>Patreon
I don't like Patreon
There are two ways to run a Patreon and both of them harm you
The first way is through paywalling by
>offering rewards for different tier pledges
In the porn world there is nothing more annoying that cock teasing for money. You will make alot of money this way but you will piss off the majority of your viewerbase, see KaylaNa for example.
Also by hiding the content you produce, you limit the exposure you get for that content.
I've found artists through yiffparty posting art every week to patreon and never anywhere else and I had thought that they had quit the fandom long ago. When their patrons eventually move on, not enough will replace them and they will be in trouble then.
The second way is through using
>Patreon as a Tip-jar
Tip-jar isn't the right word, they wouldn't be able to do art as a living without this tip-jar so the right word is panhandling. You're begging for handouts to stay alive. This holds you permenantly at the bottom of the barrel no matter how good your art is. This strips you of any worth you may have had.
A plumber can demand exorbitant prices because who else is going to fix the gallons of water pouring out of your pipes? And as a furry artist, if you're providing a unique style and content, you should charge what it's worth.
There's also the issue of reciprocity. many furries are philanthropists, they enjoy giving lots of money to artists. If you offer high end commissions they might take one and earn you a few hundred dollars, but if you hold up a tipjar, they won't tip you a few hundred dollars, you'll be lucky to get $30 and that's where the reciprocity ends, You have a good chat with them and they'll want to 'pay' you back, and it's up to you to offer them a way to do that.