The Patreon Tiers
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While we feel that our Patreon approach has served us well in terms of generating regular income over the past few years, best practices suggest some modification to our approach. Thus, tiers!
The key theme guiding this project is that rewards should be additive; they should not under any circumstances involve taking anything away from any reader of LGM. The only thing on this list that even approaches a restriction is the early access posts, and for us this means the production of non-time-sensitive posts that will be available to subscribers a few days to a week early. This is still very much a work in progress, and so we may adjust and update as necessary. As is generally the case with LGM these tiers are draped with layers of irony. If you struggle to figure out which benefits are real and which are strictly for entertainment purposes feel free to e-mail…
Take note that Patreon does have some promotions associated with first-time donors, as well as donors interested in moving up a tier.
$3 — Most Excellent Order of Internet Awareness
Benefits
- Pat on the head
Tagline
“You did your best. Apparently.”
$5 — Distinguished Order of the Farley Thread
Benefits
- Farley Vest of the Month Club
- Access to periodic Patreon‑only open threads
- Participation in Patreon polls (topics, debates, book ideas)
Tagline
“The backbone of LGM.”
$15 — Illustrious Order of the Treasured LoomCoin
Benefits
- Early Access LoomPhone
- Quarterly off‑the‑record Zoom discussion
- Occasional “ask us anything” threads
- Early Access Posts
Tagline
- “You’re in the muscle end of the family”
$50 — Knights of the Old Blogosphere
Benefits
- Early access LGM Cruise exterior cabins
- Annual public thank‑you
- Yearly private note from an editor
- Priority invites to (rare, but actual) live events
Tagline
- “You are serious people, to be treated with respect”