Our Creator Success team is offering live-streamed classes every Tuesday and Thursday for new and advanced creators on Patreon. Each session focuses on a new topic to help you grow your business.
If you’re a creator in the pro or premium plan, you’ll have access to a growing list of live creator and Patreon-led workshops and classes. These expert-sessions are led by fellow Patreon creators sharing their own professional experiences and expertise. Each livestream will last about 30-45 minutes.
Don’t see a workshop that you’d LOVE? Send your requests to creatorsuccess@patreon.com
Hi, I'm Drew! I'm going to share some of the steps I made slowing building a strange experimental podcast into a business. This workshop will give you some actionable tools you can utilize on your own journey towards becoming a working artist. While I will focus on my experience as a podcaster I hope that a lot of what I share will be useful to any artist.
Drew Ackerman is the creator and host of Sleep With Me, the one-of-a-kind bedtime story podcast featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Buzzfeed, Mental Floss, and Dr. Oz. Born out of Drew's childhood insomnia, Sleep With Me was inspired by late-night comedy radio, which was the only thing that helped him fall asleep. Created in 2013, Sleep With Me combines the pain of insomnia with the relief of laughing and turns it into a unique storytelling podcast. Through Sleep With Me, Drew has dedicated himself to help those who feel alone in the deep dark night and just need someone to tell them a bedtime story.
Guess what? You don’t have to sell, to gain new patrons. You don’t even have to market to people (isn’t that a relief?). In fact, you hardly have to talk about your art/project/idea at all. All you have to do is...love. How? By asking questions and listening. And by creating a path that helps your future patrons find their way to you, explore what you do, fall in love with your work, pledge, and stay. And then sell for you—bring you new patrons.
There’s a smart way and a not-so-smart way to use social advertising to grow your membership business. Let Facebook and Instagram ads specialist Suzanne Yada walk you through the common mistakes she sees her creative clients make, and learn how to turn your advertising dollars from a huge expense to a huge revenue generator for your Patreon.
Kick off your summer with a Special Offer. In this session, Anna--our 18+ Creator Success specialist--will help you plan your campaign so you’re ready to launch on June 1. We call Special Offers the “Marketing Miracle.” Give your earnings a serious boost by running a limited-time promotion, and learn how to do it well in this workshop.
Watch a recording of one of our past livestreams. The following sessions are recorded from our past workshops, so feel free to watch the recorded version!