Special Patron Commission (Reminder) (Patreon)

Hello everyone!

Just a quick reminder that there are only 3 days left to make requests or change your mind for the Special Patron Commission that will happen in December. A whole month picking up Patron requests.

Best regards,

Ivo

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I was in doubt whether or not to speak something off-topic, this came out after a conversation I had, below I will speak a bit about myself. I am an honest guy that tries to keep his words for good or for worse, I am sincere and will always speak freely. If my words offend you in some way please forgive me, it's was never my intention.

Last week I had a conversation with a Patron and some Familiars about my pricing, they argued that my store prices are too low and my subscription is cheap. To be honest, I think they are right but, I had to weigh my dream in math.

What I mean is that I want to make affordable good miniatures for tabletop and RPG games. I want people to print my miniature all around the world and have fun with them, but I also want them to have another sculptor's miniature so they can have more. For that to happen my pricing cannot be in the way. 

Before the Pandemics, I lost my job and since I could not find any I decided to work with something I liked, Miniatures. I love miniatures, and working with them was the best decision I made. The feeling I have with each successful print it's awesome but, not everything is like that I have my moments of frustration once in a while. Once I figured out what I wanted to do I had to figure out a way of making the living out of it (I still have to pay the bills).

I know that the Journey is not a fast one, but I still had to put a deadline. I am a Father and the well-being of my kid is my top priority, so I can't wait for ages until everything works out (they might never do).

My time limit as a Sculptor is 2 years, every new patron that is supporting me helps me to slow down this timer until I can consider myself successful. That's the time when my savings will end (considering my current income), at this point, I will be looking for a Job.

My way of thinking is that if I get a lot of supporters I can live and keep producing miniatures. If 1000 people contribute with 1 dollar it's 1000 dollars, for each person it might not be much but for me, it means a lot. 

After I reach my living expenses what are my plans? I want to grow as a company, I will probably hire more people to work with me. Someone to take care of Social media and promote material or another sculptor all this to increase production. But I want to keep the price as low as I can get.

About Patreon Benefits:

Miniature Vault: Instead of a fixed welcome pack I thought that having a 3-month backlog of miniatures is a cool way to get people back.

Patron Commission: My way of giving people what they are looking for. Exclusive only for the month is my way of getting people to stay subscribed.

Loyalty Reward: Also a way to get people subscribed for more than one month.

I decided to make a Special Patron Commission in December because I think it's fun to sculpt what others like and try to achieve their expectations, and also because I think it's a cool Christmas gift.  

The poll will be open for any person to vote, why? In short, Because I need visibility and support. If you can find people to support your request and vote for you it helps me a lot, every time someone gets inside to vote there is a chance for me to get a new supporter, and this way who gets more people to vote might be rewarded. If you don't advertise the voting you might also be voted because people can vote for more than one miniature.

Sorry for the long post but, I thought that I needed to evaluate my own thoughts, and writing was the best way to reassert myself. I am very glad to have you all here supporting me.

Best regards,

Ivo