Upcoming Patreon changes
Added 2017-12-08 04:03:48 +0000 UTCHey me Droogs, so upcoming (on the 18th I believe) Patreon is changing the way they charge users once again. They say that this is to keep a consistent amount going to the creators, but it means that some of the fees are going to be added to the patron's charges... for instance, if you are now pledging $10 dollars a month, Patreon will be charging you instead of $10, something more like $10.64. Personally, I am fine with getting a varied amount each month (the variations come from different fees for processing of different credit cards and such)... it seems better than putting off my generous Droogs with nickle and dime-ing them with new added fees.
Anyway, this will be a kick in the ass for me to restructure and simplify the patron tiers like I've said I am going to do. I'm totally fine with any of you dropping to a lower tier because of any of this.
Another option is for me to lower the tiers by a fraction so that the added fees don't impact you. For instance, changing the $10 dollar tier to $9, $5 to $4.50, etc. Some people I follow are doing this... it's something to think about.
Read more on Patreon's official blog about this HERE.
There's been a lot of negative response to this, from creators, patrons, and the press.
What are your thoughts?
Comments
It’s lame. Still, I know other platforms take more. But no reason to increase the actual pledge amount.
Dave Davenport (dogspunk)
2017-12-08 10:17:27 +0000 UTCcertainly a novel approach. looks like they figured out a way to get paid twice for each transaction--5% from creators and "processing fees" from patrons.
Mike
2017-12-08 10:10:57 +0000 UTCIt does indeed seem to be overwhelmingly unpopular, and I don't appreciate how they are trying to spin it. It's actually quite a significant increase from a consumer perspective.
Pawper
2017-12-08 06:12:52 +0000 UTC
