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Patreon Service Fee
🕑 Added 2017-12-06 23:33:40 +0000 UTC
You might not be hearing much about this since they haven't sent out emails to Patrons yet, but it looks like Patreon is changing how they charge and divide up fees for Patrons/Creators.
Here's an FAQ regarding the new change:
https://patreon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005631963
What do you guys think? Bad move on Patreons part?
Comments
Ryebread
I'm reading and hearing a lot about this change and how it'll hurt the smallest creators and pledgers <a href="https://twitter.com/Burrito_Tim/status/938853947443425280" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Burrito_Tim/status/938853947443425280</a>
I have a feeling this will cause people to pull their pledges. Who wants to be charged for what is basically charity one cannot even claim on their taxes.
raptor
even more to pay for us, not great
Nicoya
That's going to add up to a lot for me, on the order of $40. Not cool.
Noneedtobepushy
This, unfortunately, means I'll have to reduce or cut support for some of the artists I support. It hurts to do that, but 35 cents per supporter per month adds up way too quickly. I'm not sure what they were thinking on this one.
Dorian Inman
The 0.35 per pledge is a bit of a jerk move, on top of the 2.9% fee. I'm all for you guys getting more, but for us it should be a bit more of a flat rate or a percentage, not both. As of now I won't be dropping out of supporting those I do.
