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Commission artists struggle to take payments on their own terms

Independent artists want to take commission requests and payments without relying on PayPal, but the alternatives they can use may depend on their country, fees, content rules, and what name clients see. Some also want to replace awkward request handling through DMs or email. A small tool could improve the workflow and help artists evaluate options, but it cannot guarantee that a payment provider will accept their content or hide their legal name.

For independent commission artists. Mentioned from Sep 2024 to Feb 2026 on Bluesky.

7 different people described this problem in 7 separate discussions.

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0 mentions in the last 12 weeks
Indie fit
5.0/10
Pain
5.1/10
Frequency
7.5/10
Willingness to pay
0.0/10
Momentum
5.0/10
Who pays
Professionals
Competition
Medium
Build difficulty
Medium

What people said

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  1. Is there anything that I can use other then PayPal if I want to do c0mmissi0ns? I’m working on a price sheet I haven’t used PayPal in forever cause they banned my old acc
    skittlespuffy.bsky.social on BlueskyJan 2026Asked for a tool
  2. What do you use for payment because i Reeeaaaaallly want to use anything else other than Paypal but since im not from the US my options are limited
    kanepaindraws.bsky.social on BlueskyJul 2025Asked for a tool
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