The Podcasters Podcast Have Patreon Ruined their Platform? | Patreon update with Adam Roche
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Ash and Kane are joined by special guest and all-round podcast expert Adam Roche who is also the creator and host of The Secret History of Hollywood Podcast. They talk about the current update with Patreon and the complications and issues it has made for many creators on the platform. Adam talks about his experiences with Patreon over the past 8 years as a creator and offers insight into what works well and what doesn’t. He also reveals what he would do differently if he were to start using a membership site today.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- There was no warning for the current updates to Patreon, they are notoriously bad at communication.
- The free tier Patreon has introduced is impacting paid subscriber numbers and potentially causing existing members to downgrade.
- Patreon has been losing money in recent years, this may explain the changes they have been implementing.
- Instead of trying to transform Patreon into social media, they could instead create their own ‘version’ of something like TikTok and have it feed into the Patreon platform, without damaging creators.
- There are some great features Patreon have added including the collections tab and the shop function but these have usually been in collaboration with creators.
- Patreon needs to give the control to the creators, they are the ones who know their audience they simply need the platform to create the tools so they can reach them.
BEST MOMENTS
“They don’t update it [Patreon] in forever and all of a sudden they change everything”
“They are devaluing the original offer”
“Out of all the platforms in the creator space, they [Patreon] have always been creator first”
“I don’t understand either that a platform that is basically just a website and an app, it’s basically just a service”
“They don’t get paid unless I get paid”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-roche-62478897/?originalSubdomain=uk
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