When is the Best Time to START a Patreon Page?

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[@GailBecker-MSED-CM-Author]

Aaron Rutten how many accounts can one person have?

[@tiny0619]

who would i be able to build a larger audience?

[@toddcorley464]

I have 15,000 subscribers. But a low view count each day. I have one video that gets a very high view count. Should I start a patreon now or wait a while?

[@wnrr2696]

My question is What are we considering an audience, 100 dedicated subs, 200, 1k?

[@Telmosampaio]

Hey Aaron thanks again for the this useful information, I was thinking about starting a patreon, but you are right, maybe I should wait for a bigger audience. Also when ever I can, I support creators like you by watching the full ads on your videos, and with Patreon :)

[@aaronrutten]

Thanks for your support, Telmo!

[@jordanwthatcher]

I've enjoyed listening to you speak on this subject. An introductory video or a few would probably be a great thing to have set up before or during Patreon being ready to rock. Thanks for posting this :)

[@KristinAndJamil]

Thank you so much for the awesome advice! This was super helpful!!

[@rdm3805]

Wish you were in my head! Thanks for the guidance man!

[@TheSirenandThePirate]

Thanks! I’ve been thinking about this and you validated a few of my thoughts on the subject.

[@nikhilsukumar23]

Thank you, Aaron, this video has cl is quite the best explanation about Patreon we have here on KZbin🙂☺☺

[@somechannelguy]

Thank you so much! This should help me out and now I know what I can do. Thanks!

[@RoseCadenza]

Thanks for the advice. I've been doing a KZbin channel for 2 to 3 years now. I do music on it, but I only have about 37 subscribers and am wanting to start my own patreon to earn money for a better and professional music software. So that my videos could be higher quality than they are right now, but I can wait until I hit around 1K subscribers before I get a patreon.

[@24barron]

Excellent information man. Thank you for taking the time to share your findings.

[@Pookie1-q2w]

Thank you for this video! I want to start a Patreon page but i don't have an audience yet, i just started my youtube channel

[@Klaux]

How many subs should I have before I start a patreon?

[@laurabarber6697]

Great info- thank you!

[@LightsaberAddict]

Thanks Aaron. Much appreciated.

[@oeuvrecompanyofdesignsound6638]

"Excellent, A' ...aaahhh!!!!" "Very Insightful, Brother.. very calm & Professional, Strait to the heart of the question's, My Mind.. On this New path of The Tru-Supporting Pateron's." "Been asking, silent'lee." ..Rejoicing!!! of the Possiablitities Now, to support My Artistry." ..bless it, be."

[@uncleinflammatory9916]

more great advice...thanks Aaron. your the best.

[@aaronrutten]

You're welcome!

[@AWP_ART]

I was thinking about starting a Patreon page. I have over a 1,000 followers on twitter and was thinking if it was time to start one. I just don’t know what to offer. I do speed paintings on KZbin and show WIPs to all my soc. media pages. Then when I’m finished I post them to all. I’d feel bad to change that and make it only for Patreons when it was once free.

[@ramizshould]

Thank you very much aaron rutten.

[@CharlieAlbbBooks]

Thank you for the video, very helpful tips, actually in the middle of the process to kickstart my patreon page, thank you!

[@aaronrutten]

Best wishes with your Patreon.

[@eduardoblanco1975]

I believe the problem we (artists) have is we don’t see our art in an economic perspective, from my own experience I learn the way I must to see my art is as a product, that way of thinking changed my life instantly, I just published my first episode of my webcomic and launch all my social media at that same time and my patroon said well, in my preparation process I put big detail in my characters design and I see my comic as a product and my characters as well, why? Because let me make you one simple question, do you have a Batman T-shirt? That is a sample of what I call derivative products, then I put all together in one shoot as a campaign for my Kickstarter project, I had ZERO followers, I was nobody 👆🏻 just my first month after be uploading 3 more chapters of my webcomic and being a 100% active in my social media network I got over a thousand dollar and go from ZERO to over a hundred patrons, I managed to launch my first Kickstarter project just 2 months after started and set a goal of $5k, I got funded in one hour and at the end got $24k, I started a progressive retreat from social media and focused almost totally in my patreon, now after 6 months I am almost ready to launch my second Kickstarter, I am already making a humble living with my patreon, and all thank to my webcomic. Then I am not sure if being passive will help, I just went rampage and charge as a bull. I am already getting some earnings in derivatives as well, and my patreons are very committed and full supporting me at a point in webtoon app my comic is just at chapter 11 while in my patreon is already in chapter 56, I am even decreasing the time to upload new chapters on webtoon and after the Kickstarter project people only can see the first volume of the comic at patreon and will follow the same format for the volume 2. Then from my own perspective the key is quality of content, I combined a good story with impactful visuals at this point I have 4 versions the webtoon exclusive, tapas exclusive both of-13, Kickstarter exclusive rates R and patreon exclusive version rated M with no sensor ship, and isn’t because sexual content is about the impactful visuals, pg-13 no blood no strong language and story is softened while in patreon is cruder and more graphic with more deep plot. Summary I build up a successful patreon in just ONE month. Of course I prepared myself for it over a year before 👆🏻

