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Patreon’s problems and the state of subscription crowdfunding

02/08/2019 10:30 am by Heidi MacDonald 11 Comments

Patreon’s problems and the state of subscription crowdfunding

I tried to find new people to support on Patreon and you’ll never guess what happened next.

Filed Under: Crowdfunding, Top News Tagged With: dan olson, Drip, jack conte, kickstarter, kofi, Patreon, spike trotman

Tumblr Bans “Female-Presenting Nipples” & More in New Policy Shift

12/03/2018 2:30 pm by Samantha Puc

Tumblr Bans “Female-Presenting Nipples” & More in New Policy Shift

Tumblr announced on Monday that it will ban all adult content starting Dec. 17.

Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Patreon, pornography, sex work, Tumblr

INTERVIEW: Alex Robinson on Podcasting in the era of angry Fandoms

08/27/2018 4:00 pm by Bruce Lidl

INTERVIEW: Alex Robinson on Podcasting in the era of angry Fandoms

“…why don’t the people who are so enraged about [Star Wars] just move on to something else?”

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: alex robinson, box office poison, freemium, our expanding universe, Patreon, podcast, Star Wars, star wars minute, tricked

Matt Chats: Shawn Crystal on Patreon, Podcasting, and What It Means to be a Creator

03/27/2018 4:30 pm by Matt O'Keefe

Matt Chats: Shawn Crystal on Patreon, Podcasting, and What It Means to be a Creator

I first learned of Shawn Crystal through his podcast, not his art. Skottie Young tweeted that he was recently a guest on InkPulp Audio, so I listened and was entranced by a discussion less about any specific series and more about the storytelling process and how their backgrounds shaped their styles. Later I read comics […]

Filed Under: Comics, Crowdfunding, Interviews Tagged With: inkpulp, matt chats, Mother Panic, Patreon, Podcasts, shawn crystal

Can Patreon Keep a Comic Store Open?

02/02/2018 9:30 am by Todd Allen

Can Patreon Keep a Comic Store Open?

A couple weeks ago, we told you about Mission Comics in San Francisco having a community meeting after they’d experienced some sales drops and were concerned about staying in business. They had the meeting and the upshot is that the store will attempt to stay open and Patreon is being used to supplement the business. […]

Filed Under: Crowdfunding, Retailing Tagged With: mission comics, Patreon

Patreon Comes To Its Senses – Fee Changes Cancelled, But How To Move Forward?

12/13/2017 3:30 pm by Todd Allen

Patreon Comes To Its Senses – Fee Changes Cancelled, But How To Move Forward?

Jacke Conte has finally spoken. We’ve heard you loud and clear. We’re not going to rollout the changes to our payments system that we announced last week. We still have to fix the problems that those changes addressed, but we’re going to fix them in a different way, and we’re going to work with you to come […]

Filed Under: Crowdfunding Tagged With: Patreon

Patreon’s Silence Is Destroying Their Two Greatest Successes

12/12/2017 4:36 pm by Todd Allen

Patreon’s Silence Is Destroying Their Two Greatest Successes

Last Wednesday and Thursday, Patreon told their creators and patrons they were changing their fee structure.  It’s been a fiasco.  They’ve been silent since updating their blog post on the fee changes and it’s a very real possibility that the silence will cost them dearly. Patreon has succeeded wildly in two things: 1. It elevated […]

Filed Under: Crowdfunding Tagged With: Patreon

The Patreon Fiasco: Jack Conte tells creators “We ****ed up.”

12/09/2017 9:42 pm by Todd Allen

The Patreon Fiasco:  Jack Conte tells creators “We ****ed up.”

The creative community is still waiting on Patreon to officially address the new policy of passing transaction fees on to the patrons (backers), but it appears that co-founder and figurehead Jack Conte has been calling some of creators to discuss the situation with them.  Jeph Jacques, the cartoonist behind Questionable Content (over 5,300 patrons as of […]

Filed Under: Crowdfunding Tagged With: Patreon

UPDATED With Patreon’s Explanation: Why People Are Alienated By Patreon’s New Fees – We Did the Math

12/07/2017 6:29 pm by Todd Allen

UPDATED With Patreon’s Explanation: Why People Are Alienated By Patreon’s New Fees – We Did the Math

Seems like it’s a season of change in Crowdfunding.  Last week, we talked with Spike about Drip, Kickstarter’s answer to Patreon and now Patreon’s announced a change in their billing structure. Announced yesterday to creators and today to patrons (backers), this is how Patreon phrases it on their FAQ page: “With this update, creators will […]

Filed Under: Crowdfunding, Digital Comics Tagged With: Patreon

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 4/19/17: People get excited about things on Twitter!

04/19/2017 9:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 4/19/17: People get excited about things on Twitter!

§ Nice art: People on my twitter feed were excited by this tweet! So…I’ve illustrated a Star Wars Little Golden Book and it’ll be available in July AHHHHH!!!! https://t.co/BwZQss26BB pic.twitter.com/ySLmQQHbAn — Eren Blanquet Unten (@ErenUnten) April 17, 2017 Heroic Rey and cheerin’ Chewie! Who wouldn’t like that? Artist Eren Unten has done quite a few […]

Filed Under: Kibbles 'n' Bits Tagged With: Black Panther, D23, david harber, Desi Geek Girls, Eren Unten, keezy young, kevin feige, kieran shiach, Lion Forge, nick gazin, off panel, Patreon, Podcasts, preeti chhibber, ray sonne, sdcc '17, secret empire, swapna krishna, taproot, Warren Ellis

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