Funding Indicator - Call for Support

Aloha!

As you may have noticed, we added a funding indicator in the right-hand panel (desktop site) and the lower content area (mobile site), respectively.

Even though operated by a company, Hey-AI! is not a for-profit endeavor, and all moderators and administrators are unpaid volunteers.

Revenue from Google Ads is steadily decreasing and we have not been able to finance Hey-Ai from this income source alone. If we run out of money, we will have to terminate all services and shut down Hey-AI! We’d love to avoid that and continue offering the site to you.

Currently, Hey-AI! requires roughly 120 USD per month to operate. We could move to a different (and cheaper) server, but this would reduce service quality even further, making the site load even slower. The alternative would be to make Hey-AI! a paid service, however we think Hey-AI! should remain a free-to-use service.

Therefore, we ask everybody who can afford it and is willing to help, to support us in covering the operational costs. If we are able to surpass the funding goal, we are able to replenish our reserves, giving us some leeway for future shortcomings.

You can make support payments → here ← .

Mahalo for your time!

What is the best way to transfer some money and support you all, in terms of the service that charges you the lowest fees? (Bankwire vs Paypal)

Fees vary depending on several conditions, which is why we don't endorse either method.

Some banks charge rather high fees for outgoing wire transfers, some don't charge anything. TransferWise doesn't charge any incoming transaction fees for same-currency transfers. However, the funds are routed to an escrow account, and disbursements are charged based on the currency of the final account.
Currently, PayPal charges 2.9% + $0.30 of the transfer within the US.

PayPal Fees
TransferWise Fees

zen wrote: if the website you ran out of fund and going down, would it effect the fb group ?

FB group doesn't need funding, so that would not be affected. We're hopeful we can keep the website running for a while, tho!

kari wrote: Good news! Bongocat offers to double all support payments for the upcoming week, up to $150 total!

If you've considered supporting us to keep Hey-Ai running, now is a great time!

Even better news, everybody! We've reached the goal with 4 generous folks chipping in (plus one whose payment hasn't gone through due to some issues with Wise ).

Thank you so much!

(The funding indicator takes paypal fees into account, so it shows a lower total amount.)

If you can't support us financially, don't worry. We've been around for quite some time and will manage to make it work for a while longer. Just stick around, be fun and creative and welcoming in forums, chat and messages.
If you have time and creativity to spare, you can help us with quality content for others to enjoy.