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Why give Patreon a % of your earnings? Here are alternatives
8 years ago
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If you're a furry artist selling art, commissions and subscriptions, I want to offer you some alternatives that I have discovered operating my own business. These assume that you have a website built on WordPress, which I strongly recommend.
WP-Invoice: For one-off charges, commissions and things of that nature, WP-Invoice is free and very easy to use. It works with several payment gateways including PayPal and Stripe.
SUMO Subscriptions: If you're currently selling 'premium' access to your work via Patreon, you could save some money by setting up your own website to collect subscription fees. The SUMO Subscription plugin for WooCommerce (Free) is only $40 one-time, and works with Stripe to provide free subscription services (Regular 2.9% + $0.30 credit card processing fees do apply)
Compare this with what Patreon charges. They take 5%, plus transaction fees, which their website says average 5% (way higher than normal, which is 2.9% + $0.30 per). That's a whopping 10% of every transaction! Way too much.
I expect some of you might think Patreon brings you more sales but is that really true? I don't see any reason to think that. I think Artists gather their Patreon subscribers from posts on art galleries and social media. You could just as easily direct them to your website. You could do this while keeping a Patreon account and urge your folks to choose your website first so you can collect all of the money, which you deserve.
This post is not an advertisement, I am not affiliated with WordPress, WooCommerce, SUMO or WP-Invoice, I just want to help my fellow furs make a bit more money from their hard work. If you have any questions about how to set this sort of system up please don't hesitate to ask me, I do this stuff for a living so I'd be happy to offer advice for free.
WP-Invoice: For one-off charges, commissions and things of that nature, WP-Invoice is free and very easy to use. It works with several payment gateways including PayPal and Stripe.
SUMO Subscriptions: If you're currently selling 'premium' access to your work via Patreon, you could save some money by setting up your own website to collect subscription fees. The SUMO Subscription plugin for WooCommerce (Free) is only $40 one-time, and works with Stripe to provide free subscription services (Regular 2.9% + $0.30 credit card processing fees do apply)
Compare this with what Patreon charges. They take 5%, plus transaction fees, which their website says average 5% (way higher than normal, which is 2.9% + $0.30 per). That's a whopping 10% of every transaction! Way too much.
I expect some of you might think Patreon brings you more sales but is that really true? I don't see any reason to think that. I think Artists gather their Patreon subscribers from posts on art galleries and social media. You could just as easily direct them to your website. You could do this while keeping a Patreon account and urge your folks to choose your website first so you can collect all of the money, which you deserve.
This post is not an advertisement, I am not affiliated with WordPress, WooCommerce, SUMO or WP-Invoice, I just want to help my fellow furs make a bit more money from their hard work. If you have any questions about how to set this sort of system up please don't hesitate to ask me, I do this stuff for a living so I'd be happy to offer advice for free.
