If your Patreon is suitable for all audiences, you can change your Page settings to show paid options only.

Creators whose Patreon is categorized as 18+: people will see the Become a member button prominently placed on your Patreon, with your paid offerings listed below.

Creators who haven’t set up paid membership tiers, but are earning through custom payments: people who visit your Patreon will see the button to Become a member, and will be directed to the checkout page.

The following creators will have only their paid options prominently displayed on their Patreon by default: You can decide whether you’d like your free option prominently placed on your Patreon or subtly placed in the menu “ …” from your Page settings. We’ll continue experimenting with the layout and copy of the join button to see how we can improve overall membership growth. When free and paid options are enabled, people will see the button to Join for free directly under your header, with your paid options listed below. You can decide how your free option appears to visitors to your Patreon Free and paid offerings displayedĬreators whose Patreon is for all audiences will have free and paid options shown to fans by default. Whenever they log in, we’ll send them an email with a code to access their account. Fans who don’t have an account yet can create an account with passwordless sign-up by simply entering their name and email address. If fans aren’t already logged in, they’ll be prompted to log in or sign up. 80% of paid members who cancel opt to stay connected as free members, making it easy to win them back in the future. Paid members who cancel will see the option to stay connected as free members, so you can maintain these relationships. When you share something on Patreon, you know members will see it in their inboxes, the app, and on the web. Your work isn’t blocked or buried by an algorithm. Early access creators have seen a nearly 3x increase in the growth of their communities without a decrease in earnings. More engaged fans connecting on Patreon means you can more easily convert them to paying members over time.

Comment access to posts any posts they have access to (if enabled in your settings)īenefits of welcoming fans for free Community growth.

Members can easily upgrade to a paid membership whenever they view your Patreon and posts.

Notifications via email, desktop, and the mobile app when new posts they have access to are published.

Access to posts made for ‘Free members only ’ and ‘Everyone ’ to their email inboxes and the Patreon desktop and mobile web app, so they can stay updated on your work.

What do members get when they join for free? You’ll see free members’ details in your Relationship manager and get a view of your overall community growth in Insights. Creators have shared everything from monthly newsletters to episode transcripts, livestreams, and freebies. To engage with free members, you can create posts for Free members only or make public posts for Everyone. And that’s it - they’re in there’s no need to create or remember another password!

If fans don’t have an account, they only need to enter their name and email address to sign up, and existing users will be prompted to sign in.

Fans will see the option to Join for free when they visit your Patreon. Your most engaged fans get to be a part of your community, even if they aren’t ready to commit to a paid membership. Keep reading to learn everything you need to know. You can determine how prominently this option is shown on your page and how much access free members get to your community with comment controls. You’ll see free members’ information in Relationship manager and Insights, so you can track your community growth and conversion, and can message these members outside of Patreon. Welcoming fans for free fosters organic community growth, gives guaranteed reach to more of your fans, and helps you retain members who stay connected as free members rather than canceling.įans can seamlessly join for free without needing to create or remember yet another password, receive posts you publish for everyone, and can easily upgrade to paid options at any time. Patreon is now a space for you to connect directly with your full community, whether they pay or not. In your Relationship manager, these free members will appear without their email address. Fans who were previously following your page will become Free members. The option for members to join for free is replacing the followers feature.

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