As I mentioned last month, we have been considering hopping on Patreon for a while now. It's an idea that many recommended but I wasn't too willing to do for about a year now. It looks like it's the best option for this type of fansite format though, and a lot less obnoxious than the alternatives. The internet is rapidly changing, and because of this, we need to keep up as well. With the mobile app and site gobbling up a huge amount of EQD, quite a few blog style news and spotlight websites are doing similar things.
We want to be perfectly clear that our Patreon is voluntary.
EQD will not go behind a paywall or offer any additional incentives behind what we post. We won't resent anyone that doesn't want anything to do with it. This is strictly for those of you that asked for ways to help EQD and keep the lights on! Rewards are pretty simple and we are open to more suggestions:
- Credits page for all donors foreverrrr!
- Shoutouts in a monthly celebration post (with images, video, and other things)
- EQD Monthly Twitter shoutouts
- Editorial topic suggestion
- OC sketching
- Contributor skype room to bother me and any other blogpony whenever we are around
- Fandom commission/etsy/ebay ad section on the side bar for creators (not licensees or official products)
- Note: As per the way Patreon works, all rewards will kick in starting next month
(Full details on the actual page for these)
Quite a few of you had questions on why we were going this route. I have a pretty long winded explanation both on the
Patreon page and below the break. Feel free to chime in with whatever you want in the comments. Hopefully I hit everything asked based on the suggestion gathering post a few weeks ago.
Thanks to everyone that even reads this even if you don't join. As I've said countless times over the years, we wouldn't be here without you!
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