KetRalus
patreon
New Patreon Fee ๐ (UPDATED)
🕑 Added 2017-12-13 10:53:21 +0000 UTC UPDATE: Patreon has rescinded the fee. You may ignore this post. =}(Original post follows...)
You probably haven't heard the news, because Patreon made very little notice of it besides a blog post, and it has been drowned out by the sea of opposition, which you probably have heard about.
The TL;DR version is that you now have to pay a 2.9% + $0.35 fee in addition to your pledge (which takes something simple and makes it needlessly complicated). So, a $1 pledge now costs $1.38, a $2 pledge now costs $2.41, and a $5 pledge now costs $5.50. If you do the math, you'll see it effects low amount patrons the most.
As an advocate of simplicity, I'm not a fan of this change. Furthermore, I feel the reasoning behind this fee is disingenuous, or at the very least, misguided. Nevertheless, I am in charge of pricing my own content, so I will do my best to make sure people pay a fair amount to support me.
Please respond to the poll and share your thoughts. This will help me ensure everyone can stay a patron without breaking the bank. Thank you! =}
Comments
Ket Ralus
You can ignore this post. Patreon just announced they will not be adding this fee: <a href="https://blog.patreon.com/not-rolling-out-fees-change/">https://blog.patreon.com/not-rolling-out-fees-change/</a>
Ket Ralus
Good thing they just rescinded the fee!
Gusho
What will this change for the boss? Will it increase the amount I have to pay the creator?
temp_anon
I'm a really big fan of it. >:| I love adding up my Patreon fees, and not being sure what 155 bucks will amount to with the new system, plus getting charged per Patreon, instead of all the fees being bundled into one single charge. >:V
