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- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Patreon is the next step for podcasters and vloggers who broadcast quality content
My overall experience with Patreon is a good fit. I really enjoy using their platform for my online projects, as well as for my clients projetcs.
Pros
My favorite feature is the exclusivity of it all. Only paying members have access to your content, which definitely elevates your content to premium levels. The other features I like best about this software the pay schedule and funds transfer, its free to start, rare access to music, and membership fees.
Cons
The only con when some members have to leave due to changes in finances. Since, membership is the only way a Patreon creator can earn income, this directly affects earnings.
- Industry: Arts & Crafts
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Great Podcasts on Patreon
I got Patreon when I decided I wanted to actually subscribe to a podcast I'd been listening to for free. By subscribing, you get bonus episodes, opportunities to interact with the host and community, and other benefits depending on the podcast. Importantly, you also help support the making of the podcast.
Pros
Patreon works great, and allows me to read the transcript of a podcast, find links to things that are mentioned, and download episodes (which helps if you live in a rural area with poor cell service!). Since subscribing, I've added other podcasts I listen to regularly. I like that Patreon lets me support good podcasts, and help them get made.
Cons
I have had no complaints about Petreon whatsoever. I will note that they've just released a new version (and logo). But so far it works as well as the previous one.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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My Patreon Experience
Pros
It was straight up easy for me to set up my Patreon. Just entered my details, selected my membership tiers and done. The back end also provided me with all the necessary tools I needed to get started.
Cons
I am comfortably saying that I'm good with Patreon from a creator point of view. The reason I didn't give them a 5 star is from my consumer point of view. There was a point they continued to charge me for a subscription to a creator who had long closed their account. All I can say is getting my money back has been some fight, and I haven't been successful by the way.
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- Industry: Entertainment
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Love it!
I have been using Patreon for more than 2 years now and have benefitted with all the features they provide. Ability to setup tiers for patrons is very useful to have and all the videos that we post in YouTube can be first uploaded to Patreon so that our patron feel special.
Pros
Having a YouTube channel and integrating it with Patreon is very useful to build memberships for followers and I am having a great time using it. I have been able to connect with so many people from different parts of the world and have set up different tiers of membership in Patreon which allows every patron to have a unique set of requests accordingly. I also find the mobile app very useful and can communicate to patron requests and YouTube updates on the go. Customer service is prompt as well.
Cons
The fees associated with withdrawals could be lowered a little. Other than that I absolutely find nothing bad about Patreon.
- Industry: Veterinary
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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An easy way to support your favorite creators
Pros
I enjoy getting to see content from some of my favorite creators and having the option to support them.
Cons
Occasionally when I'm browsing content and click to the next page it will show the same content I've already viewed.
- Industry: Music
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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Patreon
Pros
Great to find freelance workers and business opportunities
Cons
Some subscriptions are not worth the price they are charging
- Industry: Human Resources
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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Pros
The online donations makes it easy for me to connect with donors all around the world for my small projects.
Cons
some countries are not able to make donations e.g Zimbabwe
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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One of the best Creator Support services
The overall experience is easy and pleasant. The resource provides good and stable functionality for growth
Pros
It is easy to use for any person. There are no hidden costs, everything is transparent.
Cons
As for now, there are no big features related to content promotion. It is a good way for people to discover new content and people to support. There is a search page. However, the information about the creator is based on their About Me page. So it's relatively hard to find a creator to your liking
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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Excellent but expensive platform for membership management
It is very easy to use. I have used it for several months and have been receiving payments on schedule.
Pros
I can create membership tiers and integrate Patreon with Discord and Zapier. The customization tools for your own Patreon page are good and user-friendly.
Cons
The pricing plans are quite expensive. The pro plan takes 8% of your income and an additional 2.9% for payment processing. Small creators will find it extremely difficult to earn good money.
- Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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Patreon was vital in the early days of our organization
We had a positive experience with Patreon but we quickly outgrew the platform and found better alternatives for our organization.
Pros
Patreon is very easy to set up and allowed us to begin collecting regular contributions very quickly. The software is already known and trusted by many and we were able to easily design a simple but attractive landing page on it.
Cons
Patreon's fees are very high and it's focus on content creators means that it is usually not the best choice for most individuals and organizations.
- Industry: Computer Games
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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A site for supporting your "local" stars
I really like the fact I can give supporters something in return, like access to the games without buying them separately, a special chat for supporters and more.
