Against the backdrop of Austin, TX, and accompanied by the hustle and bustle of South by Southwest (SXSW), we’re celebrating our official launch in the US! Our team will be celebrating this incredible milestone with a unique event at the Prohibition Creamery among creative minds and content creators. We’ll be featuring some of our exceptional … Continue reading We’ve officially launched in the US!
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London - Visual Poetry Although it seems like longer, it was only two weeks ago that we announced the Flattr roadshow. After a whirlwind fortnight, we wanted to give you a run down on what’s been happening! London was our first port of call. We sponsored the short film showcase “Visual Poetry,”, featuring works of … Continue reading Flattr in Cologne and London
At Flattr, we believe in artists and creators, and understand that the internet should be a place to foster and support creative talent with exposure, accessibility and financial reward. The internet is not the only place to support artists and creators. We want to help in real life, sponsoring shows and events that showcase inspiring … Continue reading The Flattr Roadshow: Join us!
We’ve gone fee-free! We’re pleased to officially announce that Flattr is currently completely free to use for all. To really grow Flattr into a solution that makes both creators and contributors happy, we know that initially we should bare some costs to make this happen, so with this said, we’re committing to incur all the … Continue reading Flattr fees 101
Flattr launch at Campus Party Brasil - 2018 (Portuguese version bellow/Versão em português abaixo) We launched Flattr 2.0 in October 2017, and since then we have given our all to support our global community. We know the success of Flattr depends on the support of people who understand the need to fund creators on the … Continue reading Flattr launch at Campus Party Brasil – 2018
What to do if there's a creator you want to support, but they're not yet on Flattr... Having a Flattr account can make you feel pretty good. You’re helping make the internet a better place simply by rewarding the great creators that you enjoy as you use the internet. Sometimes though, you’re going to see … Continue reading A letter to creators…
We’re pleased to announce that the Flattr extension is now open source. Openness and transparency are incredibly important values for us. We’ve always known we’d make our extension open source, so now anyone who is interested can check out the code, dig into how our extension works or even contribute to the code. We … Continue reading Our extension is now open source!
Just because something is free does not mean there isn’t a cost associated with it. Usually when you get something free, there is a reason for it. Maybe a company is handing out samples of their new product (so you go buy it later), or you get something free when you buy two more (thus … Continue reading Why everyone should pay for online content.
There’s been a lot of talk in the creator-world these last few days about all-things fee-related. In light of Patreon’s big fee change announcement there are a number of creators now searching for an alternative solution to the fact that their popular $1 pledge option is effectively redundant, with the popular creator platform seeming to … Continue reading Fee-gate, Flattr and you. We pledge to help!
I often get asked “why did you start Flattr?” It’s a question I love, because it’s easy to answer. Even though the answer is long the goal has always been obvious for us. The internet is this wonder of creativity, information and imagination. It has unleashed people's creative forces and the power it gives in … Continue reading The Flattr vision, a creative internet beyond ad revenue