Some pretty troubling news from @Patreon about changes in how they charge Patrons. I'm going to lose a lot of my backers over this. Still looking into it, but I'm very unhappy about this.
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Still a little bewildered that it's real, but they're now going to add an additional 35 to the cost of every pledge, plus another 2.9%, which will increase most of my Patrons' pledges by more than a third. I wouldn't pay that, I wouldn't expect anyone else to either.
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They're trying to sell it to us as "You get a bigger % of the money!" but a bigger percentage of less money isn't a selling point. Also, are we not supposed to notice the huge spike in how much Patreon takes of my supporters' coin? Is this right?
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This is not to mention the extra that will be charged to Patrons supporting many artists, getting dinged 35+ cents each time. Someone supporting 20 people at a buck, that $20 jumps to over $27.50. As a Patron myself, I'll see my charges increase by nearly 40%. That's significant.
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Patreon's FAQ on this change reads very "Isn't it great? No down side here!" but this change is almost certainly going to lead to me shutting down my Patreon account. I'm not interested in gouging my audience in something I don't believe benefits me or them at all.
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Meanwhile, just yesterday, they sent me an email talking about what a "mindblowing year" 2017 has been, so I'm not convinced they're hurting for cash. Please,
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Some quick math and the numbers are jarring. Right now, artists pocket 80-85ish% of what our Patrons pay. Under the new system, we'll get roughly 70% of what most Patrons pay. They're selling to us as "You get a higher % of the money!" but in truth, we're getting a lot less.
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