What is Patreon? – Patreon Help Center

Patreon is a membership platform that makes it easy for creators to get paid.

For creators, Patreon is a way to get paid for creating the things you’re already creating (webcomics, videos, songs, podcasts.) Fans can pay as low as $1 per month OR per post you release. Then you get each month on the 1st, after we process your patrons' payments. Learn more about becoming a creator on Patreon HERE.

For patrons, Patreon is a way to join your favorite creator's community and pay them for making the stuff you love. Instead of throwing money at your screen (trust us, that doesn’t work), you can now pay creators once a month or per thing the creator makes. This means the creator gets paid on a regular basis, and you become a bonafide, real-life patron of the arts. That’s right-Imagine you, in a long frilly white wig, painted on a 10-foot canvas on the wall of a Victorian mansion. And imagine your favorite creators making a living doing what they do best all because of you.

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