Re:Bootstrapping 10er, a Patreon-similar service for Danish ...
by PopeDotNinja on Friday January 04, 2019 @08:21AM
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That's an interesting idea. I watch videos, and I don't mind videos that promote their Patreon page and/or other member exclusive benefits. They are free to make videos how ever they like, but I wonder is promoting member exclusive content actually undermines their success.
For example, in this SciShow video => https://youtu.be/fsS6d4byK4A?t=143
- make free content, get free viewers
- promote Patreon to viewers, get patrons
- promote premium content to free viewers, alienate free viewers
- lose free viewers, shrink pool of potential patrons
I guess some pitches are more invasive than others.
Re:Bootstrapping 10er, a Patreon-similar service for Danish ...
by glandium on Friday January 04, 2019 @08:42AM
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Here's a counter example: https://m.youtube.com/user/Dogen
He does what could be described as stand up comedy around the japanese language.
And his patreon has comprehensive japanese pronunciation and intonation lessons. https://www.patreon.com/dogen
They're different but related things with different but overlapping audience.
I guess people are more likely to become patrons if there's some reward, and Patreon wants to encourage growth. But in doing so they are creating an environment where there's an expectation that we, the creators, spend precious time making special, walled-off content when the whole point of my needing Patreon is because my content is free. Besides the irony of the situation, I'm too busy also making content for other social media in order to promote my work. Please make it stop!