What is the $10 Revolution?

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The $10 Revolution is an idea to transform the relationship we have to online media. The idea is this:

Set aside $10 of your budget a month. Just $10.

Then use that $10 to directly support creators you enjoy in whatever way you see fit. Maybe that means donating $1 to 10 different creators’ Patreons. Maybe that means subscribing to someone on Twitch for $5 and using the rest as a direct donation. Maybe that means giving the entire $10 to your favorite creator, and letting everyone else go.

But imagine the change if everyone set aside $10 to support their favorite online creators. If everyone who watched that tiny YouTube channel supported with $1. If everyone who read your favorite webcomic gave $1 a month.

Suddenly, an artist who has 300 fans has a legitimate source of income.

A YouTube channel with only 1000 subscribers might be able to sustain itself.

And the reliance on the ad-free model of media, where creators have to make clickbait to even have a chance of being seen, starts to end.

The $10 Revolution is not an idea, but a call to action.

Set aside just $10 a month, and ask your friends to consider doing the same.

Let’s see what we can do.

#10DollarRevolution

I’m in a position where I might have to give up on freelance art and go get a full time job soon, which means losing the freedom to work on my books, comics, and other projects. If one tenth of my tumblr followers pledged $1 a month to my Patreon, I wouldn’t have to do this. So yeah, this is a good idea.

I love this idea. I’ve had to get a part time job to help support my freelance work- if everyone committed to helping each other with $10 a month, that wouldn’t be the case for me and a whole lot of other artists. I’m definitely going to do this.

I’m reblogging this cause I need to put my money where my mouth is when I can.

Ive been trying to support more people’s patreons lately, and I know I would appreciate it if people also supported my own.

Not animals, but equally important to both the survival of this blog and a lot of the other animal-content creators on tumblr. 

Small donations to patreons go a really long way. I support a bunch of people every month, and my readers contribute a huge chunk to my ability to pay my bills. Someday I’d love to be able to support myself enough off Patreon to work on WADTT full time.