While many artists manage to gain a large following, sponsorship from well-known brands, and make a living from their passion, for other content creators and artists the path is not so easy. Be that as it may, Patreon can help them, and today we'll tell you how.
Patreon is a platform through which content creators and artists from all over the world can profit from their followers. In essence, it is a crowdfunding system similar to the well-known Kickstarter, but the big difference between Kickstarter and Patreon is that while the first is oriented to large projects and an amount is requested to be achieved with a predetermined deadline in advance, the usual thing is that Small periodic amounts of money are requested on Patreon, so that creators and artists can subsist each month.
On Patreon, anyone can contribute small sums through funding or crowdfunding, and thus the artist can continue with their work. That is, it will be a kind of salary that their followers will generate voluntarily.
Patreon became a unicorn, with an approximate valuation of 1,200 million dollars. That moment was used by its CEO, Jack Conte, to show his satisfaction and thank the more than 200,000 creators who use the platform worldwide for their trust.
The creators can be writers, illustrators, singers, cartoonists, podcasters, youtubers or influencers from different platforms who can register on the platform to convince their followers to help them financially to continue creating.
Creators, once they have requested their registration on Patreon, will have to choose whether their income will be monthly or per creation (book, comic, etc.), in addition to writing a post explaining to potential patrons how their account will work on Patreon and what is what they offer.
Although getting started on Patreon is free, the platform will keep a percentage of your income, which will vary depending on the plan you use.
Of course, the patrons or "patrons" are the followers who will be in charge of financially helping the creators. To do this, they must create their account on the platform, choose the creators who want to help as well as the monthly contribution they will make, and enjoy the content. As payment methods Patreon accepts credit or debit cards as well as PayPal.
Will you be willing to help an artist? Or maybe you are the artist that some patron is waiting to help you start living with passion of what you like to do the most. Whatever the answer, you can go directly to their website and start the adventure.
