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Patreon has the problem that I can't support someone with $0.50 per month because of transaction costs. Almost all patreon tiers start at $5/month and go up fro
by pilom 10y ago
Patreon has the problem that I can't support someone with $0.50 per month because of transaction costs. Almost all patreon tiers start at $5/month and go up from there. There is a very small percentage of things I use the internet for that I am willing to pay $5/month for.
- rhizome 10y agoAre those costs imposed by Patreon or by Patreon's bank and/or payment processor?
- dsymonds 10y agoThat's the artist's fault, not Patreon. I've sponsored some artists on Patreon at $1/mo. I don't think it's a transaction cost issue; Patreon charges my credit card once per month (aggregating multiple $1-3/mo charges into a single charge), and I believe they pay the artists once per month too (aggregating hundreds or thousands of contributions).
- kalleboo 10y agoI wish Patreon had a model where I could say "I want to pay $15/mo for my internet entertainment" and then just drop in whoever I'm into right now and it splits it among them. So... the flattr model :/