when Are We Getting a Donation Button?

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  1. eugbug profile image95
    eugbugposted 2 years ago

    I asked before, but when is it going to happen to pay for our services to readers?

    1. Misbah786 profile image81
      Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      https://hubstatic.com/16051472.jpg

      People that make you laugh while you are stressed are your good friends

      big_smile tongue

      1. eugbug profile image95
        eugbugposted 2 years agoin reply to this

        I think that about sums it up Mishbah. I'll just add my own and a PayPal email address. I think the staff are dead anyway and they mightn't notice smile

        1. Misbah786 profile image81
          Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

          https://hubstatic.com/16051482.jpg

    2. chef-de-jour profile image99
      chef-de-jourposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      That holiday you took in Greece Eugene - expensive was it?

      1. eugbug profile image95
        eugbugposted 2 years agoin reply to this

        Yes, courtesy of Hubpages smile

        1. DrMark1961 profile image98
          DrMark1961posted 2 years agoin reply to this

          I want to go on a fact-finding mission to Tibet to study Lhasa Apsos in their native territory. Do you think HP will pay for it?

        2. Miebakagh57 profile image70
          Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

          So...so you mean hubpages paid your travel fare, hotel expense, wine and woman, and all?

          1. eugbug profile image95
            eugbugposted 2 years agoin reply to this

            Well indirectly, but I only experienced a selection of the aforementioned.

      2. Misbah786 profile image81
        Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

        +1 big_smile

    3. DrMark1961 profile image98
      DrMark1961posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      That is a really good idea and it should be instituted when readers are able to comment on our articles. (That should be put back in place right away.)
      I saw some very brief and unhelpful comments back when we had the Q&A and cannot but think the promise of a tip, through the button you suggest, would make all of the HP writers a little more willing to give thorough answers.

      1. eugbug profile image95
        eugbugposted 2 years agoin reply to this

        Yes, donations shouldn't be donations per se. They should be earned for helping a reader. They could be called "tips" rather than "donations" as you suggest.

  2. eugbug profile image95
    eugbugposted 2 years ago

    Hmm, Pixabay has lots to choose from. I could add a link underneath as a caption and direct it to the PayPal website.
    https://hubstatic.com/16051481_f1024.jpg

    1. Misbah786 profile image81
      Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Are you serious? roll

      1. eugbug profile image95
        eugbugposted 2 years agoin reply to this

        It's worth a try, even if I get my knuckles rapped. Things happen slowly here now, so I could have a button in place for a few weeks.

        1. Misbah786 profile image81
          Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Eugene, I hope the readers find their way to that button. It'll be squeezed in between ads somewhere. I'm hoping that 1 in 200 people will notice and donate. Lol!!! tongue

        2. TessSchlesinger profile image59
          TessSchlesingerposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Medium just added one.

          Honestly, it is so worth it. Most of my earnigns come from Patreon and Ko-fi. When people like your writing, they are very generous.

          1. EricDockett profile image91
            EricDockettposted 2 years agoin reply to this

            It looks like PayPal is an option, too. Is there any benefit to using KoFi instead of just having people send donations to PayPal?

            1. eugbug profile image95
              eugbugposted 2 years agoin reply to this

              Don't PayPal have a policy that donations should only be to charitable entities? Maybe tipping is a loophole to get around that.

              1. EricDockett profile image91
                EricDockettposted 2 years agoin reply to this

                I see people with PayPal buttons on their blogs and sites. I assumed it was fine but honestly I never thought much about it until now. You might be right.

            2. TessSchlesinger profile image59
              TessSchlesingerposted 2 years agoin reply to this

              Paypal takes off a deduction. Stripe does not. Or when it does, it is much less. However, on Hubpages, in all the years, they paid the fees to paypal, so if Hubpages puts on a button, then that might happen.

              Right now, I'm curious about one thing.

              I have a note under most of my articles asking people if they will support me either through Patreon or Ko-fi. Both of these take off a commission. What I'd like to know is if it comes through the Medium button, if a commission still comes off.

              The other thing is that Ko-fi allows you to sell things, write, and many other things. So I am probably going to ask my Patreon supporters to switch to Ko-fi.

              1. Miebakagh57 profile image70
                Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

                Good to know all these.

    2. HubPages profile imageSTAFF
      HubPagesposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      As much as we appreciate this enterprising idea, we can't allow these types of links. Please refrain from adding this to your articles.

      1. eugbug profile image95
        eugbugposted 2 years agoin reply to this

        Why not, because it's against PayPal's TOS?
        Does "can't" mean it's technically not possible or it's against the site's ethos?
        Can you implement a donate button yourself and maybe remove the site video or one of the ads to compensate?
        Would it be worth trialling a button?

