Move from Patreon to Tapmy Community
Moving from Patreon to a Tapmy Community means setting up the member experience first, then asking members to subscribe again. Payment details and subscriptions do not transfer automatically.
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What do I map from Patreon?
| Patreon piece | What to decide | |---|---| | Tiers | Turn each benefit into Community access, channels, events, files or another Tapmy feature | | Member identity | Export the fields you may use and match the right email addresses | | Recurring billing | Plan a new subscription for each member. Card details cannot be copied | | Past content | Move only content you own that is still useful | | Member messages | Say what changes, by when, what members must do, and where to get help | | Moderation | Recreate your rules, roles and escalation with what Tapmy offers |
How do I move Patreon members to a Tapmy Community?
- Write down each Patreon tier: price, billing cadence, benefits, active members and what you owe them.
- Design a simpler Community offer in Tapmy. Recurring billing is how members get access. It is not a separate "Membership" product.
- Build the Community, then test onboarding, what each member sees, and one-time or recurring access.
- Plan how current members get matched to access. Importing contacts alone does not give anyone paid access.
- Plan the payment change. Members may need to subscribe again, so tell them plainly and avoid billing anyone twice.
- Invite a small pilot group. Check access and cancellation, and fix gaps in support.
- Schedule the wider move, watch failed payments and access, and keep Patreon open long enough to settle earlier commitments.
What does success look like?
Members understand the change, nobody is double charged, the right people have access, and you can deliver the recurring promise in Tapmy.
What are the limits?
- Cards and subscription authorizations do not move on their own.
- Protect member privacy and consent. Never expose a member list.
- Check cancellation, grace period, retry and failed-payment behavior before you write public instructions.
- Content and moderation tools can differ between platforms.
What next?
Use Community health metrics and support questions to improve onboarding before you move more tiers.