Art by Hakon
Art by PiperFog
ABOUT WRITSCRIB
WritScrib was born from a frustration with current social networks. However, while most new social networks advertise themselves as "the next Instagram" or "the next Facebook", we want to be something new. Something creator-focused. Something community-focused. Something for those niche-businesses that can't compete in an ocean of competitors. WritScrib is for those that have wasted countless dollars chasing success in hostile social spaces. WritScrib is made for you.
WHAT USERS ARE SAYING
"WritScrib's aim is to provide an environment for creators to produce their content safely...It's a labor of love put together by actual creators."
"I can post my art and get excited at money potentially rolling in instead of getting scared of people making up reasons to hate me for it!"
"You can make money for dad jokes, as long as they're yours. 10/10 would pun again."
"When I first heard about Writscrib...I was dubious. I mean, could a place really allow for creative freedom and keep harassment at bay? But after following the blog for a while and seeing the plans the staff had in place for myriad subjects, I threw as much money as I possibly could at it because I wanted it to be real...The freedom I've felt to create during the beta is more than I've felt in a long time...
But really, that blog feature, though. Heart. EYES."
“We’re safe here.”
WRITSCRIB'S FEATURES
While WritScrib still has a ways to go, we've already added quite a few features! Rather than try to list them all, here's a quick layout of some of the features that you can expect to find on WritScrib already:
- Unlockable Badges
- Feature-rich Blogging
- Pages for Professionals
- Groups for Communities
- Activity Feed Filters
- User-made Gifts
- Chips for Tipping Creators
- Robust Privacy Settings
WHAT'S COMING UP
Here's a sneak peek of some of the next features we want to add (with your help!)
- Site-wide Color Themes (Including Dark Themes)
- Pseudonyms
- Blacklisting
WRITSCRIB OVER TIME
(Please scroll up to view our Alpha, Early Beta, and Current Beta screenshots)
WHAT SETS US APART
There's countless social networks always promising the moon. What makes WritScrib different is that we're not chasing Facebook. We're creators who wanted to make a space for creators. Not those trendy latte creators: earnest creators, hobbyists, and entrepreneurs who want to do what they love.
Live Support. Really. Every social network uses automated ticketing systems, leaving its userbase with frustrating hoops to jump through. WritScrib always uses live, unscripted support, from e-mail to chat to Discord and everything inbetween. When you talk to WritScrib, you talk to a human. Period.
No Targeted Ads. We don't track or scrape any data from you. No targeted advertisements based on your search history. No selling your data to advertisers. We won't try to guilt you into disabling adblock to use our site. The only ads you'll ever see on WritScrib are ads by users.
We Listen. No matter how small a problem is or how complex a request is, we always listen and try to implement features that our users want. If you suggest it, you just might see it! WritScrib values nothing more highly than its users.
PERKS
If you give to us, we want to give back to you.
Please look to the right column for a list of our perks, and contact us if you have any questions!
WRITSCRIB'S MISSION
WritScrib, LLC was founded with the belief that we can do better. Not only as a business, but as a community. We remember a time when posting online was more about finding friends and forming communities around your interests, and less about attacking others or seeking to win semantic battles. Somewhere along the way, we lost that sense of community, and instead found ourselves at each other’s throats, with a never-ending arms race to purify content or else a full plunge into far-right rhetoric. This isn’t to say that we discourage discussion or debate. Activism in particular is deeply rooted in our ideals, and activists fight the fights that others can be too intimidated to tread into.
While we don’t want to intrude into activist activities too much (truly, no one enjoys seeing for-profit businesses snooping around in activist circles beyond profiting off of looking as though they care), we do firmly support Net Neutrality to the extent that any small business can. Without Net Neutrality, smaller creators will struggle even more than they already do.
Creativity is a lot like a garden. We plant our ideas and watch them grow, nurturing the ideas that bring us joy and pruning back those that become unsightly. Creativity is ever-changing, and carries with it a performative display. We want people to see our gardens! And there’s all sorts of gardens out there. Small, numerous flowers, vegetables to feed our hungry viewers, dazzling displays, sturdy vines, and yes, even the repugnant flowers that reek of rotting meat. For every garden, there are at least a few people who want to spend time in it.
But a garden can’t grow if the gardener is too afraid to plant! We wanted to see those gardens grow again, and we wanted it to be possible for visitors to show their appreciation for those gardens. Even if it’s a share, a bookmark, or just ten cents. Showing even a little bit of appreciation for a garden can fill the gardener with pride and confidence. There will always be people who want to burn gardens down. Maybe they think that the garden is ugly, or that it could be potentially harmful to someone. Maybe they fear that a garden they don’t like could grow bigger. Whatever their reasoning, they think that some gardens are best left barren.
It’s our job, not only as a site but as a community as well, to work together to keep those gardens safe. Report the people that try to bully or attack others in order to stifle their creativity. Nurture a site culture where everyone tends to the gardens that they love. And, yes, find your niche.
TIMELINE
With physical goods on the line, we want to provide a tight timeline of events for you to follow. As we've learned from our early alpha and early beta, it isn't always easy to provide an accurate estimate for when new features will be implemented. Nonetheless, we want to give a rough timetable for that as well.
AUGUST 2017 - Closed Beta
We opened our closed beta after a brief closed alpha period. There were a lot of stability issues, but it was fun!
JANUARY 2018 - Open Beta
With several months of closed beta under our belt, we dove into the open beta. There was more instability and bugs, but more users!
MARCH 2018 - Launch Campaign
In addition to launching our campaign, we did a full site overhaul. The site is now very stable and has exciting new bugs to work on!
AUGUST 2018 - Fulfillment
This marks when we'll start shipping out physical perks. Digital might come sooner, and international might come later.
CHART OF FUNDS
The simplified chart above broke down our costs, but here they are in written form:
70% Features (including Mobile App)
25% Server Costs
5% Perks with Physical Goodies
FAQ
Here's some common questions, answered.
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How Do I contact the campaign team?
staff@writscrib.com, or if you're feeling more into contacting us live, visit our Discord: https://discord.gg/K5KAnRv
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Where will you ship to?
We'll ship anywhere, but be aware that there may be additional shipping fees depending on where you live. We're based in the United States.
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Can I register an account now?
Yes! Simply go to writscrib.com and you'll be able to register right away.
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What if you don't meet your funding goal?
If we don't meet our funding goal, we'll use whatever funds we do obtain and focus on providing more features for the site with what we get. This will slow down development time, but we're dedicated to WritScrib!