We thought about using Spreadshirt for merchandise, but I haven't heard of Threadless, that's a new one to me. Merchandising can really help too I think. What I like about such services is that you don't have to handle any packing or shipping, and the produce the products ordered on the fly! It really keeps the process simple.
As for Patreon, yeah, I have my doubts, but we're going to see what happens I guess. We do have over 500 videos, so we've started adding the patreon links to cards and end screens. Luckily we get out patreon links cut off like so many others have. Google no longer allows channels who weren't previously monetized to use them, which I think is scandalous. First Google cuts off everyone's ad revenues, then tells them they can't use crowdfunding, not right.
Yeah that is what I like about those sites too all you have to do is place the custom design and just pretty much make sure the image is correct on it and such so it is set up good that is all. No expense stress on you and your custom item will always be there so is always a source of potential income!
I am thinking of joining threadless soon I do have a Zazzle shop open but Zazzle isn
t so good and so far I have next to no views on my stuff or purchases but is sorta my fault too for my lack of actually actively promoting my store. Lets just say I bit off more than I could chew right now and didn`t fully understand what needs to go into things like this ya really gotta promote,promote and that is something I am not so good at yet.Ah and that is good you know I never really bothered with end screen on youtube never used them are they similar to how outros of some videos are used? sounds like it since you can add links and such to videos. too bad though like you said google is taking away end screens and cards from people who already had them like us I mean wtf? is like adding salt to the wounds bad enough they removing all monetizing and now on top of that all the tools we could use to help with channel growth. It
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You should use ends screens and cards in as many videos as possible to promote your other videos. End screens have really proven themselves worthy for us. They can keep viewers on your channel longer, and they're great for promoting things like Patreon as well.
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Hm I see they are more useful than I thought hmm I should atleast test them out before google takes them away from us there is still a bit of time so I better use it.
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I don't think they're going to take them away. You can still use end screens even after monetization ends. It turns out it was just the ability to link to external sites they were doing away with. And even that rule seems to only apply to channels who weren't previously monetized, so you should be good.
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Well that is good news to hear. End screens have been on my mind a bunch lately I am gonna figure out how I wanna use them and start putting them at the end of my videos to start testing them.
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