Three Tips for Creating an Engaged Community
Ready to take your world to the next level? Here’s how to build your community with excitement and meaning.
February 08, 2019Amanda Derrick
How to Increase Retention and Re-Engage Your Lost Patrons
Follow the crumbs and recapture your lost patrons with these strategies from our Patreon Creator Success team.
February 05, 2019Muriel Vega
7 Ways to Talk to Your Audience About Patreon
What can you share about your Patreon membership program without feeling like you're constantly asking for support, or even begging? Here are seven ideas.
January 31, 2019Zaedryn Rook
How to Use Special Offers to Boost Your Launch on Patreon
Okay, so you've launched your Patreon page and your membership business is beginning to grow as your first patrons start joining your…
January 30, 2019Ursula Shekufendeh
Make it Happen: Your Online Business Set-Up Checklist
Want to start an online business but get a little overwhelmed by all the financial and legal requirements? This 6-step guide will walk you through the whole business start-up process.
January 24, 2019Jasmine Williams
Growth Checklist: Are You Doing These Things for Financial and Audience Growth?
Interested in growing your audience and finances? Here are a few tips you won’t want to miss out on.
January 22, 2019Nicole Ortiz
Mastering Time Management Skills to Grow Your Business
Using these tips and tricks, you’ll be able to grow your business and manage your time in a more productive way.
January 21, 2019Nicole Ortiz
You’re Worth It: Attach Value to Your Work Sooner Rather Than Later
A vital step in your creative career is asking for your fans to support your work. You deserve it! Here are a few creators who did it successfully.
January 16, 2019Muriel Vega
Build a Better Creative Business Plan
Have you ever had those days (or weeks, or months, or longer) when you feel stuck in your creativity and creative business? You love…
January 08, 2019Kate Holt
Kate Stark on How to Make a Living as a Full-Time Twitch Streamer
Learn how Kate Stark makes a living as a full-time Twitch Streamer by diversifying her revenue streams and engaging her patrons with creative rewards.
December 11, 2018Olivia Seitz
17 Rewards for Community Leaders to Offer Their Members on Patreon
Are you a community leader looking for ways to engage your followers? This article compiles some of the most popular rewards for community leaders to offer on Patreon.
December 04, 2018Olivia Seitz
21 Patreon Rewards for Independent Journalists to Offer Their Followers
Are you an independent journalist looking for reward ideas to offer your followers? This article compiles some of the most popular rewards for journalists to offer on Patreon.
November 20, 2018Olivia Seitz
New Feature Alert: Boost Your Engagement and Earnings with Special Offers
Here at Patreon, we’re committed to helping you connect with your super fans and thrive in your creative career. One big goal we have (and…
November 15, 2018Kate Holt
How MCrider Uses Discourse to Facilitate an Active Community of 2,000+ Patrons
MCrider has more than 2,000 patrons who use his forum. Here, he shares how he uses the Patreon Discourse integration and which features he finds most useful for creators.
November 13, 2018Olivia Seitz
Rewards, Community, and Communication: How These Three Creators Use the Patreon Discord Integration
Learn how World Anvil, Kitten Academy, and Printable Heroes all use the Patreon Discord integration to foster community and dole out rewards to their supporters.
November 06, 2018Olivia Seitz
What Creators Did to Get More Patrons (and More $$) in 3 Months
Here at Patreon we talk a lot about how we can help creators thrive. We know running a creative membership business is a lot of work, and we…
October 15, 2018Patreon U Team
Polling Your Patrons
When you go to create a new post, you’ll see an option to create a poll. You can choose to make your poll public or for patrons only. Polls…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Integrating with Discord
Patreon’s integration with Discord makes it possible for you to reward your patrons with special roles in your Discord server. Here’s how to…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Use Patreon Lens to Connect with Your Patrons
Patreon Lens is a content sharing feature in the Patreon mobile app and web experience that serves as the easiest way to give your patrons…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
How to Get Featured on Patreon
Here’s hard truth #1: There isn’t a simple way to get featured right now. No amount of emailing or tweeting at us will put you in line for a…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Patron Manager
In the Patron Manager , you’ll find a list of all of your monthly payouts (if you are a “per creation” creator, you will see a list of all…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Promotion Tips
Creating art itself can be a full-time job. Therefore, to prevent your marketing efforts from falling by the wayside, here are five…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Getting Started with Patreon’s Platform Integrations
In Patreon’s App Directory , you’ll find integrations that will make it easy for you to run membership not only on Patreon but across the…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Using Analytics to Track and Improve Your Page
We know there’s a ton of data over on your Patreon dashboard. It can be intimidating, but setting data-backed goals will bring you more…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Custom RSS feeds for Podcasters
You can host your patrons-only podcast with Patreon; your Patreon page includes an option for an RSS feed that is available only to patrons…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Send Private Messages to your Patrons and Get to Know Your Biggest Fans
As a creator, you can send private messages directly to any of your patrons. This is a great way to distribute benefits, send personal…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Shipping Physical Benefits and Limiting Quantity
Not everything is digital, and some of the coolest benefits offered by creators are physical. When creating benefits on Patreon, you can…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Special Offer Campaigns and Challenges Keep Energy and Engagement Up
After you’ve launched on Patreon and you’re looking to promote your creative business, it can sometimes be daunting to keep your energy up…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Use Livestreaming to Engage and Delight Your Patrons
Livestreaming is an awesome way to engage with your fans in real-time, as well as a super easy way to provide your patrons with something of…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Develop Relationships with the Community Tab
Have you noticed your Patreon page has three main tabs? When people land on your page, they can click on Overview, Posts, and Community tabs…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Promoting Yourself on Social Media
Love it or hate it, social media is an awesome promotional tool for creative people these days. In fact, about 40% of the traffic that comes…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Understanding and Using your Patreon Analytics Dashboard to Increase Performance
Your Patreon dashboard contains a plethora of data and insights -- it’s your one-stop shop for all analytics related to your page, posts…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Building Your Fanbase
Ahhh, fans. Those magical beings who love your work and want to engage with you on your artistic journey. ❗ Important: Remember that you and…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Use the Early Access Feature to Reward Select Patrons
When we surveyed creators about the feature they want most on Patreon, a whopping 37% chose Early Access. While some creators have managed…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
How Patron Exit Surveys Can Help You Grow
It can definitely be hard to see patrons go, but if we were the kind of people who looked for silver linings (and we are), we’d say that the…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Patron relationship manager
The Patron Relationship Manager is the best way to explore and develop your relationships with your patrons. Similar to a CRM (Customer…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Reward and Connect with Your Patrons with Patreon’s Native Posting Feature
With Patreon's native posting tool, you’re able to easily share your work by posting it directly to your creator page. Whether you want to…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Use Featured Tags to Highlight Special Work
You can feature tags on both the Overview and Post tab of your Patreon creator page to highlight the work you’re most proud of. Featured…
August 01, 2018Patreon U Team
Sending and Receiving Messages After Launch
Hooray! Your Patreon page is launched and you are ready to start growing that membership business. Congrats! One quick resource we want you…
June 01, 2018Patreon U Team