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Tom Scott has a video talking about why he doesn't set up a patreon. My takeaway from that video: one sponsored video covers (for him) multiple months of good p
by Beldin 4y ago
Tom Scott has a video talking about why he doesn't set up a patreon. My takeaway from that video: one sponsored video covers (for him) multiple months of good patreon income. Given that paying / being paid impacts a relationship, he prefers to keep that for companies instead of changing the relationship with a significant portion of his audience.
- bkraz 4y agoIt's a good point. If YouTube were my day job, I'm not sure that I would turn down the significant money from sponsorships. If I didn't personally dislike ads so much, I'd probably have already done it. Patreon may not require a huge shift in viewer relationship: Only 1-2% of my viewers support me on Patreon, but even this provides more revenue than basic YouTube ads. The vast majority of viewers benefit from the generosity of the 1-2%, and everyone seems OK with this setup.