For practically a decade, Patreon has been a vacation spot for impartial podcasters — creators in search of a substitute for platform exclusives, one-off model offers, and advertiser mandates. We all know that creators such as you need a spot the place you’ll be able to construct a neighborhood together with your most loyal followers, earn a gentle earnings, and keep the liberty to create with out worrying about your subsequent gig or subsequent deal. And so we’ve constructed a one-of-a-kind platform for podcasters that places creativity, creators, and neighborhood first.

On Patreon, you’ll be able to run your podcasting enterprise any method you need. You should use your membership as a companion to your free podcast, as a predominant vacation spot, or in a method we haven’t even considered but – creators make the principles. You’re welcome to share unique content material, bonus materials, prolonged episodes, unique Q&A’s, movies from behind the mic, and extra.

We don’t simply present the house both – Patreon provides you the assets it’s good to construct a profitable podcasting enterprise with options like non-public RSS feeds, livestreaming choices, neighborhood hubs, merch, and customizable viewers instruments. Thus far, we’ve helped over 25,000 impartial podcasters and paid out over $2 billion {dollars} to creators of every kind.

Podcasting is your factor. Flexibility is ours.

Patreon affords an all-in-one membership expertise with safe RSS feeds and a toolbox filled with every thing it’s good to run a profitable podcasting enterprise the way in which you wish to.

Safe feeds with the information to match

Podcasters on Patreon can provide followers unique, safe podcast feeds. And thru our integration with Acast, we provide instantaneous, detailed insights into what number of listens your bonus content material is getting and the way listeners are participating with it.

Come one, come all

We don’t display screen for sure sorts of content material, sound, or affect. We have now no invite-only waitlist or minimal viewers measurement. So long as you respect our neighborhood pointers, you’re welcome on Patreon.

Construct the tiers that give you the results you want

An occasional tip right here and there gained’t pay your payments, and providing to purchase you a espresso doesn’t make it easier to develop your small business. Patreon is about constructing a dependable earnings and an unique neighborhood expertise on your listeners. That’s why we provide the choice to get began with one easy membership tier after which add extra alongside the way in which in case you want them. This implies you’ll be able to proceed to construct and broaden your web page based mostly on what your followers need at times add extra tiers as your fanbase grows sooner or later.

Transcend audio

Whereas we all know audio is your bread and butter, it’s not the one technique to work together together with your neighborhood. Podcasters on Patreon can talk in any method they need, from audio, video, and textual content updates, to picture galleries, polls, early entry posts, and extra. You possibly can provide livestreams, Q&As, reveals, visitor conversations, and collaborations — there are such a lot of methods to become involved together with your neighborhood. And we’re at all times trying so as to add new and extra interactive methods to have interaction together with your fanbase with choices like our Discord integration which can provide your followers a web-based house to attach with one another.

Don’t sweat the admin stuff

Your listeners won’t perceive all of the behind-the-scenes work that goes into operating a podcast, however we do. That’s why we provide complete patron assist — and once we say complete, we imply it. We’re with you each step of the way in which, from tackling billing and assist questions, to all of the glamorous stuff nobody ever talks about like recovering failed funds with good retries, and catching fraud earlier than it hits your steadiness. We additionally assist out with refunds and chargebacks, and we provide content material moderation for added peace of thoughts. As a result of whereas all that stuff is necessary, it’s simply what stands between you and creating the podcasts you (and your followers) love.

Personal your relationships

Your neighborhood is your most useful useful resource, so Patreon won’t ever get between you and your listeners. On Patreon, you personal your relationships with them and their contact information is at all times out there to you thru customizable viewers instruments. We perceive that you just labored onerous to construct your community, so that you shouldn’t need to combat (or pay) for his or her consideration.

Pay what you select

We wish to preserve issues easy and clear, so we preserve our platform charge low — it begins at 5% and tops out at 12% relying on what you select (as a result of we all know there’s no one-size-fits-all for artistic companies). We preserve our costs low with the intention to preserve as a lot of the worth you create as potential. And for all of the providers and instruments included in that one charge, there’s no higher deal round.

A Podcast Expertise Listeners Love

Our podcasting assets don’t cease when you hit “publish.” We make it possible for your listeners have the absolute best expertise too.

Pay The Approach They Need

On Patreon, listeners have the selection to pay through bank card, Paypal, Apple Pay, and extra. They’ll additionally select the funds that match their schedule, whether or not that’s a month-to-month membership or paying for a whole 12 months upfront at a reduced worth.

Pay attention The Approach They Need

When listeners subscribe to your Patreon feed, they’re not pressured right into a single app or platform. Because of our Acast integration, they will preserve listening to your podcast wherever they need, and your bonus content material will be delivered proper alongside your common episodes. Plus, when listeners join, they will both dive in and discover your web page, or be guided seamlessly again to their listening expertise — no wasted time spent poking round third-party websites.

There’s a motive why greater than 25,000 impartial podcasters name Patreon house. We’ve put thought and element into each step of the method. To be taught extra about Patreon for podcasters, take a look at our Podcast hub. Then it’s time to get began!