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would it be okay if i..

  • okay with me! 30
  • i rather you not! 2
  • 2026-07-14
  • 32 votes
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raised the the 5$ tier and 10$ tier to 6$ and 12$ respectively? i haven't updated those prices ever i think and its been over 10 years ^^; it would just be such a huge help for me 🙏 HUGE

this is basically my main source of income now, webtoon doesn't pay me almost at all anymore (10$ last month) and i don't get alot from Tapas either, ive had to do commissions every month just to afford living :') and i love doing comms but it is taking away valuable SE;ki time and i REALLY wanna focus on keeping the schedule here from now on! its going pretty good so far heheh (one page coming later today! and 2 on friday)

its not because of greed, it just becoming increasingly hard to make a living on this :')

im sorry to ask! and i will not change anything if enough of you are against it but would it be okay if i raised the Sketches tier with one dollar and the Full chapters tier with two dollars? :3 for symmetry. if you have any input or suggestions i would love to hear from you💖

if its okay i will change it from August 1st so i think for some of you it would take effect from September (if i understand correctly)

the new prices would be:

3$ for pages (unchanged)6$ for Sketch previews (+1$)and 12$ for Full Chapters and Art requests (+2$)

please vote below! 🙏thank you i love you kisskisskiss

xoxoRukan

Comments

Jamie Giessen

Totally get it. Cost to live has gone up, so you gotta do what ya gotta do. I'm not leaving ☺️

rukan kawayama

Thank you so much for understanding 🙏😩 I really appreciate it 💖💖💖💖 everything is so expensive now and the dollar is low 🥲🥲

Sandra

Cost of living has also gone up so it's inevitable that your rates will also need to go up 👍

Robert

Can you just charge us in kronor or euro? Would that make it easier for you? US dollar will lose much of its value sooner than anyone would think. That is what I think. And here’s heaps of 💚💚💚💚🫂🫂🫂🫂!

rukan kawayama

I wanna do that but if I change currency I will lose the favorable plan I have now as someone who’s been on patreon since the beginning 🫠🫠 Thwy will take much higher fees

Robert

Blast that! I am so sorry about that! 💚🫂💚🫂💚🫂

gehrminator

I guess that most long time fans & supporters will stick around, I'd just caution around pricing yourself too high, at least at the entry level tiers... for example, I follow heaps of artists that I simply can't afford to back with a paid subscription because of this, they are just too expensive, especially for non-US based supporters, those $5-10 end up much higher after currency conversions, not that there's anything you can really do about that, just pointing out some realities 😔. It's just interesting to consider, eg. 200 people at $1 vs 5 people at $6... there are some artists that go for mass subscriptions at a lower rate because it just builds more community, exposure, and also more revenue. Ultimately you have to decide what you value your work at in the market, and what you can afford in your life, and go with your gut on the changes you need to make.