Some Concerns. (Patreon)
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Hello Everyone!
I just wanted to voice some concerns that I was having with my content being released prematurely, mostly through websites that promote pirating of content. Typically this wouldn't affect me because most of my content is usually released on a timed countdown of 14-30 days. However, to find myself on a website like this and that my higher tiers are finding their way on to the website, I'm left with a oddly bad feeling.
Piracy can be good in instances where you want to see what a content creator, or developer, has produced. Especially in the cases where there are no trials available, and you the consumer don't want to risk putting money into something that might not be there. But as we all know, piracy can also be terrible because there are the folks who will take that 'free' content then spread said content without giving a flying rats ass of where it came from.
Needless to say I entered into an artists slump over it. I started over thinking the following question:
If people could just willy-nilly take what they pleased, why should I continue to produce exclusive content for Patreon?
Eventually I created a poll (knowing what the answer would be before-hand) to examine what people actually desired, content that was supported by 'occasional' donors, or content they had to pay for. While the poll was overwhelmingly skewed towards donors supporting the content (77/23), I think the numbers would more likely be 60/40 towards donors supporting content being created for everyone.
So I'm asking you guys as the people who currently support me what should I do? Should I move towards a donor system, where folks do not seek rewards, other than content being created for their contributions? Should I keep things the same with my early access system, and the ignore the piracy? Other suggestions?
I would appreciate the feedback.
-Troubled