This all still doesn't answer my question about whether you have valid credentials and experience running this particular sort of business. What other businesses and/or start up companies have you founded or been a part of? Have you had education in this sort of thing? I'd like to see the actual results and the actual business that you've been able to create so far! I understand what you're saying, but I don't feel as if you have actually addressed my concerns.
It makes perfect sense to come to an artistic community to ask about a site that will help artists. I wasn't questioning that! I just don't think the current set up you have in mind would actually prove to be very beneficial to us the way you've currently proposed it. There is a very select group of people who make a good profit off of Patreon; well known artists, musicians, podcasts, and among the total users of Patreon they don't make up a very large percent. Many of us use Patreon because there IS no fee, and we can put our work up there for free without fear of ending up with a loss if we don't get the support we need. So what incentive is there for people like me to switch to a pay service in lieu of a free one? Regardless of funds taken out.
In addition, I suspect there's some sort of requirement in place that dictates you MUST take out of client's earnings if you're a third-party service; Paypal, GoFundMe, etc...all these sites take out a percentage of our earnings. How do you know you can actually bypass that?
I'm aware that this is only a gauge of the market, but I doubt that this will give you a good idea of potential future clients when you have nothing to offer but an idea and a list. You still have to have some sort of tangible pitch to gauge client interest, you still have to put that work in.
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Date: 2015-09-09 10:57 pm (UTC)It makes perfect sense to come to an artistic community to ask about a site that will help artists. I wasn't questioning that! I just don't think the current set up you have in mind would actually prove to be very beneficial to us the way you've currently proposed it. There is a very select group of people who make a good profit off of Patreon; well known artists, musicians, podcasts, and among the total users of Patreon they don't make up a very large percent. Many of us use Patreon because there IS no fee, and we can put our work up there for free without fear of ending up with a loss if we don't get the support we need. So what incentive is there for people like me to switch to a pay service in lieu of a free one? Regardless of funds taken out.
In addition, I suspect there's some sort of requirement in place that dictates you MUST take out of client's earnings if you're a third-party service; Paypal, GoFundMe, etc...all these sites take out a percentage of our earnings. How do you know you can actually bypass that?
I'm aware that this is only a gauge of the market, but I doubt that this will give you a good idea of potential future clients when you have nothing to offer but an idea and a list. You still have to have some sort of tangible pitch to gauge client interest, you still have to put that work in.