This is cool. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hella
Show HN: Buy Me A Coffee – A free, fast and friendly way to receive donations
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#362Looks 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…
> Dropdown for country should have USA at the top. Better, have it in regular order but pre-select with geolocation. If you use something like freegeoip.net you can progressively-enhance this with a couple of lines of JS.
Quick update: We've pushed this feature live. Thanks!
Re: Show HN: Buy Me A Coffee – A free, fast and friendly way to receive donations
#363Earlier quoted context omitted.
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 any…
You're right. We'll be sure to improve our copy and messaging to highlight these features.
Re: Show HN: Buy Me A Coffee – A free, fast and friendly way to receive donations
#364Just got my first coffee!
Awesome! Congrats on your first coffee, @lamby.
Re: Show HN: Buy Me A Coffee – A free, fast and friendly way to receive donations
#365How does this compare with PayPal.me?
Glad you asked!
1) Multiple payment options: Stripe, Paypal and very soon - Cryptocurrencies.
2) Rewards for supporters
3) Showcase goals and comments left by other supporters
4) Friendly solicitation, and beautiful page and buttons.
Re: Show HN: Buy Me A Coffee – A free, fast and friendly way to receive donations
#366doesn't seem to work at all with NoScript. I get some sort of error / what looks like a failed redirect.
Sorry to hear that. I've passed it on to our developers and we're looking into it. Cheers!
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#367Stripe doesn't support India yet :( and individuals cannot get donations in our country.. but paying tax is minor issue, need to be able to get money first :-/
Good news: https://stripe.com/blog/india-private-beta
We have a lot of users from India, and they use Paypal to receive payments :) Please shoot us an email if you need help with anything - hello [at] buymeacoffee.com
Cheers!
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#368As a creator, I'd like to understand the differences between this and Patreon. Why would I use this instead of Patreon?
Absolutely.
1. For one-time payment needs. Only your most loyal followers are likely to go through a sign-up process to pledge a monthly payment. Buy Me A Coffee accepts payments in less a minute, without no commitments or friction.
2. Showcase your goals, and comments left by other supporters.
3. Shareable link, and a much friendly solicitation for support.
4. Multiple payment options. We currently support Paypal, Stripe (Patreon use this) and very soon - Cryptocurrencies too.
Hope this clarifies. Cheers!
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#369Very easy to get set up! I'm impressed by the design and UX, best of luck! https://buymeacoff.ee/klistwan
Thank you so much, Konrad. Glad to welcome you with a coffee!
P.S Your platform fee is waived.
Re: Show HN: Buy Me A Coffee – A free, fast and friendly way to receive donations
#370Wonder if you take a loot at Nano Currency? It will take less than a minute for every transaction with zero transaction fee. https://nano.org/en
We did!
We'd like to support multiple cryptocurrencies in a simple, secure and straightforward way. We're looking at CoinBase Commerce and alternatives for this.
Thanks for the suggestion!