Reba "Roadkill" Rabbit

@Reba-Rabbit

I'm just here to play around ;3

She/Her

NSFW (18+ only) /40yo/An exceptionally busty little rust haired rabbit who winds up being smeared on the highway every once in a while. You can call me Reba or Roadkill, whichever you prefer <3

Reba "Roadkill" Rabbit @Reba-Rabbit11/21/2023, 3:56 AM

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cohost dot org @staff11/20/2023, 7:51 PM

November 2023 Financial Update + Tipping launch plans

hi folks! jae here, we know it's been a bit since the last financial update but there's been a lot going on behind the scenes that has made getting one out before now difficult. I don't want to get too deep into it, so I won't.

as a bonus, this month's update is a double feature. we'll be going into detail on some of our launch plans for tipping. there's going to be some limitations at launch while we work out some of the trickier bits and we want to make sure everyone's on the same page about what to expect.

but first: numbers! please refer to past financial updates for context on all terms.

#financials

Jinti @Jinti11/20/2023, 9:54 PM

THE EGGBUX

THE EGGBUX ARE REAL

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in reply to @staff's post:

Kara @kaara11/20/2023, 7:53 PM

i give eggbug a shiny gold coin

cerry 🍒@cereza11/20/2023, 7:56 PM

artists win. creators win. love wins. fuck yeah thank you cohost

ida “https://deerz.one/” deerz @idadeerz11/20/2023, 7:59 PM

have you considered doing something like itch.io, where users can set a custom amount/percentage of revenue that will go to the platform? $1 and 5% sound like small numbers to me, i feel like if you'd allow users to set it higher if they wanted to, a lot of them would.

jae @jkap11/20/2023, 8:00 PM

we have, and we might. we're trying to keep it simple for now but things can change

ROTSHARP, mirror-ape ogre @rotsharp11/20/2023, 7:59 PM

PLEASE call it eggbux

Lapis the Nevrean @lapisnev11/20/2023, 8:08 PM

Given we don't have official site-specific names for Liking and Sharing they will probably launch as Tipping and Subscriptions... which would honestly be funnier because then there will be another generation of community in-jokes about what funny name they should have gotten, like Rebugging

ヌローナイブズ .ex//weis🏴@neuroknives11/20/2023, 8:01 PM

Rumor has it the eggbux can also be worn as a hat

Phosphor [&]@bazelgeuse-apologist11/20/2023, 8:03 PM

I'm curious how PayPal (and IIRC Stripe too) being hostile to adult content might throw a wrench into plans? IIRC Pillowfort had to move payment processors for that exact reason and it definitely messed with their plans for sustainability.

jae @jkap11/20/2023, 8:06 PM

our read of terms and discussion with payment processor policy people is that tipping should be entirely unimpacted. we want to have alternate payment processors in place for subscriptions so that users who want to have adult content behind a paywall can select a payment processor that allows for that sort of thing. we're not currently sure if this will be available at launch for subscriptions and we'll have more to share here down the road.

Phosphor [&]@bazelgeuse-apologist11/20/2023, 8:06 PM

Thanks, this is good to know! :D

I guess tipping not being impacted makes sense because you're technically not paying for anything, you're just giving money to someone who also happens to make adult content.

Azzy @Snackteeth11/20/2023, 8:09 PM

I'm pretty interested in the tipping/subbing system; kinda curious if it'll be easier to continue tosend support to folks that I already help through here, and support my local ovo-insectoid, too!

Eltee @Eltee11/20/2023, 8:26 PM

very dire prospects!
on top of just casually losing financial data to the void!
ha well, thank you for making cohost. it is good that the website is like this.

jae @jkap11/20/2023, 8:37 PM

not sure where you got the impression that financial data was missing, only per-day user count data is missing. our financial data is all fine and accounted for.

Froey @froey11/20/2023, 8:33 PM

Really looking forward to the tipping system, have been using Patreon to help indie creators but am definitely interested in the Eggbux system. :eggbug-wink:

evie @ewie11/20/2023, 8:37 PM

wooo i hope this means cohost gets a million eggbux and gets to live forever

jack @JackDotJS11/20/2023, 8:39 PM

i really wanna see this place succeed so i went ahead and added 3 more plus subs to my acc. thanks for making cohost :eggbug:

Lesboi Girlcock @witchmusk12/5/2023, 6:55 AM

wait, multi-plus subscriptions are a thing now? :0 I must have missed it

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Shel @shel11/20/2023, 10:11 PM

I think it’s entirely for convenience and as a building block for subscriptions later on. Never underestimate how much money you can get from it being convenient to send you money.

cat kouhai*.txt @kouhai11/20/2023, 11:10 PM

I personally refuse to use ko-fi because most people only use PayPal, and uh

legal names

I was bitten by this once, and that’s once too many

@caelan11/21/2023, 1:22 AM

Anonymity. Some of us don’t want our legal name/location exposed and ko-fi exposes both because it uses PayPal and Stripe.

I literally can’t accept donations or tips right now because of this.

chirasul @chirasul11/21/2023, 1:53 AM

kofi blows ass dude

Nero @itsnero11/21/2023, 1:54 AM

Anonymity and ko-fi notably monitors your off site activity and will ban you for crossing their guidelines for activity on other websites. See: posting adult material, being outspoken about certain current events, etc.

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Nero @itsnero11/21/2023, 3:31 AM

"An employee of a company following someone around on the internet is fine because that someone could be bad"?

