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How much money do people make with 'Pay What You Want'

A topic by quou created Apr 08, 2020 Views: 1,108 Replies: 2
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I'm just wondering if it's worth setting up payment for?

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Bugger all so far. Think one problem is that people are asked to pay before they've even played the game, which is a bit like deciding how much to tip the waiter before you've had the meal.
It doesn't take long to set it up, so you may as well but- unless you've got a big preceding reputation (like Radiohead when they release PWYW albums)- I'd set your expectations pretty low. 

It doesnt take long, and at least it gives people an option to show support. but unless you hit a homerun, you won't make anything even worth cashing out, and then you need a paypal to cashout which you do sort of have to jump through hoops to setup an account there. Also, because Itch isn't based in my country, I got a call from a bank or govt thinking my identity was stolen. I likely wont cashout any money I make here, and I hope it's possible to just use that money to buy other games on the site (havn't tried yet)