patreon

• Patreon Acquires Memberful, Which Builds Self-Branded Membership Websites For Creators
• Patreon Creators See Dip In Earnings Due To Payments Being Mistakenly Marked As Fraudulent, Company Says

  The first of every month is payout day for content creators on Patreon, a subscription site where patrons can fund creators and receive tiered rewards in return. But a significant number of Patreon creators logged on this month to drastically lower payout amounts due to patrons’ payments being flagged as fraud, The Verge reported. Not all creators have been affected by the issue, and it’s not clear why such a large amount of payments are being declined, though some Twitter users are speculating it may caused by Patreon switching from U.S. banking servers to UK banking servers.

  
• The Valleyfolk, SourceFed’s Spiritual Successor, Launches Variety Series Titled ‘Your Show’

  The Valleyfolk (Joe Bereta, Lee Newton, Steve Zaragoza, and Elliott Morgan) has launched a Patreon-powered variety series called 'Your Show.'

  
• Patreon CEO Jack Conte Encourages Creators To Embrace Failures By “Smoothing Out The Curve”

  Patreon CEO Jack Conte discussed strategies for embracing failure during an impassioned keynote address he delivered at VidCon.

  
• The Try Guys Leave BuzzFeed To Launch Independent Production Company
• Patreon Launches Digital To-Do Lists To Help Creators Track Rewards Owed
• Patreon To Launch Merch Service For Creators Following Acquisition Of Ecommerce Startup ‘Kit’
• Philip DeFranco Launches Interactive Website And App Dubbed ‘DeFranco Now’ In Partnership With Snakt
• Patreon Has Paid Out $350 Million To Creators Since Its Founding 5 Years Ago
• Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian To Serve As “Technology Liaison” For Casey Neistat’s New Company
• Patreon Founder’s Pitch To Casey Neistat Sounds Like A Scholarship Program For Creators
• Citing Viewership Suppression, Philip DeFranco Again Says New Shows Won’t Be Distributed YouTube-First