marcoreps
patreon
Poll: Monthly payment schedule
🕑 Added 2017-12-07 21:43:02 +0000 UTCMy last question about this was purely based on a private message I got from a new patron. What a weird coincidence, that the day after that a rearrangement of Patreon, Inc. fees were announced. I absolutely didn't know about that.
The most important change I can see in wall of text is, that patrons will see a 2.9% + $0.35 service fee added to every single paid post.
Now people who enjoy goofy electronics videos on YouTube are most likely upper middle class citizens, who aren't devastated by spending a few cents extra. But I couldn't help notice that this way Patreon will get 38% more money from the 1$ patrons alone (and that's most of em) (and that for every single paid post).
No judgement in this message, just the facts as I understood them. Vote below if and how we should react.
Comments
Hi Marco, I'm sorry but Patreon is dead for me. Please setup a paypal (or similar) scheme and I will keep supporting. See ya.
Holger P Kleinert
OK I have re-evaluated the situation and decided to delete all my pledges. I would like to suggest that you play around with your Wordpress page to setup a PayPal donate button. I am going to do that with EEVBlog an all the others as well (as far as they got an alternative donation methode)
Marco Reps
I appreciate every patreon cent a lot, but banggood also pays a bit of affiliate money, so I am not starving :) And if anyone wanted to make a point to patreon by leaving, I wouldn't hold it against them
Holger P Kleinert
With all the new fees I figured that now my pledge will change like this: Now: $1 + 19% VAT = $1,19 or €1,02 Starting 18-Dec-2017: $1 + $0.38 fee + 19% VAT = $1.64 or €1,40 You get like max. 60% of what I pay. Sorry,there should be a better way with less money taken out of the bill.
Alexander Becker
I like the monthly payment schedule way better; You can take your time and make a good video, no stress to have it done by some date and i can plan for myself with a fixed fee :)
