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Sorry, I meant just the text as examples. Maybe a cute picture with the devs all together would help.

Short and simple is always better, people stop reading if it's too
long.

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Here's a good listicle about donation pages.
https://wpforms.com/donation-page-examples-to-inspire-your-online-fundraising/

You could always outsource and automate the basic troubleshooting aspects. Running updates accross multiple customers would be a breeze. I beleive I've seen one managed services company that will set up an instance and manage it for around $20/mo.

I guess I wasn't thinking about how much work it would actually be in order to enforce it. I doubt I could afford the cost. Maybe if it was coupled with a managed services type of deal and you had enough subsrcibers it could be enough to hire another staff member? It seems like adding "premium" features could alieanate the userbase unless it's just cosmetic changes.
I put my foot in my mouth bringing it up, sorry.

Indeed it is a big ask, however, It would be something I'd be willing to pay for. Many foss projects make money from paying customers as well as donations. I also mention and explain what lemmy is and encourage people to check it out in the getting started area of the site.

More customization for site owners. I have an independent instance and there's a lot of things on there that are confusing for people unfamiliar with the fefiverse or lemmy. It would also be nice to remove the donation beg at the top. I know Lemmy needs funding, but it makes it look like I'm asking for donations.