Subscription Billing - revised
Added 2024-08-23 11:00:25 +0000 UTCSo here's a more revised version of the previous poll. I took the feedback and also did some contemplation on my end to try and craft something more appealing, but I won't know until I hear what you all think.
Here's the link to the previous post so you can compare.
$1 - essentially a tip with access to posts after a fairly long wait time, around 10 weeks/2.5 months. - Reduced the time slightly, however it's still meant to be a tip jar with a small benefit
$3 - Access to posts after 8 weeks + poll access regarding stories - I know I didn't reduce the time here, but I wanted to add another benefit to entice more people into it. I wanted to shorten it, but I feel like that might draw away from other tiers.
$5 - Standard tier, access to posts after 6 weeks - reduced the time here as I want this to be the go-to tier, while making sure the higher tiers are still appealing.
$7.50 - Upper tier, access to posts after 4 weeks - not sure if this is worth including, but wanted to include it as an option.
$10 - Higher tier, access to posts after 2 weeks + planning docs post completion - added as an intermediate tier and included the planning docs as with the current $10 tier.
$12.50 - Premium tier, immediate post access + planning docs pre-release - lowered price, but overall kept the same.
$25 - Premium Tier + Monthly commission slot, limited to 3 people on a rotation, commissions are still paid for (rotation meaning that every month a new patron will get a commission, with priority given to the longest running patron). Commission up to 5000 words with a 10% discrepancy, i.e. 500 words in either direction, you will not be charged extra if I go over the agreed limit. For every month you're subscribed before receiving your commission, price reduces by 5% - in effect, if all commission tiers are filled, and you're last in the cue, you will get 35% off! Alternatively, you can add an additional 5% words for every month you wait. - Effectively the same as before, however now with added benefits.
$45 - Greater commission priority and immediate 20% discount on commissions, limited to 3 people. Commissions up to 6000 words with 10% discrepancy. Like above, you will receive an additional 5% off for every month leading up to your commission. - Lowered price, but also reduced the immediate discount and added the incremental discount, but also made it so you can commission a longer story.
$75 - Greatest commission priority with 80% discount, limited to 2 people. Commission up to 7500 words with 10% discrepancy. Greater length can be negotiated, however anything above the agreed limit will be paid in full. - Reduced price and discount, however added an enhanced word length and the option for negotiations.
$750 - I will be your personal writing bitch for the entire time you're subscribed - save for commissions of course (more of a joke tier than anything, but I'd do it). This is still a gag tier, but I raised the price as this would basically be me doing commissions for you at 100% discount and little to nothing else, meaning 2-3 commissions per month, rather than one per 8 months. Only concession would be keeping them to the same release schedule as above and doing the other commissions. Obviously limited to 1 crazy person.
That's what I have thus far. I have to admit, this whole situation is still stressing me out - I have the acne to prove it - as I just don't know what will happen. Assuming you all approve of these, I can see my finances going in either direction. I kind of want to offer a $20 tier as like the ultimate package barring commissions, but I don't know what that could include, since I don't think withholding the planning docs is really worth it - though that would include character sizes so I know some of you would be into that - but even then I'd want to have something else substantial added on. Only thing I could think of is something like month short stories, but then we all know I'm not the most consistent about those.