Let's Talk About Sponsored Videos
Added 2019-07-10 14:10:00 +0000 UTCHello all,
I wanted to just have a brief chat about sponsored videos. I'm probably going to be doing a few in the future, but wanted to talk to you all first to clarify a few things:
- No Patreon supported videos will ever be sponsored. If you've helped me buy a piece of kit to review then I don't think there should be any form of advertising on that video.
- These are typical YouTube sponsors, rather than coffee sponsors. Companies like Squarespace or Skillshare may want to work with me - I'm sure you've seen similar on other channels.
- I won't be taking money to review products. This was the point of the Patreon and this will not change. I'm regularly offered money to review various products and these will always be a blanket no.
The whole point of the Patreon is that this money isn't for me to keep, but for me to use for reviews. However, there are costs (outside of time) to running the channel at this point, and while I really enjoy doing it I don't want to get to the point where the financial side of it is a burden. I'd like to make things better here, and that costs money. I'm also going to keep looking at other ways to make this channel financially sustainable, outside of this, but I do want to be transparent about this stuff with you.
I'm more than happy to chat about this stuff with you, and it has taken me quite a while to reach this decision.
