# Data **URL:** https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/c/learn-something-new/data/21.md [Latest](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Data category](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/about-the-data-category/40)
**Author:** [@ellie](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/ellie)\ **Replies:** 0
How do you use data to run your Patreon page or your business as a creator in general? What do you track? Use this category to post topics related to data and analytics! Questions/insights/everything data-related welco… --- ## [Tracking and improving long term patron retention](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/tracking-and-improving-long-term-patron-retention/8874)
**Author:** [@brianmcf](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/brianmcf)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/tracking-and-improving-long-term-patron-retention/8874 "2021-07-07T22:25:09Z")
Hey there creators, Hope everyone had a relaxing weekend. In case you missed it, we recently published a blog post on tracking and improving long term patron retention. What is retention? Well it’s really just a fancy w… --- ## [Starting On Patreon](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/starting-on-patreon/11803)
**Author:** [@Onyichii](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/Onyichii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/starting-on-patreon/11803 "2021-03-17T19:17:42Z")
I’m an illustrator and I’ve been on Patreon for years but I’m just now getting a little more serious about distributing content on Patreon. I did before, but I didn’t promote it/I wasn’t active so I got no patrons. I w… --- ## [Red flags and how to stop a fraudulent pledge](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/red-flags-and-how-to-stop-a-fraudulent-pledge/11043)
**Author:** [@reyna](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/reyna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/red-flags-and-how-to-stop-a-fraudulent-pledge/11043 "2020-12-16T19:06:27Z")
Hey friends, The Trust & Safety team published a blog post on Red Flags and How To Spot Them based on a real-life situation. We wanted to give you some tools, so you could look over your pledges with a discerning eye. O… --- ## [Monetary goals vs. community goals](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/monetary-goals-vs-community-goals/2037)
**Author:** [@Lochy](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/Lochy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2020, 9:09am UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/monetary-goals-vs-community-goals/2037 "2020-08-13T09:09:21Z")
Has anyone switched from monetary to community goals and, if so, what kind of results have you gotten? Did you end up switching back? I’ve been looking at the Graphtreon of some of the people I follow and I’m noticing t… --- ## [Any data on tier pricing](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/any-data-on-tier-pricing/4715)
**Author:** [@johnnfour](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/johnnfour)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/any-data-on-tier-pricing/4715 "2020-07-14T23:48:10Z")
Hi Patreon team, Just wondering if you have data on success rate with certain tier pricing. For example, I have $2, $5, $10 now. I am thinking of changing to $3, $7, $10. Does the data say if this is a good or bad di… --- ## [Graphtreon (Data, Stats, Ranking, and Creator Search)](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/graphtreon-data-stats-ranking-and-creator-search/1709)
**Author:** [@Lochy](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/Lochy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/graphtreon-data-stats-ranking-and-creator-search/1709 "2020-05-13T12:50:54Z")
Share your Graphtreon and findings! For those of you that do not know, Graphtreon offers data about your Patreon, with a timeline of your growth, ranking in general and ranking specific to your category. It is also a gr… --- ## [A survey for why patrons joined?](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/a-survey-for-why-patrons-joined/3670)
**Author:** [@mjmoeykens](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/mjmoeykens)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/a-survey-for-why-patrons-joined/3670 "2019-01-01T17:13:34Z")
This month I posted some things to social media and then saw an increase in new patrons. I want to know what I did right. Which post made them want to join? Do any of you survey or ask what made a new patron decide to s… --- ## [About my patrons](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/about-my-patrons/3234)
**Author:** [@steve](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/steve)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2018, 10:12pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/about-my-patrons/3234 "2018-10-29T22:12:00Z")
It’s seems like a lot of my patrons were new to Patreon when they started supporting me. (Their profile shows when they joined Patreon and it was often the same month they started supporting me and - at the time - I was … --- ## [Analytics: Interpreting It](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/analytics-interpreting-it/2606)
