Yea; my experiences, as a reader, the things I would expect of an author would be;
1. Make good use of the author note section in each chapter to highlight your new Patreon.
2. Have a good steady release cycle!!
3. Have a reasonable tiered system that all gives access to early-release chapters. I'd suggest something like 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 dollars tiers, where all tiers give access to all early release chapters, but higher tiers give extra stuff, e.g. give patreon donor the possibility to name a character, monthly meeting with author, access to artwork, acknowledgements on chapter releases, etc.
3a. You could make a limited time offer of 50-100 $1 tier.
4. Accept that it takes time to build a fan base and gather Patrons. I was the first patreon of @Spade (author of Origin Seeker), and now, through his own sheer effort he has risen to 12 patrons over a month and around 30+ releases later.
5. Encourage your readers to like/favourite each chapter released, as this will build up your ranking on the Favorites ranking list, thus gathering more readers, and thereby more potential patrons.
6. Encourage your readers to leave a constructive review.
7. Engage with your readers in the comment section, but do not make polls and notice chapters unless absolutely necessary (e.g., going on hiatus). Nothing annoys me more than getting excited about a new chapter only to be let down with a notice announcing something that could have be said in the author section of the chapter.
8. There are 2 author sections for chapters, use the top one to warn readers of content and aknowledgements. The bottom one for shameless requests for reviews, likes, and Patreon ads.
9. Use your patreon feed to tease chapters, daily life, and so on. Theres a community section in Patreon, use it with the knowledge that the readers on Patreon are your top fans, and a more invested in your story than regular ones on ScribbleHub.
10. Use patreon to enable readers to get ahead of the standard release. I'd suggest having something like 5-10 chapters in backlog for this.
11. I'd suggest going with a monthly payment system on Patreon, instead of chapters, as this makes it more manageable for readers to plan their economy.
12. Be upfront with your readers on how many chapters/words they can expect each month, and make sure to keep your promise.
Here are some other stuff I notice a few newbie authors do;
11. Don't insert author notes in clear text in the middle of the story. Your can link author notes or other explanations with a footnote instead (not really relevant to your question, but I thought I might as well throw it in here).
