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So, I've been seeing massive numbers of patrons leaving recently, and I'm leaving this post open for anyone who would like to give honest feedback on what I'm failing to deliver.

Is it the fact that comics take too long to release? Is it the lack of more NSFW content? Is it the artstyle that changed?

I'm opening this space to listen to all of you. I work for you, and I'm here to make you happy in the best way I can.

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Altirian

I just can't afford to stay subscribed to everyone I wanna support, so I'll change subscriptions every few months and then swap them around again.

evajar

You produce content at a reasonable rate, IMHO. I make no claim of being representative, but the #1 reason I stop supporting a creator is when I hit a minor financial snag and Patreon becomes an easy place to save a few dollars.

ZeroSignal_79

I've only recently joined so I know this comment won't be of much use. It was when I seen Bianca's First Pride that brought me here and thats exactly the kind of content that appealed to me. I do enjoy the NSFW content as well.

nikki pink

Hey gurl! 💖🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 First off, art takes as long as it takes. GREAT & MEANINGFUL art, doubly so! This as a former spouse of a professional working artist, and a professional myself (of a rather different creative/operational field.) Secondly. Not sure about the population at large, but my small context (such as it is.) For some years I maintained a dual identity ("male" self, and authentic "femme" self.) Through years of continuous contact with you and your work, the latter is now overtaken the former. Yet, both held member in the community. So, a congratulations to you, on being a "victim of your own success" as it were! 💖🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Put another way, consolidating to one paid membership, and hope to get up to hypno levels (as your first 2-3 "album" releases have been *HIGHLY BENEFICIAL*!) Continued love, admiration, and support! From someone who first encountered you in your purely DA era! 💖🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Creamy_Hamster85

The loss of subscribers recently may be because cost of living everywhere is going up and everyone is re-evaluating wheat they can spend on... I wish I had more insight, but that's the first thing that came to mind as I'm enjoying your work the same as always.

pinkhorizons

That's perfectly reasonable. Thanks for the feedback.

pinkhorizons

Of course. Perfectly resonable. Thanks for the feedback!

Ash Moone

I agree with this. I've been subscribed for a long time. Recently, I've had to stop supporting as many creators as I used to for financial reasons. I haven't unsubscribed to you, but I did with others because everything (especially in the US) is just so expensive now. I would love to support all of these amazing creators. But it's just not financially possible.

pinkhorizons

Very interesting. It's a very recent artwork that I did. I want to explore those two more. They appeared for the first time in one of the first comics I ever made, back in 2020. Thanks for the feedback!

Scarlet

Honestly, I have no complaints and no qualms. I know that isn’t very helpful but just know I’ve always appreciated your content and the creativity you put out.

pinkhorizons

Thanks for the lovely words, Nikki! I want to produce more hypnos in the future so they will come back one day.

Ash Moone

I think you're right. I've sometimes stopped supporting creators because they've stopped producing content or went in a direction I didn't like, but recently that hasn't been the case. I've dropped several subscriptions in the past few months because cost of living is too high and I just can't afford it anymore.

pinkhorizons

It's possible, yes. It's a moment of financial unsafety for many of us. I just want to make sure it's not because I'm failing to deliver as an artist and content creator. Thanks for the feedback!

pinkhorizons

It is helpful in the sense that I can understand that it's not something I'm doing wrong. Thanks for the feedback and your kind words, Scarlet!

Stormy Weathers

Like the other folks here, I am struggling financially, and Patreon is one of the first places I have to look. I adore your work though, and will return when I can.

Shannon Scott

Agreed. I am kinda in the same boat. I 💖 your stuff; could probably due with More NSFW stuff, but as I am unemployed $$ is tight. (I miss being a Subbie) 😭

Shannon Scott

I cannot bring myself to do that,... I have Loyalty issues It is either "All or nothing!" (cannot pick one DEV over another without guilt)

McTeeg

Have you reached out to the other creators you know to see if they’re having the same experience? That would help assess the role economics is playing in the phenomenon. I see your older pieces, including the pretty pictures of your own good self, all over DeviantArt, a bit in Tumblr, not very often in Pinterest. I know you were unhappy with DeviantArt but maybe putting new SFW material in those venues and others (I’m not a Insta, X, or TikTok, gurl but you might want to think about those as well) with the link “See more on my Patreon account” would help. If the gurls of the month would let you post those (without their personal info, of course) I think those would be great advertisements for Patreon membership. Overall I think your work is tops in the genre, Sophie!

