WordPress Plugin: Buy Me a Beer
ADVERTISEMENTSBuy me a Beer is a WordPress plugin that allows your readers to donate money to you via PayPal. The plugin adds a “Buy Me a Beer” button to the sidebar and at the end of all posts. When your readers click on that button, they are taken to the secure PayPal page from where they can donate money to you.
Why add a “Buy Me a Beer” button instead of a simple “Donate Money” button?
Past experience shows me that asking people to donate money by giving them a specific reason increases donations by 200%!
For people who prefer non-alcoholic drinks, there is a setting to replace the beer mugs with coffee cups.
I currently have this plugin installed and will try it out for about a month to see if it turns out to be a good way to make money online. Ok I am tired and thirsty, how about you buy me that coffee now? 
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Posted on May 26th, 2007 | Category: WordPress Plugins |
trakin
May 26, 2007 at 2:34 am
Great plugin…two problems solved in one go…Beer and money…I like it…
listikal
May 26, 2007 at 2:38 am
Glad you said coffee…coffee is much cheaper. Great plugin!!! I gave your $0.50
JohnTP
May 26, 2007 at 2:47 am
lol, thanks
Ashish Mohta
May 26, 2007 at 4:18 am
Its a nice plugin that showed up on the dashbaord of wordpress couple of days back. Implemented myself last evening.
: Can you remove the filter in my name “Ashis Mohta” from the TC list. I will be using this from now on.
Ashish
Techie Buzz
May 26, 2007 at 4:20 am
Hey John,
I installed the plugin and someone bought me a beer already. After trying out for a month do let us know whether it can be used as a additional source of income.
Though this is a brilliant idea of making money from generous readers though.
Keith
Benedict Herold
May 26, 2007 at 5:56 am
joined the party.. Have donated some which will get you Starbucks Coffee
Have fun John.!
CypherHackz
May 26, 2007 at 6:10 am
nice. i will try it on my site.
Grace
May 26, 2007 at 6:59 am
I saw this over at John Chow’s blog too.
JohnTP
May 26, 2007 at 10:24 am
Techie Buzz- The more fans you have, the more money you get to buy a coffee/beer.
Benedict Herold- Thanks
Techie Buzz
May 26, 2007 at 10:29 am
Hey John,
Benedict is the same person who got me a beer, you a coffee and John Chow a beer, do you see any resemblance?
Did anyone else get free beer from Benedict?
Keith
Techie Buzz
May 26, 2007 at 10:30 am
John,
If you have time we can IM and discuss this.
Keith
Israeli Speculator
May 26, 2007 at 10:50 am
I’d prefer having a cup of tea
Ashwin
May 26, 2007 at 1:03 pm
Hmm.. I’m also planning to have the same in my blog. But for this to work flawlessly, you need to have a loyal readers community.
Rhys
May 26, 2007 at 1:13 pm
Meh, I’m giving it a go. Wales has nice real ales
JohnTP
May 26, 2007 at 1:15 pm
I hope there will be a ‘Buy me a Xbox 360′ WordPress Plugin soon
Nirmal
May 26, 2007 at 3:01 pm
hey John,
I liked the last suggestion! “Buy me a Xbox 360″.
Let me implement this plugin and see if I can earn some money out of it.
Manas
May 26, 2007 at 9:46 pm
Hehe, implemented this plugin in my blog..
Let me see how many people buy me a coffee…
Benedict Herold
May 27, 2007 at 12:10 am
Thanks John for the link Juice you got me for my coffee
lol
Jauhari
May 27, 2007 at 3:12 am
Yes, Reason make everything done. I will put on my blog too
Shankar Ganesh
May 27, 2007 at 12:13 pm
Buy me this, that. Cool
Vijay
May 27, 2007 at 3:45 pm
This is indeed a cool idea. I wonder how nobody thought of something like this before
Shivaranjan
May 28, 2007 at 1:34 am
Hmm… I wish my readers buy me a coffee or beer frequently.
Madhur Kapoor
May 28, 2007 at 10:16 pm
This thing is getting famous , i will implement it on my blog too.
2 BROS BLOGGING
May 28, 2007 at 10:50 pm
How many beers have you gotten?
