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# Tips |
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Tips let fans send one-time payments to creators without buying a specific item. |
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## Enabling Tips |
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Tips are off by default. To turn them on: |
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1. Go to **Dashboard > Settings** |
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2. Enable **Accept Tips** |
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3. Stripe must be connected with charges enabled |
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Once enabled, a tip button appears on your public profile page. |
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## How Fans Tip |
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1. Fan visits your profile (`/u/yourusername`) |
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2. Clicks the tip button |
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3. Enters an amount ($1 - $10,000) and an optional message (up to 280 characters) |
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4. Completes payment through Stripe Checkout |
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The full amount minus Stripe's processing fee (~2.9% + $0.30) goes directly to your Stripe account. We take no cut. |
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## Viewing Tips |
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Your dashboard shows all tips received: who tipped, how much, any message they included, and when. Fans can see their tip history in their own account. |
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## Tips and Revenue Splits |
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If your project has collaborators with revenue splits configured, tips are split according to the same percentages as item sales. |
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## Notifications |
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When you receive a tip, you get an email notification (if enabled in your notification settings). |
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## See Also |
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- [Payments & Refunds](../legal/payments.md): How payments work |
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- [Payouts](./payouts.md): Receiving your earnings |
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- [Revenue Splits](./splits.md): Sharing revenue with collaborators |
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