How do I get Patreon without paying?

There are a few ways that you can get Patreon videos without paying. One way is to wait until the creator releases the video on YouTube. Another way is to ask the creator if they have a download option for their videos.

How do I get Patreon for free?

Visit patreon.com and click on the Create on Patreon button. From here, you can sign up with your email and create a password, or you can sign up with Facebook or Google.

Do you have to pay to join Patreon?

You pay to start your membership and unlock access to the creator's Patreon community and past and future patron-only posts for that month. Your membership renews on the first of each month and you are charged in full at that time. Your membership will auto-renew until canceled.

How much does it cost to join Patreon?

Nov 18, 2022: You join a creator's page with an annual membership and pay $19.20 for the year. You pay $19.20 upon confirming, and will have access to the creator's patron only-content for your tier immediately. Dec 1, 2023: Your annual membership auto-renews and you pay $19.20.

Can you join Patreon anonymously?

While there's no way to be completely anonymous to creators you support and Patreon, you can use aliases in certain situations to protect your privacy from other users.

What is better than Patreon?

Podia is the overall best Patreon alternative for most creators. You can use it to build your own paid community website and sell memberships plus other digital content with no fees (on paid plans). Sellfy is another powerful ecommerce platform that you can use to create and sell subscriptions.

Why does Patreon cost money?

The Platform Fee is a percentage of successfully processed membership payments. This means that we only make money if the creator is making money. The percentage is calculated on payments processed, excluding any sales tax (i.e. VAT, GST, etc.) added to your patron's payments.

What’s better than Patreon?

Indiegogo is one of your best options if you're looking to replace Patreon: It offers both one-time donations and subscription options for creators, and it's fairly well known. Plus, Indiegogo is free for nonprofits and lets you fund products in development (Kickstarter's MO).

Is Patreon a 1 time payment?

While one-time payments are a great feature idea, we must stay true to what Patreon is all about: Building a membership platform for creators. At the moment, Patreon only offers recurring memberships, and one-time donations are not available.

What happens if you stop paying for Patreon?

What happens when you cancel? If you cancel, you retain your original membership access up to the next billing date, which is determined by your join date. You are not billed on the next billing date and lose membership access. If you rejoin before your original access has ended, you'll keep your original bill date.

What are the cons of Patreon?

• Low payouts for most users.
• High fees on some plans.
• Bad customer service.

Who uses Patreon the most?

Who are the most popular creators on Patreon?

How much does Patreon take from $1?

For all pledges $3 or less, apply 5% + 10 cents. For all pledges over $3, apply 2.9% + 30 cents. Sum all calculated payment processing fees.

Why does Patreon take so much money?

Payment processing fees cover the cost of processing payments from your patrons, including recurring billing, recovering declined payments, and fighting fraud.

How do I not pay for a month on Patreon?

If a patron cancels before the 1st of the month, they won't be billed. They'll retain their membership access until the next billing cycle. If a patron cancels before the 1st of the month, they won't be billed.

How do I not pay monthly on Patreon?

While logged in to your patron profile, click the Settings link from the left sidebar navigation. Click the Active memberships link from the menubar. Locate the creator and click the Edit link. Click the Edit or Cancel Membership button.

What platform is better than Patreon?

Podia is the overall best Patreon alternative for most creators. You can use it to build your own paid community website and sell memberships plus other digital content with no fees (on paid plans). Sellfy is another powerful ecommerce platform that you can use to create and sell subscriptions.

Is there anything better than Patreon?

Indiegogo. Indiegogo is one of your best options if you're looking to replace Patreon: It offers both one-time donations and subscription options for creators, and it's fairly well known. Plus, Indiegogo is free for nonprofits and lets you fund products in development (Kickstarter's MO).

Who is the highest paid Patreon?

The top creator on Patreon is True Crime Obsessed, a podcast series that reviews true crime documentaries. 43,823 patrons sponsor the show.

Can you join Patreon for one month only?

At the moment, Patreon only offers recurring memberships, and one-time donations are not available. All Patreon memberships recur on a monthly or annual (if your creator has this available) billing cadence. You can learn more about how creators can bill their patrons in our article: Understand my payments to creators.

Does Patreon charge if you unsubscribe?

If you cancel before the 1st of the month, you'll retain your original membership access until the next 1st of the month. When the 1st of the month comes, you won't be charged and you'll lose your membership access. Canceling on or after the 1st of the month will result in a charge for that month.