Expanding the Weebcast and Idea for Change in Reward Tiers (Patreon)
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I want to preface this post by saying that right now, these are JUST ideas. You guys are the reason I can keep doing what I love for a living, and I want to make sure you're happy with any changes to my patreon platform before I roll forward with them.
So I've been thinking a lot about my reward tiers on here lately. I have a lot of fun doing the videos that you guys request, but the fact of the matter is that it takes a lot of time and energy to make a fully-edited mother's basement video, and most weeks I find it easier to be energized by things I'm currently passionate about.
The net result of that is, while I do plan on getting all of your requests done, they end up sitting on the backburner for a while as new ideas pop into my head and (increasingly as the channel grows in popularity) new offers come along for fun sponsorship deals. and if I'm being honest, the more suggestions come in, the more intimidating that backlog gets, and the more likely I am to focus on a different project and save the suggestions for later when I'm low on ideas.
But recently Digibro handed over the reins of the weebcast to me, and that changes things a little. With the weebcast, I have a platform for content that can be produced more quickly, but still appeals to the same audience as my regular videos. Plus it has more potential for interactions with you guys.
basically, in addition to the seasonal weebcast, I want to do a weekly one where a few guests and I talk about a show or relevant topic and then briefly discuss our weeks - little bit friendcast, little bit mangapod. In light of that, I'm thinking about restructuring my reward tiers around weebcast stuff. It would look something like this:
$15 - suggest an anime/topic to cover on the weebcast. If your suggestion is voted in (assuming you have a good microphone) you get to introduce the anime to us and talk for a bit at the start of the podcast. Potentially, you can also be part of a full podcast, but that would have to be at the discretion of me and the other hosts because having good chemistry is VERY important for a talk show.
$80 - (limit 1-3, not sure how many. gonna have to play it by ear) Guest spot on a special monthly "State of the Basement" weebcast where, instead of talking about anime, we go over my videos for the last month and talk about our lives.
(people who win the votes at the 20 and 150$ tiers could also potentially join this cast)
$150 (limit 1) - demand I cover a show/topic on the weebcast! and of course you get to introduce it, or potentially join me in talking about it (again, dependent on your mic quality and our broadcast chemistry.).
limits for all shows would be the first 13 episodes except in special circumstances (mainly if I've already seen it) to make sure that I can actually keep up .
All other reward tiers would stay the same.
Again, these are all hypothetical, but I think I'd be able to more consistently deliver on them, and honestly I think this level of interaction would be more fun for all of us.
That is just my opinion though, and the reason I'm posting this here in the first place is because I want to hear yours! What do you guys think? if you want to keep the reward tiers as they are, then that's what we'll do! it's ultimately your call.
Also, I think this goes without saying, but I will 100% follow through on every previous submitted request, even if the reward tiers change.