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Hey Y’all! 

Some of you may have heard that Patreon is doing away with “per creation” billing and they are moving all creators over to monthly subscription billing. I wanted to get in here and give you a little more information on what that will look like here on my channel.

For starters, I am not raising any prices. All of my tiers will remain exactly the same as they are now and at the same monthly pledge. Since I typically only charge once a month anyway, this won't be much of a change.

What monthly subscription billing means for you:

-If you’re a current patron. you will continue to be charged on the 1st of each month.

-Any new patrons will be charged on the day they sign up, and then again on that same day each month

-You’ll still receive all of your perks as usual. At some point I’m hoping to add a few new things that won’t be tied specifically to video releases, but for the time being, everything will remain the same. 

What this means for me:

-I won’t be held down to the dreaded end-of-the-month deadline anymore. For example, if it takes me an extra week or so to finish a project, I can just release it to you at any time. This allows a little more breathing room to my creation process. Hopefully it will give me the stress relief I’ve been looking for, and will help me to focus more on being creative, and less on hitting that strict deadline every 30th or 31st of each month. (Or sometimes the 28th, or every 4 years the 29th) Anyway, I still plan to put out content regularly per usual. 

-I’ll also be able to pepper in some short content at random whenever I feel inclined to do so. (I've got a few fun ones up my sleeve, coming soon).

This should be a pretty seamless transition, fingers and toes crossed. As always, I appreciate all of your support and I look forward to keeping this train rolling right along. Thanks for being here everyone!

-G

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Tine

Thanks for the information, Geoff! Hopefully indeed it does give you that much needed breathing room. Look forward to whatever you are cooking up for us😉😊

Ellen Reiser

I’m so glad about this. I always hate it when you feel pressured because of billing. 💙💙

Gillian Drysdale

always glad if you can have less pressure your perks are always generous and very welcome very glad to be able to support you this way ❤️

Mikki Fullerton

Thanks for the information, and I'm glad to hear it'll be some stress relief for you.

Carcidon

Sounds like you've got this all figured out. Can't wait to see whatever you feel like throwing our way

Huldra Draco

Sounds awesome, Geoff! Less stress for you is perfect, looking forward to your stress free creative masterpieces of art going forward! ❤️❤️

Bruce McHenry

Looking forward to meeting you, Geoff. Also want to learn how to sing lower, and higher. Closer to mic for the former, for sure. Equalization too, I'm guessing. Do you have a primer ?

KorKnot

Less stress for you? You have me full support. Thanks for this information.

Karin Wolf

That's about what we always thought would be perfect. Less stress for you sounds the best...

Emma Yadkin

Yay for less stress for you. "This should be a pretty seamless transition, fingers and toes crossed. " Finger, toes and eyes crossed that this is accurate.

Karen Grace

Anything that takes some pressure off of you is a good thing. Who knows...some of us might be abe to move to a higher tier. 🤞

𝕸𝖊𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖎𝖊 ♡ 𝕵𝖚𝖑𝖎𝖆 𝕾

Thank you for the information! I sincerely hope that you are not stressed and that you have enough time to relax (with a good book) I am happy to be a supporter of such a warm and friendly creative and that will not change! ☺️❣️

Blue Raven

Finally! I never understood the "per creation" thingy. Undertakings can easily take longer and take much more work effort than anticipated , so it always seemed unfair to me, you would not be paid because of a date in a computer. Some of us are here to SUPPORT your fantastic work - no matter how many or how few things you produce, 'cause we know something is always brewing - even though it might just be good coffee ☕😉

Hunter

Stress relief is always good. And we’ll be waiting in the wings to see what you have in store, no matter how long it takes. Can’t rush perfection, though being done is better then perfect.

Sarah Reach

I am honestly so happy about this for you! It definitely seems to be all upsides in regards to this campaign. I know that I for one have always felt frustrated when you weren't able to receive the money that I have specifically budgeted for you because of the artificial deadline. So this is better for the consistency of our budgets as well. Thank you for all you do!

Ilona Dever

As long as you are creating, I'm happy.

Lexy Wolfe (aka Pam)

All I would ask is, if you need to take a creation break, let us know. I, myself, can be a habitual worrier that something bad happened if someone disappeared without warning for an uncharacteristic length of time.

Filiz E

Thanks for the update! I was always feeling a monthly subscription would work better for your channel but I guess Patreon is only being cooperative when they want to. Hope this new system works way better for you and it at least takes some of the stress off your shoulders.

Jeanette Pencz

Less stress for you sounds perfect 👍🏻 You have my full support. Thank you for this information and a big shout out for the wonderful work you are doing 🥰

Maria Almeida

Thank you for the information. I was preparing a mail to send them asking why they did not charge me for your amazing video. Now I understand why. All the best.

