crowncosmo
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Future Patreon plans and reward ideas!
🕑 Added 2021-10-19 00:26:08 +0000 UTC(This is mostly me just brainstorming aloud, I'm wondering what yall would think about it, will also post this publicly)
So the current tier level of $3 min to access WIPs, requesting feedback on mild creative disputes, and other things I think are fun, will be unchanged! I really wanted to share a bunch of these ideas anyway and put $3 as per Patreon's minimum, it's awesome folks are already receptive to that.
While I'm also in between doing on-demand commission jobs, I do want to expand this Patreon thing to see if I can also introduce other rewards in between the time! I'm doing my best to expand my bandwidth by improving my drawing process so I get more in shorter times, but I also have to be pretty judicious of what I can offer, what's in demand, and what I can do because my time is still limited (got a driving day job lol). I do wanna try stuff, I just don't wanna make things complicated if it turns out to be an error (like tiers are too expensive, not enough demand, etc.), so here are just my thoughts on a few things I may wanna try out!
- The big reward I'm most considering is monthly pinups! Sequences and especially comics take a lotta time, but I'm into doing pinups that depict characters upon Patron request (whether they be fanart, OCs, mid-transformation, mid-sex, etc.)! I already technically offer commissions for pinups alone, but I might be removing or significantly reworking that option soon as I feel like I might be overcharging; pricing here will be significantly reduced here.
The immediate thought I'm having is something like a $15~20 tier for a monthly pinup for depicting characters in that limited semi-monochrome color scheme I use for my self-portraits and Dani the House Maid, with better coloring options for folks who stay for multiple months (hey, maybe you can string along multiple pinups to form a full sequence over time if that's your fancy :D). Part of it is just a bit of anxiety on seeing how well I can keep up with Patron requests, but I think this is a fun option to baby-steps out to get some monthly batches of content like a TFM or MeowWithMe. Just trying it out :D - A lighter offering in consideration: early access to longer series. The pitfall I have atm is that I don't have any ongoing series right now that would make the staggering of content I do worth it. I presently do one-shots and commissions, neither of which I'd think folks would be happy seeing me arbitrarily gate nor stick around waiting for. But longer series? Maybe this could be good!
There are a few projects I wanna do and have scripted that consist of more than 4 pages to splurge out at once! (one current project I'm in between has 5-6 pages, future projects might be longer) I'm gonna be opening a per-month goal soon, where if it's reached, I'd happily begin work on them, and I will let Patrons get an early peek on the story progress as they're coming out, and probably for a really small amount like $5 or something. Fun! - Also a related thing: Voting on future original comics in general :O I feel like this was already implied to be an option for even the $3 min patrons, but at some point I'm thinking of letting folks help decide on what short and long-term original projects I should prioritize. I have A LOT of ideas I wanna get through, wanna do stuff I think folks would be more engaged to see with at any given time tho! Especially if I'm committed to doing longer series with many many more pages.
- and just in case you're wondering, I'm not considering doing livestreams of any sort aha. I'm not very good at holding peoples' attention live, don't feel comfortable speaking into a microphone, and I feel that if yall saw how I draw stuff you'd probably scream out "AAAAAA YOU'RE SO INEFFICIENT AND WEIRD" and I wouldn't be able to let you know you're probably right hahaaaa
The earliest I wanna implement any of these ideas is at the start of November; we're halfway in the month and based on how Patreon payments work I don't think it's wise to implement drastic changes atm, especially since idk how yall might think they'll go. I would really really appreciate feedback on what you're thinking as what could be of interest, or if you have any other suggestions on stuff to do! I wanna keep rewards below the $20-per-month rate and keep things sustainable for me and yall, will be curious to hear what you have to think!
Also just last note: I'm actually gonna be crossposting all my previous art posts I've already posted on Twitter/FA here publicly, just to keep a comprehensive archive/add additional platforms to my stuff. So uh expect A LOT of pics to be uploaded here in the next few days haha
thank you that is all
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CrownCosmo
Duly noted! It's just an idea because I think offering some kinda artstuff for a lower price (again, I think my current price for individual pinups might be too high) would attract some activity. I'm not super concerned of any price cuts, just as long as there is that sorta support aha, and I don't think going at a bigger rate for bigger reward is something I deserve doing atm bc I'm still relatively small.
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Those ideas all seem good to me. (though uh, regarding the monthly pinups one I personally would probably just end up sticking to commissioning you directly when I had ideas I was interested seeing in drawn instead of upgrading to that tier as I was under the impression that Patreon takes a bigger cut of payments then paypal does(?) and so the tier would seem kinda redundant to me, but other people might think differently about it.)
