March preview!
Added 2019-02-28 00:52:17 +0000 UTCMarch will be exciting for ME if nothing else...I'm kicking it off with a (hopefully) epic photoshoot this friday, then there's my birthday party followed by my actual birthday. After that is MTAC and then I'm off to the farm again, only for about a week this time but still long enough to get some videos and shoots done there I hope! Anyway, February was short but still I got everything done and posted...as usual the drives will be reset tomorrow night sometime and then I'll rebuild the list again either by the 8th or when I get paid, whichever comes first.
Next month I'll be adding one small new thing - while premium sets are still posted and purged monthly, there will be an option to purchase past sets on an individual basis - price is yet to be determined, I'll go over it again in a post once I decide.
Here are some things you can look forward to in March:
Fansign tier: VIP fansigns from my Granblue captain Pandora, and FB page fansigns from Natural Killer Cell
Selfie tier: behind the scenes pics from this Friday's hotel shoot and the multi-costume shoot I did last week, plus anything from this month's comicon and the farm trip
Photoshoot tier: Lingerie Medb (example above), swimsuit Bayonetta, some casual Red Blood Cell and a special birthday shoot of Pandora
Video tier: Another lesson on Wicca from Asphodel for March's sabbat, Ostara
Print tier: Regular prints plus 2 bonus prints for Pandora's birthday (probably)
Premium tier: Q&A with Pandora (this is the closest you'll get to a Q&A with me) and a bath shoot of Natural Killer Cell
Please remember to let me know whether or not you want to take advantage of optional things included in your tier (fansigns and prints) either in a comment or through PM. I hope to see some of you back again next month!
Comments
Sounds like March is going to be as full as February was. Thank you for letting us in on your journey. I'm very happy to be a part of it. Thanks for all you do and being true to yourself. Hugs and Be well !!
Charles Moore
2019-03-03 02:36:06 +0000 UTCOh yea, private Discord servers tend to turn southwards really quickly, and most people I know that use them end up not ever really interacting with anyone anyways. =/
Katelynn Parsec
2019-02-28 17:42:33 +0000 UTCAlso, something I forgot to mention about other people's Patreons, in comparison to yours: Most of their higher tiers have you joining their "exclusive memberships" on other apps, such as Discord, Snapchat, even a "private Instagram". However, there's a 50/50 chance that they'll NEVER use any of those. So, it makes NO sense to pay a monthly/annual fee for something you're not getting your money's worth. And yes, I had to learn this the hard way ๐ฃ Therefore, from what I'm getting from you (along with the extra donations via KoFi), I'm getting my money's worth :)
Vincenz G.C.
2019-02-28 13:04:58 +0000 UTCActually I found out recently that some cosplayers have tiers for interacting with them...like you pay them for the privilege of joining a closed community or a discord where they will talk to you, or for their burner phone number so you can text them. I get it, they're busy - so am I! but if someone messages me I'll get around to answering them when I have time, as long as they're polite. I don't feel like someone should have to pay me for a response - to me that's just basic manners. =P
Finch Wyndham
2019-02-28 08:30:51 +0000 UTCTbh I dont recall how exactly I ended up on your patreon, but I sure do enjoy it and the thing I personally enjoy the most (well aside from the great content of course) is the way you interact with us patreons. It feels just genuine. Thats something I miss on other more wellknown cosplayers/more "earning" ones. The interaction is there but it sometimes feel like its just there because its obligated. Dl;dr: you're awesome. as for cosplayers with more income. Probably gonna make myself unpopular now, but I think for example Nigris top tiers are just overpriced for what they offer.
Vic
2019-02-28 03:52:24 +0000 UTCself taken sets are fine for patreon but it's no good for my cosplay page, which is theoretically how I convince people to support me
Finch Wyndham
2019-02-28 03:01:52 +0000 UTCThat seems like a good option then. Plus, you two have that fancy camera now too. And, to be honest, I tend to like the self-taken sets more than anything else myself. ^^
Katelynn Parsec
2019-02-28 02:52:32 +0000 UTCTrue, I just might have to cut back on getting good photoshoots, since those are also a money sink at the moment
Finch Wyndham
2019-02-28 02:46:56 +0000 UTCAh, yea, understandable. I guess it loops back around to the idea that if you're still able to fund everything, and make new stuff, then the price-points are working, right? ^^
Katelynn Parsec
2019-02-28 02:41:54 +0000 UTCas much as I love the faithful, two of you won't be able to cover all my cosplay costs so I'd have to cut back on what I make, and THAT is not something I want to do...funding that is the whole reason I joined here after all.
