Planning Patreon Tiers for my 700+ chapter epic. Does this balance look good?

• Tier 1: Wandering Traveler ($2)
  • Benefit: Access to the "Archive" (Exclusive side stories & deep lore).
• Tier 2: Horoscope Gazer ($5)
  • Benefit: Up to 8 Advance Chapters ahead of the public release (+ All Tier 1 content).
  • The main story on Scribble Hub will always remain free!
• Tier 3: Blue Savior ($10)
  • Benefit: Your name featured in the "Special Thanks" list + All previous rewards.

1. Do these Tier names sound interesting and thematic?
2. Is 8 advance chapters for $5 a fair "deal" for readers?

rest256 said:

Hi everyone!

I am the author of "FabL: The Blue Traveler and the Dual-Body Savior". As some of you might know, I am currently translating my completed Japanese web novel (over 700 chapters total!) into English on a daily basis.

To support this long-term project, I am preparing to launch a Patreon page soon. I know my readership is still small, but I want to have the "foundation" ready from the start as I'm committed to this series for the long haul.

I wanted to share my planned Tiers and get some feedback from the community before I officially open it.

Here is my current plan:

• Tier 1: Wandering Traveler ($2)
  • Benefit: Access to the "Archive" (Exclusive side stories & deep lore).
• Tier 2: Horoscope Gazer ($5)
  • Benefit: Up to 8 Advance Chapters ahead of the public release (+ All Tier 1 content).
  • The main story on Scribble Hub will always remain free!
• Tier 3: Blue Savior ($10)
  • Benefit: Your name featured in the "Special Thanks" list + All previous rewards.

My Questions:

1. Do these Tier names sound interesting and thematic?
2. Is 8 advance chapters for $5 a fair "deal" for readers?

I’m still setting everything up, so I haven't added the link to my profile yet. I plan to put the link in my Bio/Signature once the launch is ready.

I'd love to hear your thoughts or any advice on running a Patreon for a long-running series!

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ManwX said:

So you are you translating on behalf of the author?

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Corty said:

Most people don't care about names or any benefits besides getting advanced chapters.

8 sounds fine, but it very much depends on the story, its popularity, and word count.

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FRWriter said:

8 Chapters seems like nothing to me, especially since you are proudly declaring that your story is 700 chapters long. So essentially, they can read 1% of the total story ahead.

Also, what would stop people from reading your original story and then deciding to just MTL or AI translate it themselves?

Anway wishing you the best of luck, but I think you should increase the early chapters... by a lot. Especially since you are not writing the chapters, you are just translating them, using AI, right? That's probably a lot quicker than writing the chapters.

I'd increase the numbers or at least offer more chapters for the higher tier.

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