Changing Patreon Page, Need Input. (Patreon)
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So I've been giving it a lot of thought, and I've come to the conclusion I'm having a hard time fulfilling a few of the obligations I put forward. I think the difficulty is the nature of Patreon. Ultimately one major flaw is "good faith" system that Patreon has in place, where people can pledge and see all the content on my page, then proceed to dodge the pledged amount at the end of each month, only to re-pledge and repeat the process.
Another is the large amount of fees that Patreon takes as a whole, it's about 11-13% of the total amount...a pretty large number when most credit card fees are typically around 1%, or 2%, per transaction (yes I am aware of the credit card processing fees), and then Patreon taking their slice of the pie.
So I guess my question is what do you guys ultimately want to get out of this whole business? My goal for Patreon was to offer my patrons the ability to support me doing my art, guide me in what they were wanting to see, and maybe get a little something extra for their loyalty.
If they wanted to get art out of the deal, I was okay with it but I don't like the idea of taking "commission work" through Patreon because of the High Fees. Also, no one ever seemed to contact me or try to claim the sketch art that was due to them. Some of them were too willing to just throw money, and receive just whatever I posted, and it was a little strange to me.
I guess if that was the case, I should consider instead just switching over the system to a per completed piece...?
For instance:
I complete 25-50 sketches, I throw them into an image pack, and then that is (1) completed piece. Alternatively, I do a full color drawing that is completely Patreon sponsored, and that is one completed piece.
The reward levels would possibly be:
$1 - Access to Low Res Image
$5 - Access to Low and High Res, with Benefit 1
$10 - Access to Above, but with added Benefit 2
...$25?
...$50?
...$100?
Question is what would the benefits be? Should there be a higher access level?
Or should I make everything just completely donation based, with the understanding Patron's are just giving their money to me, while all they're receiving is whatever I choose to post?
I'm uncertain, and as I stated above... What do you guys want out of this?