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Patreon Update + Polls, and Next Audio Update
🕑 Added 2021-08-09 14:48:19 +0000 UTCHey everyone!
I imagine that this will be something of a long post, but also somewhat of an important one, as the results of the polls at the end could potentially re-shape/structure a bit of my Patreon.
Do I write too much? Do you read all of it? Why? Oh well.
First of all, it looks like either I wasn't fast enough or some of you pulled a quick one on me, and between the time that I last checked the "Next Audio Poll" and when I ended the poll, a different audio came out on top. So uh.... I'm sorry, but I guess #2 is winning (Space Boyz again, bby), because I made the mistake of telling the music composer about what to make, before closing the poll, and now it's a bit late, and I'd feel bad about going back on that.
Secondly, I've fallen ill with a terrible disease: the urge to play Minecraft. I get this itch probably once every 3 years, and then despise the game the rest of the time. But, uh, while I do have this horrid urge, want to join me? I could totally make a Patreon-only (plus mods) server, if there is an interest.
Next, before I get to the Big Questions (tm), do you guys want to hear more updates from me? I really have no idea how to do this whole "I have something of a following on the internet" thing. Should I make more Patreon-only updates? Or, everywhere? Or, should I stop talking so much?
And, lastly (that I can think of for the time being at least) I have some questions on how/if I should do a little bit of re-structuring to the Patreon.
- Should I make regular/Patreon-only ramblefaps?
How much do you guys like these? Because honestly, they are very easy to make, especially if you don't mind a bit of worse quality for me not locking myself away in my sauna of a recording booth. I could realistically make 2/month, perhaps more but no promises, and have very little impact on the time it takes me to make my full-releases.
Just be aware, if I do make them regular, I'd make it a separate tier (though, the top-tier would still include everything.
- Story-tier & Single release tier
On that note of separate tiers, some of you guys are in the $5 tier, and some are in the $10 tier. Obviously, I don't care or judge, live your best lives, but it does make me curious: how would you guys feel about changing what gets released when? I can still only make one full audio per month (or slower, as I have been recently, I'm sorry, work and life get hard), but!
What if I made the current $5 tier be a single release/new audio tier, and made the $10 be a story tier/continuation of an old audio? I'm not too sure what to do with the free, though I might just leave it able to switch.
- Audio Polls?
Do you guys like the polls and ability to vote on the next audio? Someone mentioned that if there was a "do what you are craving" option, they think it would win each time. Would it? Should I keep making polls?
- Different tier pricing? Fair pricing?
Lastly, if I do go ahead with the ramblefap tier, and the story tier, the last thing I want is for anyone to feel like I am suddenly becoming a walking micro-transaction, and am charging too much for too man things. I work slowly, and I don't make a lot, I know that. On the other hand, I will never be able to do this full time, unless I do charge for it, meaning I will always work slowly, until I can write for 40 hours a week (that might sound like pain, but it sounds like a dream to me). But, I also very much understand money struggles and the hatred of capitalism. If I could do this for free, and live my life happily, I would in a heartbeat.
So, first of all, is my Patreon fairly priced now? Is it too expensive? Am I not charging enough for what I make?
But also, if I do make a ramble-fap tier, should it become a $5 tier, and bump up the other two? Should it come between the $1 and the $5?
Are you still reading? Don't I talk too much? That's like a whole-ass essay, I'm not that entertaining, am I?
But, in all seriousness, thank you all very, very much. Your support means a ton to me, and I honestly never thought I would get this far. I never thought you would read this far. I hope you stick around, and that I can continue to be entertaining and worth lending your ears for a bit of your day.
Below is a poll with options based on all the questions I've asked above.
Did I miss something? This is a big post, I probably did. Let me know in the comments? Thank you all!
