Enhliziyweni yayo, uPatreon uhlobo lwe-crowdfunding, okuyizimali ezixhomeke kubantu abanjengawe kanye nami ukunikela ngemali encane kunokuba nje kuphela noma ababili abaxhaswa ngemali banikeze imali eningi. Kodwa ngenkathi izinsizakalo zezinsizakalo ezifana ne-Kickstarter ne-Indiegogo zigxila ekuxhasweni kweprojekthi eyodwa, umgomo kaPatreon ukuxhasa umuntu osukelayo lo msebenzi. Ngale ndlela, 'isixuku' siba ngumphathi.
Ubani Ongasebenzisa I-Patreon?
I-Patreon ihloselwe kunoma ubani odala, okufaka ukudala ubuciko, umculo, ukubhala, njll. Umlobi angabhala izindaba ezimfushane noma amanoveli, kodwa angabhala futhi ibhulogi noma amathuluzi okudijithali edijithali emidlalweni yokudlala . Umlingisi angaba omunye esiteji noma owodwa okhiqiza isiteshi sevidiyo ku-YouTube. Umculi angase abe noma alayishe umculo wabo ku-SoundCloud.
Kodwa ngenkathi ukugxila kukaPatreon kungase kube ekudaleni, izinsizakalo zayo zingasetshenziswa okuningi cishe cishe noma ubani ohlinzeka ngenkonzo. Umfundisi womculo, umagazini wedijithali, amathiphu anikezela ngontkontileka ukuthi angalungisa kanjani izindlu. Noma yikuphi kwalokhu kungathola indawo ePatreon kalula.
'Abadali' bePreon bavame ukusebenza kwamanye amawebhusayithi afana ne-YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Snap, njll.................................................... isikhathi somsebenzi.
Enye inzuzo yezinsizakalo zezingcingo zendlela abathola ngayo abalandeli abathintekayo kule phrojekthi. Lokhu kube yiqiniso kumaphrojekthi we-Kickstarter, nabanakekeli bezimali ababadayisi abancane njengoba bezama iphrojekthi ukuba iphumelele. Lokhu kuyiqiniso nakuPrereon, okuvumela umuntu ukuthi akhethe ikhasi lasekhaya futhi ahlanganyele nabhalisile.
Usebenza Kanjani U-Patreon?
I-Patreon inikeza insizakalo yokubhalisa eningi emithathu. Ukuba ne-multiple tiers ye-crowdsourcing ithandwa kakhulu kumasayithi afana ne-Indiegogo ngoba ivumela umphathi ukuthi anikeze izimpahla nezinsizakalo kulabo abasiza ukukhokhela iphrojekthi. Lezi zivame ukuthatha uhlobo lwe-t-shirts, izinkinobho, i-memorabilia e-autographed yonke indlela eya kumkhiqizo wangempela uma usuqedile kulabo abasezingeni eliphakeme lezimali.
Uzothola ama-third-party afanayo emsebenzini ku-Patreon, kodwa kunokuba unikeze amanye ama-swag, amanani aphezulu abhalisile anikeza izinga eliphakeme lenkonzo. Isibonelo, uthisha womculo anganikeza izifundo zevidiyo eziyisisekelo nge-$ 5 ngenyanga kanye nezifundo ezithuthukisiwe ezifaka umculo oshicilelwe we-sheet ku-$ 10 ngenyanga. Umculi okhiqizayo isiteshi se-YouTube masonto onke angavumela ababhalisile abangu-$ 1 ukuthi baphendule ividiyo yeviki futhi banikeze ibhonasi yakhe yabangabalandeli abangu-$ 5 ngemuva kwemifanekiso.
I-Patreon ithatha u-5% ukusika futhi i-2-3% ejwayelekile yokucubungula izimali, okuyinto enhle kakhulu ekubhekiseni ukuthi yenza konke ukukhishwa kokubhalisa futhi inikeza ikhasi lasekhaya ukuze umphathi abambisane nabalandeli bakhe.
Ingabe Udinga Ukuba Umculi Wokusebenzisa i-Patreon?
Izilaleli zikaPatreon zingaba abaculi nabantu abadala, kodwa noma ubani angasebenzisa i-Patreon njengesevisi yokubhalisa. Akusilo ukujula okukhulu ukucabanga ngomculi usebenzisa i-Patreon njengendlela yokunikeza umyalelo womculo phakathi nosuku lapho bengakwenzi, kodwa kungasetshenziswa kalula ngesikontrakta jikelele enikeza izikhombisi zendlela yokufaka amakhabethe ekhishi noma i-hardwood floor.
