By Emilia Rose September 10, 2022
Not sure what to offer your subscribers as rewards? We got you!
Here are ten rewards that you can offer to your members:
- Early Access
If you could get early access to your favorite author’s books, would you? I would! This reward has been crazy-successful with many different authors across many different genres. Check out Shirtaloon to see how he drips chapters each week.
- Exclusive Paperbacks / Hardcovers
Want to grow your fan club and have fans excited to join your tiers? Offer exclusive paperback and hardback covers that your biggest fans need to have now! If you hop over to K Webster’s subscription, you can see how she does it.
- Custom Story
If you’re really looking for a way to grow, offering custom stories can be huge for you! Personally, I had this as a benefit in my $10 tier when I started and so many people were upping their pledges just so I could write a 1000-word story for them. See how Whatawhizzer uses custom short stories. (Beware, his subscription is NSFW)!
- NSFW Art
Love commissioning some sexy artwork? Why not share it with your biggest fans? This is an especially big deal if you write steamy romance or have elements of steam in your fiction. Katee Robert does a fantastic job with this.
- Comics
Comics have exploded in the past couple of years. If you’re a comic artist or have always wanted your book to become a graphic novel, you can add comics to your subscription. See how Jeph has grown to over 12,000 monthly subscribers!!
- Subscription Box
For all your merch-loving, book-box fanatics, you can offer book boxes. Yes, entire book boxes. This may be a bit of work to organize, but your subscribers will love it! EJ Frost offers book boxes in her highest tier.
- Exclusive Merch
Want your fans to rep your brand? Give them the option of subscribing to one of your tiers with merch benefits! See how Sian offers subscribers exclusive merch after they’ve been a member for a few months.
- Discounts
Exclusive discounts from my favorite author? SOLD! Give your supporters more ways to support you through discounts! Check out how Alexis drives her biggest fans to purchase items directly on her website.
- Audiobooks
You have a bunch of audiobook lovers, so why not add an audio tier to your subscription? You can even drop one chapter at a time as early access to your loyal followers and fans. Kate Rudolph shows you how to do it here.
- Special Mention
Who doesn’t want to see their name in the acknowledgments of their favorite author’s book?! A popular reward that many authors have implemented into their subscriptions is offering to put their readers’ names in their finished books. You can even top this off by sending them a free copy of it once it’s published! Check out Natalie’s subscription to see how it’s done.