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

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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://…

Just tried to sign up, but it appears the Stripe form doesn't work on iOS Safari. Can reproduce by filling out the whole form, not entering a phone number, hit submit. Then, I get a brief error that my phone number needs entered, which then skips directly down to bank account numbers not matching (which they do) and then, suddenly, the account number changes to my autofill password. Very odd behavior!

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

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Post by nabeards »

nabeards wrote: post #201
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://…

Just tried to sign up, but it appears the Stripe form doesn't work on iOS Safari. Can reproduce by filling out the whole form, not entering a phone number, hit submit. Then, I get a brief error that my phone number needs entered, which then skips directly down to bank account numbers not matching (which they do) and then, suddenly, the account number changes to my autofill password. Very odd behavior!

Oh, and it looks like your system doesn't accept the cancel back through the API. I just get a page that says "The user denied your request."

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

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Post by josephsunny »

masukomi wrote: post #170
josephsunny wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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…

there's a difference between getting people to say _right now i need you all to "buy me a coffee"_ and getting the same people to buy you a coffee on a repeated basis. I need help now != support my ongoing work on x my point being, that it's irrelevant that William got $2500 fast. the question is how many people on the platform have been able to earn anything more than just a random occasional tip on it? Is anyone ge…

You'll be surprised.

Meet Jo Qatana. A small-time embroidery artist who's making ends meet with BuyMeACoffee. She's one such creator who's receiving donations from her audience on a regular basis.

"Thanks to the Generosity of Strangers, and Friends, I've made a car insurance payment and can finally buy the supplies I need for my @PPact fundraising item. I am So Very Grateful." - https://twitter.com/joqatana/status/951943659301187584

'Buy Me A Coffee' is just a friendly way to ask for support, and do not suggest the size or consistency of support one could receive. Contributions very well depend on one's audience and creativity.

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

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Post by josephsunny »

pwinnski wrote: post #200
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 was on the fence, but a lifetime waived fee is irresistible! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/plwinn

It sure is :) Welcome to BMC, Winn! Glad to be your first supporter, and waive the platform fee.

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

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Post by notaresearcher »

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://…

Sign up was a breeze. Thanks for this. https://buymeacoff.ee/researcher

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

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Post by josephsunny »

jiojfekjl wrote: post #95

I'm a musician who gives their work away for free. I'm intrigued by this. I don't make a living off my music, but I have a small following that supports me in small ways (5 bucks here, 10 bucks there). Can you tell me what the difference is between using this and say, using a paypal donation button? If I use your product, aren't I being charged twice, since you take a cut, and so does paypal / stripe?

Hi there!

1. Some reasons to switch from PayPal a) Supporter rewards (gift them exclusive content), b) Much friendly way to ask for support than sharing a Paypal.me link or donate button (which also means higher conversion). c) Multiple payment options (Stripe, Paypal and very soon - cryptocurrencies) d) Showcase your goals and the comments left by other supporters.

2. BuyMeACoffee is 100% free for all early users. Of course, the standard credit-card processing fee will be charged, but no other cut is involved.

Please drop your BMC link and I'd love to buy your first coffee :)

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

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Post by josephsunny »

WingH wrote: post #92

Starbucks used to have something call "Tweet a Coffee" where you could tweet a coffee to someone, and Starbucks would tweet them a link to a gift card where they could redeem it. I used it a lot to replace cold emailing and it did lead to a lot of serendipitous online conversations with decision makers. Starbucks have since removed this feature, so I now just email random people Amazon gift cards instead, hoping they…

Nope, I'm afraid BMC won't work for such a use-case. Neat idea with the Starbucks feature, BTW :)

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

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Post by s73v3r_ »

jiojfekjl wrote: post #99
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…

Going after the low end can be a good strategy, since the established competition usually ignores that market segment. Speaking as someone who might be in that low end demographic (a musician looking for tips), I like the branding, since it makes donation seem more intimate, more casual than "patron."

One thing to keep in mind, though, is that Patreon has tons of existing users. I'd imagine there's a lot less friction to adding a pledge to a new person if you're already on the platform and they have your payment info, than if you need to ask them to sign up for a new platform which they might not have heard of before.

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

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Post by nabeards »

nabeards wrote: post #202
nabeards wrote: post #201

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just tried to sign up, but it appears the Stripe form doesn't work on iOS Safari. Can reproduce by filling out the whole form, not entering a phone number, hit submit. Then, I get a brief error that my phone number needs entered, which then skips directly down to bank account numbers not matching (which they do) and then, suddenly, the account number changes to my autofill password. Very odd behavior!

Oh, and it looks like your system doesn't accept the cancel back through the API. I just get a page that says "The user denied your request."

Did get it setup from my computer, thanks! http://buymeacoffee.com/nabeards
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