How to Add a Buy Me a Coffee Button to Your Website
October 5, 2026
A tip button lets the people who enjoy your work thank you for it. A viewer who learned something from your tutorial, a reader who used your free template, a listener who has followed your podcast for a year: many of them would happily pay you a few dollars if you gave them an easy way to do it.
“Buy me a coffee” is the friendliest name for that button, and you can add one to your website in a few minutes. This guide covers the main ways to do it, what makes people actually press it, and where to put it.
Three ways to add a tip button
1. Embed a support page’s widget
Support platforms such as Buy Me a Coffee and Ko-fi give you a page of your own and a widget or button you can embed on an existing website. Supporters pay through that platform, which keeps a fee: 5% of each payment on Buy Me a Coffee, and up to 5% on Ko-fi. It is the quickest route if you already have a site and only want tips.
2. Sell a pay-what-you-want product
Store platforms let you price a product at “$0 or more” and let buyers pay what they like: Gumroad, Sellfy and Payhip all do. It works when there is something to download, a wallpaper, a preset or a guide, and the payment is really a tip for it. Some stores do not allow pure donations with nothing in return, so read the platform’s rules first.
3. Add a “Buy me a coffee” product to your own page
On Mesher, “Buy me a coffee” is a product on your page, next to everything else you offer. Supporters pick an amount or type their own, can leave you a message, and pay straight into your own Stripe account. The difference from a support page is where it lives: someone who came to say thanks also sees your guide, your next 1:1 call and your newsletter.
Option | How supporters pay | Best when |
|---|---|---|
Support page widget | On the platform’s page or embedded widget | You only want tips, on a site you already have |
Pay-what-you-want product | Checkout for a product priced “$0 or more” | There is a small download to go with the thanks |
Buy me a coffee on Mesher | Any amount from $1, with a message, on your own page | You want tips next to your products, calls and newsletter |
What makes people press it
Suggest amounts. Three buttons, such as $3, $5 and $10, are easier to tap than an empty box. Most people pick the middle one.
Let them choose their own. The supporter who wants to send $25 should not have to send $5 five times.
Say what it pays for. “Every coffee keeps the free recipes coming” turns a tip into a reason.
Let them leave a message. The note is half of why people tip, and reading it is half of why it is worth having.
Thank them. A reply, a mention in your newsletter or a line in your next video keeps supporters coming back.
Add one on Mesher
In your dashboard, add a new product and choose Buy me a coffee.
Set the three amounts it suggests, or keep $3, $5 and $10, and word the button your way.
Add a line about what the support goes towards, and publish.
Supporters tap an amount or type their own, from $1 up to $500, and Stripe’s checkout asks if they want to leave you a message. Every tip and every message appears with your sales, and the money goes straight to your own Stripe account.
Where to put your button
At the end of a free resource: after someone downloads your guide or watches a tutorial, they have just received value and are most likely to give back.
In your YouTube descriptions and newsletter footer: one line, “Enjoyed this? Buy me a coffee”, with your link.
Next to what you sell: not everyone is ready to buy a product, but many will leave a few dollars to say thanks.
Frequently asked questions
What is Buy Me a Coffee?
Buy Me a Coffee is a support platform that gives creators a page of their own and a widget or button they can embed on a website, so fans can send a small tip. Supporters pay through the platform, which keeps 5% of each payment.
How does Buy Me a Coffee work?
A supporter picks an amount, can leave a message, and pays through the platform’s page or the widget on your site, and the platform keeps a fee. You can also add a “Buy me a coffee” product to your own Mesher page, where tips go straight into your own Stripe account.
How much does Buy Me a Coffee take?
Buy Me a Coffee keeps 5% of each payment, and Ko-fi keeps up to 5%. On Mesher, a tip is paid straight into your own Stripe account at checkout.
What does “buy me a coffee” mean?
It is a friendly way to ask for a small tip. A viewer, reader or listener who enjoys your work can thank you with a few dollars, roughly the price of a coffee, and often a short message.
How do you set up a Buy Me a Coffee button?
On Mesher, add a new product, choose Buy me a coffee, set the three amounts it suggests or keep $3, $5 and $10, add a line about what the support goes towards and publish. Supporters can tap an amount or type their own, from $1 up to $500, and leave you a message.
How do you add Buy Me a Coffee to YouTube?
Add one line to your video descriptions, such as “Enjoyed this? Buy me a coffee”, with the link to your page. The end of a free tutorial is where viewers are most likely to give back.