Buy Me a Coffee Blog

10 smart ways creators are using Buy Me a Coffee to diversify their income

Monthly payments vs memberships: what's the difference and why both matter

Memberships for creators: how to structure, price, and grow your community

The psychology of tipping online: how small gestures change creators' lives

The creator's guide to earning more with simple, frictionless one-time tips

How to earn more while you stream: the complete guide to Buy Me a Coffee stream alerts

Stream alerts work because they create moments of connection between you and your supporters, witnessed by your entire audience. Those moments build community, normalize supporting creators, and directly increase your earnings

Turn your audience into paying supporters (without ads or algorithms)

57% of full-time creators earn less than the living wage from content creation alone, and 46% of creators say it’s hard to be successful in the creator economy. Luckily, you’re not stuck playing the algorithm game when you have platforms like Buy Me a Coffee. You can turn your audience into paying supporters without relying on ads or algorithms.