Change in Patreon's Pricing Structure (Patreon)

Hello,
 

As you’ve probably already been notified by Patreon, they have made a change to the way that their payment structure is handled that directly affects you all.
 

I feel that it is my responsibility to address this publicly, make sure you are aware of the changes, and how I feel about it.

The full details can be read HERE: https://patreon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005631963

I am also uploading an image that was included in an email from Patreon to creators to visually express how the payment structure has changed.

Beforehand, it was not unusual that I was taking home about 80% of what my patrons are pledging. The way the pricing structure is changing, I will be taking home 95% of the pledges, HOWEVER Patreon is adding a “service fee” To the patrons of 2.9% + $0.35 to each individual pledge.
 

This is not something I asked them to do, nor is it something I've heard any plurality of other creators ask for either. Requests have been made for creators to absorb those fees on their own rather than passing them on to patrons, but this is apparently not going to be permitted.

While I understand why Patreon is doing this, I do not agree with them having leveraged this across the board to all creators without an option to opt-out of the payment structure. While it may be a small fee, when people are contributing small amounts, or a small amount to a lot of creators, it can hit them pretty hard, and that is the last thing I want.
 

I wish I had a solution or some way to change or mitigate this, but at this time I do not. While I hope that as many of you as possible decide to continue to support me on Patreon, I completely understand if you decide that Patreon’s policy change makes you unable to continue to do so.
 

As always, thank you all for your continued support!
 

- Arania

(PS - some of the phrasing for this letter borrowed from the talented and insightful MovieBob )