Happy Summer ,

Are you enjoying time with friends and family and other summer fun? Well, you should be, my friends, because relishing in time and experiences somehow feels heightened at this time of year, and I want you to enjoy every moment. 

But I also don’t want you to stop creating and living your life your way, 

so I’m bringing you some good news about one of my favorite places 

for creators of all genres, Patreon. 

Connecting directly and reliably to your community is at the core of what Patreon offers to help you start monetizing as they roll out a reimagined plan for Patreon Creators. Is that you? 

Early Access to Upload Videos

Last week I hinted that Patreon granted me early-access to a feature they are testing. And this week I can share it with you:

I'm now able to upload videos directly to my posts on Patreon!

This is free for me to use through the rest of the year and you can see examples here and here. I made these videos publicly available so you can see them but my patrons got to see them first! 

With this new update, my patrons can now have access to more exclusive videos and other content that will never be released publicly!

I also signed up to the waitlist for their next big rollout - Digital Product Sales.

More about Patreon:

Patreon provides the tools creators need to reliably 

• reach their fans 
• strengthen their communities, and 
• build sustainable businesses.

Use Patreon to launch a membership space for your creative business. These are the five easy steps they suggest to get you started with a Patreon Hub to ease into having a paid membership community:

Step 1- Clarify Your Vision (where do you want your business to go?)

Step 2- Hack Your Calendar (to set yourself up for success) 

Block time for Patreon membership content plan execution. Consistency 

is important in a membership scenario. 

Step 3- Build Your Launch Plan and Marketing Strategy

Have at least one unique CONTENT piece up on Patreon before you start! 

Promoting your Patreon Launch adds excitement and builds interest. Plan at least two weeks of launch promotions to tease fans of something new and exciting you will be doing…

Share it everywhere and everywhere again… widespread promotion and messaging promotions every which where! 

Step 4- Launch … Make it BIG… GO LIVE and Celebrate your BIG Offering 

to the World … add a limited-time offer or first subscriber perk

Of course, I’m most excited about the straight-to-platform video capabilities to better serve paid patrons! 

Whether you’re on Patreon now or just getting started, you can jump on the waitlist for the new Creator Hub to take advantage of what Patreon offers to give you another digital monetization opportunity and, better yet, a chance to get closer to your people. 

Make sure you let me know if you have any questions or need help with your Patreon summer game plan. Here's the link to sign up for my Patreon community today!

Smooth summer travels from your girl, 

Ms. Ileane 

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