Marketing & Monetize Blog
May 29, 2007 at 7:22 pm
Nice plugin there
Now you don’t have to worry that you will be thirsty anymore John 
Jamdo
May 30, 2007 at 9:47 am
I don’t trust anyone who drinks coffee - now if you had asked for a beer!
Nirmal
May 31, 2007 at 10:31 am
John,
I have uploaded this plugin, but its not showing in my plugin page. Any reasons for this? I thinking of uploading it again.
Web 2.0
June 1, 2007 at 1:49 pm
Is a nice idea, but i need to think about something creative readers can buy. and xbox360 is a good idea, but it will only work if Chow, Pavlina and Arrington are your readers
Kyle Eslick
June 1, 2007 at 6:20 pm
I’m not a fan of having it below each post, but its not to invasive on the sidebar, so I have placed this on my sidebar as a bit of an experiment.
It looks like you’ve already had a few takers, so it seems to work well
Nirmal
June 1, 2007 at 8:29 pm
I’m not able to see this plugin in plugin panel after uploading it. Can anyone help me?
Blogging with Desi Baba
June 3, 2007 at 6:00 am
You should’ve written “Buy me Chai” that’ll make non-Desis curious of what it is or “Buy me Starbucks Coffee”
MoneyNing
June 3, 2007 at 12:03 pm
This is a fun little plugin
I might install that on my site one of these days.
Alwitt
June 4, 2007 at 2:50 pm
I wonder if there is an e-gold version?
Nick Icon
June 4, 2007 at 11:27 pm
Great idea. Fun too. Going to try it out.
Don
June 5, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Great plugin. I’ve been having fun with it for about a month now. I few more donors in May than March so maybe this does work better than a “Donate” button!
Don
Vinod
June 6, 2007 at 1:33 pm
This beer/coffee propaganda is cheap. If I don’t like your post will you buy me a beer?!
narendra.s.v
June 8, 2007 at 2:52 pm
thanks a lot
Ed Kohler
June 8, 2007 at 9:46 pm
This is a great spin on donation solicitations since it provides a low-bar and fun angle. It doesn’t seem as sad as asking for donations, but accomplishes the same thing.
Wallace
June 18, 2007 at 7:41 am
it would be great to get a extra money income.
i will try it later at my coming blog.
Cybersurge.org
June 23, 2007 at 1:37 pm
I’ve thought about installing the plugin but I kind of feel bad asking for donations
lilyruth
August 5, 2007 at 6:25 am
I do not have one of those buttons do not know how to make one would you place the code on here for me? I have a blog htp://dogcents.blogspot wher instead of a beer Im asking for donations if you buy a small virtual on line dog with the small donation of 2.00 I give you a review and you get to choose your dogs name and also get to pick your dog from all the many pictures that are there.If anyone wishes to help me towards reaching my goal Please go and adopt one of the cute dogs I also have a Chip In box for donations so whatever you wish to help me out with is greatly welcomed and appreciaed. I do hope you al will go and take a look at it and leave me a comment and tell me what you all think and thanks.
ckowyong
October 10, 2007 at 1:20 am
have just implimented it!! hope it will get noticed. like someone said, this will only work if your blog has a strong following who keeps coming back for more. morale : give, and you will receive…. or at least that’s what i hope will happen :O)
http://ckowyong.com/blog/?page_id=41
ckowyong
October 10, 2007 at 7:20 pm
wow… 6 donors in less than a day! this plugin rocks!
ckowyong
October 22, 2007 at 11:30 am
after 12 donors, i realised that PayPal could be the brains behind this plugin *just kidding :O)*. i had priced my coffee at US$1… and everytime i get a donation, PayPal would get 33% of my coffee. i know i know…. i should be saying “my cup is 2/3 full” instead of focusing on the missing 1/3… but what the heck… my donor and i are getting short-changed. anyone knows how to get around this? does PayPal or other similiar service providers waive the fees for non-commercial donations? - ck
buy buy buy
October 29, 2007 at 7:53 am
There are alternatives to paypal but part of the appeal is that they have more accounts then any one else so you have the ease factor which increases peoples tendency to pay you.Buys Buys Buys