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A lot of creators I appreciate use Patreon, so I signed up to donate to them. They started sending me spam emails. It was like I was paying extra (giving Patr
by nilved 9y ago
A lot of creators I appreciate use Patreon, so I signed up to donate to them. They started sending me spam emails. It was like I was paying extra (giving Patreon a cut) for the privilege of getting annoying emails. Now I just donate directly to the creators, and I have a checklist that I go through every month.
I think something like Patreon is a great idea, but having a centralized company handle it and take a cut is not the way to go about it.
- jonathanjaeger 9y agoDo you they not offer an unsubscribe option?
- nilved 9y agoThey do, but I don't like supporting services that opt you in to spam automatically.
- Ermenwyr 9y agoThe default is to email you every time someone you support publishes anything on Patreon. You turn this off, but the annoying thing is that you need to turn it off separately for each person you support.
- falcolas 9y ago> need to turn it off separately for each person you support This doesn't seem unreasonable, particularly since many offer early access to content, and these emails are the gateway to that content.
- falcolas 9y ago> having a centralized company handle it and take a cut is not the way to go about it Any suggestions, given the "tipjar" model doesn't seem to cut it (as per the article)? Personally, I like it (especially as a consumer). One bill per month for as many artists I want to support on the platform, one location to look up updates, and emails only when the artist themselves posts something (and the monthly bill). I imagine that, as an artist, losing that 5% cut is fine for not having to deal with CC fees, chargebacks, account transfers, and so forth. I dont' find the emails I receive via Patreon onerous, myself. Especially when I'm explicitly supporting the artists triggering the emails. Perhaps I'm just supporting fewer artists, or clicked the right account boxes.
- kilroy123 9y agoJust create a filter and have those emails skip your inbox.