kissurai
patreon
warning to new patrons in the future!
🕑 Added 2017-07-09 19:44:24 +0000 UTC I've had this problem happen more than once in June so I'm going to slap a warning on my page for new peeps wanting to pledge.My patreon is set up as a upfront payment option only. Once you pledge, Patreon takes that pledge amount from whatever account you set up with (paypal, credit card, etc) and puts it through as a pre-payment towards my patreon.
So essentially it's a great way for me to verify that you're actually a person with a real bank account / email and aren't trying to set a bot up to grab unpaid content like I had happening last year.
I've unfortunately had a number of people pledge at the end of June, and be charged right away when Patreon states they'll be charged at the beginning of next month. So they either get a pre-charge immediately or, get charged twice because they technically pledged for the month of June, then July (if they are still a patron by then)
I honestly can't stop Patreon from charging new peeps this way as this option on my page is permanent and gives me the protection of receiving my monthly income, too.
So this is a warning post for new people wanting to join, and I will also have this posted on my description as well until I find out a better way to display this info or if Patreon fixes their description for pledges.
Comments
Yeah that can work but unfortunately I can't do that now that it's set for upfront payments
Xaq
Just to put the idea out: some of the other artists I pledge to have a higher-than-others tier set as a "bot trap" and simply cancel any and all patrons at that tier. Food for thought.
