A nice directory of creator platforms which make payment data portable—i.e. so that you can move your work elsewhere without requiring all subscribers to re-enter their payment info. opensubscriptionplatforms.com
It’s a subtle limitation of tools like Patreon but a very important one.
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I do think the non-portability of payment information creates less competition pressure on Patreon—pretty unfortunate.
I’m grateful that Patreon exists, but the way my work is presented there often makes me embarrassed to link to it. Very high barrier for me to fix that now!
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Portability of payment information is probably a massive can of worms considering how this stuff is governed.
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I suspect you’re right! And there’s path dependent evolution: Patreon was originally pay-per-creation, which is not a standard financial mandate; also, part of the original pitch was batching transactions and splitting fees. Neither is prominent anymore, but explains a lot.