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Last time I checked the creator of VueJS is making some money from Patreon. But his monthly Patreon revenue is less than what a typical freelance software dev m
by vbsteven 8y ago
Last time I checked the creator of VueJS is making some money from Patreon. But his monthly Patreon revenue is less than what a typical freelance software dev makes and he's the creator of the second most popular frontend JS framework, so I don't see that much potential for making a living on Patreon from niche mac apps.
If your app is adding value I would keep charging real money for it. Maybe check out a software subscription model for support and updates.
I like what Jetbrains is doing for their IDE's where you pay a fee for a specific version and 1 year support & updates. After that 1 year you can continue using the same version, or pay again to get another year of updates and support.
- ohadron 8y agoEvan You makes 180k/year just from Patreon, excluding additional gigs such as speaking at conferences. (https://www.patreon.com/evanyou/overview https://www.patreon.com/evanyou/overview) Some more about his business model: https://blog.patreon.com/vue-js-creator-evan-you https://blog.patreon.com/vue-js-creator-evan-you
- vbsteven 8y agoYes, and it took him 2 years as the developer of one of the biggest JS frameworks with thousands of users to reach that level. And even then, over 80% of his Patreon comes from 3 backers at 2000/mo and 18 backers at 500/mo. I assume those are all companies. The revenue he has from individual users is peanuts.
- tinus_hn 8y agoI hope Patreon doesn’t take a percentage out of that..
- JshWright 8y agoWhy wouldn't they...? Shouldn't they be compensated for the service they provide?
- tinus_hn 8y agoThey don’t provide a thousand times as much of a service as they would if the donation was $2.
- petecooper 8y agoPatreon take 5%, as I understand it.
- madshiva 8y agoAnd I don't understand why a bunch of guy that show computer with no basket and many stickers can sell things.