Vanessa Rose

I've left six patreon creators the last few months. It's just an easy way to save $30-$40 a month. But I stayed here and one other creator.

pinkhorizons

I could check with my colleagues, yes. I'm in many places online now; I even made an account on Reddit. I stopped offering the Gurl of the Month benefit, as I saw most people didn't care about it. It was a drawing for a single person, and if that single person didn't like it, it was just time lost. I'm also considering removing the polls to have more time for comics. I feel that comics is the only thing that can really keep people in. Anyway, thanks for the kind comment!

pinkhorizons

Thank you, Vanessa. You've been here for such a long time already. I appreciate it!

pinkhorizons

No problem, dear! Take care of yourself first.

Fagner Alves de Almeida

I had to pause the sub due to financial snag but I hope to sub again soon. Your content is great and I love it - I follow about 40 creators here and all sorted categories (nsfw art, moddeling, tech) and you're the top one for me

pinkhorizons

Thanks, Fagner. Take care of yourself first!

Deathcakes

I agree with everyone here it isn't you it is the landscape of the of the economy, I work in finance every one is tighting their belts because of this AI bubble we are in people are being layed off due to the COVID over hiring and the Lie of AI efficiency people are talking about . Keep an economics it could help explain what has happening. As for you and your art as I always say it is 😍 amazing 🤩

Spaceman

It definitely was not you or anything you did. It is entirely me. I was subbed to too many to support my finances at the time. The art here was always an edge case for my personal preferences and it just ended up being one of several I paused. I don't think you need to change a single thing here. It was entirely me and my choice.

Jaye

It could be anything really. Don’t force yourself or push yourself to get content out just because you are losing people. Don’t tire yourself out. Your content is amazing no matter what it is and how long it take to get out because everyone will love it As already mentioned it could be finances, living or something else where they have to cut somewhere so don’t feel like it’s your fault And yea look into reaching out to others and see if they are having the same issue But overall what I’m trying to say is don’t let it worry you too much to and don’t push yourself. You are doing a great job as you are now

Mario Ritter

Yeah, for me too, it's usually financial reasons and then the only thing that remains is stuff like Star Knightess Aura, Zendaria's Corruption and other people that make games or comic series I really like (Schinkn for example with TACS) and everything else above my new budget gets axed, sadly. Not because I suddenly dislike their stuff. Then there's also some very annoying cases of creators blurring every single post, so you basically have to get a membership to see what its like, only to be disappointed. Those get canceled right away mostly, unless I like their content.

Maggie Heels

My story is a little bit different... I joined free following after I found you on DeviantArt... in hope that when my financial situation gets better I'll change into paid sub... but the reality hit me hard in a face... instead of subbing you I needed to resign from subbing couple other creators...

LevyNeptune

I unsubbed from a few Patreons the other day to cut back a bit. Nothing to do with your content, although I do really like you NSFW stuff and wish there was more.

Sara Michelle

It's literally the economy. I've needed to cut back where I can. I am so very sorry. :-(

Viveca

For some strange reason I can't get into your site it wants me to prove my age I did this but it didn't help. Strangely I can get into other +18 sites

Easiiii

Same as everyone else really. I personally prefer your old art style and content over the new but the main motivation is financial. Looks like everyone is feeling the pinch right now. Subscriptions are the first thing to go! Don't feel bad my Unisoft, EA games, some more Patron subs all gone!! I'm also under a self imposed ban on buying new underwear!! I'll be back when things improve. Peace x

pinkhorizons

Can you point out which aspect of my old content you prefer? On my side, I don't think the content changed so much. It's still the same themes, just less of the "sissy" wording I used to use, because it was something many of you were annoyed by and found offensive. I also altered my art style because of the audience's feedback. Most people always complained about the way I drew faces, so it got to a point where it became unbarable. The financial aspect is understandable, of course.

pinkhorizons

Perfectly understandable! Thanks for the feedback, Levy!

pinkhorizons

Seems like a complicated moment to many of us. Thanks for the feedback, Maggie!

pinkhorizons

Platforms forbids us on letting NSFW content unblurred, under the penalty of losing the account. Artists that only produce NSFW content will have their entire galleries blurred, without any choice. Thanks for the feedback, Mario!

pinkhorizons

One of my artist friends told me they're not seeing any differences at all in their Patreon page lately. I had many extremely good months straight, so perhaps what I'm seeing now is a period of normalization. Thanks for the feedback, Jaye!

pinkhorizons

I can't wait for this particular moment of time to pass away. This whole thing with AI and its false promises has been enough already. I've seen many videos on YouTube lately of people who were either fired because of AI or who decided to leave their jobs because their companies forced them to use AI, making their work environment unbearable. Thanks for the feedback and your kind comments!

pinkhorizons

The financial aspect is perfectly understandable, of course. Thanks for the feedback.

Deathcakes

Me too I can't wait either and I am am also in IT so a lot of this AI is creating unexpected liabilities and issues that may actually create more jobs when the damage is done unfortunately there are terrible players in this space who have made short term bets and are dishonest and many investors are going to pay big time for trusting the promises of these unscrupulous short-sighted tech bros. But that is my observation.

