Question 1

How can consultants monetize their industry expertise?

Accepted Answer

Consultants can turn client insights, market analyses, case studies, and domain knowledge into premium datasets. Upload anonymized business intelligence data, industry benchmarks, market research findings, technical documentation, or specialized knowledge graphs. Set premium pricing ($100-$500) for high-value professional datasets. Earn 80% per sale with no client conflicts - all data is anonymized and aggregated. Perfect for management consultants, industry analysts, market researchers, and business strategists building passive income streams from professional expertise.

Question 2

What types of research data can I sell?

Accepted Answer

Researchers can monetize academic datasets, experimental results, survey data, annotated corpora, simulation outputs, and field study recordings. Popular categories include: educational assessment data, game design research, simulation training datasets, behavioral study recordings, linguistic corpora, survey responses, experimental observations, and domain-specific taxonomies. All data must comply with IRB/ethics approvals and anonymization requirements. Ideal for academic researchers, educators, PhD students, and research scientists building supplemental income from published or anonymized research outputs.

Question 3

What is Setique?

Accepted Answer

Setique is an ecosystem for buying and selling curated datasets for AI and machine learning training. Data curators upload unique datasets (images, audio, text, video) and buyers purchase secure download access. Setique charges a 20% platform fee and handles payments via Stripe Connect.

Question 4

How can I earn money selling datasets on Setique?

Accepted Answer

Data creators submit datasets for mandatory expert curation. Choose between two payment models: (1) Pay credits upfront to Pro Curators and keep 80% of all sales, or (2) Partner 50/50 with Pro Curators where you each earn 40% of all future sales (platform takes 20%). Only certified Pro Curators can publish to the marketplace, ensuring every dataset meets quality standards. Instant Stripe payouts when you reach $50 minimum.

Question 5

What types of datasets can I find on Setique?

Accepted Answer

Setique offers four modalities of datasets: Vision (images for computer vision, object detection, classification), Audio (sound recordings for speech recognition, audio ML), Text (corpora for NLP, sentiment analysis, language models), and Video (clips for action recognition, video understanding, robotics). Datasets are curated by experts and cover niche topics like architecture photography, mechanical keyboard sounds, skateboarding slang, street signs, food images, and household actions.

Question 6

What types of data can I sell as a creator or hobbyist?

Accepted Answer

You can sell any unique niche data: handwritten notes, photos of specific subjects (architecture, food, nature), audio recordings (ambient sounds, music samples, dialect speech), text datasets (slang dictionaries, transcripts, domain-specific writing), video clips (household actions, sports, gestures). Popular datasets include skateboarding slang, mechanical keyboard sounds, brutalist architecture photos, and diner food images.

Question 7

How do I sell datasets on Setique?

Accepted Answer

To sell on Setique: 1) Create an account, 2) Submit your dataset for curation (choose credits or 50/50 partnership), 3) Certified Pro Curator reviews and publishes your dataset, 4) Connect your Stripe account to receive payouts. All datasets require expert curation to ensure quality. Only Pro Curators can publish directly to the marketplace. Payouts are automatic via Stripe Connect.

Question 8

Is this suitable as a side hustle or gig work?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Setique is perfect for side income and gig work. Create datasets on your schedule, upload once and earn passive income forever. Many curators are writers, photographers, hobbyists, and domain experts who monetize their existing collections. Set your own prices, work remotely, no commitments. Become a Pro Curator for ongoing 40% revenue from partnerships.

Question 9

Do I need technical skills to sell datasets?

Accepted Answer

No! If you can upload files and write descriptions, you can sell on Setique. We support simple formats like ZIP, CSV, JSON, MP3, MP4, JPG. The AI Assistant helps with pricing strategies and curation tips. Perfect for non-technical creators, artists, writers, and hobbyists with unique knowledge or collections.

Question 10

What is the Pro Curator program and how much can I earn?

Accepted Answer

Pro Curators have exclusive publishing rights on Setique. Only certified Pro Curators can publish datasets to the marketplace. Choose your payment model per project: (1) Accept credits upfront from creators and own 100% of the dataset revenue, or (2) Partner 50/50 where you and the creator each earn 40% of all sales (platform takes 20%). Browse curation requests, select your preferred payment method, and build passive income. Earn badges (Verified, Expert, Master) as you complete projects. Quality-first model ensures only expertly-vetted datasets reach buyers.

Question 11

How much does it cost to use Setique?

Accepted Answer

For buyers: Pay the listed dataset price (typically $49-$500). No subscription or membership fees. For sellers: Setique takes a 20% platform fee on each sale. You keep 80% of the sale price. Stripe payment processing fees (~2.9% + 30¢) apply. No upfront costs to list datasets.

Question 12

Are downloads secure and how long do download links last?

Accepted Answer

Yes, all downloads are secure. After purchase, Setique generates a cryptographically signed URL that expires in 24 hours. Only verified purchasers can access download links. All downloads are logged for security. Files are stored in encrypted Supabase Storage buckets with 500MB size limits and MIME type validation.

Question 13

What file formats are supported?

Accepted Answer

Setique supports multiple formats by modality: Vision (JPG, PNG, ZIP), Audio (MP3, WAV, FLAC), Text (CSV, JSON), Video (MP4, MOV), and Archives (ZIP, TAR, GZIP). Maximum file size is 500MB per dataset. Files are validated on upload to ensure compatibility.