Patreon Changes
Added 2017-12-07 22:02:44 +0000 UTCMany of you heard that starting 18th of December Patreon will change its charging method. I am really thankful for all the support you gave me. I was prepared to pay all the fees myself and I don't want you to spend more money than you're already willing to pay.
We have to voice our opinion that this was not a good decision on their part and this may have negative effect. We have to say something.
This is a link to their personal article describing what will occur: https://patreon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005631963-What-does-Patreon-s-service-fee-mean-for-me-
Here you can contact their personal comments page: https://patreon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
Their Press Contact: press@patreon.com
Their Twitter(s): https://twitter.com/patreonsupport?lang=en https://twitter.com/Patreon
Their Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patreon/
A Change.org Petition to revoke the service charge: https://www.change.org/p/patreon-patreon-drop-the-external-service-charge
Comments
Fantastic post
RiderRed20
2017-12-11 17:43:56 +0000 UTCI mean, I'm sure on the surface it looks good, but I only see it helping Patreon's bottom line. $0.35 may not seem like much, but if you factor in numerous small pledges, it adds up -- fast. Lots of creators offer a $1 tier, and that's 35% of each of those -- far more than Patreon's email touted creators losing each month due to fluctuating rates. Between this, the recent wave of platform censorship, and the somewhat lackluster UI for the site.... I'm kind of questioning why we don't make our own Patreon -- with blackjack and hookers.
Sh0tgun_Jacks0n
2017-12-08 05:47:51 +0000 UTC
