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2 years ago
Sorry for the constant disappearances, long waits, lack of communication, and overall minimal posting. Ended up moving (for the second time in 12 months thanks to my land lord breaking the lease by not repairing a leaking roof), and mixed with my unpredictable work schedule have been more than a bit busy.
My reason for posting this is to ask the following questions: is there any interest in me setting up commissions, trades, or even a Patreon?
To be clear, I have no idea how a Patreon for this account would end up working since I don’t want to put anything I do behind a paywall. My current idea is that the Patreon would serve as a source of votes for you guys to help decide future stories and artwork. Maybe include a commission raffle every month of something?
Regarding commissions I’m thinking that I would probably set a one price for art, one for stories (based on length), and one “bundle” price for a mix of both.
This all would be on top of whatever I do that sparks my own interest, and of course like I said before, nothing would actually be locked behind a paywall.
Trades are the last thing I’m considering. The biggest thing I’m worried with trades is that whatever I produce would be worse than whatever I am trading for. I hate being the person on a project that can’t lift their own weight, and the idea of someone being disappointed by what I make (or even by how long it takes me to make) stresses me out.
I guess I’m just trying to see interest levels for all of these ideas. Any feedback or ideas would be super helpful in aiding me to see where to go next. I don’t want to waste time working on something no one outside of myself will enjoy.
Also, if anyone had a solution to fully anonymizing payment so that real names, email addresses, or other identifying info is kept hidden, (or as hidden as possible,) that would be appreciated. The closest thing I’ve found is setting up a business account with PayPal and using that, but I’ve seen reports that it’s pretty easy to find out who owns that account, and that’s what I’m trying to avoid.
My reason for posting this is to ask the following questions: is there any interest in me setting up commissions, trades, or even a Patreon?
To be clear, I have no idea how a Patreon for this account would end up working since I don’t want to put anything I do behind a paywall. My current idea is that the Patreon would serve as a source of votes for you guys to help decide future stories and artwork. Maybe include a commission raffle every month of something?
Regarding commissions I’m thinking that I would probably set a one price for art, one for stories (based on length), and one “bundle” price for a mix of both.
This all would be on top of whatever I do that sparks my own interest, and of course like I said before, nothing would actually be locked behind a paywall.
Trades are the last thing I’m considering. The biggest thing I’m worried with trades is that whatever I produce would be worse than whatever I am trading for. I hate being the person on a project that can’t lift their own weight, and the idea of someone being disappointed by what I make (or even by how long it takes me to make) stresses me out.
I guess I’m just trying to see interest levels for all of these ideas. Any feedback or ideas would be super helpful in aiding me to see where to go next. I don’t want to waste time working on something no one outside of myself will enjoy.
Also, if anyone had a solution to fully anonymizing payment so that real names, email addresses, or other identifying info is kept hidden, (or as hidden as possible,) that would be appreciated. The closest thing I’ve found is setting up a business account with PayPal and using that, but I’ve seen reports that it’s pretty easy to find out who owns that account, and that’s what I’m trying to avoid.
As for anonymizing payment details, the only method I know of is business paypal accounts, like "BillyBobJoeyArt". I've never gotten any kind of personal/identifiable information from an invoice from one of those, and from doing a cursory search through my PayPal history I wasn't able to dredge any up. But to be fair, I've never had a desire/need to do so 💁♂️
Note that an invoice is different from a money request, and if you just do a casual/ad-hoc request using the "Request" button on the Paypal home page, that's going to be a lot less customizable and will probably send information you don't want to have send.