Comments on: 21st Century Artist Business Models (7) – Donations

By: kit

kit — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:34:54 +0000

Thanks for mentionig Whuffie, TexAnne. We’ve added that as well now.

By: TexAnne

TexAnne — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:56:58 +0000

And then there’s the subset of fans who have time and love, but no money. Or who just don’t Paypal. Or both. Here, have some of my Whuffie….

By: skzb

skzb — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:28:28 +0000

Pace @ 3: Wait…there are thriving artists?

Seriously, good catch. We had that in our original notes, but had written it so cryptically that when Kit and Reesa were transcribing it, we all went, “Um, I have no idea what we meant by that.” It’s going back in now. Thanks.

By: Pace

Pace — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:13:39 +0000

In my opinion, another potential con of donations is the impression people get from the site. It can give the impression of a starving artist rather than a thriving artist. If you wish to create a site where people perceive a high amount of value for your work, then having a donations box can undermine that somewhat.

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Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:00:17 +0000

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By: kit

kit — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:08:11 +0000

Better than Free is an excellent blog article which discusses patronage and other ways of making money in a post-scarcity digital world. It is something we've referred to often in writing this paper and in discussions of creative commons licensing issues.