Amanda Palmer Fans Pledge More Than $14,000 Per 'Thing' She Creates — billboard.com

Brace yourself for plenty of new songs, videos, stories, whatever from Amanda Palmer. The former Dresden Dolls vocalist, who raised $1.2 million in 2012 using Kickstarter, has discovered a way to get paid handsomely each time she hits "publish" no matter what the content is. Using crowd-funding startup Patreon, Palmer has attracted 1,620 patrons and counting to contribute at least $1 per "thing" she creates, a level of investment that will so far earn her over $14,250 for every piece of content. The campaign was launched a day ago and is growing rapidly.

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