A stack of tools. A pile of bills. Zero connection between them.
Most artists end up duct-taping a website builder, an email tool, a link-in-bio page, and a sales platform together. It works... until it doesn’t.
The cost of the stack
| Tool | What it does | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|
| Squarespace | Website | $16/mo |
| Mailchimp | Email (4,000 contacts) | $80/mo |
| Linktree Pro | Link-in-bio | $8/mo |
| Patreon | 10% of $1,500 in membershipsa cut of your income | $150/mo |
| Bandcamp | 15% of $1,000 in salesa cut of your income | $150/mo |
| Fees on money your fans already paid you | $300/mo | |
| Total | ~$404/mo | |
Illustrative for an everyday working artist... a few thousand on the email list, a few hundred paying fans, modest monthly sales. Pricing is real; the usage is an example. The point holds at any size: most of the bill isn’t the subscriptions... it’s the cut Patreon and Bandcamp take off money your fans already paid you. And it scales up as you grow.
Or just use Sleeve
or $13/mo billed annually
Everything included. Website, email, link-in-bio, releases, memberships, fan management. 0% platform fee on sales.
What you lose with the stack
Nothing talks to each other. Email contacts and site visitors are separate worlds. Sales data lives in Bandcamp, fans live in Mailchimp, traffic lives in Squarespace. You spend more time maintaining tools than making music.
- A new fan finds your Squarespace site... but your email signup is on Mailchimp, so it’s a separate flow
- Someone buys your album on Bandcamp... but they’re not on your mailing list
- You post a link in your Linktree... but it goes to another platform, not your own page
- You want to see which fans are most engaged... but the data is spread across four dashboards
What you get with Sleeve
One login. One fan list. Site visitors become email subscribers become paying members. Everything connected by default.
- One site that replaces your website builder, with your custom domain
- Built-in email that replaces your newsletter tool, growing from the same page fans visit
- A real link-in-bio that isn’t just buttons... it’s your actual page with music, posts, and signups
- Releases + direct sales with 0% platform fee, replacing Bandcamp’s 15% rake
- Memberships for ongoing fan support, built right into your home
- One fan list that grows automatically as people visit, follow, buy, and subscribe... and it’s yours. Export anytime, no lock-in
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Last updated: July 3, 2026