Leigh D

Thanks for the update. Take care of your mental health first and foremost so that your creative genius is not burnt out. We're here when you are 🥰

Katherine Powell

I'm so happy for you, Geoff! I remember you and VP mentioning this before, and always thought it was crazy that Patreon wouldn't just switch your accounts out of the per creation setup. Clearly they have the means to do so. I'm glad that you'll have more freedom for your creativity now. It's not fun to try and force that into a strict timeframe. I look forward to everything this means for us as your patrons, as well. I might even be able to up my tier because of this change. Again, I'm so happy for what this means for you and Kathy. Maybe go crazy and take a nap or something. 😁

Maria Stoycheva

Geoff, just my 2 cents: I will continue supporting your channel even if you released fewer videos. Quite often, I don't even watch the videos before they hit YouTube anyway. I am not supporting you for early access. I am supporting you because I believe in what you do. I say, take it a bit slower if you need to. We are in no rush ^_^

EMMA JONES

Thanks for the updates, Geoff! Less stress for you is a good idea. As long as you are happy, I am so glad to hear you are not putting so much pressure. ☺️ I'll always be looking forward to what your next creations will be next for us. 😊

Susan B

Geoff, thanks for the information. When Voiceplay took July off I realized that you all would not get paid and went looking for a monthly option instead, but it was not available (I see clients by appointment so I know about no work-no pay). I am glad that Patreon is moving to monthly so that it is truly support of you as an artist and not just transactional money for product. Thank you and Kathy for what you give your community. I appreciate it and you all so much!

Jordi S

I am absolutely in favor of this, I have long thought a monthly billing would be better for you and less stressful. Here's to less stress (always a good thing) and more mental space to be creative (also a good thing)!!!

Silv E

I'm glad. I felt kinda bad about the pressure you were under.

Rose Dougherty

Thank you for the update. I love listening to your music. I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with next.

Catherine King

You are by far one of the best on patreon. Please do not stress

Manasi Kane

Thanks for letting us know, Geoff! I’m glad Patreon is doing this without any hassle to you ! Looking forward to supporting you with added stress relief ❤️

Eileen Parkman

Glad you're getting the breathing room you need

Maria Moore

Thank you for letting us know. I am sure we will enjoy all of your future endeavours with much gusto

Julie C

I am 100% in favor of stress relief. Hope it helps.

Sarah Borzelli

I really hope this will give you some stress relief! Thank you very much for keeping all the tiers at the same price, I hope you won't lose any money because of that. How peppery to hear you have some fun things up your sleeves...so THAT's what the sleeves, Kathy keeps cutting off your shirts, are for - yeeehaw!

Martina Kraft

That's great news. We're here to support you anyway. Sometimes things just need a little more time, which is absolutely fine for me. I will always wait for new creations from you, no matter how long it takes in between for you to realize them in a way you are ok with.

Silv E

Aye. Don't just disappear on us, Geoff. You don't know us half as well as we should like, but less than half of us care about you less than twice as much as you know. Or something.

Ellen L Brownell

Personally, I am very happy with this news. I've always wanted my patronage to be on a monthly basis. Now you wouldn't miss out on a "payday" if circumstances prevent you from completing a project by the end-of-the-month deadline. Thank you Geoff and Kathy for all your hard work.

Barbara Binney

Doesn't cost me any more money, and takes some stress off of you? Sounds good to me!

Randiskye

He has a few videos waaay back on here as well as on his YouTube channel so you can look there for a short series on how to sing lower.

Anikó Estók

More space, more creativity - Geoff, where to? You'll knock the planet out of its orbit 🤣 Go for it! Less stress is fantastic. That's great news. If I could have chosen, I would have definitely voted for a monthly membership – it's not good when you're pressured by the need to create!

Carla Saylor

That's great news that some of the pressure to meet deadlines will be removed. The ability to focus on the creative side of things is a blessing to us all! I love hearing that this change will be helpful to you! My deepest regards and appreciation to you, Kathy, and VoicePlay, and all of the others in your creative network.

Tracie Schlaak

I'm so glad this will take the stress off of you. Will remain a patron regardless of any changes. Thanks for all you do!

Lacy McCloud

Thanks for the update. We appreciate you too! And so glad this will alleviate some stress for you. We're all here for that!

Ann Fetterolf

Thanks for the update. Whatever makes it easier for you to do what you do is fine by me!

Janina

Good news for everyone it seems 😊

Tara Congo

This sounds like excellent news all around! I'm more than happy to pay on a monthly basis, and I'm thrilled that you'll have more time to create at a pace that doesn't give you a hernia. Thanks for the update! I always appreciate your transparency.

Patricia Schuman

That sounds like a win/win to me! I always kind of felt bad when you were so rushed to get things out to us that sometimes you weren't actually using the 'final' version of the video edit and/or mix in what you dropped to us.

