Hello everyone!
I would like to officially announce that I have a Patreon page as well as a new Twitter account.
As for why I've decided to do this, please keep in mind that I have a life outside of Reddit, and it's a very busy one at that. I have a full-time (stressful) job, I have a wife and all the responsibilities that go along with that, I've just started to go back to school to get my next degree, etc. And all the while, I'm spending hours and hours of all my days off to find and prepare new content, and to finish the researching stage for my book so that I can start banging out some chapters. Despite it being my favorite hobby, it was pointed out to me recently that, well... it's sort of become my second job. So I figured that if anyone out there should choose to give back in some small way, it wouldn't hurt to set up a way for them to do that. Even if I only see $1, it's a dollar I'm eternally grateful for.
I've been reluctant to set up a page for a while now, as the thought of accepting donations has always kind of irked me somehow. But I've been giving it some thought, and I felt there were a few advantages I couldn't ignore.
It lets me create a central hub for content from all of my history subs
It (and the Twitter) will be very useful in putting out updates related to my history subs and the history book I'm (still) working on
In addition to the plenty of appreciative private and public messages I've been receiving from all of you, this is another potential form of support from the community, and it's also a strong incentive to keep me focused on my goals (eg. more varied content and publishing the book)
This does not mean my daily posts will be hidden behind a paywall. I will still post the same daily content I do every day. Any content that I post exclusively for patrons will be extra, that's all.
In addition, I've created four tiers for rewards, and I've tried to come up with incentives that would make it worth your while to donate. I hope you are as excited to see some of this new content as I am to employ it! Please see the Patreon page for details.
I will also be doing more video updates. I'm hoping I'll get better at this. I get shy in front of the camera, as I'm sure is painfully obvious in my welcome video (sorry). Either way, both Twitter and the Patreon should be getting fairly regular video updates in some form, so please stay tuned!
And, as always, if you have any feedback, I'm all ears!
No pressure at all for any of this, of course. But to anyone who chooses to be a patron, thank you!
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