Posts that live at real URLs
Each post gets its own indexable page, so the work that earns you readers also earns you search traffic.
For writers
Get paid for the writing you already publish.
A tip link for readers who liked one piece, and a membership for the ones who read everything — on the same page as the work.
Why it works
For writers
Gate what's worth gating
Publish publicly by default and put the archive, the long essays, or the drafts behind a tier.
One-off thanks
Readers who won't subscribe still want to pay for the piece that helped them. Take the money.
Email your members
Broadcast to your paying readers directly. No feed, no reach penalty, no intermediary.
Publishing
A place to write that also takes payment.
Posts, tiers, and tips share one page, so a reader who finishes an essay is one tap from paying for it — not one search away from a separate donation page.
- Public and members-only posts
- Own URL per post for sharing and search
- Attachments for files, images, and audio
Membership
Subscriptions without the newsletter treadmill.
Weekly-cadence guilt kills more paid newsletters than churn does. A membership tied to a body of work rather than a schedule survives the weeks you don't publish.
- Monthly tiers with your own perks
- Automatic access as subscriptions start and lapse
- Members-only archive without a separate platform
Independence
Your readers, your list, your link.
The relationship with a paying reader is the asset. Keeping it on a link you control means a platform decision can never sit between you and the people funding your work.
- Export your supporter list whenever you want
- No algorithmic distribution between you and members
- Payouts direct from your own Stripe account
Getting started
Publish and get paid the same day.
01
Claim your name
Your byline is your brand — use it as the handle if it's available.
02
Connect Stripe
One-time verification, then payouts to your bank on a rolling two-day schedule.
03
Publish two posts
One public, one members-only. The pair makes the value of a tier obvious at a glance.
04
Add the link to your signature
Email signature, social bios, and the footer of every piece you publish elsewhere.
The piece that goes wide is the one that pays
Writing income is lumpy. One essay finds an audience far outside your usual readership, and for about seventy-two hours you have the attention of people who will never come back.
Whether that traffic turns into anything depends entirely on whether there's a low-friction way to pay you on the page they landed on. A tip link at the end of the piece is the difference between a spike in traffic and a spike in income.
Tips and memberships answer different questions
A tip answers 'this specific thing was worth something to me'. A membership answers 'I want you to keep doing this'. Most readers only ever answer the first, and a page that only offers the second collects nothing from them.
Offer both, weight the tip toward the casual reader, and let the membership sit as the obvious next step for the people already returning.
What to gate, and what to never gate
Never gate the writing that brings new readers in. Search traffic and shares are your distribution, and a paywall in front of them is a tax on your own growth.
Gate depth instead: the archive, the long-form pieces, the working notes, the drafts, the things a committed reader wants and a first-time visitor doesn't.
FAQ
Questions people ask first.
Is this a newsletter platform?
Not exactly. You get posts, gating, and broadcasts to members — not a full email-list product. Many writers keep their newsletter and use thx.so as the payment and archive layer.
Can I import my subscribers?
You can bring your list and announce the move, but paid subscriptions can't be transferred by any platform. Readers re-subscribe on their own cycle.
Do posts get indexed by search engines?
Public posts are server-rendered with their own URLs, titles, and metadata, so they're indexable. Members-only posts are not exposed.
Can I take one-off payments for a single piece?
Yes — either as a tip with a suggested amount, or as a shop product if you want it priced and gated.
Who owns the writing?
You do, completely. Export it and leave whenever you like.