How to structure membership offerings on Patreon

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Setting up a Patreon to allow people to directly support your content creation is a great way to supplement income and connect with the most loyal members of your audience, but deciding on the best way to go about structuring Patreon tiers and rewards for subscribers can be daunting if you’re new to the platform. Fortunately, the system is actually fairly straightforward and very customizable, but it helps to understand what your options are, and what you need to keep in mind when setting up these features.

Before we get started, there are a couple of things you’ll need to understand about Patreon up front to get a grasp on how tiers and rewards work on the site.

Types of subscriptions:

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