Amanda Palmer (yeah I know) said Patreon is basically a way for people to give you money who don't know how to do it otherwise -- it's really just a repeating autopayment. I've run into a lot more people saying they don't know how to make Patreon work for them -- there's too much effort for too little return, they don't know how to do rewards tiers, they feel guilty for not offering a lot of special stuf that saps them, &c &c. Apparently podcasts and web chats are a big tier draw (I admit I cannot see the appeal from either side, but that's me)*. I guess for people who are not superstars the sweet spot to hit is a bunch of people who want to help and might not mind about missed deadlines or sporadic updates. To get near bigger money, it seems like you have to be a lot more engaged with a pre-existing fanbase.
*Like, the idea of offering me slagging off on some bad skiffy movie as a reward? For people who had PAID me? I would be struck dumb with a twin combo of terrible shame and performance anxiety.
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Amanda Palmer (yeah I know) said Patreon is basically a way for people to give you money who don't know how to do it otherwise -- it's really just a repeating autopayment. I've run into a lot more people saying they don't know how to make Patreon work for them -- there's too much effort for too little return, they don't know how to do rewards tiers, they feel guilty for not offering a lot of special stuf that saps them, &c &c. Apparently podcasts and web chats are a big tier draw (I admit I cannot see the appeal from either side, but that's me)*. I guess for people who are not superstars the sweet spot to hit is a bunch of people who want to help and might not mind about missed deadlines or sporadic updates. To get near bigger money, it seems like you have to be a lot more engaged with a pre-existing fanbase.
*Like, the idea of offering me slagging off on some bad skiffy movie as a reward? For people who had PAID me? I would be struck dumb with a twin combo of terrible shame and performance anxiety.