Patreon launches new features, redesigned app and new look

Patreon East launch new features, A redesigned application And A new brand identify, THE business announcement on Wednesday. In A Blog job, THE business explain that THE changes are about "giving creators even more," noting that Patreon East "No longer just A paid membership business. »

A of THE most notable features updates East THE complete unfold of It is Like a discord cat functionality that connects creators with their Fans In A band message. Patreon said THE functionality given creators And Fans dedicated the spaces For band conversation out of DM And comments. THE introduction of discussions noted that Patreon East moving far Since uniquely be A place For people has get exclusive content, but A platform Or Fans Also spend time discuss with others THE content they are see.

Fans to have Normally taken has other platforms as Twitter (X) And Tic Tac has discuss exclusive content that they see, but Patreon NOW wanna users has to have those discussions on It is own platform. THE business do THE cat functionality available has select creators on THE summer, but East NOW rolling he out he has each Creator on Patreon.

Another new change East THE complete unfold of A functionality that Patreon announcement back In June, called "Trade," which allow creators has sell unique digital goods And offer free subscriptions. THE functionality East A path For creators has sell individual videos, audio And downloadable files has anybody, even if they are not A subscriber.

Creators can Also NOW to leave people join their communities For free And offer them content And updates while keeping exclusive content behind A paywall, as creators can choose which benefits they to want has offer For each floor of membership. Julian Gutman, Patreon chief product officer, said TechCrunch A little month There is that he see THE free subscription product as A path For creators has to use their subscription list as A newsletter, Or A path has just reach all of their the biggest Fans has once. By giving users A free membership community, they can be encouraged has TO DO A monthly pledge.

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THE Blog job Also touch on member profiles, which display things as biography, profile pictures And connections has social media accounts. According to has Patreon update confidentiality policy, these profiles will include information about things as items they to have bought Or What floor A user subscribe has. From member profiles are turned on by default, users would be to have has opt out has avoid having their information sharing. Users to have taken has social media has share their concerns about THE changes, noting that they TO DO not to want This information has be do public, especially Since It is do by by default.

When request about THE change, A spokesperson For Patreon said users to have THE option has turn disabled their member profile by navigate has their settings.

"With Today announcement, each member has This public profile, as GOOD as A member profile. As of NOW, they look THE even, but In THE future, member profiles will give members more choice on how they to want has to show up In their communities And help them interact with companion Fans of A specific Creator," THE statement bed. "Member profiles are visible has companion Fans only In A sharing community — not THE public — And members to have THE option has turn disabled THE...