Patreon suggests I remove the $1 tier - my thoughts

Payperheirplain

I support the guy above me on the 2,3,4 tiers but I would also like a $10 tier. Just sayin. Wink wink. Think of how many things you could buy that Greg could put his finger through for $10.

Deleting the $1 tier is a very stupid suggestion by Patreon. A much smarter suggestion is adding additional $2, $3, $4 tiers and not having a big jump straight from $1 to $5. There are a lot of folks who might be willing to give more than $1 but can't stretch all the way to $5 and either aren't aware that they can or unwilling to do the extra work to manually go in and adjust to give $2, $3, or $4 while in the $1 tier using the custom pledge functionality. I am glad to see that you on your own added a $3 mid-tier which is a good idea. I have been in the $1 tier for a long time but over the months have been able to give a little more and have used the custom pledge functionality to inch my way up as I was able to $2 and then $3 and am currently at $4 but was still in the $1 tier since when I first signed up there was no $3 mid-tier. Keep up the good work man, and when Patreon makes stupid braindead suggestions continue to respond accordingly !!!

Gerald King

I support at more than $1 but I think you should retain the $1 tier. Some people can only afford the one dollar but want to feel they are contributing.

Joe Utter

I'm a fan of letting people be able to contribute what they feel they can afford because we're all at different points of life. Some younger, some fixed income, some who happen to be mid-career. Perhaps Patreon is correct in their analysis, but that doesn't mean it's the right call. So keeping the $1 level is a good move in my opinion.

SinkSankSunk

You're very smart for keeping a $1 tier. It's real easy for people to commit to a dollar a month because it's not an intimidating amount

andrew

I'm already up to $10, so don't ask me.

Lorin Halpert

just signed up for $1 - was no brainer for me

Luke Waller

If you could tell me that with eliminating the 1$ tier you can actually use a shotgun in your videos than YES if you intend to continue to ride the fence than NO. If you said "people, free me from youtube's gestapo tactics and donate 5 dollars a month" I would do it.

Aaronbern

I just upgraded to the $3 tier. That's what I think.

TNSheep

Content creators should do whatever they feel is best. A lot of my patreon people i'm paying a dollar a month. Why? Because my patreon bill is like 50 dollars a month already. Especially when i'm sending a chunk of that to Bovington tank museum. I just want Jeff to stop worrying about what youtube thinks and does and just make awesome content.

TNSheep

Dangit Jeff. I wanna see more shit blown up, so I'm gonna send the monies!

Planescaped

I can definitely see the benefits of having a minimum 2$ tier. Though it may not be right for you.

TAOFLEDERMAUS

Dang it, that wasn't what I wanted people to do! lol thanks

TNSheep

There we go, from 1$ to 5$ keep making good content.

TNSheep

Sorry, Excuse me while I bump my rate up. Cause, awesome content.

While I give more than the $1tier and am happy to do it, I say don't get rid of the $1 tier. Given Patreon's revenue model, honestly, this is just THEM trying to get more money from YOU.