Going forward, rather than allowing people to subscribe to a paid option of this Substack, which brings problems such as unintended renewals etc, I have decided to put a link on my emailed posts that allows my readers to tip me instead if they so wish. This I hope will not badger new readers and be at the bottom of free subscriber emails only.
I have been encouraged to do this by those who intended to renew the paid option and I genuinely have benefited from these donations in the past. I think one off voluntary donations are far better. Just remember, all my stuff is free by default. I simply ask you to consider a €1 or €2 where you really found an article had value for you. I am trying out a new donation service that is transparent and I believe gives the reader full control over the process.
Take a look at My Tipeee page here
Hi, thanks it looked like a simple and useful platform.
But just fyi I had three tries and not sure if any went through or twice.
At first the tulle app asked for loads of details like address etc and said every box filled in was incorrect.
Round two it only asked for a name.
I sent a tippee tip, confirmed with my bank, confirmed with TIPPEE
And seconds later it said it was being cancelled. I have no idea why as none of the four suggested reasons fitted.
So I redid the process.
In my inbox is confirmation of a tip twice, no mention of the first being cancelled.
Not knowing how the thing worked and if I tipped not at all or twice … it would put me off doing it again.
Any chance you couid write some short idiot guide to how to use tipppee and if it’s cancelling pple like you perhaps ?
Thanks