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Monetization

Ben Gillbanks edited this page Sep 17, 2019 · 2 revisions

There is a proposal to make Web Monetization a web standard. In the meantime this is a method for making it a possible reality.

What?

The web monetization standard is a proposal to help generate income for content creators through micro transactions. Users load up an account with funds, and then as they browse the web they get prompted to give a small amount to content creators who have opted into the process.

The whole thing is private. Content creators do not know who has tipped them

How?

  1. Sign up for an account on Coil (more platforms will be available in the future).
  2. Enable Web Monetization in the Toolbelt settings.
  3. 'Start Creating' on Coil, and then grab your key value. Enter the key in the module settings.
  4. Install the Coil browser plugin (for Chrome and Firefox). If this becomes a standard it will get built into your browser.

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