Email Notifications (Poll)
Added 2021-02-11 23:04:30 +0000 UTCHi folks,
I’ve been getting some conflicting feedback on the topic of email notifications, so hopefully we can solve this with a poll.
A few weeks ago I got some feedback asking me to start sending out updates to each tier when the tiers were unlocked for chapters as each chapter is posted, as this allows blue and red patrons to read through their email. I do this by checking a box, “notify patrons of change.” I’ve since gotten some feedback to the contrary from purple tier patrons stating that the increased emails are annoying.
As far as I can tell, there’s no way for me to only notify the folks in the tiers to changes specific to them.
If you have a chance, please check out the poll and comment so I can get an idea of the general consensus
Comments
So, about this, the best solution I saw until now is: Do a pinned post, in which you can either simply announce which chapters are now available for each tier. You could do that with a link, cause if you are not on the 9,5 tier it is pretty bothersome to find which chap comes next. This post you can update and all your Patreons get a single email. You won't have the chap on the email, but really, never saw that as a requirement for Patreon. The reason that the lower tiers would like an email is cause we can never really know when things are updated, maybe only when seeing RR and coming here manually to check it out
Christie
2021-02-20 21:27:34 +0000 UTCI am purple and while I consider those two extra emails as a personal attack against my dignity and honor, I shall contain my suffering and sorrow and persevere. So yeah. I don't care. Lol
Svarog
2021-02-12 03:16:43 +0000 UTCAlright, bear with me for a bit. I'll keep things business as usual for now, but I'm going to reach out to some other authors beyond those I've already talked to and see if there's any alternate way to do it.
2021-02-12 02:51:06 +0000 UTCI'm blue and greatly prefer getting emails so I can know when there's a new chapter and read it in my email cause the patreon website and app suck.
J H
2021-02-12 00:57:21 +0000 UTCI'm red, and I use updates on Royalroads as my cue for when to check Patreon.
Eliezer
2021-02-12 00:19:35 +0000 UTCIt's annoying, but it's the same with the other very popular authors I support. It's better than not being notified. :)
Rip Woodham
2021-02-11 23:32:24 +0000 UTCBtw donno if it makes any difference for you but just so you know I'm not talking out of my arse I'm patron of 14 other writers, so believe me I'd realize if anyone would have those issues as a standard. Not trying to blame you, just hoping to show you that it's possible.
Deinos
2021-02-11 23:18:19 +0000 UTCMite I don't know if the option you're using for notification differs from some other general functionality. I can safely say though that the push notifications I receive from other patreon writers are all specific to my tier. There was only an exception once, this guy also send out notifications undifferentiated but he managed to change it (don't ask me how).
Deinos
2021-02-11 23:09:13 +0000 UTCGoddamn another mail. Yeah naw. Ngl. I don’t care. Although I’m swearing every time the flood of mails and Patreon notifications swarm me, you really shouldn’t change that. (Purple here. Don’t know if that’s important.)
Ulbert
2021-02-11 23:08:01 +0000 UTC
