Thanks for hitting the Woohoo! button. We are hoping this button will connect your intent to reward writing that resonates with you to the author and their bank account — in the form of a few bucks. Soon!
At the moment we are just testing this thing.
If this weren’t a test, you would be presented with a secure, single step way to drop $2 into the writer’s bank account. You would be given the option to be added to their email list and/or leave a personal note for the writer. At least, that’s how we imagine it.
But, before you go, we would be super grateful for feedback on the idea of paying for writing at the source, when the mood strikes you.
To give us feedback, please use the following link that applies to your thinking at this stage:
Yes! — I would be up for tipping the writer, happy to tell you more.
No. — I’m glad this was a test, because money. But, I’m happy to share why.
If you are really interested in the background of this movement, have a read of our vision of the future.
Monetisation of Art
We believe art is important to life. We believe the artist is both the well from which we get our water and the tree from which we get our air. We believe monetisation, the ability to make a living from art, is critical to the future of society.
Until now, we have marginalised the artist. Not the Hollywood or Christie’s Auction or Pulitzer Prize artist. We have marginalised the important contribution of 99% of relevant, lesser known artists.
This hurts all of us.
We believe we can end the hurt.
How are we going to do that?
You want art. You don’t mind paying, if it resonates.
Creatives make art, we call ‘em Artists. Artists need paying, because food.
It turns out, the Starving Artist is not inevitable. We have a solution.
First, let’s describe the not-so-new part:
- We will find, develop and expose artists to you. We will make it easy for you to enjoy art.
- We will leverage the internet to get lots of you in front of our artists.
- We will provide a limited amount of the art for free. Because trust.
- We will charge you for a deeper connection to the art, the artist and more art.
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Ok. Here’s the new bit, where we take the starving out of the Artist while still making it possible to keep feeding you art, indefinitely.
5. We will give most of the money to the artist. Because food.
No begging. No long-term commitments. No marketing.
Wait, what?
You might be wondering how this is different to Spotify on the one hand and your local artist’s collective on the other. In two important ways; the artists are compensated fairly, their pay is proportional to their impact AND they still benefit from professional and focussed distribution.
When we do our job well, this is what happens: you are loving the art we put in front of you, artists are making a living making — well…art, and we make just enough money to maintain the professional distribution platform.
When we focus on making a dent in the universe, instead of making ourselves unimaginably wealthy, good stuff happens.
We are daCunha and we are committed to discovery, nourishing your curiosity and helping you to make the world a better place. Find out more about us here. Peace.
