Thesis
The best way to strengthen a community is to build systems that create financial independence.
PAY THE DØLLS is a marketplace for artists, brands, creatives, divas, and more to buy, sell, list, and promote their work. One system because every part protects the others.
The three values
§ 01 · Keep the money in our community.
Artists, brands, creatives, divas. They keep nearly all of every sale and 100% of every gift. The money stays in the community instead of leaking out to platforms that came before.
§ 02 · Support other artists.
Buy, sell, list, promote. Every part of the platform protects the others. Creators keep their IP, their audience, and their right to leave. PTD is a partner, not a landlord. If we stop being useful, the doors stay open.
§ 03 · Build it out.
Every dollar PTD keeps funds the build. The platform, the payouts, the tooling. Real infrastructure for the queer community, owned by the community it serves, that creates financial independence. We charge less than the platforms that came before.