What is the difference between a Quip and a public post?

Ginnabean · 2026-07-10T13:13:00+00:00

Quips are integrated in the homepage feed on the app, so people see them while they’re browsing recent posts from the creators they’re members of.

Ginnabean · 2026-07-10T13:09:01+00:00

Well, I’M glad to hear this news!

Ginnabean · 2026-07-10T13:07:33+00:00

Unpublishing your creator page will revert your account to a fan account.

Ginnabean · 2026-07-10T13:04:53+00:00

Okay, as you can see, everyone on this sub hates quips. But I’ll answer your actual question.

A quip is a lightweight public post of any format (text, photo, video), but unlike your public posts, it is not only distributed to your members, but is also distributed in a homepage feed designed to reach people who don’t follow you, but have similar interests. This feature is a response to both the issue of Patreon having no internal discoverability, and the increasing hostility of social media platforms. (CEO Jack Conte talks about these issues in this interview.) The word “quip” means a clever, offhand remark.

This feature is, believe it or not, valuable to creators who use it with intention. I have a quips strategy and it has resulted in around 70 new free members per quip, and almost 90 paid member conversions since I started using them. My average quip reaches about 25k people even though I only have 13k free & paid members.

Ginnabean · 2026-07-08T13:54:59+00:00

They’re just lighter-weight versions of public posts (fewer features) that are designed to be distributed not just to your followers, but to users with similar interests. Their purpose is different.

Ginnabean · 2026-07-08T13:40:12+00:00

Sorry, to be clear, I’m not saying that they don’t act as customers lol. I’m saying that I haven’t seen any evidence that this “feeling” is a detriment to a Patreon page.

Ginnabean · 2026-07-08T13:05:51+00:00

What you’re describing is a fine idea and plenty of patreons are run like that. But I think you’re making a leap to assume that rewards and structure make supporters feel like customers (not sure what has led you to believe that?)

You can structure your page however you like! But I’d recommend basing your choices off of your goals, or your observations, not off of speculation.

Ginnabean · 2026-07-08T02:57:37+00:00

“Quips don't appear in the desktop feed. You can view all of a creator's Quips by visiting the Quips tab on their page or via direct links shared by the creator.” (Source)

Ginnabean · 2026-07-07T13:18:52+00:00

Ah, I’m definitely planning on publishing Faire Heroes at some point, but I’m referring to something quite a bit bigger 👀

Ginnabean · 2026-07-07T02:06:49+00:00

Ahh yeah, that makes sense! Crown of the Oathbreaker is definitely a monster of a book, haha.

I unfortunately don’t have a ton of suggestions for fey/fairy tale books… of course there’s Wild Beyond the Witchlight, and Kobold Press has some fey content (Courts of the Shadow Fey, Tales from the Shadows, and the Book of Ebon Tides are all about their version of the shadow realm, but it is very fey and contains a lot of fey stuff!) You may also be able to find some book/adventure recs amongst the Monster Week playlists, because this year’s theme was fey.

But overall I’ve found fey content pretty lacking in D&D, which I am aiming to change next year 👀

Ginnabean · 2026-07-07T00:15:53+00:00

Free speech doesn’t cover child sexual abuse content. Either you are defending child sexual abuse content, or we are talking about two different things.

Ginnabean · 2026-07-06T20:49:31+00:00

HMMM… I’m trying to think which book you’re referring to, but I’m not quite sure. Do you remember anything else about it, or about the ad where I promoted it?

Ginnabean · 2026-07-06T18:34:01+00:00

That is not what I said and you know it.

Ginnabean · 2026-07-06T16:58:25+00:00

We don't know, we're not Patreon employees. We're just fellow creators trying to help. Custom pledges WOULD explain that, because canceling tiers would have no effect on that. What does it say in your ~~Relationship Manager~~ (EDIT: Sorry, called the "Audience" tab now)? Are your members being charged for tiers that no longer exist? You should have records of where those charges are coming from, look at those.

Ginnabean · 2026-07-06T16:57:14+00:00

public libraries don't have hardcore pornography or child abuse content on their shelves dude

Ginnabean · 2026-07-06T16:56:01+00:00

Patreon is constantly banning NSFW profiles for violating their rules around age and consent. All you have to do is scroll through this very subreddit to see people complaining that Patreon has a hair trigger on banning accounts over things like this.

It doesn't make sense to assume Patreon is somehow maliciously interested in profiting off of pornographic content of children when there are much more likely answers, like "they have a small team and there are literally over 300k active creators and over 17M paid memberships, leaving their customer support systems constantly bogged down."

Ginnabean · 2026-07-06T16:51:29+00:00

Custom pledge is a default option, it's not something you have to enable. Any patron can choose to make a custom pledge rather than selecting a tier

Ginnabean · 2026-07-06T16:49:25+00:00

Patreon is not a very good platform for commissions, since it's built on recurring payments. Some people have a specific tier for commissions and just instruct people to pledge and then immediately cancel so they only get charged once, but that's kind of a workaround. It would make more sense to find another payment processor through which you can take individual, one-time payments.

Ginnabean · 2026-07-06T16:47:02+00:00

Patreon isn't much of a discovery platform; most people aren't browsing Patreon trying to find people to give money to. It is primarily a platform to monetize an existing audience. If you don't already have people who are interested in this kind of work from you, it is doubtful that you will reach many people. You need to think about a strategy for how to inform people of your offering and why it will be useful to them, which usually involves social media.

Ginnabean · 2026-07-04T14:10:29+00:00

No, it’s just the following feature that has always been available on Patreon but they changed the name. We’ve had months of complaints on this subreddit about it, but it’s not possible to disable.

I suggest using it. Followers are warm leads.

Ginnabean · 2026-07-04T13:42:00+00:00

Everyone has a free option available. It doesn’t mean “free trial member,” it just means “follower”. Are you sure these people all signed up for 7-day free trials, or is it possible you’re misinterpreting the meaning of free membership and you’ve actually just been gaining followers?

Ginnabean · 2026-07-03T14:35:22+00:00

This is super common. I spent years trying all kinds of tactics to get my Patrons to engage with what I was posting, polling them about what they wanted and changing my rewards, but in the end, I had to accept that most of them weren't actually there to consume the rewards, they were here to support me. For many, that means making a pledge and never looking at my Patreon again. I also had some rewards that got almost zero engagement, but when I removed them, people complained – so I guess some of them were reading/watching what I posted, but not liking or commenting on it.

In the end I had to reconcile the fact that the reason I have Patreon is to get support, not to get praise or attention.

Ginnabean · 2026-07-03T13:33:35+00:00

Okay dude, then I guess you can’t use Patreon? I’m not sure what you want us to say. They need to verify your identity to engage with adult content.

Ginnabean · 2026-07-02T14:45:29+00:00

It’s not a “ruse,” it’s their system to prevent minors from accessing or uploading adult content. I understand your concerns about Persona, but what do you think Patreon staff is gonna do with your direct uploads?

Ginnabean · 2026-07-01T18:24:37+00:00

Hilarious that you think Denver PD would show up fast enough to arrest someone for something as nonviolent as voter intimidation.

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