For Patreon creators
Patreon Link in Bio That Sends Followers to Your Join Page and Sells One-Off Extras
Gated and paid links on every plan. No platform branding, ever.
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What your fans see
The short answer
A Patreon link in bio is the page behind the one link on your Instagram, TikTok or YouTube profile that sends followers to your Patreon join page. Most creators paste the bare patreon.com/yourname address there, which works but asks every follower for a monthly commitment before they have bought anything.
ExclusiveLink puts your Patreon tiers at the top of that page and adds the two steps in front of a membership: an email-locked freebie that builds a list you own, and paid links that sell a single replay, pattern or pack for a one-time price. Pro tracks which post sent each tap and runs the page on your own domain.
01 · Why the bare Patreon link leaks fans
Four steps from a follower to a patron, and the bare link only offers the last one
A new follower who taps your bio lands on a page asking for $5 every month. Most are not ready. A page with smaller first steps keeps the ones who would have said yes later.
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Step 1
Follower
Saw the timelapse, liked it, taps the bio link out of curiosity.
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Step 2
Email subscriber
Trades an address for the free brush set. Now you can reach them without an algorithm.
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Step 3
One-time buyer
Pays $15 once for the full two-hour process replay. No subscription to manage.
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Step 4
Patron
Joins a tier on Patreon after buying twice. The membership stays on Patreon, where it belongs.
The order matters more than the tool. Fans who already gave you an email or paid once convert to a monthly tier far more readily than strangers, and the ones who never will still paid you something.
02 · What to put on it
Five buttons for a Patreon creator's bio page
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Join on Patreon, top of the page. Link the tier page itself, not your profile, and label it with what members get this month.
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The thing from your latest post. The full video, the finished file, the recipe card. Relabel it every time you post.
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A one-time unlock. A replay, a pack or a back-catalog bundle as a paid link, for fans who want one thing and not a subscription.
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An email-locked freebie. A sample, a checklist or a preview chapter. The list is yours if Patreon changes its rules again.
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The next live or drop. On Pro, schedule the button to appear the morning of the stream and disappear when the replay goes behind the paywall.
Where the fan pays
Send fans to the web join page, not the app store listing
Where a membership is bought decides how much of it reaches you. A bio link is one of the few places you control that.
Route A, the browser
Bio page, then patreon.com join page
The fan taps your bio link, then the Join button, and pays on Patreon's web checkout. You pay Patreon's platform fee and payment processing, nothing else.
Route B, the iPhone app
Membership bought inside the iOS app
Apple requires its in-app purchase for memberships bought in the iOS app outside the US, and Apple keeps 30%, or 15% after a year of renewals. US fans may pick web checkout in the app instead.
For a creator whose audience is mostly in the US, this matters less than it sounds, because US fans can choose web checkout. For creators with fans in Canada, the UK or Australia, a tap from your bio into the browser join page is the cleanest way to keep a new membership off Apple's billing. Patreon's own iOS in-app purchase FAQ explains the rules, and they change, so check it before you plan around them.
Selling beyond the membership
What a one-time sale is worth next to a $5 tier
Patreon's standard fee for pages launched after August 4, 2025 is 10% of what you earn there, plus payment processing. Here is how one-off sales from the bio page sit beside that.
| Where the fan pays | Platform cut | What it suits | Who keeps the customer email |
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| Patreon membership tier | 10% for new pages, legacy pages 5% to 12% | Ongoing posts, community, early access | Patreon, shared with you in its member list |
| ExclusiveLink Creator paid link | 2% plus card processing | A replay, a pack, a single tutorial | You, exported to CSV |
| ExclusiveLink Pro paid link | 0% plus card processing | Steady one-off sales, own domain, tracking by post | You, exported to CSV |
Patreon's 10% standard rate and the legacy 5%, 8% and 12% rates are from its help center article on the standard platform fee. Our plan prices are on the pricing page.
A worked month, as an illustration
A creator sells 40 copies of a $15 process replay to followers who never join. On Pro that is $600 before card processing with no platform cut. Sold as a Patreon post behind a tier, those 40 fans would first have to subscribe, and most one-time buyers do not.
