Re:I've removed all ad network code from my blog
by pilom on Thursday January 05, 2017 @06:06PM
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Patreon has the problem that I can't support someone with $0.50 per month because of transaction costs. Almost all patreon tiers start at $5/month and go up from there. There is a very small percentage of things I use the internet for that I am willing to pay $5/month for.
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Re:I've removed all ad network code from my blog
by dsymonds on Thursday January 05, 2017 @09:19PM
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That's the artist's fault, not Patreon. I've sponsored some artists on Patreon at $1/mo.
I don't think it's a transaction cost issue; Patreon charges my credit card once per month (aggregating multiple $1-3/mo charges into a single charge), and I believe they pay the artists once per month too (aggregating hundreds or thousands of contributions).
Re:I've removed all ad network code from my blog
by kalleboo on Friday January 06, 2017 @06:02AM
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I wish Patreon had a model where I could say "I want to pay $15/mo for my internet entertainment" and then just drop in whoever I'm into right now and it splits it among them.
So... the flattr model :/