thebibliosphere:

Patreon: I’m going to take $300+ of your earnings each month in processing fees, this does not include paypal fees or taxes.

Me: *crying gently* okay

Ko-fi: hey, so our like, gold membership is $10 a month… $6 if you sign up for an annual account right now, so like, $72ish a year total for the added bonus of a subscriber service and direct credit card processing. You’ll have to keep track of your own earnings though cause we don’t do the tax shit.

Me: Okay, so how much else do you take?

Ko-fi: …

Me: Like, what’s the catch, where’s the gotcha. How much do you take in processing fees?

Ko-fi: … we … we don’t … do that…

Me: *tearing up again* really?

Ko-fi: … who hurt you?