"Patreon" that anyone can be a patron who supports creators who create good ones

ByAlex Barth

There are cloud funding platforms such as "Kickstarter" and "Ready for?" As a means to recruit contributions from volunteers when innovative gadgets and items that everybody wants, but as a means to recruit investment from volunteers, I changed the point of view a little "This creator I want to see more about what I made, "" I want to support this creator for that purpose "Patreon"is.

Patreon: Support the creators you love
https://www.patreon.com/


"Patreon" is a mechanism to support artists and creators born in San Francisco in May 2013. Calling for investment from a lot of people toward realization of dreams ... ... It seems like Kickstarter, but the characteristic of Patreon is that it focuses more on individual creators. That is clearly explained in the official introduction movie.

What is Patreon - YouTube


This "Patreon" was made with a very simple concept that "fans cheer creators".


It seems to be similar to Kickstarter who "wants to support this project", but it is a platform strongly meaning "support the next song and picture" for a specific creator.


So, how does the creator get money?


In Patreon, payment is made to creators depending on how much support is done.


This part varies from person to person, such as "You get 100 dollars each time you release a new song," "You earn $ 50 each time you release a novel one episode" .


"What is that microphone doing?" "It is an ice cream cone!" "Yeah ... ..." What is this exchange?


People who want to support creators will decide by themselves how much they will pay as "Patron". There is something you can receive from creators according to the amount paid, for example, you can purchase tickets in advance if you have 3 dollars, you can receive guidance if you have 5 dollars, you can talk directly with Hangouts if you dollar ten dollars.


What gives power to creators of the new era is Patreon.


Although ......, although creators are not several people or dozens of people, finding favorite creators is also hard to find, but a service called "PledgeSociety" that makes it easier to find out who should be supported appeared It is.

PledgeSociety - Discover new, trending, and popular creators on Patreon
http://www.pledgesociety.com/

There are people like the following as an amazing creator collecting patrons. For example, Mr. Sakimi Chan, an illustrator / painter, has a patron of over 3,700 people and has received $ 39,23. 8 cents (about 3.84 million yen) every two weeks.

Support Sakimi Chan creating Art, Comic, Painting, Tutorials,
https://www.patreon.com/sakimichan


Music Video Creator Home Free has received $ 24,183 (about 3 million yen) for each video.

Support Home Free creating music videos
https://www.patreon.com/homefree


Tim Urban and Andrew Finn's unit · Wait But is a blogger who posts high quality articles and received $ 6499 73 cents a month (about 810,000 yen) every month.

Support Wait But Why creating high-quality blog posts
https://www.patreon.com/waitbutwhy


Professional model · London Andrews receives 15,353 $ 60 cents a month (about 1.68 million yen) every month.

Support London Andrews creating Art / Photography
https://www.patreon.com/londonandrews


Cam Damage of nude model. Patron has 47 people and received $ 1872 a month (about 230,000 yen) every month.

Support Cam Damage creating Photographs and videos
https://www.patreon.com/camdamage


Programmer Casey Muratori receives 2348 dollars and 41 cents a month (about 300,000 yen).

Support Casey Muratori creating Programming Tutorials
https://www.patreon.com/cmuratori


The TRPG game master · DawnforgedCast receives 1700 dollars and 71 cents a month (about 210,000 yen) every month.

Support DawnforgedCast creating Tabletop RPG Tutorials and Elite Gaming Experiences
https://www.patreon.com/DawnforgedCast


Amanda Palmer of the artist receives $ 37, 344, 48 cents (about 4,190,000 yen) each time it creates one.

Support Amanda Palmer creating Art
https://www.patreon.com/amandapalmer


Educational game creator Crash Course received $ 30,525, 40 cents a month (about 3.88 million yen).

Support Crash Course creating Smarter People
https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse


Game commentator team · Kinda Funny Games receives $ 24,848 for 51 cents a month (about 3 million yen). By the way, belonging to this team is famous as a game information siteIGNPeople who worked for.

Support Kinda Funny Games creating Gaming Videos and Podcasts
https://www.patreon.com/kindafunnygames


Science specialist YouTuber · SciShow receives $ 215, 80 cents a month (about 2.51 million yen) every month.

Support SciShow creating YouTube Videos about Science
https://www.patreon.com/scishow


The cosplayer team · OriSor receives 1309 dollars (about 160,000 yen) every month.

Support OriSor creating Cosplay photos, videos, projects, performance, artwork
https://www.patreon.com/OriSor


Sugar Geek Show, a craftworker who makes art cakes, has received $ 4577, 25 cents (about 570,000 yen) in two weeks.

Support Sugar Geek Show creating Kickass Cake Tutorials
https://www.patreon.com/sugargeekshow


Breeding Season, an adult game maker, received 30,681 dollars and 28 cents a month (about 4.52 million yen) every month.

Support The Breeding Season Team creating Adult Video Games
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=108351


I am surprised that there are quite a few creators who already earn as much income as I can do as a professional. Futuristic creators may be supported by these platforms.