: Best Ways to Monetize Content in 2026

Have you ever been on Quora and seen a post that says “sponsored?” Sponsored posts mean someone is paying money to show up in the feed.

Quora earns a majority of its money through ads. Every time you post, write, comment, or view something on the platform, you are making Quora money.

This is the same with Facebook, Google, and many other social media platforms.

What is cool about Quora is that they are generous enough to share SOME of their advertising profits with you. You don’t need to pay for the Quora+ membership to earn money with ads.

To earn money with ads on Quara it’s called Quora Space Earning Program.

Earnings are paid out on a monthly basis to a Stripe account. You must make a minimum of $10 dollars to receive a payment.

You might be wondering what percentage of ad revenue you receive. How greedy is Quora, because they want to make money as well?

According to this post HERE, Quora takes 5% of ad revenue and shares the rest with content creators. Also, according to Aamir Kamal, who has over 170,000 subscribers to his space, “it never worked for him.”

According to this post HERE, the income also depends on how active readers are, if you have 10k followers, but they are very active, you could earn $20 a month.

If you have a million followers but are NOT active, you could earn $15 a month.

The second way to earn money from your Quora Space is with Quora+ Revenue Sharing. This means someone can ONLY read your posts or answers if “they pay $5 a month” for the Quora subscription. You get a percentage of the subscription based on how long someone consumes your content.

The third way to earn money with Quora Space is with Quora Space Subscriptions by charging viewers before they view your content.

You set the amount, and it could be $100 a month, for example. This is similar to the platform OnlyFans but you can leverage all the traffic Quora gets on its own.

Also, Quora is strict.

I’ve been banned so many times, I’m scared to post something. On 1 account, I never EVER posted a link, and I still got banned.

After I complained, they did give me my account back.

The lesson is just buy a domain and build your own website.

Not only can you earn WAY more ad revenue, even on day 1, but you don’t have to worry about getting banned.

I show you exactly how to set up a blog, 20 benefits of it, and how AI can be helpful in this post HERE.

Building a Quora Space Funnel: How to Drive 10k Blog Visitors Monthly

One of the BEST ways to use Quora space is to post links that send traffic to your blog. What I like about a blog is “you own it.”

There are a variety of ways to earn money from blogging, such as ads, affiliate marketing, lead generation, and marketing your own products.

Oh, and depending on the ad network you’re with, ad revenue can be MUCH better than Quora or Google AdSense.

How you would drive traffic back to your blog is to create helpful posts and then mention that if you want more, check out my profile.

In your profile, you can put a link to your blog.

I don’t recommend posting any links anywhere on the platform because the risk of getting banned is WAY too high.

Plus, when you get banned, the appeal process is not easy. I’ve gone through it 3 times.

What is really cool is that the same articles you are posting on your blog, you can just post to your Quora Space.

Or you can take parts of it. 300-600-word posts can work, and even longer ones can work too, such as 1,300-2,500 words.

However, I still think shorter might be better.

You could post on someone else’s space; however, it’s important to be VERY strict. You don’t want to waste your time.

• The space has to be VERY targeted.
• The space has to be active. People are upvoting, commenting, and sharing.
• Triple-check the rules before you post.

Another way to use Quora spaces is to click on the questions tab. These are people who have questions related to your niche, and you can answer them.

After you answer the question, you post a link to 1 of your blog posts for more information.

I don’t think it’s a great idea to spend your “entire” day answering questions and posting on Quora. Your time is probably better spent posting on your blog, but it’s an option.

Repurposing your blog content on other social media platforms is a great way to not ONLY depend on Google. Plus, it literally takes a few minutes.

Quora Space Affiliate Marketing Rules 2026: How to Post Links Without a Ban

If you don’t have a blog, you can still do affiliate marketing on social media, but there is a right way and a wrong way to do this.

For starters, with Quora, you have to provide value.

With answers and posts, and you just want to make sure there is some meat in it, this means an answer should have some length to it.

Also, you used to be able to provide 1 affiliate link. I highly DONT recommend this now.

Instead, I recommend putting an affiliate link in your profile and just mentioning it in your post.

Also, a WAY better idea is to have a landing page. The reason a landing page is so good is that you can build a list and own the traffic.

Plus more benefits such as…

• Can promote multiple offers
• Can contact someone WAY in the future
• Promote your other content
• Do list swaps
• Easier to get accepted into affiliate programs
• MUCH higher conversion rate
• Great for launching products
• Get valuable feedback
• Protects you from algorithmic changes
• More personalized marketing

More good news is I’m giving away FREE guides on how to build a list, how to create a landing page, and how to earn money from the list HERE.

How to Grow a Quora Space in 2026: 5 Growth Hacks for AI Visibility

• When naming your space, try to put in some long-tail keywords on what someone would type in to find it.

• Use the Quora space with the “Hub idea.” This means with your normal Quora profile say “please check out my space at ___.” You could also mention your space when answering questions related to your niche. The reason this works is that Quora likes this because you’re promoting Quora. It’s a good idea that if you do answer questions, it’s around 500 words. It’s similar to YouTube, where 1 video leads to another video that leads to a landing page. If you’re curious about how this works, I wrote a post HERE on it.

• Of course, with other social media platforms, you can promote your Quora space. Twitter is a wonderful place to start. Also, if you repurpose your blog posts on your own website, Medium, or LinkedIn Articles, you can put your Quora space in the post.

• You can also add Questions to your Quora Space. One benefit of adding a question is that you get to generate more answers from different Quora writers and thus generate more views. Also, it helps with engagement, you get feedback for your space, and people just love to answer questions. It works!

Conclusion to Quora+ vs Space Subscriptions: which is better now?

Quora is a wonderful social media platform that I used to be “big time” in. One of my favorite books is called AntiFragile, and basically, you don’t want to put all your eggs in 1 basket.

Still, I can’t stress how important it is to OWN something online. A list you can own the traffic, and a website you can own.

I grew a very large subreddit, and 1 day someone posted that she was a 25-year-old girl who wanted to talk to someone. It got lots of thumbs up, and so did a comment.

So I just left it!

Then my entire subreddit got shut down. All my work was gone.

This is what happens when you play in other people’s sandboxes: they can ban you at anytime. Just be aware of that.

I wrote a post HERE on how to start a website step by step, how AI can help, and the 20 benefits.

I hope this blog post on how to monetize and grow a Quora space was helpful to you. Bye for now!