Keep it free to read. Get paid anyway.
Newsletters, essays, serialized fiction — a sponsorship wall lets your readers fund the writing without you locking a single word behind a paywall.
“The only thing in my inbox I read the day it arrives.”
Gold9 moA paywall trades reach for money: lock the archive, and the piece that would have traveled stops traveling. A wall is the other path. The writing stays free to read and share, and the readers who love it back you by name. Their plaques answer the question every new reader asks — “is this worth my inbox?” — with real people saying yes, month after month.
Where to put your wall link
Your newsletter footer
The same badge in every issue quietly compounds; your most engaged readers see it dozens of times a year.
About page & sidebar
The reader who just finished your best piece is one click from backing you at the moment they’re most convinced.
Link-in-bio
One URL that shows who already backs you does more than a bare tip-jar link.
End of your best essays
“This is reader-funded” plus a link reaches exactly the people who read all the way to the end.
Who backs writers
Your backers are your longest-standing readers — the ones who forward issues and quote you in arguments. A plaque gives that loyalty a public face: name, tier, months of support. Some backers stay anonymous, and that’s fine. The visible ones become your masthead. On paid plans you can also set a funding goal, so every reader can see how close the newsletter is to being reader-funded — and help close the gap.
How SponsoredBy works
Money goes straight to you
One-time or monthly backings, paid directly into your own Stripe account — we never hold your money. Fees: 10% on Free, 5% on Pro, 3% on Max.
Everyone signs in
You verify a handle or domain before you can take payouts, and every backer signs in to a real account before they can back you.
Support becomes plaques
Backers appear on your public wall with a tier, a name (or anonymous, their choice), and how long they’ve backed you.
Payouts currently require a U.S. Stripe account — more countries are coming. Your wall works everywhere.
Show the world who’s got your back.
Free to join. Your wall is live in minutes, and every backer gets a plaque with their name on it.