Rose @MewMus11/20/2023, 8:45 PM

Excited for the future, even if I'll have to wait a bit longer as an Aussie to take advantage of tipping.

Really hopeful for the platform going forwards! 💕

alloyed @alloyed11/20/2023, 8:58 PM

annoying tip qs:

Can tip givers keep their identity anonymous from recipients?
Do you know if the payment processor will have a hold/delay period for withdrawing tips?

tin roof @tinruufu11/21/2023, 10:50 AM

yeah this is important to me too, and i imagine a fair chunk of cohost users. it's pretty important to know if exchanging money requires doxxing yourself

surasshu @surasshu11/20/2023, 9:51 PM

would you consider allowing ppl to sell something for a one-off fee (like, idk. albums, just a very random example). gumroad kinda thing basically? or is that included in tipping?

jae @jkap11/20/2023, 10:52 PM

not currently planned but it's a good idea!

Jinti @Jinti11/20/2023, 9:59 PM

hell yea hell yea hell fuckin' yea!

Connor The Braixen Dreamer @SeafoamGaming11/20/2023, 11:11 PM

So wait, no paypal launch for even US tips?!?

Like… uh, do you really expect us to give you credit card information for payment processing instead via tips? Kofi allows paypal. Seems silly to not have that be a standard for security. Subscriptions/tipping in general seems like an odd thing for the site to do when you could just toss a kofi link then and there so idk, I guess I’ll have to see what the benefits are vs kofi, especially if there’s no paypal support right away

Ellen (Destroy Mode)@ellivanelli11/21/2023, 3:15 AM

it sounds like they’re using Stripe which is a pretty standard and trusted payment processor

Connor The Braixen Dreamer @SeafoamGaming11/21/2023, 4:19 AM

Well even if i vastly prefer paypal i at least know stripe works fine when i’ve paid at conventions and such.

toad @toad11/20/2023, 11:22 PM

what percentage of payment processing fees do you anticipate will be covered by tippers? do you expect revenue from tipping to exceed processing expenses?

@AndreL11/21/2023, 7:57 PM

Processing fees will be paid by recipient unless sender offers to cover them. I was wondering about who handles 1099 paperwork but it looks like Stripe and Paypal handle that.

toad @toad11/21/2023, 10:00 PM

oh thanks, i misread

The user sending the tip has the option to add on a bit extra to cover payment processing fees (especially useful for tips under $5) and an extra $1 to help support the platform (a dollar for eggbug).

and thought it implied cohost would be taking on processing fees. gtk

Izvy Raspberry @Izvy11/20/2023, 11:30 PM

Thank you for making cohost :3 I've been looking forward to eggbux for over a year and I can wait a little longer so that it can be as good and crunch free as possible ^.^

Hana, Local Trans Pat Witch🏳️‍⚧️@TarotCard211/20/2023, 11:34 PM

I vote eggbux as the official branding !

Hammer's Head @TheHammersHead11/21/2023, 12:58 AM

Oh I hope so much that cohost overtakes patreon, if not in general at least for the folks already on this site. The recent(ish) changes that patreon did continue to rub me the wrong way, but it seems like there isn't a particularly good equivalent out there yet.

dix @DixMX11/21/2023, 1:02 AM

:eggbug:

Pearl Nayker @purrl11/21/2023, 1:35 AM

will there be the ability to disable the ability for people to send me tips? (i receive social security and any non-earned income i receive is then taken out of my social security payment.)
please do call it eggbux

Kindest Weapon @KindestWeapon11/21/2023, 2:22 AM

When it comes to subscriptions, I know a lot of peeps who use Patreon subs or Twitch subs as a Discord access toll. Are there plans for some kind of API we can have a bot plug into to pull subscriber info? Though for that to work users would need to be able to link their cohost and discord accounts and that's even more additional work on y'all's part.

Stryx-9 @hootOS11/21/2023, 9:29 PM

i believe the other programmer on the team is working on an API users can utilize. I'm unsure if active subscription status would be included in that API initially, but I could see that being considered and potentially added later if it's a suggested feature.

Reba "Roadkill" Rabbit @Reba-Rabbit11/21/2023, 4:00 AM

Thank you for all the work you do <3 All of you <3 Developing, and improving, and maintaining this wonderful site. It's felt like a new home for me and for that I'm forever grateful =u= I may not often have cash but if I ever have a few extra bucks laying around y'all are where I'd like to send them. Take care, and good luck going forward ^u^

Tom @tomotter11/21/2023, 6:01 AM

It’d be so exciting if Cohost ends up becoming a viable Patreon competitor. The standards and principles this site tries to live up to are so much better than what you get from profit-motivated sites

@waitwotno11/23/2023, 9:58 AM

Too late, it's eggbux now.
I owe you 5🥚s

in tuft we trust @tit11/23/2023, 7:11 PM

woah i'm so excited for lunch

@QuestioningEspecialy2/28/2024, 1:44 AM

Tipping is a ko-fi-like system where users can send each other money.

Will the tipper and tippee see each other's first and last name like they would on Ko-Fi?

Subscriptions is a patreon-like system where users can accept money monthly.

Considering the way other platforms (tumblr, itch.io, etc.) have cracked down on NSFW content (for reasons that may or may not come down to "most popular payment processors do not want pornography"), it needs to be said how y'all are gonna handle this considering, uh, gestures to the worlds of horny shit.

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