      2. theraggededge profile image88
        theraggededgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

        How about an established tipping site like ko-fi?

        1. Miebakagh57 profile image70
          Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

          Lately, I was on a Windows' search. 'Bing'. It try offering me few 'token'. Is that relevant here? Thanks.

          1. eugbug profile image95
            eugbugposted 2 years agoin reply to this

            It's something to do with implementing Microsoft/Bing ads, the equivalent of Google ads. The developer token unlocks a programming interface for producing ads.

        2. Solaras profile image83
          Solarasposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          +++++1,000,000

      3. Brenda Arledge profile image82
        Brenda Arledgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

        Can Hubpages add a tip jar or a donation button to our profile or at the end of our articles?

        I've seen it other places.

        1. eugbug profile image95
          eugbugposted 2 years agoin reply to this

          It seems reasonable, especially when readers are getting free help. I've answered hundreds of questions on troubleshooting guides, often with lots of toing and froing over several days until the reader's problem was solved. I'm sure a reader wouldn't mind tossing the odd dollar into our caps. I'm not sure what the problem is. Maybe Hubpages think they would be asking too much of readers, wanting them to click on ads and also donate? The button button could be confined to some manifestation of what used to be the Q&A section of help articles, where if the reader feels they have been helped by the author and their questions answered, the button is only shown then, and they have the opportunity to make a donation. Alternatively, screw the donation button idea and replace it with premium help where readers have to pay to get their problems solved (Like the Fixya model over 10 years ago)

  3. Eric Caunca profile image97
    Eric Cauncaposted 2 years ago

    Good idea, Eugene. big_smile

  4. Brenda Arledge profile image82
    Brenda Arledgeposted 2 years ago

    Why doesn't Hubpages just pay us for making them money???
    The share we deserve.

    Then we don't need a donation button.

  5. Jodah profile image88
    Jodahposted 2 years ago

    Not a bad idea using a donate button from Pixabay with a link to a PayPal account, Eugene. I would need one like “Help a Starving Poet. Donations Appreciated.”

    1. Misbah786 profile image81
      Misbah786posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      +100000000000000000000
      Loved it! big_smile

    2. Brenda Arledge profile image82
      Brenda Arledgeposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Good one!  I need one too.

      1. Miebakagh57 profile image70
        Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

        Great! I'll need one too.

  6. eugbug profile image95
    eugbugposted 2 years ago

    I notice on desktop, clicking on images no longer does anything. when did that change? It used to expand the image.

  7. Miebakagh57 profile image70
    Miebakagh57posted 2 years ago

    Roger that. However, hubpages must of necessity compesate the many season writers here in ways other than key chains/holders, or tea/coffee mugs. Writers here are being impoverished.

  8. Miebakagh57 profile image70
    Miebakagh57posted 2 years ago

    It's very convenient that a 'tip button' or 'donation' button or bin on behave of any helpful writters is not 'asking too much', provide it's voluntary. A reader that feel satisfied is free on his or her own volition to tip or donate. They're no obligation. It's hubpages that should set up the button not the writter. That will prevent scams.

  9. Jodah profile image88
    Jodahposted 2 years ago

    I freelance through Fiverr and they have facilitated that buyers can easily leave tips, many other sites are the same. It would ease the pressure on HubPages in regard to the amount/percentage they pay us as well. I agree with DrMark that it should be instituted at the same time as comments are properly reintroduced…and that should be NOW!

  10. PaulGoodman67 profile image94
    PaulGoodman67posted 2 years ago

    The big appeal of HubPages for me is that I can just focus on writing articles and earn via the ad revenue.

    I have no desire to operate any sort of helpdesk operation.

    Earning through voluntary donations is not a direction that I would like to see the site go in.

  11. eugbug profile image95
    eugbugposted 2 years ago

    I presume HP doesn't object to donations on our social media posts linking to HP articles? That's our business in any case.

  12. eugbug profile image95
    eugbugposted 2 years ago

    I see Medium are beta testing a donation "Give a tip" button, it links out to the Buymeacoffee.com website.  Maybe only selected authors can use it?

    1. Miebakagh57 profile image70
      Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

      I'm just taking note of that now.

    2. SerenityHalo profile image91
      SerenityHaloposted 2 years agoin reply to this
      1. Miebakagh57 profile image70
        Miebakagh57posted 2 years agoin reply to this

        Thanks for the link. It's very informing.

  13. eugbug profile image95
    eugbugposted 2 years ago

    Thanks, I'll have a look at that.

  14. Jodah profile image88
    Jodahposted 2 years ago

    I see even Medium is trialing introducing a donations/tipping button. So why can’t HubPages?

 
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