Start a hilo.Your communitycarries it on.Every stop pays you.
hilo.fans is the social network where creators earn from what their fans do. You start something, and every contribution from your community adds a new stop to your line.
- @lunaescribe opens “The Lighthouse” Origin
- @marta_r writes chapter 2 Single
- @diego.mp3 adds a soundtrack Tip
- @kenji translates it to Japanese Pass
- @ana_ilustra draws the cover Tip
- Your next stop
How a hilo is woven
A line starts with one creator and grows with everyone who gets on.
You open the line
Post the beginning: a chapter, a question, a topic, a sketch. That's the origin station.
Your fans carry it on
Every fan who contributes, with a text, an image or an answer, adds a stop. The line grows in plain sight and every stop carries the name of whoever made it.
Every stop pays you
Joining, supporting or subscribing earns you income. Your community doesn't just watch you: it builds with you, and that counts.
Add a stop
This is what carrying on a hilo feels like. Write your contribution and watch @lunaescribe's line grow.
5 stops on the line
Demo: nothing you type here is published or saved.
Network fares
Three ways to ride your line. In all three, the fan pays, you set the price and you keep 90%.
Single fare
Pay to take part. A fan pays a small entry to add their stop to your hilo.
- Price
- €0.50 – €5
- €1 by default
- You keep
- 90%
Tip
Fans support a contribution or the whole hilo with any amount they like.
- Price
- From €1
- Any amount
- You keep
- 90%
Monthly pass
A subscription to your line: access to your private hilos and to join them every month.
- Price
- €3 – €50 / month
- €5 / month by default
- You keep
- 90%
hilo.fans keeps a 10% fee. Reference prices in euros; taxes depend on your country.
hilo card
Your fans top up their card once and pay fares and tips from the balance, without a bank charge for every single fare.
Top-ups
- €5
- €10
- €25
Founding creators
Open your line now and your fee will be 5% for your first 12 months of earning.
A line for every creator
If your community has something to add, you have a hilo.
Writers
Your readers write the next chapter.
Podcasters
Your listeners bring questions, stories and topics for the next episode.
Illustrators
Your community suggests versions, palettes and characters.
Teachers
Your students carry the exercise on and answer each other's questions.
Cooks
Every follower adapts your recipe with what they have at home.
Hilos, not challenges
Viral challenges tend to end badly. hilo.fans is designed the other way round: you earn by carrying something on, not by raising the stakes.
No challenges, no dares
There are no challenge mechanics. Nobody earns more for doing something risky.
You decide what gets on
It's your line: you control which stops join your hilo.
Contributing wins, escalating doesn't
Incentives reward carrying the story on, not doing the most extreme thing.
Your line starts here.
The network is open. Open your line today and pay just a 5% fee for your first 12 months of earning.