Guide
How to switch your membership to annual billing
Fret Science memberships are billed through Patreon, so the switch from monthly to annual happens on Patreon's site rather than on this one. That's why it's hard to find. It takes about a minute.
What annual costs
Annual billing costs 25% less than twelve monthly payments, paid once a year:
| Tier | Twelve monthly payments | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Silver | $84 | $63 |
| Gold | $240 | $180 |
| Platinum | $720 | $540 |
Every dollar of the annual payment becomes course credit, the same as your monthly payments do.
The steps, on a computer
- Go to patreon.com and sign in.
- Click your name or picture in the bottom-left corner, then choose Settings.
- Click Memberships.
- Find Fret Science in the list and click it.
- Under Billing frequency, choose the option to switch to annual.
- Patreon shows a checkout page with the annual price. Look it over and confirm.
That's it. Your membership carries on as before, now billed once a year.
If your screen looks different
Patreon has two versions of its membership settings. If you don't see the steps above, try this route instead:
- Click your profile picture and choose Manage memberships.
- Click Edit next to Fret Science.
- On the checkout page, choose Annual and click Update.
On an iPhone or iPad
Patreon's iPhone and iPad app doesn't offer annual billing. Open Safari (or any web browser), go to patreon.com, sign in, and follow the steps above.
Good to know
- You're charged the annual price when you switch, and the membership renews a year later. Patreon shows the renewal date on your membership page.
- You can't switch back to monthly partway through the year. If you'd rather go back to monthly, turn off auto-renewal and rejoin on a monthly plan when the year is up.
Still stuck?
Send me a message and tell me where you got stuck. I'll walk you through it.