[@djetlayne4187]

This actually makes more sense to me. I already know the painstaking difficulty of trying to grow an audience first. It takes forever and is like wasting time you could potentially earn from. Preparing first and then combining social media networks with each post promoting patreon seem like a faster and better way to do. I don't know how prepared i am but i certainly have enough content to begin with. I think i'll populate my Patreon first and then get on all the socials. As long as the content is great it will work out right?

[@edinburghbadboy1]

Thanks, awesome advice!

[@creatingnearcalvados6069]

Excellent!

[@purpleluggage3164]

This was a big help, thanks for the tips!

[@funwithhairasmr]

I don't have 100 subs yet, but my watch time with my subscribers is steady. I want to start a tip jar or maybe a patreon, but I'm hesitant. I was headed to my first 100 and then it kind of stalled the last few days..Youre easy to listen to.

[@PaulCarterArt]

Great tips and reminders thanks for sharing

[@tiffanysandow4353]

Thank you Aaron. I am curious is there a downfall to starting it up before you have your audience? I was going to start it now vs later because I have 1 person asking on her own accord where and how she can send me reucurring payments to support my compassionate doings. I found that Pateron is the best option for that. I know I am going to set it up eventually anyways and wanted to set up now to use that feature. My plan is to refine and get more clear on my info and offerings as I go. Any other suggestions greatly appreciated!

[@aaronrutten]

I wouldn't say there's a downfall, just potential disappointment if you don't immediately get Patrons. You can certainly start at any time if there is demand. As you suggested, that might give you time to iron out the details.

[@tiffanysandow4353]

Thank you for replying! This is helpful.

[@Allstin]

Aaron Rutten Can going to early seem too "desperate" even if you aren't?

[@retro8263]

nice piece of advice

[@dedender0726]

I appreciate you bro

[@amandadoverspike2949]

Helpful, thank you!

[@alartlart]

Thanks so much for this video! I was considering starting a patreon, but I may hold off a bit and grow my audience a bit more.

[@hfvd65]

Very helpfull, thanks!

[@AlphaAussies]

How much of an audience do you need to be successful? I recently have 3k followers. Is that enough?

How many YT subscribers should I have before start a Patreon? Are 1300 subscribers enough?

[@mainykkk]

Do I need prepare paypal pr payonerr after I make page on patreon?

[@JoelManrique]

I just started with youtube have about 173 subscribers now..is it okay now to start with patreon?

[@tulsibloom]

How much of an audience should you have before you do Patreon?

[@aaronrutten]

Probably only 1-3% of your audience will become Patrons, so you have to decide if that number is worth it to you.

[@Norikocovers]

thank you i will remove my patreon page now on my pinned comments and on my description

[@TheEgagaga]

hi, i wanna ask, i just submitted my page and it's under review, how long does it take for Patreon to decide whether you go through or not? I submitted 2 days ago and still no email yet. Thanks :)

[@aaronrutten]

I'm not sure. You might find your answer here: patreon.zendesk.com/hc/en-us

[@MakingAndFixing]

Hi Aaron. I just wanted to know if you pay income tax on the money you get from Patreon. So far I have not seen anyone talk on this. I'm interested on starting a Patreon account also to fund my channel. Thanks.

[@aaronrutten]

Yes. You must pay taxes if applicable in your country.

[@MakingAndFixing]

Oh I see. Thanks for the info.

[@AxelAlexK]

You definitely have to. Income is income.

[@MakingAndFixing]

Ok thanks.

[@alexandroskantanoleon2002]

Great video! Does it work on Instagram. My account has 20.000 followers but I am not sure if I should start a patreon account. Thanks in advance

[@aaronrutten]

It should. You might start by asking your fans if it sounds valuable to them.

[@nusabygrace]

140 subscribers is too little, right?

[@DigitalPen]

Only after 1000 subscriber on KZbin channel)

[@mastimastitime5717]

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