It’s time to try something new.

Starting today, you can support my writing on Patreon. I’ll never put up a paywall for my blog or newsletter; in effect, by supporting, you’re helping to continue to make it available for everyone.

Here’s what you’ll get:

• At $5/month or more, your name will be listed as a “thank you” on a supporters page on my website.
• At $25/month or more, your name will also link to your website from the supporters page, and you’ll receive a linked “thank you” credit at the bottom of each newsletter.
• At $100/month or more, you’ll get a linked name and static logo at the top of every newsletter, and a linked “thank you” at the bottom of every page on my website. (I’ve limited the number of supporters at this tier.)

The site you link to must be yours, safe, legal, and not an affiliate page. I won’t allow gambling, adult sites, or anything designed to abuse the trust of the reader.

This is an experiment! If it doesn’t work out, I’ll remove the Patreon but ensure that everybody receives the acknowledgment they’ve paid for.

Here’s what I like about this model: there are no paywalls and there’s no user tracking involved, and there are no penalties for people who don’t have the means to support. It helps me with my server costs, but otherwise, everything stays the same.

But if you have concerns, I’d love to hear them. As always, you can shoot me an email at ben@werd.io.