Poll for a patreon direction change.
Added 2024-11-13 10:11:26 +0000 UTCYou probably noticed that the price of the patreon highest tier is quite high compared to other authors.
I don't expect people to spend hundreds a year on supporting me.
I was thinking of setting a minimum price to give permanent and lifetime access to future chapters to all people who contributed such price.
However, such chapters would be available on discord. Or in another form if you prefer another place.
If you want to keep the subscription running, I'd of course be honored, as this is now my new path in life. I spend time learning the craft, and working on my english, and writing skills ! So give me time to cook !
Here's the new format I'm suggesting.
After any contributor reaches a certain amount (I didn't decide what amount exactly), He'll get a role on discord with permanent access to future chapters of his tier.
Let's say you're diamond for 4 months for example, I consider you have given more than enough to access 50 advance chapters permanently. You can cancel or change your tier after that, and still read further chapters..
If you're a bronze or gold, it's similar. You gain permanent access to your tier after a certain amount. It can even be upgraded to more chapters if the amount reaches a higher amount. This can be adjusted according to what you advise me to do.
What do you think?
Please comment with your Point of view if you have things to suggest or say.
Comments
I suspect this would lead to lower income in the long run as people max out payments then get to read everything free henceforth, eventually it may just end up as you writing but getting no income? Personally I would like to see the tier prices changes so that 15 is the max, I suspect you may get more subscribers that way. But honestly it's hard to say 😣. Overall though I think you should keep up with subscriptions as is the norm
Read Isekai
2024-11-14 17:50:06 +0000 UTCI'm considering all options, to find a solution people are happy with, while earning enough for rent and food !
mimou
2024-11-13 16:32:21 +0000 UTCI think that that system would be very kind of you and I would appreciate it. But I’d also prefer that you do what’s best for you! I think if you go with the new idea, I would still support the patreon but at a lower tier perhaps. The current max tier price is a bit steep for me
Amari Charles
2024-11-13 16:27:21 +0000 UTCIf people are willing to support me, I don't mind spending a bit of time managing all this stuff. And people who would otherwise cancel their support, can maybe reduce it and help me through tough times. I would rather give the choice to people who still want to support me but can not afford it anymore. Imagine if someone who was a diamond rank patron not being able to afford it anymore. Wouldn't it be unfair for him considering his huge support ? As long as my income can be enough to sustain me and my wife, I'll try to reduce the burden on the main contributors.
mimou
2024-11-13 15:34:40 +0000 UTCIs such a system sustainable for you as an author? The first thing is time investment, you'll have to monitor hundreds of patrons + deal with any problems they might have, like changing discord account. Then there's business sustainability, will this give you enough money? I guess it's similar to selling a book, but authors usually sell each new book for more money to the same fans, not give access to new books for free. I'm asking because I've supported many authors over the years and no one tried this. Most have price like $10, but then pull finished books from free sites and sell them on kindle unlimited (giving patrons some days to download book epub for free). If this system really would work out for you, I personally would be happy. It heavily favors readers.
CherMi
2024-11-13 15:27:18 +0000 UTCThank you for your support! You can come back to this poll any day then
mimou
2024-11-13 14:09:18 +0000 UTCWelcome on board ❤️
mimou
2024-11-13 14:07:54 +0000 UTCI have no opinion on the topic, I signed up less than 5min ago.
Iron
2024-11-13 14:07:11 +0000 UTC
