virgilknightley

Poll: I want to move to Subscribestar

Added 2025-11-07 19:39:49 +0000 UTC

Those of you following me long enough know this isn't the first time I floated this question, but now I'm kind of left with little alternative. I want to get away from Amazon and Patreon's censorship and abusive royalties and produce some unique stuff that can experiment a bit more and provide something exclusive to real supporters of mine.

So why SubscribeStar? Well, there are virtually no guidelines or guardrails, smut is embraced, erotic art AND videos are allowed (I can't even post videos here), PLUS I get a bigger percentage of subscription fees. I wouldn't shut down the patreon, but I'd keep the spiciest posts and artwork for SubscribeStar. Gradually, the dream would be to get the majority of you to move to that platform but I know it's a big thing to ask. It would really open things up for me.

In the past I noticed that although I got a decent amount of followers on SubscribeStar when i tried it out last time, engagement was very limited because people aren't in the habit of checking it very often. So that's a concern. But I can also post notices here when an important update happens on SubscribeStar, so it's not a total black hole.

TRANSPARENCY: I make about $800 on Patreon, not a ton but an okay chunk that pays for a little editing and artwork each month. The money isn't as important as having a way to make sure my posts are seen. If I moved to SubscribeStar, my worry is I'd lose the ability to reach my Patreon supporters. The access to you guys is the most important thing. But if you all remained subscribed as Free Access followers, I could at least let you all know when big news or releases occur.

Thoughts? Here's a fairly black and white poll just to test the waters for the time being.