https://handshaake.com/blog Guides on how African creators get paid, how fans send support, platform comparisons, verification and the creator economy across Africa. en Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://handshaake.com/blog/how-african-content-creators-make-money-from-audience https://handshaake.com/blog/how-african-content-creators-make-money-from-audience Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Having an audience does not automatically mean having income. Here are seven proven ways African creators turn the audience they already have into money, and how to combine them into one monetization stack. creator-economy Ehima Prince https://handshaake.com/blog/how-african-creators-get-paid https://handshaake.com/blog/how-african-creators-get-paid Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT What actually happens between a fan sending support and money landing in your bank account: currency, verification, provider routing and payout, in four steps. creator-earnings Ehima Prince https://handshaake.com/blog/how-to-send-money-to-a-creator-in-africa https://handshaake.com/blog/how-to-send-money-to-a-creator-in-africa Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Card, bank transfer, USSD or mobile money. Here is how to actually get money to a creator you follow, without signing up for anything. sending-support Tomi Owó https://handshaake.com/blog/buy-me-a-coffee-alternative-for-african-creators https://handshaake.com/blog/buy-me-a-coffee-alternative-for-african-creators Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Buy Me a Coffee, Ko-fi and Patreon all work fine, until payout day, when an African creator discovers the money cannot easily reach their bank account. Here is the comparison that actually matters. platform-comparisons Tomi Owó https://handshaake.com/blog/why-we-built-handshaake https://handshaake.com/blog/why-we-built-handshaake Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT African creators are some of the most talented people on the planet. But talent alone has never paid the bills. We built Handshaake because we got tired of watching great creators go unsupported. stories-and-updates Ehima Prince https://handshaake.com/blog/the-african-creator-economy-problem-nobody-talks-about https://handshaake.com/blog/the-african-creator-economy-problem-nobody-talks-about Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT African creators have audiences and talent. What they often do not have is a way to get paid. Here is why the money stalls — and what actually works in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and South Africa. creator-economy Tomi Owó https://handshaake.com/blog/handshaake-and-the-future-of-african-creative-work https://handshaake.com/blog/handshaake-and-the-future-of-african-creative-work Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT The African creative economy is not emerging. It has always been here. What is changing is the infrastructure around it, and Handshaake wants to be part of that change. creator-economy Tomi Owó https://handshaake.com/blog/the-fan-who-wants-to-do-more https://handshaake.com/blog/the-fan-who-wants-to-do-more Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT You share their posts. You stream their music on repeat. You watch every video the day it drops. But you have always felt like there should be a way to do more. There is now. stories-and-updates Tomi Owó https://handshaake.com/blog/what-a-handshake-actually-means https://handshaake.com/blog/what-a-handshake-actually-means Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT We did not choose the word handshake by accident. There is something about that gesture that captures exactly what we want to create between fans and the creators they love. stories-and-updates Ehima Prince https://handshaake.com/blog/why-we-kept-handshaake-simple https://handshaake.com/blog/why-we-kept-handshaake-simple Sat, 15 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT We could have built tiers, memberships, exclusive content locks, and a dozen other features. We chose not to. Here is why simplicity is the whole point. stories-and-updates Ehima Prince