The New Patreon: The Good, The Bad, and That Logo

<p>Patreon has unveiled a massive update to its service, and we'll discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly.</p><p><strong>ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW...</strong></p><p>The Good</p><ul><li>The user experience has some significant improvements</li><li>Collections</li><li>eStore — Buy digital goods.</li><li>Find Creators You Love — a somewhat improved attempt at discoverability</li><li>Member Posts section is being sunsetted</li></ul><p>The Bad</p><ul><li>Anemic analytics. Graphtreon still beats Patreon's own data.</li><li>Patreon's pivot to social media. I have lots of places to talk to my fans. Social media is where I go to make NEW fans. That means Discoverability. Where's <i>that</i>??</li><li>Patreon Chat. It's a straight 50-50 split. Half of my patrons can't see/access the chat, and the other half don't care.</li><li>Making a new post: BAD interface. Separates different parts of the process to different screens. It makes it super awkward to select tiers.</li></ul><p>The Ugly</p><ul><li>That logo is laughable. Whoever designed it belongs in the Witless Protection Program.</li></ul><p><strong>You get great rewards when you</strong> <a href="http://patreon.com/comiclab"><strong>join the ComicLab Community on Patreon</strong></a></p><ul><li><strong>$2 —</strong> Early access to episodes</li><li><strong>$5 —</strong> Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards.</li></ul><p>Brad Guigar is the creator of <a href="https://evil-inc.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Evil Inc</strong></a> and the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3uXUXVm" target="_blank">The Webcomics Handbook</a>. Dave Kellett is the creator of <a href="https://sheldoncomics.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Sheldon</strong></a> and <a href="https://drivecomic.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Drive</strong></a>.</p>