Patreon/Substack

As I've written about my own experience on Patreon, it's difficult to grow a membership page from scratch without cultivating a larger, already-existing audience elsewhere. This makes the model especially difficult for a young or emerging artist who just put up their first EP on streaming services; in these cases, a less committal Kickstarter-type ... See more

How do you get the attention you need? Medium tried top-notch writing, but that failed. Now, like Substack, Patreon, and others, rather than get in the ring itself, the publishing platform has opted to take a back seat, delegating the process of content production to people with pre-baked audiences and quietly taking their cut.

This notion of offering tiered access to top supporters is one that has driven subscription platforms like Substack, Twitch, and Patreon to become the giants they are today. However, all these experiences are fragmented.