tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post6623455497227774528..comments2024-01-12T05:04:17.663-06:00Comments on Laura's blog: So Is This A Good Idea Or Not (Patreon)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-17953306387317227772017-03-17T17:21:08.645-05:002017-03-17T17:21:08.645-05:00Thanks for your take on it!
I've read that ge...Thanks for your take on it!<br /><br />I've read that generally, Patreon itself doesn't do a lot to help people who browse its site discover new people and projects. It's a flaw which has been pointed out by some people who've been using it from the beginning. It also apparently works better for people with visual content like videos and comics. But, hey, like you said, it's always something to look into. I'm wary because I don't have anything super niche that would appeal to a dedicated fan base, and, a bit like a squirrel, I get distracted easily and don't really trust myself to self-promote. Also I would definitely attempt to separate any new platform between serious vs. less serious/heavy writing topics. <br /><br />Thanks for your input. :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-76051425575956484542017-03-17T12:39:16.408-05:002017-03-17T12:39:16.408-05:00I've known two people to go with Patreon, one ...I've known two people to go with Patreon, one of which discontinued using the service because she wasn't getting patrons (I might have been her only patron) and another who is still using it, but only has a handful of patrons. Seeing that both of these people have many connections in different communities, I've taken their experience to mean that it's very hard to get patrons. <br /><br />I don't want to discourage you from trying it out. In fact, if you do, I wish you a huge amount of success. <br /><br />I will admit that I'm not a very serious person (I identify as a squirrel, if that's any indication), so I tend not to gravitate in the direction of seriousness with my reading. Poetry has never spoken to me, mostly because I think I'm too literal and all around ISTJ with my personality. But I like supporting, encouraging, and helping people, and I have the means to do it, so I will probably pitch in if you do join. :)Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-69346188327736510072017-03-17T02:11:48.046-05:002017-03-17T02:11:48.046-05:00You're welcome!
Yeah, Patreon (patron + eon) ...You're welcome!<br /><br />Yeah, Patreon (patron + eon) essentially lets people subscribe to you (or make one-time payments) if they like your stuff. <br /><br />I think the worst thing that could happen is not that I would be harmed emotionally or mentally, but that I could lose friends or lose assistance from my family if they find out what I'm writing and don't like it or morally object to it for whatever reason. (I.e. if I wrote about, idk, experiences growing up or on a topic that they didn't consider appropriate.) So, I'm weighing the pros and cons and risk vs. benefit. All this is pretty hypothetical, so it may seem silly to worry about what could theoretically go wrong or what benefits I might theoretically get out of this (remember the Etsy store that never happened! haha) but I think that you're right -- it's important to start planning in earnest even if it doesn't go somewhere. Sometime. When I have both the brain energy and the free time.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15725049899131699912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101059655713608720.post-29735682693342770962017-03-16T20:52:19.873-05:002017-03-16T20:52:19.873-05:00First, thanks for the mention.
More to the point,...First, thanks for the mention.<br /><br />More to the point, I say you have to at least give this a try. That's not trivializing the effort it would take, but from what you've said here, it's an effort worth taking. The worst that could happen would be that it doesn't feel good emotionally, and you stop doing it. But if it does feel good emotionally, is it not worth it?<br /><br />As for people in your life potentially recognizing themselves or their situations in your writing, that may not be avoidable. Obviously you can't go around putting someone's full name and address on something, but a writer cannot wholly avoid responding in words to what their life has been. If the people, but not the general public can recognize their thumbprint on something, it is still, in a way, not totally their business if you feel the need to express something in writing.<br /><br />As for the platform itself, I admit I have never heard of it until you mentioned it here.Ty Unglebowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836504600859993438noreply@blogger.com