The Annoying Patreon Fee Change (Patreon)
Published:
2017-12-07 20:53:05
Edited:
2017-12-13 18:45:47
Imported:
2021-03
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EDIT: Patreon backtracked and is no longer upping the fees, thank crap
https://blog.patreon.com/not-rolling-out-fees-change/
ORIGINAL POST:
So yeah, Patreon is planning to change the processing fee for pledges as they've laid out here:
https://patreon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005631963
Someone posted a better explanation of the actual details here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/patreon/comments/7i2kqd/patreon_will_start_charging_patrons_a_credit_card/dqvrb9d/
In my opinion, this is a boneheaded move that arguably hurts more than it helps. I would MUCH rather eat the fees myself than have you charged more. This especially bites if you're pledging a few bucks or less (which is the vast majority of my patrons.)
I know I'll be losing patrons over this, I've already lost a few dozen since this morning. And hey, I don't blame you, it's a bunch of junk.
That being said though, I've made it so that every single patron will see videos early, regardless of what you pledge. So if you feel that lowering your pledge to compensate for the fees makes sense, then feel free. I'd rather have more people watching then have a few cents more on the dollar.
Thanks as always for the support!
-Clint
https://blog.patreon.com/not-rolling-out-fees-change/
ORIGINAL POST:
So yeah, Patreon is planning to change the processing fee for pledges as they've laid out here:
https://patreon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005631963
Someone posted a better explanation of the actual details here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/patreon/comments/7i2kqd/patreon_will_start_charging_patrons_a_credit_card/dqvrb9d/
In my opinion, this is a boneheaded move that arguably hurts more than it helps. I would MUCH rather eat the fees myself than have you charged more. This especially bites if you're pledging a few bucks or less (which is the vast majority of my patrons.)
I know I'll be losing patrons over this, I've already lost a few dozen since this morning. And hey, I don't blame you, it's a bunch of junk.
That being said though, I've made it so that every single patron will see videos early, regardless of what you pledge. So if you feel that lowering your pledge to compensate for the fees makes sense, then feel free. I'd rather have more people watching then have a few cents more on the dollar.
Thanks as always for the support!
-Clint