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Whereas AvE has been so successful on Patreon that he just bought a 5 axis CNC Mill[1]. He does let you watch the videos a week early if you're a Patron though.
by jowsie 8y ago
Whereas AvE has been so successful on Patreon that he just bought a 5 axis CNC Mill[1]. He does let you watch the videos a week early if you're a Patron though.
Another YouTuber in the same kind of section, This Old Tony, announced he'd start a Patreon a week or so ago, and is already over 1000 Patrons[2]. He is offering no benefit other than supporting the videos he was already making.
These are just the 2 more recent ones that come to mind, but there are a lot of YouTubers making a living from Patreon without sacrificing what the 'non-paying' viewers get.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4c4BqhhJW4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4c4BqhhJW4
[2] https://www.patreon.com/thisoldtony https://www.patreon.com/thisoldtony
- walterbell 8y agoHow do people manage access control for videos? Self-hosting for patrons then public on youtube?
- otras 8y agoIn AvE's case, it's an unlisted YouTube video that is embedded and linked to from his Patreon page, then a publicly listed YouTube video for the regular release.
- VonGallifrey 8y agoI am supporting several interesting YouTubers on Patreon that offer early access and they just post the link to the unlisted YouTube Video to their Patreon Feed. Technically there is no access control other then that YouTube links are not easily guessable. It is probably not a huge concern for these YouTubers if there are a few people who see the video early when they are not supposed to.
- jowsie 8y agoIt's worth noting this isn't the best method of doing it. Some people like to make personal YouTube playlists, and they like to include, or sometimes specifically add Patreon reward unlisted videos to their playlists. They then forget to list their playlist as private, meaning it's discoverable via a youtube search.