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Charge Up Front
🕑 Added 2018-06-02 19:15:08 +0000 UTC Hello, all. Patreon has recently enabled a feature called Charge Up Front on my account. After talking with current patrons and developer friends on Discord, I've decided to enable this feature. I'll explain what this means in a bit, but first of all I want everyone to know that current patrons will not be affected by this change.What Charge Up Front means is that from now on, new patrons will be charged their pledge amount as soon as they pledge. Afterwards, they will be charged on the 1st of each month as usual. This serves to fix a huge issue that I (and every other Patreon creator) have faced since day 1: content theft.
It's unfortunately very common for dishonest patrons to make a pledge, download as much content from paid posts as they want, and then immediately delete their pledge so they're not charged. Others will go so far as to stay pledged all month, downloading content and viewing paid posts, and then drop their pledge on the last day of the month, right before they're charged. Either way, it's an all-too-easy way for someone to steal content from hard-working creators. Charge Up Front fixes this issue by requiring payment before a patron can view any paid posts.
For those of you who are already pledged, thank you. Again, this won't affect you unless you increase your pledge later. If you do so, you'll be charged the difference immediately (for example, if a $5 patron upgrades to a $10 pledge, you'll be charged $5 immediately).
I'm very excited for this change, which will allow me to finally have some real defense against those who exploit Patreon's flaws to steal content.
As always, thanks so much for your ongoing support!
Comments
TsunAmie
Done.
Jazper Chaze
Remember to put that information on your Overview page because it could mess it up for someone that pledge on 30th of a month and then again on the 1st.
Pedro Ivan Tavera Ferreira
As a former pirate this news brings me mixed feelings but it's great for the developers so, hooray!
