How to Help

There are many ways to help me continue my work (besides following me on Bluesky or Twitter or Facebook). If you think the world will be better off with more of my writing and research available to the public, or if you just want to reward those scholars and philosophers you like or value, here are a variety of things you can do:

For Direct Support: Send Funds to My PayPal. If you set a recurring payment, you may request a patron status identical to the equivalent support on Patreon (see below).
For the Most Valuable Support: To show appreciation for my research, writing, and educating and to keep it going, you can help the most by becoming a regular patron of my online writing: join my monthly supporters at Patreon. Patrons also get to immediately post comments on my blog (without moderation), and gain other privileges (see link for details).
Otherwise the easiest way to help is to purchase my books or products (at Google Play & Apple and Richard Carrier’s Amusements and Richard Carrier Games). Or recommend them to others. For ideas, see Quick Guide to My Books.
If you follow any Amazon links from my website (for anything; not just my own books, but anything I link to or recommend, in any page or article), as an Amazon Associate I will also earn a commission on all qualifying purchases you then make (I get a commission on everything in your cart if you complete a sale within 24 hours of clicking through; you don’t even have to buy the thing I recommended, they reward me for just having sent them a customer).
Which includes my monthly recommendations and my standing recommendations for learning about Ancient Science, the Origins of Christianity, and Modern Philosophy.
You can also take any of my monthly online courses. I teach one course every month, and repeat most of them yearly. You do all work and readings on your own time and schedule, and as much or as little as you want. But I’ll evaluate any assignments you complete and you get to ask me any and all questions on the course subject for a whole month!
If you host a show, you can become an Affiliate to promote my video course(s) through MythVision and earn a commission on every sale (as explained there). I currently have only one video course there but others are on the way (see monthly online courses).
You can also bring me out to meet and speak with your group or school (see link for pricing) or bring me in by live feed (any platform, at $150/hour). I will also do YouTube and Podcast shows for the same rate (so you could fund my appearance on your favorite show—if the host approves, or you are the host). My calendar fills quickly and I’m often busy, so please start discussing plans with me at least two months in advance if you can.
I also take contract work (private video consultations, research, vetting of essays or arguments, script editing and advising). Live consultations are $150/hour ($100 minimum). Research, vetting, and editing takes more than an hour and thus is costlier; email me a proposal and I’ll price it for you.