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Voice typing in Patreon

Patreon runs on regular posts, and the reason creators lapse is that posting is writing. Hold a key and talk: Typally transcribes and types it into Patreon without you touching the keyboard.

We make Typally, so treat this as a vendor's guide. Where Patreon has a built-in option we say so, including when it is the better choice.
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In short

  • Patreon's own dictation: None. Posts, tier descriptions and messages are typed.
  • What Typally does instead: behaves like a keyboard, so it reaches parts of Patreon a built-in feature would not.
  • Best used for: patron posts and updates

Does Patreon have built-in dictation?

None. Posts, tier descriptions and messages are typed.

Why dictate in Patreon at all?

Patrons pay for a relationship maintained through updates. Missing a month is not a content problem, it is a writing problem, and creators who are makers rather than writers feel it hardest.

In practice people use it for: Patron posts and updates, tier descriptions, welcome messages, and replies to comments.

How to dictate in Patreon

Typally runs in the background and types into whatever window has focus, so there is nothing to install inside Patreon:

1

Set Typally up once

One install, one sign-in. Nothing else to configure.

2

Put the cursor in the Patreon field you are filling

Put the cursor in the field you are about to fill — Patreon decides where the text lands, not Typally.

3

Press and speak

Hold, talk, release. Long passages are fine.

4

Read it before you move on

Patreon's editor handles formatting inconsistently across post types. Dictate plain prose and format afterwards.

What Typally adds in Patreon

Typally types into the post editor, so a weekly update costs six minutes rather than an evening. Patrons subscribed to a person, and spoken updates keep the person visible in a way that carefully typed ones tend to hide. Missed posts are a writing problem, which is the problem this removes.

What this looks like in practice

A creator who had gone three months without posting starts speaking a weekly update instead of typing one. The updates take six minutes each, and the lapsed-patron rate stops climbing.

One habit that makes it work better

Dictate the update the way you would tell a friend what you have been working on. Patrons subscribed to a person, and formal writing hides the person.

What to watch out for in Patreon

Patreon's editor handles formatting inconsistently across post types. Dictate plain prose and format afterwards.

Frequently asked questions

Does Patreon have dictation?

No. Posts and descriptions are typed.

How often should I post?

Whatever you can sustain. The reason schedules slip is usually the writing effort, which is the part dictation changes.

Can I dictate tier descriptions?

Yes, and tiers described in plain language convert better than feature lists.

Try it in Patreon

There is a permanent free tier of 100 minutes a month. Pro costs $7.99/month and raises the limit.

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