Getting Enough Followers for Donations

[Jason76]

To get get donations to make a living from - it's a long haul. Well, on the positive, 1 percent of 100,000 likes, email subscribers etc. is 1,000 - so even asking a 1 dollar a month donation - would land you, well, $1,000 a month! However, getting 100,000 followers is very tough for the short-term and somewhat for the long - especially when banks are concerned.

What is your strategy?

Oh, of course, we are assuming the list is highly targeted! 🙂

News-Flash: This guy did it with a lot less followers - cool:

https://blog.patreon.com/youtube-and-patreon-suede

 

[overcast]

I never managed to get a single patreon. I may have to change things on my art instagram account. I don't how to learn this commission art and also other similar patreon type programs. Where do you usually learn about how to promote yourself for patreon etc?

 

[Jason76]

I never managed to get a single patreon. I may have to change things on my art instagram account. I don't how to learn this commission art and also other similar patreon type programs. Where do you usually learn about how to promote yourself for patreon etc?

How much traffic are you getting to your page?

 

[overcast]

I didn't check. I may have to check that. I do get like 20 or so likes random on account though.

 

[Katrina]

I was reading an article yesterday that only 2% of the people using Patreon only make above minimum wage. Those are sad statistics.

 

[Jason76]

I was reading an article yesterday that only 2% of the people using Patreon only make above minimum wage. Those are sad statistics.

You have to put real money and time forward on it - just like a business. I mean, that art guy I mentioned on here has at least 100,000 YouTube followers and the ukulele one (making around $4,000 a month) has a half a million or million.

Nonetheless, this jazz drums teacher, not sure of his online income - has only 20,000 YT followers.

 

[Katrina]

It all reminds me of the people who send in money to the religious preachers who say they can do great things with that cash! They're good at appealing to peoples' heartstrings and have the charisma to get people to keep watching them and that builds a type of relationship.

If you're really interested in earning money this way, you probably have to take notes on the steps that the successful ones have gone through as well as the wording that they use.

I mean, think about it, what causes people to want to give money to other people? They care enough to want to give. Make your viewers care.

 

[Jason76]

It all reminds me of the people who send in money to the religious preachers who say they can do great things with that cash! They're good at appealing to peoples' heartstrings and have the charisma to get people to keep watching them and that builds a type of relationship.

If you're really interested in earning money this way, you probably have to take notes on the steps that the successful ones have gone through as well as the wording that they use.

I mean, think about it, what causes people to want to give money to other people? They care enough to want to give. Make your viewers care.

Well, preachers are telling lies, a good Patreon page will provide a real service. In other words, certain stuff on your page, can be made off-limits unless you pay.

 

[Katrina]

Well, preachers are telling lies, a good Patreon page will provide a real service. In other words, certain stuff on your page, can be made off-limits unless you pay.

There are a lot of liars out there that preach. But some do good things with the money.

Having off-limit parts of your site means you have to get those people to want to see it. It has to be worth their time and money. What would you offer that appeals to them?

 

[Jason76]

Well, preachers are telling lies, a good Patreon page will provide a real service. In other words, certain stuff on your page, can be made off-limits unless you pay.

There are a lot of liars out there that preach. But some do good things with the money.

Having off-limit parts of your site means you have to get those people to want to see it. It has to be worth their time and money. What would you offer that appeals to them?

Certain advanced lessons appealing to a certain percentage of viewers.

 

[Jason76]

Having off-limit parts of your site means you have to get those people to want to see it. It has to be worth their time and money. What would you offer that appeals to them?

Certain odd-time ((5/4) (7/4) etc..) drum lessons that advanced students would particularly want.

 

[Katrina]

Having off-limit parts of your site means you have to get those people to want to see it. It has to be worth their time and money. What would you offer that appeals to them?

Certain odd-time ((5/4) (7/4) etc..) drum lessons that advanced students would particularly want.

Do you have little teaser videos for those?

 

[Jason76]

Having off-limit parts of your site means you have to get those people to want to see it. It has to be worth their time and money. What would you offer that appeals to them?

Certain odd-time ((5/4) (7/4) etc..) drum lessons that advanced students would particularly want.

Do you have little teaser videos for those?

I don't do videos. I simply don't have the equipment - and don't like making instruction vids anyway.

 

[Jay]

I think it's more about creating emotionally engaging content that will drive your audience to donate in the first place. Quality over quantity will always prove more profitable in the long haul.

 

[Jason76]

A problem is that "selling with a donation option" isn't really a donation.

I think it's more about creating emotionally engaging content that will drive your audience to donate in the first place. Quality over quantity will always prove more profitable in the long haul.

Even with awesome content, unless you hide some (available upon donation), the numbers (subscriber count) have to be way high to get anyone to donate.

 

[Jay]

Even with awesome content, unless you hide some (available upon donation), the numbers (subscriber count) have to be way high to get anyone to donate.

Completely true, but more often people will donate simply to show support for your hard work. There are numerous ways to make money from your website via advertisements, product offerings, memberships, etc. However I feel that using donations as a personal income stream is wrong, ultimately I think all donations should be recycled for the betterment of the website, content, and user experience! In my personal experience with donations, my objective was to use money gained from the generosity of others to leverage a better overall experience for all.

 

[Jason76]

Even with awesome content, unless you hide some (available upon donation), the numbers (subscriber count) have to be way high to get anyone to donate.

Completely true, but more often people will donate simply to show support for your hard work. There are numerous ways to make money from your website via advertisements, product offerings, memberships, etc. However I feel that using donations as a personal income stream is wrong, ultimately I think all donations should be recycled for the betterment of the website, content, and user experience! In my personal experience with donations, my objective was to use money gained from the generosity of others to leverage a better overall experience for all.

Well, Patreon is about patrons - not donations - though it might be called donations by the Patreon page owner. Anyway, donations is a bit misleading and wrong in that instance.

 

[Ravenfreak]

It definitely comes down to hard work and dedication. You put effort into your projects and people enjoy those projects, a few people will be willing to donate and become a Patreon. I am a Patreon subscriber for two of my favorite Youtubers, because they take the time and dedication to provide their subscribers with entertainment. Plus, on one of the channels you get access to a podcast to hear behind the scenes stuff, and the content creators even mention my own fan group based around their content during some of the podcasts. (And the money is used towards their work, to pay for hotel expenses, gas, etc.)

 

[Jason76]

Well, I was thinking of charging $7 - instead of $1. Using the $7 thing, I can surely make around $300/mo - at the least, with 20,000 followers - according to a Patreon blog article.