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It's pretty trivial to set up a Stripe account and take payments directly. It's simple to set up if you're a beginner dev, and there are lots of plugins for Wor
by cronix 8y ago
It's pretty trivial to set up a Stripe account and take payments directly. It's simple to set up if you're a beginner dev, and there are lots of plugins for Wordpress, etc. I don't even know why anybody would use something like Patreon. I'd rather give directly than to some 3rd party who's going to take a cut (yes, I'm aware of Stripe processing fees like any other cc processor would charge).
- maps 8y agoAlthough not really what you are talking about I think the issue is that stripe and paypal willccut people off also. subscribestar, a competitor to patreon, was banned from paypal and stripe for being allowing some of the 'banned' people on their platform this week.
- manigandham 8y agoEven trivial technical requirements are a major hurdle for non-technical creators, and it doesn't include all the community features offered, but the biggest problem is that people want a central place where they can find everything while paying tiny amounts like $1 across many accounts.