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 ...

Video creators under the program Patreon say they’re being unfairly targeted, though YouTube says the changes have nothing to do with crowdfunding. Founded in 2013, Patreon is a fundraising tool for ...

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 ...

You’ll need at least 100,000 subscribers to partake in the program You’ll need at least 100,000 subscribers to partake in the program YouTube has announced new features at its VidCon conference today ...

YouTube has a mission: help make their creators money — but not exclusively through ads. At VidCon last week, the company announced a number of new alternative monetization updates rolling out over ...

Patreon, the membership platform that helps online creators make a living, announced Wednesday that it has acquired Memberful, another membership service that caters to larger creators including ...

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 ...

Patreon has had one clear goal since it launched in 2013: to help artists, influencers and internet creators make money by letting them offer membership services directly to their fans. And that ...

It was revealed that Patreon, a platform that allows creators to monetize by 'getting donations directly from fans' instead of advertising revenue, is developing a new unique video distribution ...

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 ...