Right here’s What Occurred in December’s Episode of Dangle Time…

Welcome to the ultimate Dangle Time recap of the last decade. As soon as a month, Patreon CEO Jack Conte and model supervisor Taryn Arnold get collectively to attach with creators and to share some behind-the-scenes updates from the Patreon workforce.

This month, our hosts have been joined by Matt Kaye from Patreon’s Membership Expertise workforce and Jacqueline Chen, the creator and illustrator of the webcomic Chibird.

Be at liberty to catch Dangle Time reside every month. However since that isn’t all the time potential, we write this month-to-month recap, so that you don’t miss out.

Right here’s what occurred throughout Dangle Time in December…

Celebrating the Ups and Downs

Holidays are all about celebration and reflection. As a artistic, it’s nice to look again on the yr and take inventory of the issues that basically stood out. Jack opened December’s Dangle Time by asking creators to consider what went nicely in 2019, what didn’t work, and what their objectives are for 2020.

We had numerous nice solutions and may’t share all of them, however listed here are just a few highlights (be happy to take heed to the entire phase on the 04:57 mark of Dangle Time):

“Discord WORKED. I used to be so hesitant so as to add one other “factor to handle,” however it has ended up being the proper area for my patrons…”

“What didn’t work is transport issues to patrons this yr. It’s untenable for these of us which might be smaller creators.”

“Labored – Consistency of placing out movies/music Not Labored – Doing an excessive amount of Subsequent 12 months – Make extra errors to study from”

When Taryn requested Jack to share his greatest studying of 2019, his reply was “letting go.” For people who don’t know, along with being the CEO of Patreon, Jack is in a band referred to as Pomplamoose, whose Patreon has over 2,500 patrons. To assist handle their artistic enterprise, the band is working with a workforce of contractors. As a creator, Jack stated he’s used to having full management over his initiatives, however this yr, he’s realized to let go a bit.

“Letting them be artistic and letting them type of do their factor has been actually superior and has labored very well,” stated Jack.

You’ll be able to watch Jack’s greatest 2019 highlights on the 9:30 mark of Dangle Time.

Getting You Concerned: Dangle Time Survey and #MadeWithPatrons

Have any ideas about what may make Dangle Time higher? Fill out a brief survey and assist us enhance Dangle Time in 2020 and past. If you wish to take part, right here’s the hyperlink.

Additionally, to focus on all the superb artistic initiatives which might be being funded by patrons around the globe, we’ve began an thrilling new initiative referred to as #MadeWithPatrons.

Right here’s the way it works: consider one thing you made just lately that you just’re happy with, and inform us about it in this way. Be sure that to incorporate some particulars about how your patrons helped make that venture potential. Whereas we are able to’t share all your submissions, a few of your entries might be shared on our social channels — the truth is, we already shared the primary #MadeWithPatrons entry on Twitter.

To study extra concerning the survey and #MadeWithPatrons, watch the 11:15-13:30 phase of Dangle Time.

On the 13:50 mark, Patreon’s Group Supervisor, Mindy Day (or as Taryn affectionately refers to her as, Minderson) stopped by to share an replace concerning the Patreon Group discussion board.

This is the inside track: beforehand we have been scaling the discussion board, in order that it would be prepared for our total creator base. To realize entry, creators needed to fill out a Google kind, which Mindy needed to manually approve — it was an entire factor.

However now, becoming a member of the neighborhood discussion board is simpler than ever — all it’s a must to do is log in along with your Patreon credentials, and also you’re good to go. In the event you’re not aware of the Patreon Group discussion board, it’s an effective way to attach with different creators, to maintain up with Patreon updates, and to study helpful recommendations on operating your artistic enterprise. Head on over at the moment and take part on the enjoyable.

New Options Alert: Pinned Posts and the My Membership Tab

On the 19:30 mark of Dangle Time, Patreon workforce member Matt Kaye shared two new product options that we’re very enthusiastic about.

The primary one is one thing you’ve been requesting for a while — now you can pin a submit to your Patreon web page. A pinned submit permits you to customise your Patreon feed in order that your latest patrons know precisely the place to begin along with your posts. 1000’s of creators are already utilizing the brand new characteristic, so be part of them by heading over to your Patreon feed and pinning a submit at the moment.

For more information on pin a submit to your Patreon feed, take a look at this help article.

We’re equally thrilled concerning the second new characteristic, the My Membership Tab. This characteristic got here from a query we get from patrons on a regular basis: the place is my stuff? We would have liked to do higher at serving to patrons discover their advantages, which is why we created the My Membership Tab. Now, patrons can discover all the cool stuff you’re providing for membership in a single, simple to search out place.

For extra details about the My Membership tab, take a look at the help article, “Discover my patron advantages“.

Lastly, hold a glance out for some upcoming 2020 options, together with a submit search characteristic and the power to customise welcome notes by tier (study extra about these on the 20:25 mark of Dangle Time).

Meet Jacqueline Chen of the webcomic, Chibird

Having a foul day? There’s nothing like a Jacqueline Chen drawing to get you feeling like your self once more. In the event you take pleasure in sending GIFs and stickers, you’ve most likely already despatched her penguin hug animation to a pal. Jacqueline is the creator and illustrator of Chibird, a collection of motivational comics and animations. In her phrases, “Life is hard, and I simply need to make it somewhat bit higher for everybody.”

On Dangle Time, Jack talked to Jacqueline about a wide range of subjects, from the artistic course of to membership. Don’t miss her story on how she used Particular Gives and bodily merch (like enamel pins) to double her patron depend. Plus, she chats with Jack concerning the inspiration for her artwork, and the way she balances Chibird together with her full-time job as a software program engineer.

In the event you’re interested by including bodily merch to your Patreon web page, you are not going to need to miss this one. Watch the complete dialog with Jacqueline on the 23:10 mark of Dangle Time.

See You Subsequent Time

The subsequent Dangle Time might be at 10:00 AM on January 24th. Mark your calendars or join a reminder right here. We’ll see you there!