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Are there really that many patrons who feel the value they get from whatever they are supporting is a single dollar? Leave the transaction fees as they were goi
by james_pm 9y ago
Are there really that many patrons who feel the value they get from whatever they are supporting is a single dollar? Leave the transaction fees as they were going to be, and make the minimum amount of patronage $5 or $10.
- ceejayoz 9y agoI love the $1 price point. One of my pledges is to a favorite author. $1/month means $12/year. She puts out about a book a year, at about $12 in Kindle format, so my pledge means I'm at least doubling the amount of revenue she gets from me annually (and I'd suspect significant portions of that $12 go to Amazon, agents, publishers, etc.). I can do this casually, for a bunch of creators I like - comic artists, activists, authors, indie game devs - and it's not just me doing it, either.
- actuallyalys 9y agoSome people don't have the disposable income to support more than one or two creators at $5, let alone $10. For me, there are creators I like, but aren't very active, aren't that valuable to me, or are supported by me in other ways that I pledge $1 to.
- egypturnash 9y ago50% of my Patreon money comes from $1 pledges. Many (if not all) of those pledges are from people who are giving $1 to multiple creators. I post most of the stuff I make online for free, with no ads. All those $1s add together to make a sustainable wage for me. It's the Long Tail in action. It's pretty nice.
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- pishpash 9y agoOr, they could have grandfathered existing users. You know, that's usually how you appease and change at the same time.
- Bjartr 9y agoI've made a number of $1-$5 pledges not to get a concrete amount of value in return, but as a way to vote with my wallet and say "I want more of this in the world".