**Author:** [@michaelprescott](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/michaelprescott)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2018, 10:35pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/analytics-interpreting-it/2606 "2018-08-31T22:35:06Z")
I’ve now got about three weeks’ worth of data on Google Analytics from my Patreon page, and I’m curious how others are interpreting it. I’ve really only just started. I’m going by the ‘Behavior Flow’ panel, which is in … --- ## [My Piracy Deterrent System](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/my-piracy-deterrent-system/1983)
**Author:** [@cuisine](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/cuisine)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 8:39pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/my-piracy-deterrent-system/1983 "2018-08-06T20:39:52Z")
Hello! I’m an artist on Patreon who makes mature comic books of particular variety. Just due to that specification, I’ve been hit by many piracy sites and Patreon scrapper sites alike, especially Yiff.Party. I’ve had bee… --- ## [Where did these views come from?](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/where-did-these-views-come-from/1880)
**Author:** [@DailyLaughers](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/DailyLaughers)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 10:29pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/where-did-these-views-come-from/1880 "2018-03-08T22:29:11Z")
For now, never mind the broader question about why most days nobody sees my content on Patreon. Notice in this screenshot it says I had 840 views in the last 7 days, with the graph indicating most of them were Monday. Ye… --- ## [What can I use as monthly statements for my accountant?](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/what-can-i-use-as-monthly-statements-for-my-accountant/1764)
**Author:** [@Myuu](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/Myuu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/what-can-i-use-as-monthly-statements-for-my-accountant/1764 "2018-02-10T02:43:41Z")
Hey there, I am living in Germany and want to properly set my Patreon income in my 2017 tax declaration. What data are you usually sending to your accountant? I was looking into the monthly report from the “Patron Manag… --- ## [A little confused](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/a-little-confused/1681)
**Author:** [@8bit](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/8bit)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 12:13am UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/a-little-confused/1681 "2018-02-03T00:13:41Z")
So, is the total pledged value that i see include the amount from folks who had their billing declined last month? Just trying to get as accurate an accounting as I can. \[Screen\_Shot\_2018-01-20\_at\_2\_37\_16\_PM\] Same with… --- ## [How do you know who to ban?](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/how-do-you-know-who-to-ban/1719)
**Author:** [@mrphoenyxx](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/mrphoenyxx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/how-do-you-know-who-to-ban/1719 "2018-02-01T18:49:09Z")
Hey! I am fairly new here. I’ve been reading some of the forum postings, but I feel like I am just missing something. How do you know who to ban? What data do you look at? What process do you follow to determine if th… --- ## [Why my income plateaued for 6 months, and how you can avoid the same](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/why-my-income-plateaued-for-6-months-and-how-you-can-avoid-the-same/1660)
**Author:** [@ScienceMom](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/ScienceMom)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/why-my-income-plateaued-for-6-months-and-how-you-can-avoid-the-same/1660 "2018-01-17T23:48:29Z")
I started my YouTube channel and Patreon campaign just over a year ago, and during the last 6 months my growth has been essentially flat. (See the screenshot below) \[17\] I’ve been thinking a lot about why and how this … --- ## [Data and Analytics](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/data-and-analytics/1667)
**Author:** [@8bit](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/8bit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2018, 2:59pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/data-and-analytics/1667 "2018-01-17T14:59:42Z")
I’d love to see more data and analytics around posts, the view counts over time, especially. This would be very useful for seeing how the “Patreon-First” posts with expiration dates to go public perform post-Patreon-onl… --- ## [Getting paid way less than you were told?](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/getting-paid-way-less-than-you-were-told/1153)
**Author:** [@Dalas](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/Dalas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/getting-paid-way-less-than-you-were-told/1153 "2017-09-21T20:40:24Z")
Hi guys. (first: Sorry for my English) So, I had a Patreon page years ago, and there was one major problem. I would always get way less than what it said in my main page. Which meant, that many Patrons were not providi… --- ## [User Stats for Access?](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/user-stats-for-access/688)
**Author:** [@haikujaguar](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/haikujaguar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 10:45am UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/user-stats-for-access/688 "2017-04-17T10:45:59Z")
Does Patreon track how many users are accessing the site via the website versus the app? Or if they're ignoring both and only receiving emails? I'd love to know! It would help tailor my offerings (particularly in terms o…