Built for a potter

Nobody sees the eleventh attempt. They see the bowl, the binding, the frame, the glaze that finally worked. They do not see the years of practice that made it look easy. They do not see the months in one piece that has not sold.

And when somebody does want to give you something for it, there is usually no way to accept. Not without becoming a business, or building a following, or learning what a payment gateway is. So the money stays a compliment, and the compliment does not pay for the next batch of clay.

People have paid artists directly for a very long time. Painters had patrons, composers had commissions, and a village paid its blacksmith in work and in kind. Only the plumbing is new: the button, the bank apps, and seconds instead of a letter.

So this is not about being an influencer, and it is not about asking. It is one small door on a page you own, for people who found your work and want to back it.

Put it on your page

One line of code, pasted where you already have a page. It does not change your layout and it cannot break your site if it fails.

Send the link

Or put it in your bio, your newsletter, or on the card you hand out at a market. The people who find your work will find it.

Get paid

They choose an amount and pay in ringgit. Your share leaves for your own Malaysian bank account, usually inside two working days.

We never hold a balance for you. Each payment is split as it arrives. Your share leaves for the account in your own name. No wallet to top up, no minimum to withdraw, nothing of yours sitting here waiting for our permission to leave.

Settlement takes about two working days, and that is the real figure on the free tier. Ask any platform this before you trust it with your income. We answer it on the page, not in a contract.

Five per cent of the amount, and that is all you pay. There is no monthly fee and nothing to sign up for. There is no exchange rate either, so nothing hides in one. Ringgit in, ringgit out.

Someone gives RM10

You receive RM10.00

What they pay

RM11.50, and they see why

Monthly

Nothing

The processing fee is added on top and paid by your audience, so it never comes out of your side. The amount they choose is the amount that reaches you.

Writers and poets. Painters, illustrators, printmakers and muralists. Potters and ceramicists. Weavers, batik and songket makers, rattan weavers, wau makers. Woodworkers, carvers, furniture makers, sign painters and gilders. Jewellers, silversmiths, lapidaries, pewter casters. Luthiers, blacksmiths, bladesmiths and keris makers. Bookbinders, calligraphers and letterpress printers. Glassblowers. Tattoo artists. Miniature painters, prop makers and fabricators. Leatherworkers and sneaker customisers.

3D artists, shader artists, generative and creative coders, pixel artists, type designers, motion designers, concept artists, game developers, illustrators. Risograph and zine makers, webcomic and comics artists, indie publishers. Mechanical keyboard builders, pedal builders, modular synth builders, circuit benders, 3D printing and CNC makers, robot tinkerers. Producers, beatmakers, sample pack makers, sound designers, field recordists. Film photographers and alternative-process printers. Coffee roasters, chocolatiers, fermenters, sourdough bakers, soap and candle makers, perfumers. Board game and tabletop designers.

If you make something and somebody wants to support that, this was built for you. You do not need a company, a following, or an interest in marketing. Modern tools and old ones both count. Digital work is making as much as clay is.

Do I need to register a company?

No. Your name, an email, and where to send the money. If you are not registered as anything, that is a normal place to start and it is accepted.

Will it break my site?

No. It does not touch your layout. Nothing loads until somebody presses the button. If it fails, your page carries on as it is.

Will my audience have to sign up for something?

No account, no app to install, no card number typed by hand. They pay the way they already pay for everything else.

What is the KYC step?

It is the check your bank already does. Money must not land in somebody else's account by accident. It is not a licence application.

What if I would rather not sell anything?

Then do not. Most people here are not selling a product. They make something people enjoy, and the audience wanted a way to say so.

Is this going to disappear with my money?

There is no balance of yours to disappear. Your share moves to your own bank account as each payment arrives. We chose this over holding your income and making you wait.

Your page is live as soon as you give a name and an email. You can share it straight away. Payout details come after. Tips switch on by themselves after our payment partner checks your bank account. That usually takes a few working days. There is nothing to do while you wait.

This works for makers in Malaysia. Our payment partner only opens accounts for businesses registered here. Your phone number can be from anywhere. Your registered address cannot.