2019.08.10 Quick Update from Ready, answering questions! (Patreon)

Hello and welcome to the latest quick update. Thank you for joining me here and thank you for your support!

Housekeeping - for new patrons who are looking for rewards and info, check these pages out:

• GET YOUR REWARDS! https://www.patreon.com/posts/26342996 
• Patreon Movie Progress https://www.patreon.com/posts/28194103 
• Patreon Terms https://www.patreon.com/posts/23771170 
• What I mean by "Sunday Night" https://www.patreon.com/posts/25741680 
• Comics FAQ https://www.patreon.com/posts/25075487 
• Growth Lab Short Trailer https://vimeo.com/339851293 

Had a question come in from a longtime supporter and wanted to share my thoughts about it with everyone. Since it's a Patreon post I'll just quote it and my answer. This is something that comes up every now and then and I totally understand it! Let's get on with it!

Regarding Animated GIF Previews -  "As a critique, I think it would be best not to show so many growths in the previews. IMO you should keep some secret to build up anticipation unless there are a ton of unseen sequences in store."

My Answer:  That's a very valid point but I will tell you this. That is exactly what I used to do! I showed very little and/or implied there was 'a lot more' coming when I did previews. Thing is, we didn't get a lot of patrons and the growth of the Patreon was pretty slow. 

When I changed to showing more in the previews the Patreon jumped in size and kept going. In other words, showing more got us a LOT more people. 

Still, to your point I do keep MANY, many transformations 'inside' the final animation. I track the ratio closely so someone who is an animation Patreon will get a lot more. I do sprinkle in a few 'plainer' animations too!

Seriously though, if there was some other way to do this I would be open to it. As it stands I just have to trust people understand every small donation gets more art. I don't mind showing some of the preview work but the Animation Tier is my main priority in terms of new art and animation. The comics are well taken care of with my huge backlog of work ready to go.

Hope that helps and THANK YOU for such long time support!

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OK - the point here is I am working my best to bring in new people and also make sure the patrons themselves are getting an AWESOME deal for their support. I know it is a big deal to donate any amount of money so I want each tier to feel they are getting A LOT for their donation. Since the animation tier is the highest tier I am making sure there is a LOT going on in there. Lots of animations and lots of extra things in the final MP4 each month. 

Still, if you have any feedback at all, please comment or message me directly! I want you as happy as I can reasonably make you! haha

Thank you again and take care!

-Ready