FEEDBACK NEEDED -- Roadmap Prototype and Announcements (Patreon)
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Hey everyone, welcome to all new patrons -- I hope you enjoy your stay -- and welcome back to all long-time supporters as well, you truly are the backbone of all of this!
In my efforts to improve the Patreon experience for everyone, I'm going to be implementing a monthly Content Roadmap -- take a look at the prototype image I've provided here, which is using some of this month's characters as examples. One of these will be released at the end of every month, detailing next month's content; this will let patrons know what to expect. One of the challenges I've had with Patreon is being consistent with release dates, and how often and when I let you all know which characters are getting published, and when polls are coming; this Roadmap will be a formalization of my schedule, and you'll be able to follow along with me as we traverse the month. It will be published on my Instagram, Twitter, and DeviantArt accounts at the same time, so my broader audience can get a sneak peek of what's going on as well.
Regarding the format, I decided to go with a very visual calendar, since previously, the random announcements of dates for upcoming content could come off as vague and abstract -- this gives off a very obvious indicator of when you can expect content, and spaces them out better. The spacing of the content was also another difficulty I ran into -- this month, I released all three exclusives (and a bonus) in the first half of the month, and now you guys might be feeling a content drought until April 1st. To combat that, as shown in the roadmap, future exclusives would be spaced out a bit more.
Because of this new Roadmap that I will be implementing, the poll that I was originally going to have this month will be pushed to the beginning of April -- it will determine the character(s) to be done on April 22nd.
So, forgive the messy nature of the image, and please take a minute to let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
- What do you think of this Content Roadmap idea overall?
- Do you like the calendar-type layout? Do you think anything should be moved around visually (the month/year/title headers, the legend, the character icons, etc)?
- Do you think a consistent poll at the beginning of the month is an improvement? Is a week a good enough time for everyone to get their vote in?