BlaiseCorvin patreon

Housekeeping question for the community

🕑 Added 2020-08-20 08:20:23 +0000 UTC

Comments

Blaise Corvin

Thanks for all the responses so far. My takeaway so far is that I should look into it, but not drop everything to do so.

Blaise Corvin

Yeah there'd be a discount

Blaise Corvin

I can offer discounts

Connor M.

If I was a brand new patron I probably would have done the lump sum, but I'm used to the monthly charge now so I likely won't switch. So I think it might be appealing to new patrons.

Drew Risch

Makes no difference to me, unless the year is cheaper in which case I’d probably switch to it. But not a big deal either way.

Darwin Baide

yes, i like the option of paying a lump sum and knowing when its coming up instead of having smaller amounts spread out, it doesnt hurt to have both so i think its worth doing

Cameron C

I’d need more information. Part of the value of Patreon is the ability to walk away if my finances took a hit (I had to prune it during covid quarantine for example)... but there are authors I would want to maintain regardless - so I have some interest. So if you want to spend the time to figure it out, I’m a maybe? Not sure that’s reason enough to split your time...

Jimmy

What is the benefit of the year subscription? Is it just the lump sum for a year of a specific tier? I would probably do it

J B

If you wish to do due diligence, SubscribeStar, Sponsus.org, WattPad, StoriesOnline, and Smashwords may be of interest. I've used each at least once, and while IMO none are as 'big' as Patreon, they all seem to have some beneficial quirks as well as downsides.

Blaise Corvin

I appreciate the concern. I've opened a buymeacoffee.com account. It's not as easy to post to etc as Patreon, but I want to keep that open as an option to jump to if Patreon sinks, or for readers to use if they have fallen out of love with Patreon

Safor1790

Look into the lawsuit Patreon is currently under to make sure they aren't planning on running with your money. Also look into other avenues of income for yourself for protection.