Update about the future of this page and important questions for you. Please read! (Patreon)
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Okay so as you've all noticed, I've been pretty slow with updates on here lately. I've listed reasons in the past (YouTube being icky, having tons of commissions and trying to balance that and YouTube, etc). In all honesty (and I hope it doesn't come off as whining), it's been pretty hard to just churn out multiple songs almost every week for these platforms. And with the YouTube taking a nosedive again for who knows what reason, my motivation to continue content on there is dwindling.
I'm not planning on stopping, but I may need to spend less time on that channel. BUT then comes an issue. Not uploading there means less income from there and more importantly, less income from here. I never make a deal about money, but this is my job for now unless commissions truly take off. So I have a question for you guys:
How would you feel if I sometimes charged for a new full fledged original, even if it wasn't going to be a video on youtube? It would still be a weekly thing and all the other rewards would be intact. I'd just be charging for the song instead of a YouTube video. And if I don't upload anything, you still won't be charged.
This also raises the exclusivity for a bit. Because it wouldn't be released to YouTube for viewers at the start (although I'd probably put them up on stores with a timed release window in mind). The only issue that comes from this is the fact I'd eventually use some of these originals to make video content for youtube. But then would you be fine with me charging for those too? I'm not sure if that's super fair. So maybe if that were to happen, I'd try finding an alternative for all of you (unless you're right with a paid post for the editing and commentary of a video for a song you may already have?)
Anyways, be comepletely honest and tell me what you think. Positives and Criticisms! For the record, this probably won't be as severe as you think. I still want to upload to YouTube as much as I can (as long as I'm feeling like I can put effort it). This is mostly for when I can't get something out in time.