Comp is barter, not cash. You offer three deliverables: a template-ready After Effects template that slashes their mind-numbing work by 18 %, a Notion board that pins every contest deadline they stalk, and a bash script that auto-tags 4K renders to dropbox specs. They return with portfolio placement: your name in the special-thanks of their next Vimeo Staff Pick and a on-stage shout-out at
On sheet 1, drop the exact brief copy in 11-point monospace. Under it, slap a scarlet-ink snapshot of your initial thumbnail; the smears prove design speed. Opposite the page: solo screenshot of the final piece plus a two-sentence caption that declares the measurable outcome ("newsletter CTR +27 %, two days after launch").
When the "Get link" panel stops offer the old toggle, tack &usp=sharing yourself to the address bar while the item is open, refresh , then redo the substitution above. This strong-arms the back-end to pump the 2019-style permalink.
Flip the default "Anyone with the link" permission to Editor, append /duplicate to the folder address, and paste the result behind a PayPal-hosted Chip-in button. The supporter chips in, arrives at the folder splash, clicks Save to Drive, and the entire resource tree is theirs–no extra add-ons, without Zapier zaps, zero code.
Wrap the Bitly Link Behind a PayPal Donate Button Image
Cover the PayPal-hosted standard "Donate" graphic in an anchor that points to the Bitly URL you created for the shared folder. Paste the copy-ready code below into your page source; change only the href value.
Seal the graphic against future edits by converting the PNG to palette (Mode → Indexed in Photoshop) and exporting without metadata. Vector vault: pop in a VS Code, nuke the block, slap on the first line, and chmod the file to read-only. Either format survives print at press-ready and remains readable under drastically low contrast loss.
Snag the original file-request link; it ends in /viewform?usp=sharing.
Switch viewform?usp=sf_link with viewform?usp=pp_url.
Stick entry-codes for hidden fields you created in the form:
&entry.123456789=42 for campaign ID
&surname=Smith for surname
&e=john@example.com for email
Craft the full string via script that already holds the donor record; never ask the donor to type it.
Trim the 200-character URL with bit.ly so email clients can’t butcher it.
Validate: open the link in an guest tab–upload box appears and the three hidden answers are frozen in the response sheet.
Need 200 codes before tomorrow? Dump the Drive URLs into the first column of the shared Google Sheet, select Extensions → Make QR → Bulk, and the script drops every symbol into a Drive folder in three coffees. Each file is tagged after its line number, so you can print the stickers directly into label sheets without extra steps.
Monday 09:00–Generator A: 20 post-its on "subscription fatigue".
Monday 09:15–Critic B: red-dot flaws, tag cost or legal.
Monday 09:30–Swap roles, repeat on leftover white space.
Finish 09:45–Merge surviving 4 into one-page canvas.
Friday 16:00–Retrospective: count resurrections from kill log.
North star: ≥ 40 % of Friday canvas content traced to Monday rejects. Bombs → shorten generation window to 5 minutes and add a third "wild card" generator to break pattern entrenchment.
Page two carries a compact chronology: 5 bullet dates, each coupled with a lone obstacle and the tool that cracked it. Example: "Day 4: color palette clashed with WCAG 2.2 → fixed via google drive share link to direct link contrast checker in 12 min." This demonstrates resourcefulness, not just software fluency.
Park the Button Image in Drive and Set Public Viewer Access
Upload the 320×132 px PNG into a directory named "pay-assets", right-click it → "Share" → "Make public via link" → Viewer. Snag the unique key from the URL string (the string after /file/d/ and before /view). Paste it into https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=YOUR_ID—this raw URL serves the image without the toolbar and functions in every newsletter.
Generate the Exact ID from the Sharing URL
Copy the link you obtained after clicking "Anyone with the link". It appears like https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aB2cD3eF4gH5iJ6kL7mN8oP9qR0sT1uV/view?usp=sharing. The 33-digit chunk between /d/ and /view is the ID you want: 1aB2cD3eF4gH5iJ7kL8mN9oP0qR1sT2uVw. If the address uses /folders/ instead, switch it for /file/d/ first. Inject the extracted code into the tool at google drive share link to direct link to obtain the direct serving address in one click .
Test the button on desktop and mobile: tap-and-hold on Samsung must list "Open link in new window" and Safari must preview the short domain. If either fails, the tiny address was copied with a extra character—re-create it inside Bitly and insert again.
