Heads up about pledge changes
Added 2017-12-11 04:03:21 +0000 UTCHey all. I got an email from Patreon recently and I just wanted to share it with you. In a week or so, they will be been making some changes to how pledges work and who gets what % of the total pledge. Right now, Patreon takes a cut out of every pledge.
Right now, creators get 80ish % of the total amount pledged, and the rest is split up between processing fees and Patreon itself. Soon, Patreon will be taking less and creators are getting a bigger cut(95%). The downside is that now each individual pledge will be getting an extra charge on your end(to make up for Patreon's end I guess?).
As far as I know, the change isn't in effect yet, but when it goes live people are saying it'll be an extra 30 cents added to each pledge you have. It might not seem like much, but I thought I would let you all know since there are a lot of you who have $1 pledges, so that's 30% extra for you - definitely something to note if you're supporting multiple people on the site(as I am).
Again, as far as I know it isn't live yet - you should be getting an email soon.
That's about it. Just thought I'd give you a heads up about this so it doesn't slip under your radar. Take care and thanks as always for your generous support, monetary or otherwise!