Matt

I would try broadening your horizons a little further, if you can. Adult games get a lot of attention, especially for niche-ish kinks and interests. You could try finding a small indie dev to run art direction and production on. Engines like Ren'py and RPGMaker make it so you only need 2 or 3 peeps to churn out a high quality game. You could start small and have your mini comics adopted into a small couple hour role playing game, or something like that.

pinkhorizons

I have already reached my limit in terms of things I can do. Around 12 pages to take care of, a Discord server to moderate, produce art, and take photos. I really don't see what I could do for more content without involving another person in it. Maybe it's an unavoidable step, especially if what I have to offer is not enough to grab people's attention anymore.

Connie Smith

You asked for some opinions, so here goes.. First off, my view on being Trans. I will NEVER become a true Female. (Biologically not possible) I don't want a Sex Change. I like being a guy, but love to be a TV I've been crossdressing on and off since the mid 1960's I like to LOOK female, as in a passable "Female Impersonator" (Looks, Attire, Voice, Behavior/mannerisms) Again, want to be completely passable. Me personally, I don't want to attract males, I prefer to just be "Be One of the Girls" I prefer "NORMAL" girl's clothes, (Dresses, skirts, etc.) not too outlandish, sissy frilly stuff like on Rue Pauls Drag Race. (A little frilly is fine) IMO, the guys that dress up in dresses but have beards and mustaches is completely pointless. Now as far as your website Content: I liked what you were doing a few years back.. The characters were believable, one could identify with them, I liked that. I think that's the key, being able to identify or imagine I am one of the characters When you started showcasing other artist's stuff, I found then too juvenile, like the parodies of Video Game characters. I prefer the more realistic characters that you showed transitioning or being dressed as girls by their girlfriends/ wives/ sisters The storylines could cover: Someone WANTING to cross-dress, and getting help form other Female Someond Forced to cross-dress, by Mom, Sister, Aunt, or Girlfriend Not MY fantasy, but perhaps given two male room mates, one could offer to Cross-dress to be able to date the other I also notice that most of the new stuff has rather somewhat exaggerated chubby proportions, a bit beyond realistic. Don't get me wrong; I prefer slightly chubby girls. I'm sure you are too young to remember Twiggy (from the 1960's). I didn't think she was at all that pretty.. "Fat Bottom Girls Make the Rocking World Go Round". Anyway, those are my thoughts.. Good luck, I still like your stuff.. ConnieFem

Danni Anndi

Hello there. I haven’t left, so maybe my thoughts aren’t so useful in understanding why others have. What I can say is that I’m happy with the amount and quality of work you produce. Your art style is great. And I’ve particularly enjoyed the longer stories, like Alice and Laura. On NSFW, your themes mean that you do need to include NSFW images for the content to make sense - it’s hard to deal with chastity without showing a cage, for example. But everything doesn’t need to include explicit sex. Many of my favourite works of yours are quite softcore - like ‘Lyle in Bride Lingerie’. On language and themes, I don’t like stories with humiliation and slurs. I enjoy the PH positive vibes. My favourite works of yours have always been cute couples exploring and expanding their sexuality together. There are enough haters out there at the moment without seeing it here. To echo others, I’ve had to cut back on other Patreon subscriptions. Maybe that’s all it is.

pinkhorizons

Only this month I've posted two art works that fit into what you described: a realistic scenario of a character getting dressed up in femine clothes by a woman. Quite unfounded critic. I also altered the artstyle based on people's criticism especially how I draw faces. The more chubby characters are also a response to those who criticized a supposedly lack of diversity in my work. There's no way to please everyone.

Randi Linnaea

Fixed income. I go to the grocery store. I buy cheese, bread, turkey, mayo and BBQ sauce and it's around $60. Two years ago I bought the same items for less than $20. Yes the cost of living has gone up, but I believe a large part of it is corporate greed and price gouging. I just can't afford nice items anymore.

ktt55oy

I don't think you commit hard enough to each storyline you have like 10+ pictures that seem like the start of a comic but don't go anywhere

pinkhorizons

With that, I agree. But a second episode of Synthetic Love is on the way.

pinkhorizons

Hi Danni! I also don't like degrading themes. Positive vibe is what defines my work and always will. Thanks for the feedback!

Viveca

on Discord

Randi Linnaea

Yes. USA. Southeast in Georgia. The state, not the country.

Emma Labelle

I’m back, but would very much like more Hypnos , audio or video

InvalidSpectator

Personally there are a lot of artists I enjoy but at the end of the day I have a budget so I ended up cutting artists that seem to have stopped uploading or I wasnt that invested too. Honest feedback I would like to see more longer form comics and maybe a bit more NSFW stuff but I still enjoy your work regardless.