When to keep everything on Patreon
If nearly all your income is memberships and you rarely sell single items, the bare Patreon link plus Patreon's own shop is enough, and you do not need us. A bio page earns its plan when you sell one-off items to followers who will not subscribe, or when you want the email list for yourself.
How paid unlocks work for buyers is on the link in bio for exclusive content page, and the checkout itself on the link in bio payment page.
Set up in one evening
How to link Patreon to your Instagram and TikTok bio
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Step 1
Copy your join link
On Patreon, open your page and use Share to copy the link. Link the membership page, so one tap from the bio lands on the tiers.
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Step 2
Build the page
Patreon button first, then the latest post, the paid replay and the email-locked freebie. Import an existing Linktree in one step if you have one.
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Step 3
Paste it into each profile
Instagram: Edit profile, Links, Add external link. TikTok: Edit profile, Website. YouTube: Customization, Links.
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Step 4
Read the numbers weekly
On Pro, check which platform and post sent the taps on the Patreon button, and post more of what works.
TikTok shows the Website field to accounts with 1,000 followers or a business account. Platform details are on the link in bio for Instagram and link in bio for TikTok pages.
Options for Patreon creators
Patreon link alone, Linktree, Stan Store or a selling page
Four ways Patreon creators handle the bio link. Each one is right for somebody.
| Setup | Cost | Cut on one-off sales | Own domain | Best for |
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| patreon.com/yourname alone | $0 | Your Patreon fee | No | A creator whose income is all memberships |
| Linktree | $0, $8, $15 or $35 a month | 12% Free, 9% Starter and Pro, 0% Premium | Not offered | A plain list of links next to Patreon |
| Stan Store | $29 or $99 a month | 0% | Not offered | A creator selling a course or coaching as the main product |
| ExclusiveLink | Creator or Pro, see pricing | 2% on Creator, 0% on Pro | On Pro | Patreon creators selling one-off extras and building their own list |
We do not run memberships or recurring tiers, and we do not try to. Patreon handles the monthly side, member posts and community well. If you want the bio page on your own name, the custom domain link in bio page explains the setup, and the link in bio with email capture page covers the list side.
People also ask
Patreon link in bio questions
How to link Patreon to Instagram?
Copy your Patreon page link with the Share option, then in Instagram tap Edit profile, Links and Add external link, and paste it. If you also sell single items or collect emails, paste a bio page instead and put the Patreon button at the top, so every follower still reaches your tiers in two taps.
Can you put a Patreon link in your TikTok bio?
Yes, once TikTok shows your account the Website field, which it does for accounts with 1,000 followers or a business account. Go to Edit profile, then Website. Below that threshold, creators point viewers to their Instagram bio, where the link field works for every account.
Should I put my Patreon or a Linktree in my bio?
Put Patreon alone if memberships are your only income. Use a bio page if you also have a shop, a newsletter or one-off sales, and keep the Patreon button first. Linktree works for a plain list, but it takes 9% to 12% of anything you sell through it below its $35 plan and offers no custom domain.
How much does Patreon take from creators?
Pages launched after August 4, 2025 pay a standard 10% platform fee, and earlier pages keep their legacy rate of 5%, 8% or 12%. Payment processing comes on top. Memberships bought inside the iOS app can also carry Apple's in-app purchase fee, so sending fans to the web join page from your bio is the cleaner route.
Can I sell one-time products without a Patreon membership?
Yes. Patreon has a shop for one-time digital products, and a bio page with paid links does the same outside Patreon. On ExclusiveLink a fan taps the replay or pack, pays once and the link opens, with no account and no subscription. You keep the buyer's email, which helps when you later invite them to a tier.
How do I get more patrons from Instagram?
Give followers a smaller first step. An email-locked freebie and a low-priced single item convert strangers into people who have already trusted you once, and those fans join tiers more readily. Track which posts send the taps on the Patreon button, then make more of those posts.
What is the best link in bio for Patreon creators?
For a creator who only needs a list of links, a free Linktree page is enough. For a creator who sells single items to fans who will not subscribe, wants the email list and wants the page on their own domain, ExclusiveLink fits better. The best link in bio app comparison sets the tools side by side.
For creators with patrons
Keep the tiers on Patreon and sell everything else from your bio.
A Patreon button up top, paid one-off links, an email list you own and clicks by post, on your own domain with Pro.