Yep. Still doing so. You can check Rise of the Weakest Summoner on Amazon. Doing pretty much everything myself, excluding artwork, of course. Fun stuff. I was able to write full time just from Patreon but selfpub enhances it a little. Can't wait to pub more of my projects.
Patreon just works by mentioning it under each chapter of the web novel series and that's pretty much all. I still have a fully free story with advanced chapters there. And people who find the books instead, do see a mention of Patreon in the afterword. I'm usually ahead of what is published so they might or might not join to take a peek instead of waiting for next release. That's pretty much all. I've never really advertised it, just let it grow as I kept writing. If people liked the story, they might be inclined to continue there. All of my stories are currently ongoing. I didn't really switch into publishing mode, just publish when I have enough content.Nice. People seem to be receiving it pretty well on Amazon (went down and looked at the reviews). How do you advertise your Patreon, and also keep up interest in your published books on here?
Patreon just works by mentioning it under each chapter of the web novel series and that's pretty much all. I still have a fully free story with advanced chapters there. And people who find the books instead, do see a mention of Patreon in the afterword. I'm usually ahead of what is published so they might or might not join to take a peek instead of waiting for next release. That's pretty much all. I've never really advertised it, just let it grow as I kept writing. If people liked the story, they might be inclined to continue there. All of my stories are currently ongoing. I didn't really switch into publishing mode, just publish when I have enough content.
As a reader, I do occasionally buy books to support the author even if they are available for free. I don't know at which point publishing becomes viable, but you can trust some readers to buy even after reading online. I do suggest you mention the published versions a few times and give a link, though. Most readers (me included) have a shorter memory than a goldfish with Alzheimer's.