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Thank you for the support + near future + paypal doesn't work
🕑 Added 2015-06-11 11:09:23 +0000 UTC Hey guys!I'd like to start by thanking you all for supporting the comic- there are new Patrons joining us all the time and it makes me insanely happy. Since february this year I make my living solely by doing comics, which is something few comic artists in my country can say, which makes me mightily proud and which is in a huge part due to this Patreon.
What's coming in the near future?
As you probably realize, I'm behind on the request sketches and I've been working on an additional chapter for The Cummoner for a long time now, but haven't been able to finish it. I also wanted to do some animation and maybe think about making some sexy merchandise. But there need to be priorities- therefore my current plan is: 1. Finishing the bonus chapter while 2. Catching up on requests, 3. Finishing the animation I have started, 4. Finding a place to make and sell stuff related to my comics*.
This is all stuff that I'll be doing in my spare time- as usual, regular updates of the comic will get top priority.
Paypal does not like porn!
There's an issue with Paypal some of you may have heard about. You can no longer back a NSFW Patreon with Paypal, only with a credit card. It is a rule I have no control over and a larger than usual number of DECLINEs this last month suggests it is being enforced.
Just letting you know- if you'd like your pledge to NSFW Patreons to be processed, you need to use a credit card for it.
*If you know and can recommend a service that makes and ships merchandise such as mugs or t-shirts, I'd be very glad to hear about it. I live in Poland and have little experience with US-based companies like that.
Comments
RawMonsterGirls
It sucks that pay-pal disallows this but it's largely due to not wanting to be connected to or supporting (the larger organizations who take part in) human trafficking and child abuse. It's a "few bad apples" scenario which I honestly can't blame them for. but, at least here in Canada, my visa is insured against fraud so I don't have a problem with it. And yes, human trafficking happens, it's actually an issue where I live, in Canada, a first world country! It's terrible but if we support porn like what Totem offers and not the old industry it's like we're helping to change the porn industry into something far more wholesome! still kinky... but wholesome kinky.
Paypal can be a pain, they don't like guns and porn...which are two of my favorite things. Skrill might be an alternative payment type or Amazon Payments, I use them for Paetron and Kickstarter...I think. For merch, CafePress is the usual internet 'mugs and underwear' supplier for websites here in the US.
Chris Andrews
Paypal is super against anything considered pornographic. They seize money from camgirls when it finds out what they're using it for.
Walter L.
So far none of my pledges has been denied, but with one I wanted to change the amount and that wasn't possible, without adding a credit card. I can't begin to express I am of US corporations and their prudish standards, trying to tell me what it is okay to pay or support in any way. They are just providing a service, they shouldn't presume too much. I think if someone were to start a paypal like service, that doesn't try shit like that, there'd definitely be a niche for this.
Totem Pole
Thanks for the feedback about Paypal! Good to know that it's either not enforced yet or not enforced everywhere. I've had my troubles with Paypal, got banned for a long time for placing a donation button on my site. Since then I avoid accepting money through Paypal whenever possible.
Dampflok
As I'm still here, PP obviously accepted my payment (along with about 10 others, all taken as a single payment) for this month. I'll see what happens next month. Paying by credit card adds quite a significant currency transfer charge for those of us outwith the US. Congratulations for managing to live off cartooning, BTW. Just love this one.
