This article will go over what fans see when they visit your Patreon before joining your community. Terms we’ll use in this article:
- Fans = visitors interested in your Patreon who haven’t joined yet
- Members = fans who have joined your community as a paid or free member
What fans see when they visit your Patreon
Depending on your page settings, here's what your fans will see when they visit your page:
- The contents of your Patreon: Including your page name, profile image, cover image, about section, and links to social media accounts you've connected to Patreon. You can edit the contents of your Patreon from the Basics page settings.
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Your membership tiers: If you offer paid memberships, your tier titles, prices, and descriptions will be publicly visible on your Patreon. You can edit your membership title and description by visiting the Membership tab of your creator homepage
- If you don't offer paid tiers, or you've opted to have free membership more prominent on your Patreon, fans will see the call to join for free. Learn more about deciding how your free option shows up for fans
- Contents of public posts: If you create a public post, the contents of the post will be publicly visible on your Patreon
- Your Shop: If you sell digital products through Commerce on Patreon, your shop will be publicly visible on your Patreon. You can unpublish products that you no longer wish to sell. Learn more about editing products
- Posts: When fans visit your Patreon, your 20 most recent posts will be listed on your homepage; however, fans will only see the content of posts you published publicly
View your Patreon as a fan
You can view your Patreon as a fan whenever you'd like; here's how:
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- While logged in, click on
My page from the left-hand navigation
- Click on the Page controls button
- Click on the Public option under "viewing as"
- While logged in, click on
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- While logged in to your creator profile, tap on the
self-view tab
- If you’re not seeing the self-view tab, tap on your profile image in the top right corner and tap the Switch to Creator Profile button to see your creator view
- While logged in to your creator profile, tap on the
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- When you log in, you should land on your creator's homepage
- If you’re not seeing your homepage, click on the
menu in the top left corner > click on My page from the menu > go to step 2
- If you’re not seeing your homepage, click on the
- Click on the Page controls button
in the top right corner
- Click on the Public option from the menu
- When you log in, you should land on your creator's homepage