From the archives. I was just in a mood today. I do have prints of this available.
So, I’m working on stuff for Electric Blue today. There are several people I’m looking to directly contact for animation and content for the company. Keep in mind, these are semi-professional, world famous creators thanks to NewGrounds and YouTube. And money is a big deal to them, because when you’re doing creative things on the internet, you need money for things like food, rent, and internet to make those cool videos. We have people who want to pay these guys for new videos. Here’s the problem. We have no business contact info for them. But they all have Patreon, which has no business contact info for these creators.
Welcome to the enigma of YouTube and crowdfunding. If you have no business contact info, you can’t be contacted by someone who wants to do business. I have my contact info right at the top of the page in the header. Look up top. See? But if I go to something like YouTube or Patreon, it becomes harder to find contact info. I’ve encountered bogus e-mails, wild goose chases through Twitter and other social media, and if they do have a professional web site, the obvious thing missing is how to contact them for business, like a phone number.
For example, someone put money in my hand for this, and I gave it to them. No web site required.
And then there’s the enigma with crowdfunding. I’d rather actually put product in your hand for money, than just beg you for money. That’s why I have an Etsy account at https://www.etsy.com/shop/FetishArtistGallery
Patreon does make some sense for video content in progress, but seriously is backfiring. Frederator studios experimented with Patreon and crowdfunding to make Bee and Puppycat. While pilot episodes were a hit, they failed to generate the large sum of cash needed to pay for the content.
So what is crowdfunding good for? When you have a great idea that you want to put in the hands of your fans in exchange for money. Blue Blood did this with the California Death Rock book. The folks at Menage A 3 use it to do print runs of their hard copy comic books. But there is a huge risk that comes with this, and these crowd funding sites take a chunk of your money away from the artists you love.
If there’s a big project coming up, like a calendar, or a book. I’d like to do, crowdfunding may be in order. However, given the general response I get on the web in general. I’m still a little shy about that.
Dungeon Net
Hogspy
