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Sponsoring creators

The Widgets in the Widget Library are built by people in the Blotch community. You can thank the ones you love by sponsoring them.

The Sponsor button on a creator's profileThe Sponsor button on a creator's profile
  1. In the Console, open the creator's profile, or one of their Widgets
  2. Choose Sponsor
  3. Choose Monthly or One-off
  4. Pick an amount (£3, £5, £10, £25 or £50), or type your own
  5. Choose Continue and pay on the secure Stripe checkout page
The Sponsor dialog: Monthly or One-off, suggested amounts, how much the creator receives, and a Continue buttonThe Sponsor dialog: Monthly or One-off, suggested amounts, how much the creator receives, and a Continue button

Not every creator can receive sponsorships. If there's no Sponsor button, the creator hasn't set up payouts yet. You can't sponsor yourself.

Monthly or one-off​

  • Monthly: you pay the same amount every month until you cancel. Monthly sponsorships count towards becoming a Patron.
  • One-off: you pay once. One-off sponsorships don't count towards becoming a Patron.

Amounts​

You can give any amount from £3 to £500. Sponsorships are paid in pounds sterling (GBP).

How much reaches the creator​

The creator receives 90% of what you give. Blotch keeps 10% to cover the cost of taking the payment and paying the creator.

Before you pay, the sponsor window shows how much the creator will receive.

Receipts​

Stripe emails you a receipt for every payment, whether it's monthly or one-off.

Cancel a monthly sponsorship​

  1. Go to the Console
  2. Choose the gear beside the frame selector at the top right, then My Account Settings
  3. Choose the Membership & Support tab
  4. Under The creators you support, choose Manage beside the creator. Stripe's billing portal opens.
  5. Cancel the sponsorship

Your sponsorship carries on until the end of the month you've already paid for, then stops. You won't be charged again.

If a creator can't be paid​

Sometimes Stripe needs more details from a creator before it can pay them. Until they sort it out, their monthly sponsorships are paused and you aren't charged.

A paused sponsorship doesn't count towards becoming a Patron while it's paused.

If a creator closes their account, your sponsorship is cancelled and you get a notification.

Become a Patron​

When your monthly sponsorships add up to £50 or more a month, you become a Patron. It counts every creator you sponsor, so two sponsorships of £25 a month are enough.

Patron includes everything in Pro, plus a Patron badge on your profile. Sponsoring anyone at all also earns you a Supporter badge.

See Plans to compare Patron with the other plans.