Finch Wyndham
2019-02-28 02:36:34 +0000 UTCAh, the extra hours of edits, and social posting... I know how that part works, and goes. XD Well, if you ever do need to ease-up on the work-load, that's entirely understandable, and there's at least two of us that will be sticking around. d(^^)b
Katelynn Parsec
2019-02-28 02:34:39 +0000 UTCalternately some people who make most of their money doing nudes just commission people to make their cosplays if they actually want to go to a con in one, which I admit sure would be great...for the last few days I've been logging my time and the time I spend on sewing/editing photos/doing social media things is pretty disgusting
Finch Wyndham
2019-02-28 02:29:31 +0000 UTCAh yea, that's fair. There is a world of difference between the effort you put in, and some of the bigger names in the community.
Katelynn Parsec
2019-02-28 02:25:14 +0000 UTCAlso, true. Popularity/Big numbers is, mostly, luck of draw anyways. Plus, there's people that make way less, but I guess they tend not to been seen as well. ^^;
Katelynn Parsec
2019-02-28 02:23:42 +0000 UTCme too, although I see why so many others do, since that's the way to make bank...which is even better if you don't even bother making costumes anymore so all that cash just goes in your pocket.
Finch Wyndham
2019-02-28 02:22:31 +0000 UTCAh, yea, I can see that being a bit of a problem. I kind of wish I had a follow-up answer, but I don't. =/ If it helps, I'm happy you haven't gone the route of 'Give me a 100 dollars a month to see my tits.' XD
Katelynn Parsec
2019-02-28 02:20:42 +0000 UTCBut realistically I know I'm much less popular than she is/was and I'm just grateful for any help since I'm averaging $200 - $300 per cosplay these days
Finch Wyndham
2019-02-28 02:15:06 +0000 UTCSpecifically Phin keeps comparing me to how much her ex was making doing what I do (she's since moved on to nudes and makes so much she doesn't even need a job) and it's really not helping anything
Finch Wyndham
2019-02-28 02:13:28 +0000 UTCYeah, it's the premium tier I'm primarily being hassled about...but the people hassling me aren't the ones supporting me so I guess it's easy for them to say I don't charge enough xD
Finch Wyndham
2019-02-28 02:12:00 +0000 UTCAlso, yay for all the Pandora. I promise to come up with a better question this month, hopefully. ^^;
Katelynn Parsec
2019-02-28 02:10:49 +0000 UTCOh, selling old sets is a good idea. I know some other people do it on a 3 to 6 month delay compared to the new content. How far out you want to go is up to you. Plus, I don't think your tier pricing is that far off. Most of the other model/cosplay ladies I follow do about 50 dollars for their Premium image sets, so you're a bit lower in that regard, I suppose. But, your BTS/Selfie pricing is about the same as the others I've seen.
Katelynn Parsec
2019-02-28 02:09:36 +0000 UTCI see...Well, everyone's Patreons are different, along with their content. However, should you feel the need to change the way your tiers are now, I'll still be here. Personally, for what I'm paying for, I'm pretty happy and satisfied with everything you do :)
Vincenz G.C.
2019-02-28 01:51:06 +0000 UTCI should hope so, since the point is that I'm being told that I'm too generous with my content already and people doing the same level of work as me or less are making more money per patron than I am =P Doing even more work for the same money would just be even more of a ripoff for me than it already is...it's just funny to me because when I created the $40 tier I didn't even change the rewards for the lower ones and still had people say that I was 'getting greedy', but it turns out that I'm already on the cheap end of cosplayers doing comparable things.
Finch Wyndham
2019-02-28 01:30:43 +0000 UTCI'm totally fine with all the content I get, with my chosen tier, and that's NEVER gonna change (unless something happens). I'll still hold onto $40/month, and continue with bonus Ko-Fi donations to you. On another note, I look forward to seeing Pandora, Medb, NK Cell and Asphodel (ESPECIALLY Asphodel) next month. Thanks for another fabulous month, Finch, and keep up the great work ๐
Vincenz G.C.
2019-02-28 01:24:27 +0000 UTC
