Independent creators struggle to accept direct online payments
Independent creators—especially NSFW artists and people taking commissions—struggle to find payment options that accept their work and are straightforward for customers to use. Mainstream creator platforms may prohibit adult content, while other options can be unreliable, hard to navigate, or expose buyers to unwanted account and payment information. The signals also point to demand for more direct support of artists and online services, but they do not establish that any single payment method would satisfy everyone.
For independent digital creators and privacy-conscious online buyers. Mentioned from Mar 2024 to Jul 2026 on Bluesky and Hacker News.
8 different people described this problem in 8 separate discussions.
- Indie fit
- 4.0/10
- Pain
- 6.3/10
- Frequency
- 7.9/10
- Willingness to pay
- 5.0/10
- Momentum
- 5.0/10
- Who pays
- Professionals
- Competition
- High
- Build difficulty
- Medium
What people said
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for those who sell nsfw art, what do you use for payments? i know that gumroad and ko-fi no longer allow nsfw, and patreon just sucks all around
The CC processors that will likely be in Europe, which means foreign transaction fees and banks giving people sideeye over the $5 transaction to "SuisseNutz CC GMBR"... but also, no-one fucking with your livelihood
eppynws.bsky.social on BlueskyMar 2024
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