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8 years ago
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Subs take it up the butt
https://patreon.zendesk.com/hc/en-u.....s/115005631963
Patreon announced they are going to start adding a 2.3% fee PLUS a 35 cent fee for each pledge donors make. In the past, fees from Patreon, your credit cards, and so forth would be taken out automatically in the final total before that money goes to the person you pledged to. With the fee changes, it's basically reversed where the donor is the one who has to pay more. Pateron says this will help get more money in the recipient's pockets, but does it really?
If you're someone who makes multiple low cost pledges, the fees will really add up. This is going to screw over a LOT of furry artists here that rely on patreon to make money. Backers are either going to drop support entirely or start cutting back on who they pledge with. I only made a pledge to one artist since I could throw a dollar a month at him in exchange for early access art (that is made public later on), but thanks to the new fees and my limited budget, I had to stop pledging (for now hopefully). What sucks for artists like that one is they aren't super popular or well known on FA or other art sites, thus he doesn't get a lot in patreon money. People like him are going to get affected the most and I'm sure even the big name artists here are going to feel the squeeze when their backers start dropping support because of the fees.
I'm not sure if there's an alternative to Patreon, but if there is, people should look into it! Pateron users here should consider looking into doing straight up commissions again now that Patreon is applying these fees to backers. Cut out the middleman.
Patreon announced they are going to start adding a 2.3% fee PLUS a 35 cent fee for each pledge donors make. In the past, fees from Patreon, your credit cards, and so forth would be taken out automatically in the final total before that money goes to the person you pledged to. With the fee changes, it's basically reversed where the donor is the one who has to pay more. Pateron says this will help get more money in the recipient's pockets, but does it really?
If you're someone who makes multiple low cost pledges, the fees will really add up. This is going to screw over a LOT of furry artists here that rely on patreon to make money. Backers are either going to drop support entirely or start cutting back on who they pledge with. I only made a pledge to one artist since I could throw a dollar a month at him in exchange for early access art (that is made public later on), but thanks to the new fees and my limited budget, I had to stop pledging (for now hopefully). What sucks for artists like that one is they aren't super popular or well known on FA or other art sites, thus he doesn't get a lot in patreon money. People like him are going to get affected the most and I'm sure even the big name artists here are going to feel the squeeze when their backers start dropping support because of the fees.
I'm not sure if there's an alternative to Patreon, but if there is, people should look into it! Pateron users here should consider looking into doing straight up commissions again now that Patreon is applying these fees to backers. Cut out the middleman.
Joe-Anthro
~joe-anthro
Least I'm not making a whole lot then. I don't know if to ask of they will continue to support me or if they leave then to close it.
