# Patreon Messages or Emails to new Patrons?

**URL:** <https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/patreon-messages-or-emails-to-new-patrons/3066>\
**Category:** Patreon Feedback\
**Created:** [October 5, 2018, 6:51pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/patreon-messages-or-emails-to-new-patrons/3066 "2018-10-05T18:51:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![marley339](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/patreoncommunity/user_avatar/archive.patreoncommunity.com/marley339/32/2550_2.png) [@marley339](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/marley339)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 6:51pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/patreon-messages-or-emails-to-new-patrons/3066/1 "2018-10-05T18:51:45Z")

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I just launched my Patreon and have been responding to my first few patrons with Messages through the patreon platform. How do they see these? Do they get a notification? I think most of my patrons are totally new to Patreon. Maybe I should just email them instead.

thanks

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**Author:** ![steve](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/patreoncommunity/user_avatar/archive.patreoncommunity.com/steve/32/969_2.png) [@steve](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/steve)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/patreon-messages-or-emails-to-new-patrons/3066/2 "2018-10-05T19:08:51Z")

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I send each a welcome e-mail and follow up with a quick Bonjoro video ‘thank you!’

— Steve