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If Patreon is providing a similar service to twitch or YouTube, then then 8% is pretty low. I have never used Patreon so I don’t know what their premium content

If Patreon is providing a similar service to twitch or YouTube, then then 8% is pretty low. I have never used Patreon so I don’t know what their premium content platform is like. Is it mostly just like a blog that requires readers to be logged in?

andypants 8y ago
The content they host in blogs is minimal. They handle payments for creators. They keep the list of patrons and what tier they're in, and they have some integrations so you can automate some types of rewards for your patrons. Their premium service adds some new stuff, like handling merchandise.
gbear605 8y ago
It’s essentially a blog, and it’s not a super well-designed one either. The main benefit from that system comes from the ability to limit viewership to only patrons.
mbrumlow 8y ago
Patron does not provide the streaming service. For Twitch and Youtube you get to actually have your content served to viewers. Patreon is just a website and database with a blog. I read once they have 300 engineers, and can't figure out why...
ihuman 8y ago
Patreon doesn't provide a service similar to Twitch or Youtube. You can post links to videos hosted on those services, but you can't host videos on patreon itself. You can only post text and images. Patreon is basically a blog that requires readers to be logged in and pay for access to each blog. Creators usually use Patreon in conjunction with another public content distribution platform, like YouTube.
- firloop 8y ago
  Patreon also hosts mp3s and provides RSS feeds for podcasters, whom of which are among some of their largest users. It wouldn’t be inconceivable for them to start hosting video content.
patmcc 8y ago
No, it hardly provides any services. It's a payment middleman + a very basic blogging platform.
shortformblog 8y ago
It's a payment processor effectively, though in recent months they've taken steps to help encourage more payments. They have employees that actually reach out to you to help you earn more money using their platform, which is nice.
masklinn 8y ago
> If Patreon is providing a similar service to twitch or YouTube, then then 8% is pretty low. They're not, but apparently they're trying to so they have a justification for increasing their cut. Patreon started as a way to tip / nanofund artists whose content you enjoy, because subbing a buck of 5 to a writer or drawer/painter is easy.

andypants 8y ago

The content they host in blogs is minimal. They handle payments for creators. They keep the list of patrons and what tier they're in, and they have some integrations so you can automate some types of rewards for your patrons. Their premium service adds some new stuff, like handling merchandise.

gbear605 8y ago

It’s essentially a blog, and it’s not a super well-designed one either. The main benefit from that system comes from the ability to limit viewership to only patrons.

mbrumlow 8y ago

Patron does not provide the streaming service. For Twitch and Youtube you get to actually have your content served to viewers. Patreon is just a website and database with a blog. I read once they have 300 engineers, and can't figure out why...

ihuman 8y ago

Patreon doesn't provide a service similar to Twitch or Youtube. You can post links to videos hosted on those services, but you can't host videos on patreon itself. You can only post text and images. Patreon is basically a blog that requires readers to be logged in and pay for access to each blog. Creators usually use Patreon in conjunction with another public content distribution platform, like YouTube.

firloop 8y ago
Patreon also hosts mp3s and provides RSS feeds for podcasters, whom of which are among some of their largest users. It wouldn’t be inconceivable for them to start hosting video content.

patmcc 8y ago

No, it hardly provides any services. It's a payment middleman + a very basic blogging platform.

shortformblog 8y ago

It's a payment processor effectively, though in recent months they've taken steps to help encourage more payments. They have employees that actually reach out to you to help you earn more money using their platform, which is nice.

masklinn 8y ago

> If Patreon is providing a similar service to twitch or YouTube, then then 8% is pretty low. They're not, but apparently they're trying to so they have a justification for increasing their cut. Patreon started as a way to tip / nanofund artists whose content you enjoy, because subbing a buck of 5 to a writer or drawer/painter is easy.