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Donations are no substitute for charging for products. If you have a commercial product and you make it free and ask for donations instead, your income will drop by 10X or 100X. Really!

Where donations work is when there is an obvious good cause attached to the donation. People will donate when it feels right. But getting a product is not a cause for donation.

tipjoy of course is the rolls royce of donations for your web site. Can't get any simpler than that, and simplicity is key.




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