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A question that immediately popped up in my mind was "how is this different from Patreon?". Searching here, I'm clearly not the only person to ask this, and the
by edanm 9y ago
A question that immediately popped up in my mind was "how is this different from Patreon?". Searching here, I'm clearly not the only person to ask this, and the answer you gave seems to be "this is for one-time payments rather than recurring payments".
It might be worth writing this or conveying this in some way explicitly, since this seems to be your big selling point.
- josephsunny 9y agoGood question, @edanm. The differentiator b/w Patreon is more than the one-time donation factor. For one, BuyMeACoffee is geared towards creators of all sizes while Patreon works best for large creators. For one, creators require a Stripe account to use Patreon, which already limits it to the only 25 stripe-supported countries. Secondly, small creators with a passive audience find it hard to get monthly pledges from their supporters. BuyMeACoffee converts best in this case as it's quick, straightforward and requires no sign-up to support a creator. We like to think of BMC as complementary to Patreon than an alternative. We often see creators using BuyMeACoffee alongside Patreon to fulfill the quick one-time donation needs. Hope this clarifies :)
- buildbuildbuild 9y agoCongratulations on your launch, this familiar tipping model warms my heart as a musician who occasionally busks in NYC subways. I'd love to see a "Music" category as well as support for recurring donations. You advertise that it's free, but do Stripe and Paypal's fees get added on on the buyer's side or the receiver's side? Seems unclear. (During checkout is a $5 donation billed as $5 + whatever percent to the donor?)