Please Read (tier changes) (Patreon)

I posted this pn FA and Twitter already but I hope I reach everyone by posting it here too:

Hello sweethearts!

I have to talk about something with you. It's about Patreon.

I had to deal with an Art-thief who was posting my Patreon exclusive content on different websites. I was able to take a lot of it down but I was so tired of it that I had to take a week off. I know that person is a Patron of Tier 1 but I don't know who. So I have to change things about my tiers.

The income I have on that website plays a huge role in my life and I currently am struggling to get everything done. People tell me I should work less but I can't because this way I wouldn't have enough money to pay my bills. So I often have to work on my weekends and I started to notice negative effects because of this. I have to keep an eye on my mental and physical health. But of course, I LOVE to draw for you and couldn't imagine a better job!

So to keep it short here are the thing I am planning to change:

Tier1: will have access to sketches, commission announcements, and access to Discord (as soon as the server is finished)
Tier 1: will be raised to 2USD
---->I will created a "Tier 1 2.0" so you can join if you like and the old Tier 1 will get deleted (at the end of November)
Tier 2: will give you access to WIPs, Polls, and the monthly illustration
Tier 3: no changes
When I hit certain Milestones more rewards will get added, like streaming and additional full illustrations.

This way it's possible to weed out the thief and get relieved from some pressure.
I tried to keep my Tiers low as long as possible, so I hope 2 USD for tier 1 is okay.
I also don't want to raise the prices of my commissions. I have to add a 7% value-added tax on commissions from January and I don't want to add a price increase on top of that. So Patreon could help with this.

I decided to upload this here and on Twitter first to increase the chances the thief doesn't see it. I have to think of how to upload this post to patron the best way first.

I am not very good at writing especially in a language that's not my mother tongue and I hope I did an okay-ish job here. I hope you guys understand! ;-;

love you guys ♥