TL;DR: Run three tiers — entry $1-3 (volume/recognition), core $5-15 (primary revenue: exclusives, early access, behind-scenes), premium $25-100+ (superfans: access, calls, goods). Most revenue lands in the middle; premium converts 5-10% of patrons at outsized value. Audience-to-patron conversion runs 0.5-2% (YouTube), 1-3% (podcasts), 2-5% (newsletters/blogs), 5-15% (Twitch). A 5,000-listener...