Icarusmedia

New Patreon Feature Vote

Added 2022-09-27 12:02:05 +0000 UTC

So patreon has rolled out another feature and it's one I've been debating with myself whether to switch to or not, but then I remembered the only people that it really affects and should affect is you, the people graciously sending money my way, especially with energy bills rising and inflation eating away at stuff.

So patreon has released a new billing feature whereby you pay month after your subscription, so what it looks like is this:

OLD SYSTEM:

Pledge on 1st, 5th, 13th, 25th whatever date and when 1st comes around you are charged again, this has meant some people pledging on 30th of the month, being charged and then charged the day after on the 1st. However it did allow me a little bit of security as, once I charged you on the 1st the content was released on the 5th.

NEW SYSTEM:

Pledge on 1st, billed on next 1st.
Pledge on 5th, billed on next 5th.
Pledge on 20th, billed on next 20th.

There are advantages to this as well, I'm not blind, for you guys who get paid on a date other than the 1st, it means you will be able to unsub and then sub back on the date it would be more financially convenient to you (if the vote goes through) and that is the renewal date. There have also been discussions about it's better for cash flow (although patreon has and can block multiple withdrawals as 'suspicious')

I don't know, I think I can work with either system but ultimately what would be better for you? You are the ones paying after all.