Few Things on Patreon (Patreon)
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First and foremost, I'd like to say thank you, for all your supports on Patreon. As it stands now, your support gave me enough headroom to add more props and models into my library.
In short, I won't make it this far without your help. So I thank you.
On Premium Comics
Truthfully, I don't want to put anything behind a paywall. But as this type of work is time-consuming and heavy on resources, I don't have much choice but to try make some money out of it.
The basis of this Patreon things, is support. So I don't necessarily sell things here. Your continuous support is what makes my work finished faster and in better quality.
Some people think what I offer on $10 tier, is more or the same like buy-sell scenario. The system let you do that, but that's not what I have in mind. If I want to sell my stuff, I'd go to Gumroad exclusively and be done with it.
Of course, instead of buying $12 comic on Gumroad, you can just put a $10 on Patreon and voila! you got the comic. But I always consider patrons as a close loop, like a friend if you will. You liked what I do, and you support me to keep going and creating more.
I know it's too much for asking ethics on internet, but I still believe in people behind the keyboards. Heck, you already opened your mind so broad that even you can enjoy things that might considered as crimes in most countries. Why don't go all the way?
$10 tier is not an exchange of comics. You might get one in some month, but maybe just a preview the next month. It's the highest level of support from you, and some of the reward, you'll get access to my latest premium comic, apart from early access to each of my future free image sets.
These tiers are meant to be ongoing 'donation', if you will. Gumroad, in other hand, is practically my download manager and one-off donation pool. Now that I have added Young Love: Ep 1 in it, it will be a place for one-time buyers too.
Some people dropped their support after the comics didn't released last month. I don't mind, I can't tell you what to do. But if you are pledging, especially on $10 tier with some expectation of me delivering comics in monthly basis, then I'd kindly ask you to delete your pledge right after a comic is released. Monthly comic won't happen yet, and you will lose money.
Future Comic Releases
To prevent problems in the future, I decided to send future comics and discount codes on your inbox directly. That way, no one have the chance to abuse Patreon system that let every new supporter to grab all content delivered on certain tiers, including the past ones.
Also, 3 months, after initial release date, I will share those comics into public. So with this being said, yes, you can basically wait for the next 3 months, to get a copy for free - as in 1 week wait for my regular image sets.
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So I hope this clear the confusion, and give you a chance to decide accordingly. Still, I'm thankful for all you.
Stay safe.