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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 masukomi »

josephsunny wrote: post #124
MarinReiter wrote: post #119

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100% agreed. I'd never use this type of donation service because it doesn't seem serious enough. The artist that side has to ask people to "buy me a coffee" is not the kind of artist that takes it seriously, and, say, uses art station and has a complete portfolio. "Buy me a coffee" just sounds unproffesional. When I first saw this in tumblr, I thought: "I wouldn't want to be the artist that needs charity to survive".…

I get your point, but BuyMeACoffee is more than just a tipping platform. Creators can reward their supporters, showcase supporter comments (which is often more rewarding than the money itself) and much more. MrDots is a game developer who gives away game codes to supporters. He raised $1300 within a day after sharing it with his audience: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Zc2ryTOpw . This is just one of many use-cases whe…

> I get your point, but BuyMeACoffee is more than just a tipping platform. Creators can reward their supporters, showcase supporter comments (which is often more rewarding than the money itself) and much more.

maybe you're right, but the home page certainly doesn't convey that. It's "A free, fast and friendly way to accept donations" ... doesn't mention anything about rewarding supporters, showcasing comments, or anything like that.

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

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Post by josephsunny »

epa wrote: post #76

How is this different from 21 or Gofundme

BuyMeACoffee is geared towards creators, much like Patreon.

Buttons for websites, quick one-click payment, supporter comments, multiple payment options, etc. are some of the differentiators.

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

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Post by redindian75 »

josephsunny wrote: post #148
domsl wrote: post #146

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Wow. Thank you. I think it is very beautifully made. https://buymeacoff.ee/ddominik I recently started blogging, so I am very happy to come across this :)

Perfect timing, I guess :) Good to have you on board, Dominik! P.S Your platform fee is waived. Happy to be your first supporter :)

Stripe/Credit Card (2.9% +.30) fees still apply - right?

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

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Post by Estyn »

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://…

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/estyn

Surprisingly easy to sign up and use

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

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Post by josephsunny »

xn wrote: post #85
josephsunny wrote: post #67

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Both Stripe and Paypal charge a small processing fee (2.9% + 30 cents).

In most cases, that charge isn't passed on to the buyer/donor. When it is, it should be made explicit. Nonprofits sometimes make it an option, e.g. "Add 3% to your donation to help offset credit card processing fees".

Noted. Thank you, @xn.

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

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Post by nkkollaw »

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…

Sure, but it's great for low-profile projects.

It makes it easier to ask for support.

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

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Post by josephsunny »

nikivi wrote: post #166
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://…

This is awesome. I mostly do Open Source and I think BuyMeACoffee compliments Patreon really well. Thank you for the offer. There is only one issue where you can't attach a link to a more than a one word. I wish you could do that. My page: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nikitavoloboev

Good to hear that, @nikivi! Glad to be the first one to buy you coffee.

> There is only one issue where you can't attach a link to a more than a one word. I wish you could do that.

This is a known issue, and we'll fix with an update first thing tomorrow. Thanks for noticing!

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

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Post by aapusaam »

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://…

I just created my page:

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/da

Thanks for a simple and easy onboarding process!

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

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Post by josephsunny »

kqr wrote: post #102
josephsunny wrote: post #87

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Very good question, @kqr. Unlike our competitors, BuyMeACoffee is catering to small and big creators alike. Even if we waive the platform fee for the first 100k creators, there is still room for us to make money as there are millions of creators online. By making the entry barrier low, we are hoping to attract the maximum number of creators and initiate a network effect. 90% of our existing users are referred by othe…

I probably don't understand quite what you are getting at. If you bear with me, I have an easier time with concrete examples: if I sign up now, and in two years' time, Steve signed up as part of the post-critical mass. So I bring in $0 to you while using your infrastructure, and Steve is also a smallish creator using the infrastructure just as much as me, but bringing in, say, $8 per month, on average. If Steve and I…

Thanks for taking time to explain your point. I understand what you mean.

As a consumer product marketed towards masses, it is highly improbable that there will ever occur an event when we have to prioritize one type of users over another.

Also, it is wrong to think that creators who we don't charge a platform fee are not valuable to us. Like I mentioned in my previous comment, BuyMeACoffee has an innate virality where each creator who shares his BMC link attract more creators to join the platform, making all our users more or less equally valuable. Does that make sense? I hope this answers your question.

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