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I think the core of Patreon's value is tying the payment to exclusive contents and access to patrons-only forums. That's why I think WordPress or SquareSpace wo
by manfredo 8y ago
I think the core of Patreon's value is tying the payment to exclusive contents and access to patrons-only forums. That's why I think WordPress or SquareSpace would be suited to capturing Patreon's market. Creators can already create web stores in SquareSpace, it shouldn't be too much work on top of it to create recurring payments. It'd be more work, though, to wall off certain portions of the site to different payment schedules. And that's the real value.
One thing that Patreon does have that would be harder to recreate is the gamification of patronage. Like comparing subscriber counts on YouTube, Patreon makes it easy to compare different creators' Patreon income which I think serves as a rough estimate of clout.
- Waterluvian 8y agoDo they? I thought income went private some time in 2018. I did use to enjoy looking at my favourite creators to see that indeed they were getting paid enough.
- manfredo 8y agoIt's configurable by the user: https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000392243-How-do-I-change-my-earnings-visibility- https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000392243-H...
- egypturnash 8y agoIt’s public. Typically someone turning off their income is an indicator that they are being paid more than they know what to do with any more.
- barbecue_sauce 8y agoIf you haven't seen it, check out graphtreon.com for charts, historical data, and categorization that I don't think Patreon makes public.
- cm2187 8y agoBut what is the interest of the creator to this gamification? I would think the only effect could be to turn off users who wish to contribute then see a large amount of contributions already and think they don’t really need my money.