Show HN: Buy Me A Coffee – A free, fast and friendly way to receive donations

Post by lamby » Fri, Mar 02, 2018, 10:35 AM UTC

Post by Piskvorrr » Fri, Mar 02, 2018, 3:37 PM UTC

Reedx wrote: post #328

Improvotter wrote: post #315

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> There are some tactical things (eg, the dropdown for country should have USA at the top, Just do it alphabetically and perhaps provide a search-based dropdown function. Damn patriots.

The advice would apply to any country. It makes sense to have defaults that are applicable to most of your users.

Post by Eisfreak7 » Fri, Mar 02, 2018, 9:48 PM UTC

josephsunny wrote: post #2

BuyMeACoffee.com co-founder here. BMC is a friendly way for creators (bloggers, artists, developers) to receive donations from their audience. We have seen the platform used in ways we never imagined. William LeGate, an activist (boycottNRA) used BuyMeACoffee just yesterday to raise $2500 in less than an hour: https://twitter.com/williamlegate/status/968630079285686273 Check out some 'Buy Me A Coffee' pages: https://…

Post by shurcooL » Fri, Mar 02, 2018, 11:09 PM UTC

josephsunny wrote: post #248

shurcooL wrote: post #227

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> We are waiving the 5% platform fee for HN users for LIFETIME! We'd also love to be your first supporter. I'll take you up on that offer. https://buymeacoff.ee/shurcooL Thanks! Some feedback from my signup experience: 1. I saw someone in the comments mentioning that it'd be nice to be able to connect payout methods later, and a reply said there was a "skip for now" button. So, I was looking to use it (not expecting…

Thanks for the comprehensive feedback, Dmitri. 1. You're right, and this is a known confusion. We're trying to come up with a more straightforward solution. Thanks for noticing! 2. You do not necessarily have to pick one from the given categories. Please feel free to use the title that best describes what you do. P.S Platform fee associated with your account has been waived, and the first coffee is served :)

Post by acct1771 » Sat, Mar 03, 2018, 5:58 AM UTC

acct1771 wrote: post #348

I wasn't expecting the copy to be as good as it was this early. The branding, and site, are beautiful. You're onto something. Thanks for the generosity, and best of luck. Stay kind when you get big! https://buymeacoff.ee/DK3