The relationship between the various platforms content creators use is a fickle thing. YouTube has muddied the waters ever so slightly with a new update that requires creators to activate YouTube's ...

Patreon creators no longer have to rely on third-party sites like YouTube or Vimeo to share video content. Instead, the platform launched its own native video feature on Thursday. “There are no ads, ...

YouTube has come under criticism from creators who say they can’t link out to their Patreon accounts on video end slates anymore. A YouTube representative confirmed to Polygon that links to Patreon ...

Over 100,000 creators use Patreon to run their creative businesses. The crowdfunding platform has quickly become the go-to hub for video publishers and creators looking to connect with viewers ...

Patreon is creating a video-hosting solution and native player for all its content creators.CEO of Patreon, Jack Conte, confirmed the news to The Verge, and added that the company is also launching a ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Crowder sells T-shirts, hats, stickers, and subscriptions for more videos through his website, which is where ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about market trends, entrepreneurship, and social impact. I first heard about Patreon through my friend Terra Naomi, a ...

When Amy Landino began making online videos in 2011, her focus was on her YouTube channel AmyTV (359,000 subscribers). But as other money-making platforms have come to prominence, Landino — like many ...

Being a YouTube star doesn’t actually pay all that well. Just ask Jack Conte, a singer and musician who has scored viral hits mashing up Pharrell songs and stripping down pop hits like Beyonce’s ...

It’s May 7, 2013 and Jack Conte is, in his own words, “totally exhausted, slash, totally wired, in that really weird in-between zone.” He has spent 18 hours per day for the last 50 days building a ...