Important Announcement
Added 2024-08-31 07:58:22 +0000 UTC*READ CAREFULLY*
Hey everyone, I hope you are doing well! I am back and I'm already working on the illustrations and pin-ups I'd put on hold. You'll be seeing those very soon!
Unfortunately that's not what I'm here to tell you about. I'll try to put it simply, since you can then find all additional info on the web: starting November 2024, Apple will apply a 30% fee on all Patreon purchases made on their IOS app. Apparently this change shouldn't affect existing members of any Patreon (such as mine) but will affect every new member purchasing a membership starting November.
Now, as far as I'd love to just keep things as they are, I must use the default option that is given to creators, to automatically raise the membership prices ONLY on purchases made via IOS store, instead of paying the fee myself. And the reason is really simple: I'm trying to make myself a living and it's already difficult as it is and unfortunately Apple made this decision for everyone, because apparently they are short on money, I don't know.
That said, I think everyone should have been notified of these changes by now and if you have any choice on whether purchasing from web, Android or IOS, please discard the latter.
I hope you will still be on board, because I will keep on working here as long as it is feasible for me (and for you).
Take care peeps, and see you on the next DiD! (coming shortly)
Comments
Pretty much what people should be doing anyways, and Apple does a great job making it the obvious thing to do.
Ieon
2024-08-31 12:56:03 +0000 UTCBasically, yes, the idea is "don't buy from Apple if you can avoid it!" XD
Emanuele Parascandolo
2024-08-31 09:10:59 +0000 UTCI just discussed this with other artists and I've been told it's the opposite; buyers pay 30% MORE than on other platforms, so the artist doesn't lose anything, there's just a tax for the user. It makes it so it's better for buyers to use anything else other than IOS to access patreon.
Mafiahamster
2024-08-31 08:53:52 +0000 UTC