Pros
Patreon is a great way to give content to people that want to support you. It's a win-win-win, since people get to support their favourite creators, the creators get money for their work and Patreon also makes money from that.
Cons
I could not find a dark mode. This is a pretty big downside for me. Besides that, You also can only upload products to your shop that are priced for over 3$.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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Good software for supporting independent creators
Pros
It's great for tracking some of the independent creators I like to follow and support. The mobile app is very easy to use. I also like that there are push notification options.
Cons
Sometimes when I use the app, it will crash while looking through some of the creators' posts. This typically happens when there are pictures in the post.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Patreon experience
Pros
Patreon is really easy to set up and it's easy to extract money from it via PayPal, it also allows for simple content sharing for the subscribers and the subscription tiers are easy and nice to set up.
Cons
It's hard to integrate in a software via its API because of lack or confusing documentation. Also it takes a not-so-little percentage of revenue.
- Industry: Graphic Design
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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Patreon Fees are a Bit High
Pros
Patreon is fairly easy to use and allows creators an easy way of getting content out to those who are willing to support them.
Cons
The fees that Patreon charges are the highest among their peers and aren't nearly as flexible as when it comes to customization.
- Industry: Online Media
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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Premium Content with Patreon
I am able to offer my audience premium content and access that is only available on Patreon.
Pros
I like how it helps you get the best out of their service.
Cons
I can't think of any cons right now. I am still figuring everything out.
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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How I support and get more content from YT creators
Pros
Some of my favorite creators depend on support to keep their channels thriving and will have content that they cannot show on YT. This is the perfect way to do all that.
Cons
It sucks you HAVE to pay to view content, but it all boils down to supporting creators.
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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Patreon is fantastic and super easy to use!
Pros
I absolutely love this platform and what it does for creators. It’s easy to navigate from the front to the backend. When you make a change you see it on the front end of your Patreon immediately. It’s quick on it’s feet :)
Cons
Hmm I think the only thing I didn’t like was how there was no explanation on how someone actually received your content. It was actually from working on for a few hours that I figured it out.
- Industry: Banking
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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Patreon makes getting contributions easy
I think the commission structure is fair. They only charge if I actually receive contributions.
Pros
Patreon is easy to setup and use. I also enjoy its tight integration with Vimeo videos. I'm easily able to offer locked videos to patreon supporters only.
Cons
I haven't experienced any major cons with this software.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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Best tools for creative creators!
It has so many promising features!
Pros
I love how easy it was for me to explore the features and start setting up my account as a creator.
Cons
It may be too soon to tell at this time.
- Industry: Online Media
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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Buena alternativa para buscar aopoyo
buena en el sentido de que ha generado apoyos, pero al inicio sin publico no habria servido de nada.
Pros
sirve mucho para trabajar como independiente y en proyectos nuevos.
Cons
hay que generar una comunidad por fuera de patreon y luego llevarla a patreon, las comisiones son altas, la plataforma no ayuda a crecer, hay que llevar el publico desde otras plataformas.
- Industry: Broadcast Media
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Muchas posibilidades si tienes apoyo
Llevamos un tiempo utilizándolo y para algún gasto corriente anual nos da, que es para lo que lo queremos, aliviar la carga financiera.
Pros
Es fácil de utilizar y te permite recibir apoyo financiero de tu público a cambio de recompensas y ciertos beneficios que escoges tú mismo, lo cual le hace ser muy personalizable tanto en características como en finalidad.
Cons
Las cuentas que estaban en dólares no permitieron pasarlas a euros cuando se incluyó, tasas algo elevadas en el pago y luego vuelve a cobrar una tasa por retirada.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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critique de l'application Patreon
Pros
la fonctionnalité la plus importante est son chat et aussi ca qui ne cesse de croite au fur et a mesure
Cons
a part que la limite de téléchargement est de 200Mo et qu'on ne vendre les cours elle est superbe
- Industry: Industrial Automation
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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Una buena opcion para monetizar tu contenido
Mi experiencia es buena usando Patreon. He podido usarlo para monetizar pequeños proyectos personales.
Pros
Lo que más me gusta de Patreon es que puedes monetizar tu contenido sin preocuparte por la parte tecnica
Cons
Lo que no me gusta es que no puedes alojar tus videos en Patreon y tienes que usar otra alternativa.
