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

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Post by matthewwiese »

josephsunny wrote: post #15
matthewwiese wrote: post #9

Like the design and approach, but what differentiates this from other methods? A Patreon account, PayPal donate button, and public Bitcoin address accomplishes all of the same thing. Is it the community? The ease of setup? Don't get me wrong, the site is polished and the idea cute, but... for what purpose?

BuyMeACoffee is a place to ask for quick one-time donations - supporters can donate and leave a comment in less than a few clicks. Patreon is for monthly pledging and does not usually work for small creators. We have seen creators use BuyMeACoffee alongside Patreon links, and we think it is a great idea to attract both loyal and casual supporters. Compared to Paypal, BuyMeACoffee is a much friendly and efficient way…

Thank you for the reply!

What happens when Patreon implements this on their platform though? If its as simple a premise as you make out, what's stopping your competition from encroaching on your share of the market?

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

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Post by josephsunny »

Xeoncross wrote: post #5

If anyone is interested, I just made a simple, free donation platform for Stellar Lumens (XLM) cryptocurrency. No registration required and anonymous since it reads directly from the blockchain for the data. http://xlm.party/

That's great. We're betting big on crypto ourselves and is soon supporting all major coins (via CoinBase commerce).

Good luck with the product :)

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

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Post by patja »

I feel this is unintentionally going to the lowest end of this space with the whole "buy me a coffee" message and brand.

I run a site which is 100% monetized through voluntary donations and I would never use language like buy me a beer/buy me a coffee for it. It feels like you are marginalizing your work to the hobby/side-project realm with low expectations. We strive for $40 a year as a target donation from those who use our site, which is a lot more than a coffee.

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

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Post by josephsunny »

patja wrote: post #33

I feel this is unintentionally going to the lowest end of this space with the whole "buy me a coffee" message and brand. I run a site which is 100% monetized through voluntary donations and I would never use language like buy me a beer/buy me a coffee for it. It feels like you are marginalizing your work to the hobby/side-project realm with low expectations. We strive for $40 a year as a target donation from those wh…

I'm sorry you feel that way, but I disagree. Creators, charities and public figures of all sizes and type use BuyMeACoffee to receive support.

William LeGate, an activist (#boycottNRA) used BuyMeACoffee just yesterday to raise $2500 in less than an hour: https://twitter.com/williamlegate/status/968630079285686273

It exceeded all his expectations, and I think the branding and it's friendly tone went a long way in achieving it.

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

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Post by adventured »

I like the site, I appreciate that it's straight-forward and simple, as it should be. A lot of Show HN's come out of the gate getting that wrong.

I found this section in the FAQ confusing, about what BMC charges:

"BuyMeACoffee is 100% free and do not charge a monthly fee or a percentage of the donation. We plan to charge a 5% platform fee in the future to support future development and expansion. So when a creator receives $100 from supporters, BMC will earn a $5 platform fee. However, rest assured that all our existing users (like you) won’t be charged, ever."

100% free. We plan to charge a 5% platform fee (what the hell is a platform fee). All our existing users won't be charged, ever.

What? That's an extremely poorly structured explanation on something that absolutely must be crystal clear (given it's core to what you're doing).

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

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Post by jonny_eh »

josephsunny wrote: post #35
patja wrote: post #33

I feel this is unintentionally going to the lowest end of this space with the whole "buy me a coffee" message and brand. I run a site which is 100% monetized through voluntary donations and I would never use language like buy me a beer/buy me a coffee for it. It feels like you are marginalizing your work to the hobby/side-project realm with low expectations. We strive for $40 a year as a target donation from those wh…

I'm sorry you feel that way, but I disagree. Creators, charities and public figures of all sizes and type use BuyMeACoffee to receive support. William LeGate, an activist (#boycottNRA) used BuyMeACoffee just yesterday to raise $2500 in less than an hour: https://twitter.com/williamlegate/status/968630079285686273 It exceeded all his expectations, and I think the branding and it's friendly tone went a long way in achi…

Right, not every product needs to satisfy the needs of everyone. This kind of messaging works well to get get small amounts out of a lot of people.

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

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Post by [deleted] »

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://…

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

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Post by pvg »

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://…

Maybe I'm missing it on the pages but it this seems somewhat important for a company that handles money - there's no mention of who or where you are, who the principals are, etc. The terms seem a little slapdash, there's a bit about being 'partnered with Stripe' (are you? or does that just mean you use Stripe for processing?).
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