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Animated Series: Patreon vs Paypal vs Kickstarter, Rewards vs Sales?
I'm trying to figure out the best option and I want your help.
When doing an animation where the final animation would be publicly available, what is the best way to go about getting it funded?
I would like as many opinions on this as possible, PLEASE POST AND LINK TO THIS AS A JOURNAL!
Patreon
I see TONS of people offering up Patreon accounts. So many it's not a surprise that most I see never make it above $300 a month with the average about $150.
Unfortunately that isn't enough to cover living expenses.
Patreon is a "rewards based" service. You take a set amount of money and give certain things back. Since paypal and Patreon charge to use their service you have two fees to pay, which doesn't make sense unless you're doing a tier system, does it?
Paypal Monthly Subscription
Paypal can allow people to set up one time donations or monthly scheduled payments. Using this is a bit harder to track but it reduces the "nickel and dime" effect of using Patreon and Paypal. How do you encourage people to donate beyond just asking?
REWARDS VS SALES
Sales:
I plan on making items associated to the animation, but they are "one off" hand made items. They would be customizable so each would be personal to the owner. I'm not sure what to sell them for as they tend to run about $200+ when I see others selling similar items. The catch with that price means that fewer would be sold, but more would be made off each sale. I ~might~ be able to make smaller versions, but with the amount of parts + materials it would still run about $50 to $100 each.
The down side of ~only~ making items to sale is that you get a one time donation and thats it. If thats all you get you likely won't make enough each month to live on. I want to set up a way to get monthly donations separate from the items I sale but I don't know how / the best way to encourage people to donate.
Kickstarter
Kickstarter can provide a good amount of funds at the start of the project but I fear setting the bar too high doing this. The catch is that you have to get a LOT of attention or nothing will happen, not just having the right rewards. Beyond the above items I'm not sure what I could offer as a reward.
Patreon
I want to be able to get as many of the items as possible in peoples hands but the more I sale the more time I spend making them and less on the animation. This is a catch with tiered rewards like Patreon: the more single items made for it the less time will be able to be spent on making animations. Further if you have a "higher level reward" drawing item and someone gets it, whats to keep them on that level of support knowing they won't get that again?
I'm trying to figure out the best option and I want your help.
When doing an animation where the final animation would be publicly available, what is the best way to go about getting it funded?
I would like as many opinions on this as possible, PLEASE POST AND LINK TO THIS AS A JOURNAL!
Patreon
I see TONS of people offering up Patreon accounts. So many it's not a surprise that most I see never make it above $300 a month with the average about $150.
Unfortunately that isn't enough to cover living expenses.
Patreon is a "rewards based" service. You take a set amount of money and give certain things back. Since paypal and Patreon charge to use their service you have two fees to pay, which doesn't make sense unless you're doing a tier system, does it?
Paypal Monthly Subscription
Paypal can allow people to set up one time donations or monthly scheduled payments. Using this is a bit harder to track but it reduces the "nickel and dime" effect of using Patreon and Paypal. How do you encourage people to donate beyond just asking?
REWARDS VS SALES
Sales:
I plan on making items associated to the animation, but they are "one off" hand made items. They would be customizable so each would be personal to the owner. I'm not sure what to sell them for as they tend to run about $200+ when I see others selling similar items. The catch with that price means that fewer would be sold, but more would be made off each sale. I ~might~ be able to make smaller versions, but with the amount of parts + materials it would still run about $50 to $100 each.
The down side of ~only~ making items to sale is that you get a one time donation and thats it. If thats all you get you likely won't make enough each month to live on. I want to set up a way to get monthly donations separate from the items I sale but I don't know how / the best way to encourage people to donate.
Kickstarter
Kickstarter can provide a good amount of funds at the start of the project but I fear setting the bar too high doing this. The catch is that you have to get a LOT of attention or nothing will happen, not just having the right rewards. Beyond the above items I'm not sure what I could offer as a reward.
Patreon
I want to be able to get as many of the items as possible in peoples hands but the more I sale the more time I spend making them and less on the animation. This is a catch with tiered rewards like Patreon: the more single items made for it the less time will be able to be spent on making animations. Further if you have a "higher level reward" drawing item and someone gets it, whats to keep them on that level of support knowing they won't get that again?
