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That's probably similar to a lot of people. It seems like a lot of the people I've watched for years on YouTube have started significantly cutting down on the l

by dx87 6y ago

That's probably similar to a lot of people. It seems like a lot of the people I've watched for years on YouTube have started significantly cutting down on the length of their videos, usually sub 10 minutes, and making the full video available on patreon. It's like YouTube is just a way to get a foot in the door because it's the biggest platform, and they ditch it as soon as they can.

bkraz 6y ago
Yes. To clarify, I post all of my content on YT for free, and Patrons help pay for it if they choose. This model seems to make everyone happy.
- adanto6840 6y ago
  That's awesome, not only for you but I especially applaud those who pay for your content. As a game developer it makes me wonder if there's a viable & addressable market there, to work on a single game "long-term" without feeling the crunch from Steam/reviews/etc.
  - jetrink 6y ago
    Dwarf Fortress has been crowd funded since before Patreon existed and now has a Patreon page. I'm not sure you'd call it a total success though as the creators lived frugal lives for a long time in order to survive off the donations.
  - georgebonnr 6y ago
    best example I can think of! https://www.patreon.com/bay12games https://www.patreon.com/bay12games
  - elliekelly 6y ago
    There seem to be some developers who make mod content for games who do well on Patreon. Edit: I also just realized I know of a game developer on Patreon for a game that hasn’t been released yet. It seems he (and presumably his team) earn $40k/month: https://www.patreon.com/alexmasse https://www.patreon.com/alexmasse
    - ionwake 6y ago
      I just want to know how paralives got interest in the first place - did they get big on Kickstarter or Patreon first ?
- geerlingguy 6y ago
  This is the model this boat builder (https://sampsonboat.co.uk/ https://sampsonboat.co.uk/) is using and it's definitely a win-win for creator and audience, IMO.
- chongli 6y ago
  I love that you continue to treat your channel as a hobby. The fact that you only post things you find interesting keeps the quality extremely high. There aren’t enough hobbyists around these days. I’m so glad I discovered your channel!
Obi_Juan_Kenobi 6y ago
Who is gating full videos? All I've seen is Patreon as a gratis or else early video releases. I'm not doubting it exists, but it must be in some niche I'm not aware of. I'm interested to see how that might work.

by dx87 6y ago

bkraz 6y ago

Yes. To clarify, I post all of my content on YT for free, and Patrons help pay for it if they choose. This model seems to make everyone happy.

adanto6840 6y ago
That's awesome, not only for you but I especially applaud those who pay for your content. As a game developer it makes me wonder if there's a viable & addressable market there, to work on a single game "long-term" without feeling the crunch from Steam/reviews/etc.
- jetrink 6y ago
  Dwarf Fortress has been crowd funded since before Patreon existed and now has a Patreon page. I'm not sure you'd call it a total success though as the creators lived frugal lives for a long time in order to survive off the donations.
- georgebonnr 6y ago
  best example I can think of! https://www.patreon.com/bay12games https://www.patreon.com/bay12games
- elliekelly 6y ago
  There seem to be some developers who make mod content for games who do well on Patreon. Edit: I also just realized I know of a game developer on Patreon for a game that hasn’t been released yet. It seems he (and presumably his team) earn $40k/month: https://www.patreon.com/alexmasse https://www.patreon.com/alexmasse
  - ionwake 6y ago
    I just want to know how paralives got interest in the first place - did they get big on Kickstarter or Patreon first ?
geerlingguy 6y ago
This is the model this boat builder (https://sampsonboat.co.uk/ https://sampsonboat.co.uk/) is using and it's definitely a win-win for creator and audience, IMO.
chongli 6y ago
I love that you continue to treat your channel as a hobby. The fact that you only post things you find interesting keeps the quality extremely high. There aren’t enough hobbyists around these days. I’m so glad I discovered your channel!

Obi_Juan_Kenobi 6y ago

Who is gating full videos? All I've seen is Patreon as a gratis or else early video releases. I'm not doubting it exists, but it must be in some niche I'm not aware of. I'm interested to see how that might work.