Collect money from your subscribers on Comradery, a payment platform that is democratically owned and controlled by every creator who uses it.
Independent artists, creators, workers, and activists can create posts, videos, photos and more to offer to supporters for a monthly subscription. As a co-op, we are something truly new- all creators cooperatively own and democratically control Comradery together.
You only pay 2.5% in dues plus card processing fees. We’re able to charge less because we have no CEOs to pay, no investors to enrich, and no profit margin. Dues pay for servers and site operation, and what happens to any surplus is decided by the community.
There are many ways to join the community and get involved in building a platform that works for everyone. You decide how the site should work, how high the fees should be, and what the feature roadmap is.
Even though popular platforms like Patreon generate strong revenue, they repeatedly claim they are “not sustainable.”
How is this possible? That is the investment startup process at work. Investors demand a huge return for their investment (1000% or more), and platforms generate those profits by raising prices on existing users and adding fees.
The truth is - startups don’t have a choice. When they made the deal with the investors, they knew their only option was to extract as much value from their users as possible - after the users have nowhere else to go.
the venture capital grift:
Invest a large amount of cash to quickly build a desireable, feature rich platform.
Offer service at a loss to gather a massive audience and put the competition out of business.
Change the platform rules and add fees to squeeze more money captive users and creators - and profit!
the venture capital grift:
Invest a large amount of cash to quickly build a desireable, feature rich platform.
Offer service at a loss to gather a massive audience and put the competition out of business.
Change the platform rules and add fees to squeeze more money captive users and creators - and profit!
It is vital that we transform how we organize as independent creators, artists, writers and activists online.
Let’s build a mutual aid network where we have the same access to our fans with lower fees, a healthier community, and no more surprise fee hikes.
Join us to build a new cooperative network to elevate the work of creators in a way that is truly sustainable.