Åse M Bruun Lagnestål

This seems to be a nice deal! 😊👍 A less stressed Geoff is a creative Geoff. 🥰 Good for us.

Marie DesJardin

Geoff, I'm relieved that Patreon is doing this. I understand that you and VoicePlay would have preferred monthly billing for a while now. I'm glad that you will be able to create on a more natural schedule-- maybe Ed Boyer will see some relief also. Best wishes for a happier content-delivery process!

Janis Carney

Sounds like it will be better for you and more predictable for us. Win-Win.

Doyne

This sounds like a wonderful change to take some of the pressure off of you and Kathy. We would like for you to enjoy the process as much as we do the result. All the best to you both.

Marie DesJardin

And the channel falls silent as everyone tries to work out if this comes out to be a compliment.... ;)

Holly G

I feel safe saying that we're here to support you in any way. You and Kathy always offer so many lovely little tidbits to us fans. I'm here for whatever it takes for y'all to feel as good as possible.

Agnes EvaR

Thank you for the update! Glad to hear all of that. I really hope that this change will relieve you from stress and that, in addition to spending as much time on your creations as you need, you can also find some time for yourself to relax every now and then.

Leonie Frenkert-Ghazi

I'm honestly happy about this new rule. You have more freedom to be creative and aren't constantly under pressure to deliver. Take all the time you need! 🤗

Cloudy Skies

This is going to be a good thing if it reduces stress. We are here to support you in your creative process. Take a deep breath, hug Kathy, play with William, throw a ball for Tommy, cook something delicious. Come to your music refreshed not stressed. Don't let life go by because of a looming calendar date.

Annett Günther

That's good news. Pressure is always unhealty. I wish you a lot of strength, a little more relaxation and I look forward to news things from you!

Liz Dyson

No Thank You Geoff for being you and being so fair and honest with us all. See you on Voiceplay's Webchat .

Tonia Richardson

Thanks so much for the clear explanation, Geoff! Wishingyou continued, joyous success in all of your endeavours. BAM!!! (Blessed and Multiplied)

Kourtney Frantz

So glad this gives a bit more freedom and rest!! Burn out is a horrible thing….Cant wait to see what’s in store! Thank you for the update!!!

Lady Payne

This is wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had hoped you would be able to go to monthly billing instead of per creation.

Karli Gibson

Thanks Geoff I love getting to support you cause you are so deserving!

Shirley B Karr

Fabulous news! Caffeine and deadlines are great for creative efforts occasionally but not healthy or sustainable for the long-term. Considering your proclivity for wearing tank tops, can't wait to see how you pull things from your sleeves... 👀🤣

Jennifer J C

Thanks for the update, so pleased it takes some of the pressure of you 😊

Lynn M

Thanks for keeping us informed. A group of us actually talked about this on the VP discord when the initial announcement came from Patreon about the change. I remember you saying this was something you had tried to change to previously and Patreon wouldn’t let you. I am so glad this is a positive change for you and that this will lessen the pressure on you and give you more flexibility,

Bec White

Thanks for keeping us informed! Awesome to hear that this change is going to give you some much needed breathing room

ANITA M WRIGHT

Thank you, Geoff! I will always be here. You are amazing and continue to amaze me more every day!

Bonnie Wells

Thank you, Geoff!! That's awesome! Creating new videos / music should be fun, not so much pressure for you. You're great!

Swan

Thank you for the notice :) the transparency is much appreciated. Good luck with the more relaxed schedule, I wish you all the best and can't wait for what comes next, then

Lenita Schofield

I need to reenter my new number to get my message

Grand Nagus

Less stress for Geoff, i'm all for that! Thanks for the info.

Silv E

Translation: a) we care more than he knows b) I have eaten the ants which were in his coffeemaker, and which he was probably saving for breakfast c) TOLKIEN

Amanda Hovendon

Or to quote you from one of your many webchats: “Fingers, toes, and testicles crossed.” LOL. Admit it. Some of you patrons were thinking it. lol Anyways. Glad that this change will give you some breathing room and you don’t have to rush to get content out. It’s stressful to just think about it. I know cause I’ve been there.

Amanda Hovendon

Haha love it. I totally got that reference 👍

Catherine Macdonald

I have several Patreon accounts, two or three of which are per creation. One of these puts out a widely varying number of creations per month, so I never know what my total will be. All this to say, what will the monthly amounts be per tier? if I know that, I may be able to up my support. Thanks.

Debs Badger

He said in his post that he wasn't raising his tier prices, so whatever tier you are on, that would be the monthly charge. 🙂 (By the way, Patreon is forcing all creators to change their campaigns to monthly, so your other creators will be going to monthly as well.)

Catherine Macdonald

The tiers all say "per creation", so I don't know what the monthly amount will be

Debs Badger

For Geoff, just replace the word "creation" with "month". No clue what your other creators are going to do.