Option to Donate for Stories?

[melchi]

Patreon has market power because they have so much of creator subscription thing cornered. There are other things, but the biggest player in that space by far is patreon. So anyone that doesn't use them will have less success.

 

[Lysander_Works]

First we have to establish the difference between Patreon and one-time donation services. I mean, the difference is obvious, but the reason for why one would set up Pay Pal vs Patreon is where the argument seems to be seeded.
As a non-Patreon user, I can only guess that Patreon is better for authors who intend on pushing out tons of extra exclusive content on the regular, which would already be difficult to set up for anyone who is not well known, though mayhap easy for anyone with a strong existing following.

Since I fight for time every single day, it just isn't my way. I lean on Kofi and PayPal for donations to my works, because it is easier this way for both the author and the reader. I think Kofi runs through paypal anyone, with the perk being far easier for the donater to send money. Being paid to be an author is very tough though; it is literally the job that almost never pays, sadly.

Also, pro-tip, even though RR only allows for PayPal donations (and maybe patreon) on their dashboard features, it doesn't mean you are only locked into Paypal. I throw a reminder with a custom hyperlink at the end of each book segment. Since it's at the very end of some 'last chapters,' it's never in anyone's face or annoying, and if the reader makes it to the end, ideally, they would understand what they would be paying for.

 

[TheKillingAlice]

Patreon has market power because they have so much of creator subscription thing cornered. There are other things, but the biggest player in that space by far is patreon. So anyone that doesn't use them will have less success.

Well, that is true. I meant why Patreon was bad, except for the subscription thing, which isn't inherently bad, I just can't deal with it personally. At least I think that's what I meant, my brainpower is low in the mornings.

First we have to establish the difference between Patreon and one-time donation services. I mean, the difference is obvious, but the reason for why one would set up Pay Pal vs Patreon is where the argument seems to be seeded.
As a non-Patreon user, I can only guess that Patreon is better for authors who intend on pushing out tons of extra exclusive content on the regular, which would already be difficult to set up for anyone who is not well known, though mayhap easy for anyone with a strong existing following.

Since I fight for time every single day, it just isn't my way. I lean on Kofi and PayPal for donations to my works, because it is easier this way for both the author and the reader. I think Kofi runs through paypal anyone, with the perk being far easier for the donater to send money. Being paid to be an author is very tough though; it is literally the job that almost never pays, sadly.

Also, pro-tip, even though RR only allows for PayPal donations (and maybe patreon) on their dashboard features, it doesn't mean you are only locked into Paypal. I throw a reminder with a custom hyperlink at the end of each book segment. Since it's at the very end of some 'last chapters,' it's never in anyone's face or annoying, and if the reader makes it to the end, ideally, they would understand what they would be paying for.

I do believe you can set up a subscription page with nor strong following (well, I mean, you can do anything, technically, doesn't mean it will work) but if someone can do it, even if they are new, they might find followers. But other than that, well, it just doesn't really make much sense, I guess.

Yeah, that is something I've been telling people for ten years. Even bigger authors in my country can't survive on their book-income alone. Unless you're Fitzek, he might get by.

Is that allowed on RR? But that makes total sense, I see. o.o Thanks for your input.