IMPORTANT: Upper Patreon Tiers Overhaul Poll (FIXED)
Added 2020-01-15 22:03:09 +0000 UTCIn order to minimize confusion over the comics and make it easier for everyone to read them and archive binge at their leisure, I will be taking this poll into consideration.
This poll is based on information in this post (please read before voting).
For visual reference, here are the archive binge views for my site BARA CLUB and for Patreon.
BARA CLUB archive view:



Patreon archive view:


OPTION 1 - We keep the system as is, things are fair now.
OPTION 2 - Make a new tier at $12 and reupload every comic page onto Patreon for a less awesome but readable comic binge experience.
It will be understood that NO WIPs or designs or previous content will be visible on this tier, since lower tier content cannot be 'automatically' viewable (Patreon's rules, not mine).
OPTION 3 - Make a new tier at $15 with the BARA CLUB password and no print subscription.
It will be understood that NO WIPs or designs or previous content will be visible on this tier, since lower tier content cannot be 'automatically' viewable (Patreon's rules, not mine).
OPTION 4 - Take the print subscription off of the $20 tier and make it the regular BARA CLUB MEMBER tier, and make a $25 'BARA CLUB MEMBER + SUBSCRIPTION' tier, similar to the Canadian and International tiers which also don't have automatic access to the lower tiers. This would be the fair option for the BARA CLUB MEMBER tiers to be on the same page. (Current / past subscribers will still get the print comics I owe them, of course.)
OPTION 5 - Combine options 2 and 3 (or 2 and 4) and make both tiers for Variety and Flavor. Moderately high potential for new patrons to be confused that there are 'two' versions of non-print-subscription archive binging options.
OPTION 6 - Update MEN PLUS MONSTERS Dot Com for free again with 6-pages a week updates, and everyone promises to compensate the artist, and there will still be Patreon exclusives such as pin-ups and NSFW one-shots that will never go on the site. Last time I did this was 4 years ago and I got less than $100/month on Patreon, which I cannot live on, much less make comics for. Would be a dream if it could happen, but people lie about wanting to support and I think it is unfortunately not likely to happen as much as I'd like it to.
OPTION 7 - An in-between of what we have now and Option 6: I update the free site with at least one new page almost every day (or a bunch once a week), and we stay updating several pages ahead here on Patreon. NSFW one-shots and pin-ups are still exclusive to Patreon. Print subscriptions stay on the $20 tier. A new $12 tier for Patreon Archive Binging gets made. A new $15 tier for Bara Club Archive binging (no print subscription) gets made.
OPTION 8 - ??? Something Else. Ideas and solutions welcome in the comments below!
Vote now (one vote per person, ends in 4 days) and I'll take the answers into consideration.