Buy Me a Coffee

Buy Me a Coffee is a platform that helps creators and artists fund their work by accepting support and building memberships with their fans. Creators can receive one-time payments, offer monthly or yearly subscriptions, and sell products or services through a shop designed for creative offerings, such as ebooks, art commissions, or one-to-one calls. The platform also supports publishing free and exclusive posts, audio, and email updates, giving creators ways to share work and reward members.

Buy Me a Coffee aims to make supporting creators simple, with quick payments and the option for fans to leave messages. Its tools include email marketing, QR codes, stream alerts, buttons, and mobile apps for iOS and Android. Creators retain ownership of their supporters’ information and can export their lists; the company says it does not email those supporters. It also offers direct access to human support and says creators are paid instantly to their bank accounts.