I Quit My Membership! 👋🏻 Why I Said Goodbye to Patreon After 2.5 Years

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  • Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
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    In 2022 I launched my Patreon membership for content creators and am choosing to end it after only a few years. Today I'm talking about how a membership worked and didn't work for me as an income stream in my creator business as well as some of the things you should consider if you're thinking about creating paywall content as an influencer.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 11

  • @AustenTosone
    @AustenTosone  Місяць тому

    What are your thoughts on having a paid membership model as an influencer? Let me know in the comments!

  • @shannonskiptomylife
    @shannonskiptomylife 21 день тому +1

    Such a great discussion! I started a YT member group in January. My top tier is $20 and I am looking at it as an “incubator” for content I want to put together in a course/book. YT takes a huge cut, but there’s no learning curve for me. I look it as they are paying me to produce content I can repurpose. And I have no hesitation with charging because I know I am expediting their results and saving them much more than the cost in supplies they don’t need.

    • @AustenTosone
      @AustenTosone  19 днів тому

      Hi Shannon, thank you so much for sharing your membership experience! It's awesome to hear you found a member model that works for you. Also, omg you're getting so close to 100k! What an exciting milestone and so well deserved 💕

  • @MonicaWeitzel
    @MonicaWeitzel 21 день тому +1

    I was a member of your patreon and enjoyed the content. I totally understand your point. I will have to look into your course

    • @AustenTosone
      @AustenTosone  19 днів тому

      thank you so much for being a patron! It truly means so much to me that you joined. And I'll definitely continue to share other resources including the course 🥰 You can find more info and join the waitlist here: austentosone.com/enroll

  • @LeVoyagedAudrey
    @LeVoyagedAudrey 23 дні тому +1

    Hey Austen, thank you for your feedback on the subject. I never started memberships because I always thought if I create more content for a membership, it might as well be content for my channel - in the end it doesnt necessarily bring more money but it's double the work

    • @AustenTosone
      @AustenTosone  22 дні тому +1

      Thank you for watching Audrey! I totally agree that that content could potentially do more $$ at scale with ad revenue vs getting people to actually sign up and hand over their own money each month.

  • @AlainaMartinLe
    @AlainaMartinLe 20 днів тому +1

    Loved it!

  • @davidthescottishvegan
    @davidthescottishvegan 23 дні тому +1

    Another fantastic video Austen. Thanks 👍 for giving us your views on the advantages and disadvantages of having a channel membership and why it's not for you after 2 years. Love 🥰 the video and love ❤ Austen.

    • @AustenTosone
      @AustenTosone  23 дні тому +1

      thanks so much for watching! 💕