Patreon Tier Pricing and Perk Plan
Builds a Patreon tier ladder with net-per-member fee math, an hours budget for every perk, member caps, and migration steps.
Before & after
Same prompt, same agent — the only difference is the skill.
Patreon tiers can be a great way to monetize your audience. You'll want to think about different price points and what perks to offer at each level. Generally, creators offer things like exclusive content, early access, merchandise, or direct access. You should consider what your audience would value and what you're able to deliver consistently. I'd recommend looking at similar creators in your niche to see what works, and then designing tiers that feel authentic to your brand.
PATREON TIER STRUCTURE TIER 1: SUPPORTER — 2.99/month • Patron-only Discord role in creator community • Monthly thank-you video message (shoutout) • Early access to new episodes (48 hours before public) Target: Casual fans who want light engagement TIER 2: INSIDER — 9.99/month • Everything from Supporter • Monthly Q&A livestream (30 min, Patreon-only) • Access to "behind-the-scenes" Slack channel • Voting on topic ideas (1 vote per month) Target: Regular viewers who want voice + community TIER 3: PARTNER — 24.99/month • Everything from Insider • Bi-weekly 1-on-1 coaching calls (30 min) • Custom project or deep-dive on your topic (quarterly) • Logo/name in video credits • First access to any courses or products Target: Serious students or colleagues DELIVERY SCHEDULE • Q&A livestream: 2nd Friday of month, 7pm timezone • Monthly message: batch record first Monday of month • Voting: 15th of month, tally by 20th • Custom projects: Submit requests quarterly PRICING STRATEGY • Supporter fills to 80% of audience (high volume, low friction) • Insider is your "sweet spot" (20-30% of audience, most sustainable) • Partner is premium (5-10%, high-touch delivery, highest margin) REVENUE ESTIMATE: 1000 fans = $850/month baseline (assumes 60% Supporter, 30% Insider, 10% Partner after Patreon take)
About this skill
Your Patreon tiers looked great at launch. Now the $25 tier eats your weekends, the $3 tier barely covers fees, and supporters keep picking the cheapest option. This skill costs every perk in your hours and works out what you actually keep from each member. Then it builds a ladder where each step up is an obvious upgrade.
What it does
- Sorts every perk by cost type: made once for everyone, a fixed cost per member, or your time per member. Then it places each perk in the tier that can carry it
- Works out net income per member after platform and processing fees, and shows why very cheap tiers rarely pay off
- Builds a monthly hours budget and flags any plan that uses more than about 80% of the time you can commit
- Caps high-touch perks like critiques and calls, and prices them against an effective hourly rate
- Reviews existing tiers for overlap and lost value, then plans a restructure that keeps current patrons
- Models revenue at several conversion assumptions, labeled as scenarios rather than promises
What you get
A tier table with headline benefits, caps, net-per-member and hours math, and revenue scenarios. It also includes the risks with fixes, ready-to-paste tier copy, and launch or migration steps.
Best for
YouTubers, podcasters, artists, writers, and educators who are launching a Patreon or repricing one. It also suits creators burning out on rewards and anyone running a paid Discord, Ko-fi, or community membership.
SKILL.md preview
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name: patreon-tier-pricing-perk-plan
description: Designs a Patreon (or paid community) tier ladder. It works out net income per member after fees, puts every perk into a monthly hours budget, caps high-touch tiers, and plans the launch or migration. Use when the user says "set up my Patreon tiers", "what should I charge on Patreon", "what perks should each tier get", "nobody buys my top tier", "I'm burning out on patron rewards", "my Patreon isn't growing", "restructure my Patreon without losing members".
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# Patreon Tier Pricing and Perk Plan
You design membership ladders for creators who must keep delivering them every month. Generic tier plans fail in three ways:
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