A layer of support,
waiting to be tapped.
Most of your audience sits between a like and a membership — fans who'd gladly back you, but will never manage another subscription. With Tidepool they pick one monthly amount, and it flows to the creators they actually pay attention to. New income, on top of what you already earn.
Tidepool opens a new, bigger layer of revenue — drawn from fans who only gave likes before. Their monthly amounts pool together, then flow to creators by attention.
One amount per fan,
split by attention,
paid out every month.
Your fans pick one monthly amount and send Ripples — a tap on your link to applaud work they enjoyed, wherever they enjoyed it.
Ripples are how attention is counted. At the end of the month, each fan’s amount is split across the creators they Rippled — more of it flowing to the ones they came back to most. No new platform for them to manage, no change to how you create.
One link puts you on Tidepool —
everywhere you already post.
Drop your Ripple link in a bio, a description, an episode. Every tap counts toward your share — and it only ever adds; it never pulls traffic from your channels.
Screens shown are illustrative.
The Pool
your thank-you space
Everyone who backs you with a Ripple steps into your Pool — a light premium space with early releases, extras, and a closer look behind the work. It’s easy to keep alive, and it doesn’t replace the memberships or courses you already offer — it’s a bridge toward them.
Included with every Ripple — one simple premium page, no separate paywall.
Straight answers.
Q · earningsHow much could I actually earn?
Q · foundingWhat is a founding creator?
Q · startingHow do I start?
Q · referralsDo I earn for bringing in creators?
No. It sits alongside everything you already use — a bridge toward your deeper offers, never a replacement.
Free to join. One platform fee on contributions — locked at the founding rate for creators who join now.
No. You need attention, not a subscriber base — a few hundred true fans tap the same layer as a million.
By Ripples — taps on your link. More Ripples from a fan, a bigger share of their month.
Yes — double. Fans who join through your link are anchored to you — their attention counts twice.
All questions, answered →
Tidepool is built in the open by Tomer Marshall — three-time startup founder, podcaster, and YouTuber from before channels were a thing. Read his note →
Now welcoming our founding creators.
The founding cohort shapes Tidepool from the start — and keeps the best terms we’ll ever offer:
Full founding terms arrive with your welcome pack.
Reserving opens a short founding form — we hold tidepool.fm/yourname for you while the founding pool fills.