Boosty Commission?
8 months ago
Aight need to try something, anyone interest in a commission but through Boosty?
Gon attempt to help/pay a friend and if anyone here uses Boosty, maybe we can try something :o
For now Imma settle on 200USD+- on a single character simple background piece.
Tell me what y'all think, also how does Boosty work exactly? Like is it like Paypal or Patreon etc?
Gon attempt to help/pay a friend and if anyone here uses Boosty, maybe we can try something :o
For now Imma settle on 200USD+- on a single character simple background piece.
Tell me what y'all think, also how does Boosty work exactly? Like is it like Paypal or Patreon etc?
What usually happens is a creator has a page like substar or patreon with a donate button, and people pay for commissions using said button. They get sent a link for verification and whatnot, though some bank cards will block Boosty cuz it's a bit suspicious sometimes. Your mileage may vary!
Ive used boosty before, im not sure if you can use paypal through there anymore but i usually use a card through there when i've comm'd a few artists before using the tip function. I think theres a way to set it up *similarly* to patreon with subscriptions, but you can also set up 'goals' that people can donate/pay for a comm through, or just outright use the tip feature for a one and done payment.
Thats how i remember it, havent used it in some time but im sure its still similar to that
Always wanted to get a commission from you since I'm huge fan, so I want to support in any way I can!!!
Basically you do tiers like patron/substar, but also have an "donation" option
I would loooooooove to commission you, but it would need me to first get the balance on my card and then id be able to pay - for my case
i definitely would be up to grab one, or two, who know, just always been wanting one day something from you~
Also I'm interested in a commission from you if you're still offering!
You can still use it to charge for comms and such, but you will be locking out alot of potential customers due to card issues
Works fine when I want to support an artist that doesn't have access to conventional western methods.
It's like a mix of PayPal and patreon. You can donate directly and get rewards like patreon but lots of artists in russia just use it as a way to pay for comms
There are other similar services from the same company (I believe it used to be owned by VK, the Russian Facebook gone terribly bad, it'll take long explaining this), and operating through the same bank, such as DonationAlerts, similar to Streamlabs but forcing you to be live on YouTube or Twitch during the donation, or Hipolink... I don't know what to compare it to, it also provides paid posts and subscriptions like Boosty does, but does not share the same format, aiming at mobile users. Plus, Hipolink has introduced tips, and payment links, similar to PayPal's invoices "on low settings". None of these three support PayPal anymore, unfortunately... well, maybe Alerts does, I don't remember, but Boosty and Hipolink are card only for almost a year now. Same false fraud or denial issues apply.
And there's also Lava.Top, owned by a different company, operating through the same bank, therefore there may be the same issues with denials and false frauds, but, one, it supports PayPal as a payment option... however, two, it's a Gumroad-like service, so you cannot sell commissions there unless they are already finished, otherwise the post shall not pass moderation.