Important changes for October
Added 2017-09-13 09:29:32 +0000 UTCThe short explanation: I am going to raise up the minimum pledge to 3$ instead of 1$ sometime soon in October.
The long explanation: I realize it may feel unfair for a good amount of 1$ tier Patrons... However, I do have plans. If my Patreon will stop growing (it already kind of stopped) I will leave it in March 2018 as a full time job like I'm doing now and I will look for different jobs. Unfortunately I need a good income, and while those 900+$ may seem a good thing, they're actually a small number. Why am I saying this? Because, well, such a number won't let me live by myself, to say one, and... Other ABDL related Patreon content creators make almost double my income and they post... 1 color picture per month... and a couple of sketches, and that for 5$ a month... What the hell is even happening here? The amount I'm pumping out is several times superior in terms of quantity and diversity, I feel like there's something wrong. Quality is truly relative and I'm not taking it in consideration right now... But if I had bad quality stuff, I don't think I'd had almost 400 donators... After some thoughts I've noticed I sell myself pretyt cheap. 1$ per month for all the early access stuff I'm putting out is kinda cheap. Let's not even mention commissions prices.
That's why I am going to raise the price, and eventually I will raise it up to 5$ sometime in 2018 (over than that it seems way too excessive). I'm sorry to take these countermeasures, but I'm really starting to feel like I'm putting a lot of work into something and selling it for way too low. At least a good half of the patrons here won't be influenced at all as most of you are already in the 3$ tier and up.
Comments are welcome but I don't think I'll change my mind. Again, it's fun and it feels awesome to give stuff to people... But I also need to live life economically speaking. Let's see what happens, if I can keep on living with Patreon or it will just remain a comfy ideal. Whatever the outcome, I respect and can never thank enough all the people that supported me up to the present day, starting back in 2015 when this page was first opened.
Thanks for understanding, sorry for reading through all my rambling.
Comments
Definitely reasonable especially for the amount of content you put out
Potato fox
2017-09-14 00:09:37 +0000 UTCnuh, it's just the usual 3$ tier, which will be merged to 1$ tier. So basic early access + work in progress + commissions enabled
2017-09-13 20:25:46 +0000 UTCSo does the raise come with anything? Will the 3$ tier be a $5 tier now? Will we be able to see works in progress?
2017-09-13 19:49:56 +0000 UTCWell, I guess all I can say is it has been a good time being a $1 Patreon.
2017-09-13 16:03:05 +0000 UTCThat's an idea, but how? I don't feel like splitting complete pictures inside of Patreon again. And that's all 1$ tier have access to, I can't really cut down more than that.
2017-09-13 15:08:24 +0000 UTCPerhaps, rather than drop the minimum pledge, lower the content given for 1 dollar?
Annabelle
2017-09-13 15:04:02 +0000 UTCThanks :)
2017-09-13 14:51:49 +0000 UTCThank you very much but please, safety first: take care of your financial situation before upping any pledge. I still appreciate what you are doing currently, my man, and I could never thank all of you enough.
2017-09-13 14:49:33 +0000 UTCI support this and I agree with everything you are saying. Honestly if I made more right now or wasn’t in debt with my credit card, Id probably up my pledge to $10 cause I believe your work is worth it. Hopefully I can do that soon.
2017-09-13 14:46:52 +0000 UTCI fully support you raising the minimum pledge, you're content is some of the best out there and well worth the price.
Vulpix
2017-09-13 14:38:45 +0000 UTC5$ is the very last drastic thing I'd ever do on my patreon, if no changes are to be seen within a few months. I will try to increase working hours as well to allow more commissions slots before doing that, don't worry too much about it, but I'd rather say it now instead of making a sneak attack on everyone next year.
2017-09-13 13:02:50 +0000 UTCi have to agree with you, you put out a lot of art even at the $1 tier, and i have no problem putting $3 here every month, but like donuts has said, $5 my be a bit much for me, i make about $120 a month, so i think a solution i would rather see is a reduction in the art, maybe a post every two days, or spread out the current schedule , like having the comics on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and the sketches/ animation/ ect on Tuesday and Thursday. just what i think.
alex chrgeer
2017-09-13 12:59:00 +0000 UTC