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Hometown Stream · Independent streaming · Payment automation

Hometown Stream

I connected Hometown Stream's subscriptions to contributor onboarding and payments, replacing a manual payout workflow.

Delivered; automatic Stripe Connect payouts appear on the client’s public distribution page.

What the business needed

The owner reconciled and paid roughly twenty contributors manually every month after a year of trying to automate the process.

What I worked on

  1. 01Built a way for contributors to set up their payment details directly with Stripe.
  2. 02Connected paid subscription invoices to the correct contributor, with a seven-day delay before transfer.
  3. 03Wrote contributor instructions and fixed a payment-notification connection after delivery.

KEY DECISIONS

Keep identity checks with Stripe

Let contributors supply verification, bank, and tax details directly through Express onboarding.

Make routing explicit

Map the subscription plan to the connected account, then allow a seven-day transfer delay covering the trial window.

What the project delivered

7 daysCompleted in 7 daysContributor-payment project, accepted 23 March and completed 30 March 2026.
~240EstimateAn estimated 240 manual payment steps per year20 contributors × 12 months; derived, not an observed transfer count.

“Patrick did great work in a timely manner. Very happy with the outcome.”

Peter C. Malinger, Founder, Hometown Stream

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