Hey @Patreon @PatreonSupport, I was just *fine* with paying the fees. This new fee structure is going to cost me my $1 and $5 patrons who make up the bulk of my support. — Dr. NerdLove (@DrNerdLove) December 7, 2017

Because the fee is charged per pledge, it will affect those who give small amounts to many creators much more than it will those who pledge the same amount but to just one or two creators. For example someone pledging $10 to one creator would see their payment increase to $10.64. But someone paying $1 to 10 creators each would see their payment increase to $13.79. Many creators are, therefore, worried they'll lose a lot of their $1 to $5 pledges.

Got a response from @patreon. It boils down to "you're gonna lose patrons but whatever, it will probably be fine" 😑 pic.twitter.com/K4CbQGK8Iy — Inceltic Frost (@jephjacques) December 7, 2017

Some patrons have already said that they will have to pledge to fewer creators or reduce their pledges across the board. Some are already doing so ahead of the December 18th change. And a few creators are even trying to retain their support base by reducing their pledge tier amounts.

So I did some math. If I want to charge my patrons the same amount as before the new @Patreon fee adjustment (pledge + 2.9% + $0.35), my tiers will be devalued thusly:



$5 original pledge UPDATED TO $4.50

$2 original pledge UPDATED TO $1.60

$1 original pledge UPDATED TO $0.63 — Blue @ CALA 52A (@bluedelliquanti) December 7, 2017

For those who can't access their Patreon just now, here's the post I've just written about Patreon's new fee policy, how it affects you if you're a Patreon and how I'm adjusting my tiers so you don't get screwed pic.twitter.com/SB9pAKQhJc — Chris Scullion (@scully1888) December 7, 2017

Update: We reached out to Patreon for comment and a company spokesperson said, "We think endlessly about the creator and patron impact for every decision we make. After running tests with both creators and patrons, we settled on a fee that would impact creators and patrons in the smallest way possible, considering both the amount that patrons pledge and the likelihood that they'll keep supporting their creators on Patreon."