Futhi uPatreon akagcini nje ngokugxila kumuntu ngamunye. Inkampani ingasebenzisa uPatreon kanye nomuntu oyedwa. Isibonelo esihle umagazini wedijithali. I-Patreon ayigcwalisi nje kuphela isidingo senkonzo yokubhalisa, kodwa isakhiwo esinezinhlangothi eziningi zokubhaliselwa kuvumela umagazini ukuthi uguquke kakhulu ukunikeza okuqukethwe okwengeziwe.
Ungayethemba I-Patreon?
Kuhle ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuqapha ngaphambi kokunikeza imininingwane yakho yekhadi lesikweletu. Uma ucabanga ngokuba ngumphathangi, kufanele wazi ukuthi uPatreon ubelokhu ekhona kusukela ngo-2013 futhi unomlando oqinile phakathi kwamawebhusayithi e-crowdfunding. Njengamanje kufakwe njengesayithi lesihlanu elikhulu kunazo zonke le-backfunding ngemuva kwe-GoFundMe, Kickstarter, Indiegogo ne-Teespring (okuyikho, ngokungazwakalayo, isayithi le-massage le-t-shirt).
Noma kunjalo, lokhu akusho ukuthi umuntu osixhasa ngemali ufanelwe ukuthembela kwakho. Ukukhwabanisa ku-Patreon akuvamile, kodwa kungenzeka. Kungenzeka ukuthi lokhu kuzofika ngesimo se-bait-and-switch lapho uthembise khona izinsizakalo ezithile zokubhalisa futhi umlindi nje akangena noma alahlekise lokho ongayithola.
Ngeshwa, inqubomgomo kaPatreon ayikho ukubuyisela imali. Bacabanga ukuthi zonke izinkokhelo zibe phakathi komphathi nombhalisi. Sinalo ikhasi lokubika ikhasi lomdali, futhi ungaxhumana nenkampani yakho yekhadi lesikweletu ngokuguqula icala uma umdali engazimisele ukubuyisela imali.
Yiziphi Izinzuzo Nezimiso Zokusebenzisa i-Patreon?
- Imodeli yokubhalisa . I-Patreon ingase ibe yindlela yokuphela yokubhalisa isevisi engakhokhisi imali phambili. Kuthatha i-PayPal nekhadi lesikweletu, ngakho abantu bangakhokha indlela abazizwa bekhululekile kakhulu.
- Indlela entsha yokuxhuma nabalandeli . I-Patreon yenza ukuxhumanisa phakathi kwakho nabalandeli bakho abakhulu, okukunikeza ungqimba olusha lokusebenzisana.
- Ukusakaza kwemali okuhambisanayo . Uyazi ngokuyinhloko lokho ozothola khona ngenyanga ngayinye ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ngalezo zinsuku ezintathu owasusa futhi akazange udale noma yikuphi okuqukethwe okusha.
Iyini i-Cons?
- Ukungabi nokutholakala. Ngesikhathi i-Kickstarter ne-Indiegogo bezinikeza amakhasi abo ukwethula abantu emisebenzini ehlukahlukene abayibambayo, ikhasi lasekhaya likaPatreon lizinikezele ukuletha abantu ku-Patreon nokukholisa abantu ukubhalisa esikhundleni sokubazisa kubantu abasebenzisa le nsizakalo. (Kodwa bazokunikeza amathiphu okukhulisa izethameli zakho.)
- Wonke amaqanda kwelinye ibhasikidi . Ayikho into efana nePatreon ngaphandle, ngakho-ke uma uPrereon engase alahleke ngokuzumayo, ayikho indawo elula.
- Inqubo yokubhalisa yanyanga zonke ngaphandle kokuqukethwe okusha. Lokhu kungaba yinkinga kulabo ababhalisela kumdali. Imodeli yokubhalisa yanyanga zonke inezinhlangothi eziningi, kepha kwenzekani uma umdali eyeka ukukhiqiza okuqukethwe? Lokhu akuyona into embi ngaso sonke isikhathi njengabhalisile bangakujabulela ukubuyela emuva kokuqukethwe, kodwa ukungasebenzi kungabangela ukukhokhela izinyanga eziningana ngaphandle kokuthola lutho.