Recommending creators

We built creator recommendations to make it easy for creators to recommend each other and cross-promote. When used, you can recommend other creators to your members (free and paid). This is a great way to increase visibility for fellow creators and introduce your members to new and exciting content.

You can start recommending other creators if: 

• Your Patreon is published

Your recommendations

Recommending creators and managing your recommendations is available on the desktop web experience only.

To get started, head to your creator page and look for the Recommendations tab.

From here, you can:

• Recommend another creator
  • You can search for any creator you feel deserves more recognition. Locate the Recommendations for your fans section and select Add recommendation. You will also have the option to share why you're recommending this creator. Your members will receive a notification when you recommend another creator
• View creators who recommended you
  • Locate the Creators recommending you to their fans section. This is where you can find all creators that have recommended you to their fans
• Delete a recommendation
  • Deleting a recommendation you made
    • To delete any recommendation you’ve made, locate the Recommendations for your fans section within the recommendations tab. Click on Edit next to the creator’s name and select Remove. Your members will no longer see this recommendation and will be removed from the system entirely
  • Deleting a recommendation made about you
    • When a creator recommends you, you will be notified and can monitor what is being said about you. Only their members will be able to see the recommendation, and this will not be visible on your page. To delete, locate the Creators recommending you to their fans section. Click on the More button and choose Remove

What will this look like for your fans?

Your recommendations will be visible on your Creator Home under the Recommendations tab, both on the web and mobile, and they will be shown to your free and paid members. 

Other recommendations you make will appear in:

• Post-checkout for a paid membership and/or after members join for free
• Email notifications

FAQ

• All age creators and verified 18+ creators can use creator recommendations

• Here are a few reasons as to why this feature is important:

  • 47% of new creators cite other creators as their main inspiration to start on Patreon
  • Creators can give their favorite creators a shoutout to their fans and help each other expand their fandoms. When creators recommend one another, they both have the opportunity to grow

• You can have up to 50 recommendations at a time and add and remove them at any time.

• Currently, recommendations are displayed to free and paid members. Non-members may see recommendations during testing.

• These recommendations will be visible on your creator home under the Recommendations tab. Additionally, they'll appear on other surfaces, such as post-signup screens, email notifications, and more.