Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
Show HN: I made a website that lets YouTubers make money from fan questions (qufro.com)
8 points by jchennamangalam 982 days ago
Just wanted to share with you something I built. If you’re a creator or someone who financially supports creators, this will be of interest to you.

Qufro.com is a site where creators can monetise their fan interactions.

It works this way: A creator sets an amount for answering fan questions. A fan posts a question or a comment and is only charged if the creator responds.

From the fan’s perspective, we’re solving the following problem: Not all fans want to commit to a monthly subscription (e.g., on Patreon) to support their favourite creators. With Patreon, ko-fi, etc., there is also no guarantee that the creator will ever personally interact with you.

From the creator’s perspective, we’re solving this: There are only so many people willing to subscribe on Patreon, but there’s a lot more people willing to provide one-off monetary support. Moreover, since engaging with fans is key to building a loyal audience, we combine fan interaction with payments so that creators can make some extra income.

Thanks for your feedback!

3 comments

Are some of these accounts fake? Ie - I see questions for a YouTube channel that has no videos and 2 subscribers. I doubt people would actually ask this channel questions let alone pay to do so.

Correct me off I’m wrong. Either way, not a bad idea. Good luck

Yes, well-spotted! When we launched the product, we obviously didn't have any users, and we didn't want the 'Most Active' and 'Latest Answers' carousels to be empty when we started inviting real YouTubers to the platform. So a couple of creator and supporter accounts are dummy ones. To be fair, they're only as 'fake' as Jawed Karim's zoo video (the first upload on YouTube). :-)

Thanks!

How do you make money?
We take a 15% commission on the transactions on the site.
Onlyfans but for youtubers?
I think we've found our tagline! :-D