{"id":1,"date":"2015-01-29T19:16:04","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T19:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richardgiraldi.com\/blog\/?p=1"},"modified":"2015-02-03T18:39:42","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T18:39:42","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richardgiraldi.com\/blog\/hello-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Patreon the future of crowdfunding?"},"content":{"rendered":"

For musicians, artists, techies, writers or any other type of content creator, crowdfunding<\/a> is a viable and realistic option for new project fundraising and has been for the last couple of years. <\/p>\n

The crowdfunding boom started with Kickstarter<\/a>, which has spawned countless other sites with the same mission including Indiegogo<\/a> and GoFundMe<\/a>. The idea was that fans of a project could contribute funds to it based on the idea and explanation from the creator in exchange for future perks to be dolled out after the project\u2019s monetary goal is reached.<\/p>\n

But a recent addition to the crowdfunding marketplace takes Kickstarter\u2019s general concept and kicks it up a notch. That addition is Patreon<\/a>. Patreon is like Kickstarter except projects have no end date, and instead, the site encourages continual fundraising for those who create new and unique content on a regular basis. To get a better idea, check out the Patreon promotional video below:<\/p>\n