Thread by @lookinmyeyesboy

(Thread) Finding a potential alternative to Patreon.

I don't know how well known this is, but there's many roadblocks for independent adult content creators who try to make an income from it. Unless you're a big studio or associated with one, it can be very difficult.

A cause of this is because payment processors (probably pushed by moral panics of one kind of another) tend to pressure platforms to stay away from that kind of content.

Patreon shies away from adult content, and even OnlyFans, that used to be the cornerstone of independent adult content creators, is trying to "diversify" and move away from being seen as an adult or adult-only site.

In the case of content like the one I create it gets twice as complicate because (let's admit it), sometimes we like to play in the grey edges surrounding consent, specially in fantasy, and that means that some people will have reservations.

What can I say, I understand it.

But anyway, that means that putting adult content, and even more so adult, hypno-related content, and trying to make an income off it is very difficult.

To say it plainly, by Patreon's own terms my content shouldn't really be there.

There, I said it.

They enforce their terms to varying degrees: I have seen both accounts going up unbothered for a long time, and accounts being suspended swiftly.

The thing is, I don't know if that could happen to me as well. It perfectly could.

Let's hope not, but it could.

And if there's something life has taught me, it's that you'd better prepare for that kind of thing BEFORE it happens, instead of scrambling at the last moment trying to find a solution when the problems hit you right on the face.

In this case, there may be an alternative: Sponsus. Its admins have made clear that they have a positive view on adult content, including hypno. I actually found them via GaySpiralStories, a project that had to do this same type of migration and has had no issues there.

So I decided to give it a try. This is my profile there: sponsus.org/u/lookintomyey…

It has the same conditions and prices that are in my Patreon and I will run them both in parallel. In the following days I'll mirror all my Patreon posts there.

To be clear: I am NOT closing my Patreon. I understand some people might feel more comfortable staying on Patreon, so I'll keep it for as long as I can (hopefully a long, long time, but who knows)

But in case someone wants to take Sponsus as an alternative, it's here.

Is it risk free? Not completely, of course. As I said, it's a much smaller project, which means there's the risk that the entire project could fold eventually, which won't happen with Patreon.

On the other hand, they seem a lot more positive about my kind of content.

So we're switching the risk that a project may not be willing to host my content for the risk that a project may not be able to.

But hopefully that won't happen. I've been checking with the admins and some users of Sponsus and it doesn't seem like it'll happen anytime soon.

In case someone who wants to support me wants to try Sponsus, here's a bit more information about them so you can make a decision as informed as possible: sponsus.org/about

If some of my Patrons wants to migrate their support to Sponsus, I suggest doing it close to the end of the month. You just were charged for July and have access for all the month, so migrating a couple days before the month is over will be optimal for your access.

A final thing: I have no prior experience with Sponsus. This is as much of a test for me as it is for you. But I have talked to one person working with them and so far it seems to be working well.

And sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith.

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