Maybe you’ve just finished building your page on Patreon. Or, maybe you've been here a while, or are just getting started. Whatever stage of the Patreon journey you’re on, you may have missed a couple steps that could help accelerate the success of your membership business. Below are a few of the most important steps of the sign-up process that you may have missed.

You haven’t linked your Patreon page anywhere

If you want to attract new patrons to your page, you’re going to need to make it easy for them to find it. Luckily, Patreon has created an API, that’ll allow you to add a Patreon button directly onto your website and link potential patrons right to the pledge flow on your Patreon page.

If you create YouTube videos, you can also add an “end card” to the end of each of your videos that will link directly back to Patreon. Check out this quick breakdown from a Patreon creator on how to do this.

Getting patrons to your page is an ongoing task, so make sure that you are always linking back to your Patreon page from anything that you create outside of Patreon.

You haven’t given fans the “why”

Most creators offer benefits to their patrons in exchange for their pledge. But as a creator, it's up to you whether you want to offer benefits or not. If you do decide to offer benefits to your patrons, feel free to keep them simple and expand on them as you learn more about what your patrons are interested in.

If you choose not to offer benefits, that’s totally cool, too. Still, make it clear what your patrons would get out of pledging to you. Maybe it’s not a tangible benefit like MP3 downloads or behind-the-scenes photos of you at work, but your chances of getting patrons will greatly increase if they understand how their support helps you and your content.

Are you able to create higher quality content more frequently with the revenue you’re making on Patreon? Great, add that to your intro video. Are a portion of your patrons’ pledges going to a charity that’s helping find a cure for cancer? Then share it in your about page. The more you can demonstrate the benefit of pledging to you, the higher likelihood a potential patron will click that “become a patron” button.

Ready to turn your creative passion into a thriving business? Get started on Patreon today. Sign up to learn more

You haven’t set up 2-factor authentication

Alright–setting up a secondary security point to your Patreon page isn’t the most appealing part of getting started on Patreon. If you want to keep your account safe from intruders, though, this is the best thing you can do to prevent unwanted attacks from unrelenting hackers.

To learn how to set up 2-factor authentication on your creator page, head over to this support page.

You haven’t added a “thank you” message

When a patron pledges to you, they’ll receive an automated message, thanking them for their pledge. What you might not have noticed while creating your page is that the content of this message is completely up to you.

Feel free to keep it simple with a little note of gratitude, share some links to pieces of content or other places your patrons can find you, or even create a separate “thank you” video to show your fans how much you care.



To edit your “thank you message,” click the Thanks tab in the navigation bar at the top of your Patreon page. Feel free to get gushy here–your patrons will love you even more for it!

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