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Short, practical reads on taking bitcoin tips: preset amounts, posters, wallets, and what actually earns more at the counter.
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A Buy Me a Coffee alternative that takes bitcoin
Buy Me a Coffee takes cards and wallets, keeps 5% and doesn't take bitcoin. What a bitcoin tip page does instead, what it can't do, and when to use both.
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Does Ko-fi take bitcoin?
Ko-fi pays out through PayPal and Stripe and has no bitcoin option. How to put a Lightning tip link beside your Ko-fi button, and what fans see when they use it.
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The bitcoin tip QR code that doesn't leave tippers in the dark
Three kinds of bitcoin QR code, what each one does when a tipper scans it, and why the one to print is a link that opens amounts, not a bare Lightning address.
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Bitcoin tip jar options compared: 8 ways to take tips in sats
Eight bitcoin tip jar options, from a bare Lightning address to BTCPay, LNbits, Blink and Alby: what the tipper sees, what each costs, and which to pick.
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How to get a Lightning address, wallet by wallet
What a Lightning address is, and how to get one in Coinos, Blink, Speed, Alby, Wallet of Satoshi, Strike, Primal or Cash App, step by step.
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Podcast funding tag: how to add one and take bitcoin tips
Put your bitcoin tip jar in your feed's funding tag and take value for value podcast tips from listeners in Pocket Casts and other apps. Where to paste it.
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Which Lightning wallet should your tip jar use?
Every Lightning wallet receives tips. Only some confirm them and carry the tipper's name. We tested ten, and say which suits a counter, a stream or a team.
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How to make a bitcoin tip jar in 10 minutes (free)
How to create a bitcoin tip jar in ten minutes: a Lightning address, preset amounts and a QR code. Free, no account, and tips go straight to your wallet.
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Lightning QR or tip jar: what your customer actually sees
A Lightning QR gets you paid, but the tipper meets an empty amount box and you never see who tipped. What a bitcoin tip jar adds, and when to skip it.
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Suggested tip amounts: why your bitcoin tip jar needs them
A bare QR asks your customer to type an amount in sats. Preset amounts make it one tap, and research on suggested tips says they raise what people leave.