UPDATE: Again, nothing is decided and nothing is changing anytime soon, but I think what it will end up looking like is offering both options (Patreon or my website) and letting people choose whatever is most convenient for them. Nothing else will change, everyone will still get the same content. I hope that that's a solution that can make everyone happy!
Hey everyone, a bit of a different dialogue today. I'm going to preface this with 1/ Nothing is decided and 2/ Any changes will not be happening for a while, but I wanted to check in and get your feedback on some things I'm considering.
After doing a bit of math and months of conversations with other artist friends, we've concluded that Patreon takes quite a chunk of creators' money in exchange for its platform and processing fees. I haven't minded until now, where there are many other subscription plugins available for other platforms that range from taking zero money (and just credit card processing fees), less money, etc. These plugins are available for integration on WordPress, Substack, and other places where folks often host their portfolios and websites. In fact, WordPress just released its own subscription add-on without the need for a third party plugin. Subbly and Moonclerk are just some of these plugin options.
In short, the option I (and many others) have been considering is going fully independent from Patreon as a platform and just hosting a subscription service with all the same benefits, tiers, email notifications, etc. on my personal website (http://koh.money). I'd love to know how y'all would feel about that, and I'm all ears to comments, suggestions, recommendations, etc. Again, nothing would really change except the platform, and PayPal being an available payment option would be a must on my checklist.
Thoughts?