Ko-Fi
| Website | |
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| Name: | Ko-Fi |
| Owner/Maintainer: | Nigel Pickles |
| Dates: | 2012-present |
| Type: | Payments |
| Fandom: | n/a |
| URL: | https://ko-fi.com |
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Ko-Fi is a website where users can receive donations, pitched as "ask fans to support your work for the price of a coffee." The site does not take a commission fee from the donations, which can be small or very large; they are not limited to coffee-priced donations or payments. Many fan artists and writers use Ko-Fi as a means to get tipped for their contributions to fandom.
While it did not begin as a fandom site - the designer wanted a way to thank people for posting technical answers on coding sites[1] - it took off as a way to both show appreciation for fanworks and a way to pay for commissions. For more discussion, see Fandom and Profit.
Many fans are unhappy that AO3 does not allow Ko-Fi links (nor Patreon nor other payment links of any sort) on stories or in author profiles.
References
- ^ Ko-fi.com the Story So Far, Jan 29, 2018 on Medium.com