Seems very similar to https://ko-fi.com - any contrast we should recognize?
Show HN: Buy Me A Coffee – A free, fast and friendly way to receive donations
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#22Looks good. Few notes: 1. During sign up, I'm super confused why you have to set up anything related to payout before setting up your coffee page -- this is inverted to the way it should be. Get them the page as soon as possible and let them share and accept donations, then IF (big if, I bet the median amount raised is $0) they have a literal financial incentive to set up their friction-filled payout form process. If…
First off, thanks for such a comprehensive feedback!
1. You can skip that page in one-click; but I get your point. We decided to do this to avoid any confusion for new creators; especially when the whole point of the platform is to receive payments. Creators usually spend no more than a minute to sign up, so we never thought it'd be an issue. Thanks for pointing this out :)
2. Good point. Featured section is currently rotated on a daily basis based on activity and other factors (such as page views). Hope manual curation will solve this.
Thanks a lot!
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#23BuyMeACoffee.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://…
Awesome website and I hope it kicks off. :) https://buymeacoff.ee/michaelbrooks
Re: Show HN: Buy Me A Coffee – A free, fast and friendly way to receive donations
#24At my screen size (13in macbook air), you don't see the amount you're donating until after the scroll, wish that duplicated higher up.
Re: Show HN: Buy Me A Coffee – A free, fast and friendly way to receive donations
#25BuyMeACoffee.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://…
This looks nice! How does your product compare with Patreon? (edit:) The difference I notice about it is that this looks a lot less demanding than Patreon. A lot more laissez faire if you will. Oh and, https://buymeacoff.ee/nettem :)
Thanks, @arrayjumper!
Patreon works best for creators with a huge loyal following, those who are most likely to pledge a monthly donation. Small creators find it difficult to raise any money at all from Patreon.
I think it's a decent idea to provide fans with an option of quick one-time payment since many do not like the idea of going through the long process of signing up and paying monthly.
Re: Show HN: Buy Me A Coffee – A free, fast and friendly way to receive donations
#26BuyMeACoffee.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://…
Awesome website and I hope it kicks off. :) https://buymeacoff.ee/michaelbrooks
Thanks, Michael! Welcome to BMC, and enjoy your first coffee on the house :)
Re: Show HN: Buy Me A Coffee – A free, fast and friendly way to receive donations
#27BuyMeACoffee.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://…
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stephenhan
Welcome to BuyMeACoffee Stephen! Glad to be your first supporter :)
Re: Show HN: Buy Me A Coffee – A free, fast and friendly way to receive donations
#28Seems very similar to https://ko-fi.com - any contrast we should recognize?
Yes, we are similar in branding :) Ko-fi is a good old product! Here's what we do differently: Multiple payout option (Paypal and Stripe), Exclusive content (gift your supporters with exclusive rewards to encourage more donations), official Wordpress plugin, customizable coffee amount ($3, $4 or $5) and much more.
Re: Show HN: Buy Me A Coffee – A free, fast and friendly way to receive donations
#29At my screen size (13in macbook air), you don't see the amount you're donating until after the scroll, wish that duplicated higher up.
Sorry about that; we're still trying to find the right balance between having a beautiful page and higher conversions :) We'll look into this.
Re: Show HN: Buy Me A Coffee – A free, fast and friendly way to receive donations
#30BuyMeACoffee.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://…
Had to get this link, https://buymeacoff.ee/here