Reworking Patreon + secret shop

Hi everyone!

For those of you who have been patrons for a while, I'm sure you've noticed the previous times I've changed up how I'd been handling my Patreon. For the past few months, I've been making weekly posts  and experimenting with how I think I can effectively reward patrons while being realistic with my own workload. Benefits for each tier will remain primarily the same, but how I deliver rewards will change starting in November. Rather than spreading out the content I make over the course of the month, I will combine them all into one and post it once a month. The amount of content will be the same as it has been (potentially more if I'm able to reach my first goal), the only difference will be that it will all be in one batch. 

At the beginning of each month, I will message each patron the download link for a .zip folder that will contain all the rewards for the previous month. Starting November, you will only have access to the rewards of the months you have pledged. Content that has already been posted to Patreon so far will remain immediately available to the corresponding tiers you've pledged to. Shortly after delivering rewards, I will start a poll available to all $5+ patrons to vote for my next illustration. Each month, $12 patrons will be able to choose any previous month's rewards in addition to the rewards of their current month.

The transition into this new model would mean that technically no rewards will be sent during November (as I've already posted them during the month of October). So rather than having to wait an entire month, I will be sending out 2 sets of rewards for October; one set will be posted throughout October and the other set will be sent in Mid November.  I realize that some of you may not like this new system so I hope this extra set of rewards makes up for the inconvenience. 

Lastly, I will be opening a secret shop where you will be able to purchase nsfw merchandise. Currently, I only have prints but I am considering (in the far future) adding body pillows? Or other merchandise, depending on what you guys may want. I still have to figure out the logistics of this but the store will be live starting in November. 

Because of the generosity of everyone here so far, I've been able to upgrade my drawing equipment so I hope to be able to deliver higher quality rewards at a faster, more consistent pace than in the past. 

Thank you to everyone--whether you're new here or a longtime patron. I'm incredibly grateful and hope I can continue making work you enjoy.