Donation Buttons

[Strongbow]

I have seen paypal make a donation buttons on a few blogs recently and was wondering has anyone on here used them for any length of time and if so did you recieve any donations?

[GREEN]

I was thinking of making my own "Donate to Charles' Trip to Las Vegas" or "Did my blog inspire you, donate to my boat fund".

[Skolor]

One thing I've heard is successful is the "Buy me a lunch" concept. Putting the button there and encouraging users to send you a small amount, only $5 or so. I'm not sure how effective it is, but a lot of blogs I've read have said its very effective.

[riceblogger]

i would like to know if the donation button works....anyone have good result?

[Lotosus.com]

I've tried to place donate button, after 2 months with no donations - removed.

[mkels]

never use them before. i don't think many people are willing to donate except your loyal readers..

[Bloggeries]

I've given people money through them numerous times. If you ever solve a problem general or specific and make a walk through put a donation on it. People who you just totally helped in the same exact situation will be inclined to pay if you solved it perfectly. I'll pay $5 for someone who has a walk through that I'm searching and a donation. Not always but often enough...

[bobbytoat]

$5 is not exactly a small sum, $1 dollar is good enough for me, it's free money after all.

Wonder if I were to state explicitly "Please do not donate more than $3 to me! Anything more than $3 will be invested in cigarettes and alcohol to damage my body", will people be more willing to donate to me? hehe

[Giamatti]

The Paypal Donation button works, Paypal can be trusted blindly on these things. And besides its easy to set up, and if you havnt received any donations thru such a button its probably not the button that isnt working, but your site/blog that doesnt generate enough traffic.

[thenetfool]

The "Buy Me A Beer" one has some pretty good reviews. I personally would rather not solicit my readers to just blindly donate.
This is why I think the new Top Spots module is good because a $1 gets you a link in return.