Paypal Question

Staying with Patreon is just fine. Patreon tried to change the way they process fees recently, but they gave up on it after a huge outcry. The charges are currently the same as they have always been.

Domagoj Kurmaic

It seems I've missed some important development or change in how Patreon handles fees? I haven't been paying much attention lately. I know you already said the email (and potentially the IBAN) are just an additional payment option. But just for clarification, is staying with Patreon for those of us who prefer it still fine? If Patreon is hitting you with some useless charges I’d personally just increase my pledge to help cover for them.

PayPal is cagey about the amount of fees it takes when transfering funds to Croatia, so I don't really know the answer to this question myself at the moment. So feel free to stay on Patreon for now.

Domagoj Kurmaic

Yep -- you can just put your email in a post and it will work. I'm happy to convert to a monthly paypal donation if it would have less overhead for you, just let me know!

Robert McIntyre

That's fine. This is just me giving and alternative to people who want it, since I've had a number of people ask for such.

Domagoj Kurmaic

I was mostly concerned with spam. I get enough of it as it is. Alas, PayPal says no donation button for me, so I'll probably just put my address out there on fictionpress and Patreon intro page.

Domagoj Kurmaic

Ah, that's something I didn't even consider. I'd probably still get hit by fees, since that's just how Croatian banks roll, but still... the more middlemen get cut out of the deal, the less I lose to fees.

Domagoj Kurmaic

As for other donation options - You are in the EU and in SEPA, right? Then you could just publish your IBAN and at least Europeans could donate directly by bank transfer (and, depending on one's bank, without any fees on either side). I for one would prefer this option.

You can add it to your worldbuilding blog for example. Never used it though...

In general Email is enough to send money via PayPal but it's much more convenient to have a "donate" button. There's an option to generate button code on PayPal but you'll need a website to put it on, I'm pretty sure Patreon don't allow this. Also since Patreon reverted their recent change I for one sticking with them for now and will consider direct donations only if they screw up again.

Roman

Here's the documentation for paypal donation button: <a href="https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/paypal-payments-standard/integration-guide/donate_step_1/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://developer.paypal.com/docs/classic/paypal-payments-standard/integration-guide/donate_step_1/</a>

You can create a "donate" button somewhere, I used to use it. Not sure exactly how to find it, but a quick google should help there. It doesn't however, hide your email. So if you want to keep your email private..