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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 josephsunny » Thu, Mar 01, 2018, 4:47 AM UTC

bonsai80 wrote: post #194

@josephsunny I'm curious how the money works out after Paypal/stripe get their cut. From what I've seen transactions run around 3% + $0.30. Operating in small amounts seems like the fees would sink any such effort. Have you found something that works to handle small payments without getting killed on fees for each transaction?

You're right, credit card processing fee can add up to a considerable amount while processing micropayments, and this was one of our biggest concerns when we started working on this. However, contrary to what we thought, more than half the payments processed are for more than one coffee.

BTW we're currently passing on the card processing fee to supporters.

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

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Post by josephsunny » Thu, Mar 01, 2018, 4:48 AM UTC

adaven_xt wrote: post #212

Hahaha. Just last week I was telling my wife I should make a "buy me a coffee" site to learn how to integrate with Stripe and other payment platforms, pad my resume, have a few lulz, and maybe even get a coffee. And... There's already a SaaS for that. Well done.

Haha, just in time, sir. Thank you, and be sure to share your BMC link when you make one :) Cheers!

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

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Post by dawnerd » Thu, Mar 01, 2018, 4:50 AM UTC

Surprised I was able to get this url: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/troy

Love how slick everything is. Although couple things:

- Register page just hung with the spinning icon. Got the activation email but not sure what happened on registration. Guessing it errored. I have adblock so maybe theres something there?

- Would be nice to change the amount down to just a buck (hey I'm a cheap date).

- Would also be nice to change coffee to something else, as in my case I love tacos ;)

- When donating, how are you tracking if I've already donated to someone to show updates? If I don't have an account Im just guessing its cookie based and I'd have to give again if it goes away?

Really love just how fast and low friction everything is though.

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

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Post by I-M-S » Thu, Mar 01, 2018, 4:50 AM 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://…

Hi, just created an account: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ims

Two questions: 1. I'm not clear how exactly do I send (or give access to) bonus content to my supporters? 2. Do you plan to add "podcasts" as a category? And how do I select the category in the first place?

Cheers!

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

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Post by josephsunny » Thu, Mar 01, 2018, 4:53 AM UTC

jeremydavid wrote: post #223

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.buymeacoff.ee/tarot :)

Thanks for trying us out :) Glad to be your first supporter!

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

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Post by acutesoftware » Thu, Mar 01, 2018, 4:54 AM UTC

Looks good, and thanks for waiving the fees - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/acute

My only concern is when I linked my Stripe account it says "buy me a coffee will have access to your data" - no, I assume it doesn't have full access to ALL the stripe data, so that could be clarified.

Or at least make it clear that you cant empty my Stripe account :)

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

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Post by josephsunny » Thu, Mar 01, 2018, 4:54 AM UTC

mcdoh wrote: post #224

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://buymeacoff.ee/mcdoh

Hi there! It looks like you have not selected a payout method. Please choose between Paypal or Stripe to make your page public. Cheers!

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

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Post by josephsunny » Thu, Mar 01, 2018, 5:06 AM UTC

shurcooL wrote: post #227

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://…

> 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 :)

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

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Post by josephsunny » Thu, Mar 01, 2018, 5:15 AM UTC

I-M-S wrote: post #244

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://…

Hi, just created an account: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ims Two questions: 1. I'm not clear how exactly do I send (or give access to) bonus content to my supporters? 2. Do you plan to add "podcasts" as a category? And how do I select the category in the first place? Cheers!

Hi there!

1. Check out the 'Locked content' feature in the updates section - https://twitter.com/TheBuyMeACoffee/status/96093211031909171...

2. You are free to type in the category in the 'What do you do?' section. Many podcasters are already using BMC, and we will soon feature the category on our explore page.

Finally, thanks for trying us out. Please choose a payout method to make your page public.

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

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Post by josephsunny » Thu, Mar 01, 2018, 5:18 AM UTC

ayngg wrote: post #240

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 actually came across your service a little while ago and figured that it had already been around for a long time, surprised that it is actually quite new. Best of luck and thanks! https://buymeacoff.ee/ayng

'Buy me a coffee' is such a popular term online that we have this unfair advantage of sounding like an old service :)

Thanks for trying us out, @ayngg. Your platform fee is waived, and glad to be your first supporter!