9:39:19Colleen<selwyn> if i was in your position i would consider instead a substack where you talk about lisp
9:40:40Colleen<selwyn> the problem with a patreon is that the pool of people who would consider commissioning software from you or something like that is very small
9:41:45Colleen<selwyn> but if you pivot into being a 'talks about lisp' guy it could get a lot of engagement from the hn crowd and such
9:42:14Colleen<selwyn> and a lot of them would pay a small sum for a monthly newsletter
9:42:33Colleen<selwyn> it also might not consume much of your time
9:57:05Colleen<shinmera> patreon doesn't really have to be about commissioning at all
10:00:29Colleen<selwyn> what are the other options
10:10:22Colleen<shinmera> what I've seen people do is this
10:10:34Colleen<shinmera> - exclusive content like blog updates