# Support

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ORIGINAL: https://brennan.day/support/

Ways you can support my work and help keep independent creation alive. If you enjoy my content and want to help keep it going, here are several ways to provide financial support:

## 🪙 The Toonie Club

Join the Toonie Club: Simple, sustainable monthly support. One tier, full access for everyone. Just $2 CAD/month (or pay whatever you want).

### Support Options

• Ko-fi: Primary platform for monthly and one-time support (0-5% fees)
• GitHub Sponsors: Great for developers (0% fees, monthly payouts)
• Patreon: Monthly support (8-12% fees, monthly payouts)
• Buy Me a Coffee: Memberships or one-time donations (5% fees, instant)
• Gumroad: Best for one-time donations and book sales (10% fees)
• PayPal: Direct donations (2.9%+$0.30, instant)
• Crypto Wallet: Support via cryptocurrency (variable fees, manual)

## Non-Monetary Support (Free & Invaluable!)

Your time and engagement are just as valuable as financial support. Here are meaningful ways to help that don't cost money:

### 1. Share My Work

Spread the word about what I create:

• Share my articles on social media (Mastodon, Bluesky, LinkedIn)
• Recommend my themes and tools to friends, colleagues, or your development community
• Link to my projects from your blog, portfolio, or documentation
• Write about your experience using my tools

### 2. Star or Contribute

For the technically-inclined:

• ⭐ Star one of my repositories on GitHub
• 🐛 Open issues for bugs or feature requests
• 🔀 Submit pull requests to improve my projects
• 📝 Help with documentation by correcting typos or adding examples
• 🧪 Fork and experiment with my themes and tools

### 3. Refer Clients

Help my web development business, Berry House:

• Introduce me to nonprofits, collectives, or indie creators
• Recommend my services to organizations needing web development help
• Connect me with projects aligned with my values

### 4. Join the Community

Become part of the ecosystem:

• Join our Discord server
• Subscribe to the free tier of my Patreon
• Attend a Write Club meeting (if you're in Calgary)

### 5. Collaborate

Let's create together:

• Invite me to guest post on your blog
• Ask me to appear on your podcast
• Propose joint projects or collaborations
• I'd love to give shout-outs to cool projects you're working on

### 6. Speaking Opportunities

I'm available for talks on:

• The IndieWeb and decentralized web technologies
• Indigenous issues in tech
• The craft of writing
• Independent creator economics
• Open-source development

(Virtual talks preferred, but open to Calgary-based in-person events)

### 7. Feedback & Engagement

Your thoughts help me improve:

• 💬 Comment on my blog posts
• 📖 Sign my guestbook
• 📧 Email me with thoughts or criticism
• 🎯 Suggest ideas for future content

### 8. Stay Connected

Keep up with my work:

• 📡 Subscribe via RSS to my blog
• 📬 Join my newsletter
• 👥 Follow me on social platforms

## Why Support Matters

When you support independent creators, you're:

• Building an internet that doesn't rely on surveillance capitalism
• Valuing quality over quarterly earnings
• Helping small creators compete with big tech platforms
• Supporting work that isn't driven by shareholder demands
• Participating in an economy of care and connection

Every share, star, comment, or contribution helps create a sustainable alternative to the enshittifying platforms that dominate our digital lives.

Thank you for support, no matter what it looks like. <3