Welcome to TipCi
Welcome to TipCi
Some of the most useful help comes from people around us: someone who has worked through the same problem, knows the right person, or offers a perspective we hadn’t considered. TipCi brings those exchanges into one place, where you can ask for help, contribute what you know, and reward the people who make a difference.
Some of the most useful help comes from people around us: someone who has worked through the same problem, knows the right person, or offers a perspective we hadn’t considered. TipCi brings those exchanges into one place, where you can ask for help, contribute what you know, and reward the people who make a difference.
The TipCi home feed during beta.
1. Ask for help with an offer
1. Ask for help with an offer
An offer starts with something you need. You might be looking for advice on a project, feedback from someone with experience, or an introduction that helps you take the next step. Describe what you’re working on, the help you’re looking for, and what you’re willing to pay. Giving people some background helps them understand the request and decide whether they’re the right person to help.
An offer starts with something you need. You might be looking for advice on a project, feedback from someone with experience, or an introduction that helps you take the next step. Describe what you’re working on, the help you’re looking for, and what you’re willing to pay. Giving people some background helps them understand the request and decide whether they’re the right person to help.
2. Earn by helping someone
2. Earn by helping someone
Your experience may be useful to someone facing a problem you’ve already worked through. When you find an offer you can help with, place a bid explaining what you can contribute and your price. Be specific about your approach and what the person can expect. Whether you’re sharing expertise, reviewing someone’s work, or making a connection, a bid gives you a way to turn that contribution into paid help.
Your experience may be useful to someone facing a problem you’ve already worked through. When you find an offer you can help with, place a bid explaining what you can contribute and your price. Be specific about your approach and what the person can expect. Whether you’re sharing expertise, reviewing someone’s work, or making a connection, a bid gives you a way to turn that contribution into paid help.
3. Thank someone with a tip
3. Thank someone with a tip
Helpful contributions don’t always begin with a request or an agreed price. Someone might share a thoughtful answer, point you toward a resource, or make an introduction simply because they can. A tip gives you a way to acknowledge that contribution with a payment. You can send one when a post or response has been useful to you, or when you want to thank someone for their help.
Helpful contributions don’t always begin with a request or an agreed price. Someone might share a thoughtful answer, point you toward a resource, or make an introduction simply because they can. A tip gives you a way to acknowledge that contribution with a payment. You can send one when a post or response has been useful to you, or when you want to thank someone for their help.
4. Share a collaboration
4. Share a collaboration
A collaboration leaves room for a conversation to develop. You can share an idea, ask for perspectives, offer something you’ve learned, or introduce an opportunity to your community without attaching a payment. Other members can bring their own experience and help move the conversation forward. It’s a place for contributions that may be useful before there’s a specific request or paid arrangement.
A collaboration leaves room for a conversation to develop. You can share an idea, ask for perspectives, offer something you’ve learned, or introduce an opportunity to your community without attaching a payment. Other members can bring their own experience and help move the conversation forward. It’s a place for contributions that may be useful before there’s a specific request or paid arrangement.
5. Connect through communities
5. Connect through communities
Communities bring these conversations together around shared interests, experience, and goals. They give you a place to follow what people are working on, find relevant requests, and contribute where you have something to offer. Over time, those exchanges help members get to know one another and build working relationships. Community owners can invite members, encourage participation, and earn a share of the transactions within their community.
Communities bring these conversations together around shared interests, experience, and goals. They give you a place to follow what people are working on, find relevant requests, and contribute where you have something to offer. Over time, those exchanges help members get to know one another and build working relationships. Community owners can invite members, encourage participation, and earn a share of the transactions within their community.