FAQs
Straight answers.
Is FeeMe free?+–
Yes, it’s free to download on iOS and Android. When you book someone, you pay their price plus the network fee. When you earn, FeeMe keeps a service fee, and the rate depends on the type of payment (see How do payouts work? below). Every fee is shown before you confirm.
What are the fees?+–
FeeMe’s fee depends on the payment. Messages under 5,000 sats, including in channels, have a higher fee than calls, bounties, paid answers, tips, channel memberships and messages of 5,000 sats or more. The exact rates are under How do payouts work? below. The 5,000-sat line is based on what the payment is worth in sats when it’s sent, and the app shows it live. The person paying covers the network fee. FeeMe takes nothing on unclaimed bounty amounts.
How do I get paid?+–
Earnings go straight to a non-custodial Bitcoin or Litecoin wallet. You hold the keys. FeeMe does not custody your funds.
Why Litecoin and Bitcoin?+–
Litecoin is far cheaper per transaction, so a small side hustle payment is actually worth sending. Move it to bitcoin or to dollars when you want, through a service you choose.
What can I charge for?+–
Anything you know or do. Calls, private messages, paid questions, and bounties. You set the price and when you’re available.
Do I need a store or a following first?+–
No. Download the app, say what you’re good at, and name your price. The software is the side hustle.
How do people find me?+–
Daily rankings, overall and by topic, plus grades and likes on paid answers. The more you show up, the easier you are to find.
What is ReachMe Code?+–
A referral code. When people sign up with your code, you earn a share of FeeMe’s fee on each eligible payment they receive, for up to 5 years. It comes out of FeeMe’s share, not theirs. See How do payouts work? below. Terms apply.
How do payouts work?+–
Payments go wallet to wallet. You earn from the payer, and FeeMe never holds the money. FeeMe’s service fee is 20% on calls, bounties, paid answers, tips, channel memberships and messages of 5,000 sats or more, so you keep 80%. On messages under 5,000 sats, including messages inside channels, the fee is 50%, so you keep 50%.[ 2% on ___.]
If someone signs up with your ReachMe Code, you earn 5% of FeeMe’s fee on each eligible payment they receive, for up to 5 years from their sign-up date. That’s 1% of the payment on calls, bounties, paid answers, tips, channel memberships and messages of 5,000 sats or more, and 2.5% on messages under 5,000 sats[, and 0.1% on ___]. It comes out of FeeMe’s share, never theirs or the payer’s. The payer’s wallet sends your reward straight to your wallet as part of the payment.
Before the app sends your first ReachMe reward, we ask for a Form W-9, or a Form W-8 if you’re not a US person. Until we have it, the app waits to send your share, whatever the amount. FeeMe doesn’t hold the money while it waits. [When the app sends rewards, the smallest reward it will send, and which payments are eligible: ___.] [What happens to rewards on payments made before your form is in: ___.] We remind you every 30 days, and a delay never costs you your rewards. Only rewards earned through fraud or by breaking the Terms aren’t sent. FeeMe may issue a Form 1099 where the law requires it. Terms apply.
Is this a bitcoin exchange?+–
No. FeeMe is where you get paid for knowledge and actions. Bitcoin and litecoin are how that pay lands.
A call goes badly. Can the buyer get a refund?+–
Payments go straight from the buyer’s wallet to the earner’s and can’t be reversed by FeeMe. [Refund policy for calls that drop or aren’t delivered: ___]. You can report a problem in the app.
Does the buyer need to own bitcoin or litecoin to pay me?+–
[Placeholder: how buyers pay — needs Eduardo]
What about taxes? Do I get a record of what I earned?+–
You’re responsible for your own taxes. If you earn ReachMe rewards, we ask for a tax form first; see How do payouts work? above. [What earnings records the app provides: ___]. FeeMe doesn’t give tax advice; talk to a tax professional.
I lost my phone. Is my money gone?+–
FeeMe never has your keys, so we can’t recover your wallet for you. If you saved your recovery phrase, you can restore your wallet on a new phone [confirm the app supports restore from a recovery phrase]. If you didn’t, the funds may be lost for good. Never share your recovery phrase — FeeMe will never ask for it.
Does anyone vet the people answering legal or health questions?+–
No. FeeMe doesn’t verify the people answering legal, health or money questions, and every answer on those topics is labeled unverified. Answers are general information from other users, not professional advice. For your situation, talk to a licensed attorney, health professional or financial professional. Emergency? Call 911 in the US (or 988 for a mental-health crisis); elsewhere, call your local emergency number.
How old do you have to be?+–
You must be at least 18, or, if higher, the age at which you can enter into a binding contract where you live (for example, 21 in Puerto Rico). We ask for your date of birth when you sign up.
Is the app still in beta?+–
[Placeholder: is the app still in beta — needs Eduardo]
