diff --git a/gittip/billing.py b/gittip/billing.py
index 4d2705710b..7563ef1608 100644
--- a/gittip/billing.py
+++ b/gittip/billing.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def clear(participant_id, pmt):
     db.execute(CLEAR, (participant_id,))
 
 
-FEE = ( decimal.Decimal("0.10")   # $0.10
+FEE = ( decimal.Decimal("0.30")   # $0.30
       , decimal.Decimal("1.039")  #  3.9%
        )
 
diff --git a/www/about/index.html b/www/about/index.html
index ff63a2a867..c4f2f0ddd8 100644
--- a/www/about/index.html
+++ b/www/about/index.html
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ <h2>Details</h2>
     <p>Tips are distributed <b>every Friday</b>. Tips come out of your current
     balance (the money people have tipped you), and if that&rsquo;s not enough,
     Gittip charges your credit card to make up the difference. We add an
-    additional <b>10&cent; + 3.9%</b> fee when pulling money in from your
+    additional <b>30&cent; + 3.9%</b> fee when pulling money in from your
     credit card, to cover credit card processing (as well as hosting and other
     expenses). Recipients get the <b>full face value</b> of your tip to them.
     If you tip someone $1.28, they will have $1.28 in their Gittip account
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ <h2>Details</h2>
         &nbsp;$12.80&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;total tips<br />
         <u>-$&nbsp;5.00</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;current balance<br />
         &nbsp;<b>$&nbsp;7.80&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;amount needed</b><br />
-        <u>+$&nbsp;0.10</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fee<br />
-        &nbsp;$&nbsp;7.90<br />
+        <u>+$&nbsp;0.30</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fee<br />
+        &nbsp;$&nbsp;8.10<br />
         <u>x&nbsp;&nbsp;1.039</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;fee<br />
-        &nbsp;<b>$&nbsp;8.21&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;amount charged</b><br />
+        &nbsp;<b>$&nbsp;8.42&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;amount charged</b><br />
         <u>-$&nbsp;7.80</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
-        &nbsp;$&nbsp;0.41&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;total fee<br />
+        &nbsp;$&nbsp;0.62&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;total fee<br />
     </p>
 
     <p>Participants can withdraw funds from their Gittip account at any