Zevti

A quick reminder about Patronage

Added 2018-05-25 20:54:31 +0000 UTC

Due to some issues these past months I wanted to give a quick reminder as to how patronage works for me as a producer.

What you have to understand is that when you Pledge you are saying "I am going to give money to this artist/content creator for when this month is over."

By pledging you gain access to whoever you're pledging to, BUT Patreon does not charge you until the month is up. You are not immediately charged from pledging. I'll repeat, you are NOT immediately charged when pledging.

Why is this important to know?

Its important to know because if you cancel your pledge before the month is over, I receive nothing from you. Moreover, if you were billed at the beginning of the month that was Patreon charging you for the previous month.

You can drop your pledge whenever you want, but if you actually want to support me, drop your pledge the beginning of the next month and not at the end of the current month.

Moreover DO NOT cancel your pledge on the last day of the month and re-up on the first of the month. This is gaming the system and it is theft. Doing so means you pulled the plug before you could be charged but continued seek access. And if you wanted to pirate my work, you don't need to get my hopes up by faking your pledge. Please.

To help illustrate things I made this graphic for next month.