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Get paid to answer your DMs.

Share one link. Fans, brands and strangers pay $5–$20 to write to you there. Reply when you have time. Stripe pays you.

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  1. A fan pays to message youFan's phone
  2. You reply from one inboxYour inbox
  3. Lock a photo, set the priceYour inbox

How it works

  1. Share one link

    Bio, story, newsletter.

  2. They pay to write

    $5 to $20 per message.

  3. You reply

    One inbox. Reply on your own time.

  4. You get paid

    Through Stripe, to your bank.

Open source · MITFork it, rename it, host it. On GitHub git clone https://github.com/designAtHotly/hotly-os
Use cases

Who pays to talk to you.

Four kinds of conversation already in your DMs — now paid for, and answered properly.

  • $15 / msg

    Getting advice

    People pay for a real answer from someone who's been there.

    “Two offers. One pays more, one I'd actually learn at. Which would you take?”

    To a career coach · from Dani
  • $15 / msg

    Brand deals

    Brands pay to pitch — so their message skips the DM pile.

    “Launching in March. One reel, two stories. Brief and budget attached.”

    To a skincare creator · from Glow Atelier
  • $5 / msg

    Fan support

    Fans pay to say thank you — and actually get heard.

    “What you said in Portland about starting over — I wrote it on my hand.”

    To a songwriter · from Priya
  • $20 to unlock

    Premium content

    Send a locked photo. Fans pay to unlock it.

    “Those heels from Sunday's story — please say you took a proper photo.”

    1 photo · Unlock for $20
    To a fashion creator · from Marco
Bailey Schildbach
Bailey Schildbach@bailey.schildbach · 536K on Instagram · Hotly since Feb 2026

One creator. Sixty days.

Bailey didn't run ads or find a new audience. She told the fans she already had.

banked in 60 days
$22,400
people paid
217
conversations
921
avg per fan
$54

Read Bailey's story

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