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Should I Raise Funds for Season 9 of Coffee with The Celtfather?

  • Yes 7
  • No 2
  • 2021-07-28
  • 9 votes
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This has been sitting on my mind for a month. I'm having trouble making a decision on my own. So I'll ask you.

Season 9 of Coffee with The Celtfather returns next Thursday, August 5, 2021 at Noon Eastern. I'm getting all excited. I have 18 themes planned and everything. The show will stream on YouTube as usual. However, there is an option to open it up to MORE places.

A few years back, I used Restream.io to stream the show on YouTube, Twitter, and my Facebook page. I felt like a bunch of people popped in on Facebook. Now I even have a Twitch account, though I don't use it. I like reaching MORE places online when I can. Restream allows me to do that.

The problem was the cost. It costs $20 per month. That's not much. But I don't really make enough in tips or sales to really justify the extra expense. I don't need to do this. YouTube serves me well.

But...again, will I reach more fans by expanding the venues?

I thought of one way to pay for this--Kickstarter.

If my last Kickstarter was completed, I'd probably be all over it.  But alas, it's not. The Kickstarter won't be completed until this Fall. The album won't be out until next year. It sort of seems like bad form.

So my question is, if I started a small Kickstarter, one or two weeks long, to raise about $120, would you consider supporting season 9 of Coffee with The Celtfather.

What do you think?

Comments

Merideth Vaughn

...although you are welcome to put my monthly subscription in to pay for it!

Karen Carothers

Or just put it on Facebook? But there's a reason you preferred YouTube? Honestly, if it was me, I'd do whatever made the best sense financially and see about driving folks to that platform.

Marc Gunn, The Celtfather

Yeah. YouTube has a better retention rate. People who go there, stay there. They don't just drop in for a song. But that can also be an advantage for FB. But I prefer people who WANT to spend time there. I'm gonna go ahead sign up for one month and see.