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Drafted Reward Tiers

Thank you very much for all the feedback. You've all been a huge help in formulating the best and most fair reward tiers possible. Using your feedback, I have streamlined and refined the reward tiers as follows:


$1 - (You’re Pretty Alright) - Access to Exclusive Patreon Communications + Monthly Q&A Livestreams
Gain access to exclusive updates and monthly Q&A livestreams that you won't find anywhere else. Also, replying to your Patreon comments and PM's will be my utmost priority. (No Limit)

$5 - (You’re Pretty Good) Bi-Weekly YouTubing Tips + Discord Server Access
A bi-weekly series of short burst videos offering tips on different YouTube topics and aspects that only you will be able to watch. Also, gain access to my Discord server, where I'll log in as often as possible to chat. (No Limit)

$10 - (You’re Pretty Great) Monthly Audio Recording Request
I'll do an audio recording of anything you want... within reason. It can be a scripted message, an answer to a question, an impression, a stupid noise, it's up to you. I'd like to keep these recordings 1 minute max, but depending on the request, I can be flexible. (No Limit)

$20 - (You’re Pretty Awesome) Monthly Video Recording Request
I'll do a video recording of anything you want... within reason. It can be a scripted message, an answer to a question, an impression, a dare, me doing something stupid on camera, it's up to you. I'd like to keep these recordings 1 minute max, but depending on the request, I can be flexible. (No Limit)

$30 - (You’re Pretty Legendary) Your Name in Every Video
Immortalize your name in every video moving forward as long as you remain a Patron. Names will appear towards the last 30 seconds or so of my videos as I do my outro as well as in each video's description. (No Limit)

$50 - (You’re The Boss) Play Games/Skype With Me Once a Month
You have a pool of 2 hours and 2 appointments every month to use and distribute as you wish to Game or Skype with me. With your permission, I may record some of these sessions, and they may be used in a video that may be uploaded to my channel. (Limit: 15)

$100 - (You’re Big Boss) Have My Codec Frequency
"This is Yong. Big Boss, can you hear me?" I will provide my Telegram information so we can stay in contact via call or text 24/7 without compromising each other's privacy. It's as close to having my personal cellphone number as you're going to get. Through Telegram, you'll be free to come to me with any comments, questions, or concerns, or just talk any time I'm available. (Limit: 5)

Every tier will include all previous rewards.


So what do you think?

Q&A was commonly requested, so I'm doing a monthly Q&A livestream at the end of each month for all patrons. I also combined YouTubing tips and Discord into one tier, and I changed YouTubing tips from weekly to bi-weekly to spread these out a little more. Featuring patron names in my videos was also a popular suggestion, so I added a tier for that as well. Finally, just about everyone agreed that giving away my personal phone number was a bad idea, so I've changed the tier to Telegram instead. It's basically call or text without giving away each others' private information.

There were a lot of other great reward suggestions that I wish I could fit in, but many of you recommended that I streamline the reward tiers. So I've reduced the number of tiers from 9 to 7.

I think these reward tiers look good and are close to final, but here is one last chance to provide some feedback in the comments below before they go live hopefully starting next month (September).

Thanks,
-Yong

Comments

Trust me, name in every video at the $20 level shouldn't be much - at least not at first. Most people put this reward at the $5 level and they seem to be able to fit everyone into the credits with no issue. Putting the audio and video recordings in the higher tier was simply to prevent you from having to fulfill these requests and distract you from your primary content creation. I think the Discord and Q&A would be enough interaction with your patrons to build a solid community, and these custom rewards seem like more of a distraction/busy-work, especially if you get a lot of them, so I figured they would be better off reserved for your high tier patrons. Anyway, it's your Patreon, so do what you think is best. :-)

I really appreciate the extensive and valuable feedback, I'll definitely take them into consideration. The final results will probably stay close to my version. I want to interact with as many patrons as I can and not get too greedy about rewards. As for the "name in every video" being $30, if I make it too cheap, I won't be able to fit all the names in one video. I want this reward reserved for those who really go out of their way. My tiers are more based on the level of interaction patrons will have with me. At "Pretty Alright", they'll be able to participate in a Q&A once a month. At "Pretty Good", they'll be able to chat with me on Discord. At "Pretty Great" and "Pretty Awesome", they'll be able to request something unique once a month. At "The Boss", they'll be able to have one-on-one sessions with me via Skype or Games, and at "Big Boss", they'll be able to interact with me pretty much 24/7. I think I'll try it this way for now. We'll see how it goes! Thanks for all your great suggestions.

Here are some suggestions for you. Take them or leave them, but this is what I'd do in your shoes... $1 - (You’re Pretty Alright) - Access to Exclusive Patreon Communications + My Eternal Gratitude Get access to Patron-only blog posts, and my heartfelt thanks. Also, replying to your Patreon comments and PM's will be my utmost priority. (No Limit) **People who pledge a dollar don't really care about rewards, they just want to support you, so there's no need to go beyond Patron only updates for this tier. $5 - (You’re Pretty Good) Discord Server Access + Monthly Q&A Livestreams Gain access to my Discord server, where I'll log in as often as possible to chat. You'll also get to participate in monthly Q&A livestreams that you won't find anywhere else. (No Limit) **These two rewards go together nicely and are worth the $5 a month you're asking for. $10 - (You’re Pretty Great) Your Name in Every Video Immortalize your name in every video moving forward as long as you remain a Patron. Names will appear towards the last 30 seconds or so of my videos as I do my outro as well as in each video's description. (No Limit) **I think this is a better reward at this level. $20 - (You’re Pretty Awesome) Access to Patron-Only Video Content Gain access to short burst videos on different topics, ranging from YouTube tips, to V-logs, and various other short burst topics that I will make available exclusvely to my patrons. (No Limit) **I moved the concept of your "Bi-Weekly YouTubing Tips" here instead of your Monthly audio recording requests because I feel like the videos are of more value to lower-tier patrons than a custom audio which could detract from your time spent creating content. Also, this makes the $20 tier the best value out of the lower-tier rewards. **I removed the $30 tier because I don't think you need it. It is better to go from a $20 low tier to a $50 high tier than offer levels in-between. $50 - (You’re The Boss) Play Games/Skype With Me Once a Month You have a pool of 2 hours and 2 appointments every month to use and distribute as you wish to Game or Skype with me. With your permission, I may record some of these sessions, and they may be used in a video that may be uploaded to my channel. (Limit: 15) **No change here, I think this is good. $100 - (You’re Big Boss) Have My Codec Frequency + Custom Content "This is Yong. Big Boss, can you hear me?" I will provide my Telegram information so we can stay in contact via call or text 24/7 without compromising each other's privacy. It's as close to having my personal cellphone number as you're going to get. Through Telegram, you'll be free to come to me with any comments, questions, or concerns, or just talk any time I'm available. I'll also do a monthly audio or video recording of anything you want... within reason. It can be a scripted message, an answer to a question, an impression, a dare, me doing something stupid on camera, it's up to you. I'd like to keep these recordings 1 minute max, but depending on the request, I can be flexible. (Limit: 5) **I moved your custom recordings to the top tier because I feel like such a thing should be reserved for your biggest fans/top supporters. In addition to your direct contact, they get that extra boost of something cool that comes from you directly that no one else gets. **I would also suggest making a monthly "Thank You" video to your $50 & $100 level patrons that's just for them. Just as something extra that you can personally deliver to them. **I would also consider giving early access to some of your videos to the $5+ patrons. That's my feedback. Hope it helps.

Thanks, me too!

These look good to me. I love the names of them too, they're pretty good. The Q&A livestreams sound exciting, looking forward to them!


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