The site is in desperate financial need (more about that below), so I've been thinking about reviving my Patreon page but first wanted to see how much support I'd get (thanks to Supercool for reminding me). That can be found here:
https://www.patreon.com/davidauchampachThe Patreon page is still up, and people can still become Patreons, but I currently don't keep it up to date like I use to, I don't announce it, and I obviously haven't done my part to make it worth pledging to...but that's going to change and is changing.
What would it take to get you guys to Pledge?
There are already some really good perks for Pledging but I can definitely add more. The $25 Pledge has this: "What Do I Work On? Your input will help determine what I invest my time into working on." but I'd prioritize this more, and give these users more of a say in what features I add and what I fix. The $50 Pledge has this: "1 Hour of My Time Monthly. I'll hang out with you online for 1 hour a month gaming, chatting, etc." and I'll prioritize this. I could also have a monthly stream session where I play a specific game with a bunch of Pledgers of a certain tier each month.
Another possibility is adding services to this site that are only accessible to users that Pledge. The server is utilizing 80% of its disk space but it rarely utilizes more than 50% of its RAM or CPU, which means this is untapped resources. I could add features and services to the site that would be exclusive to certain tiers, which could include:
-YouTube Video or Playlist Downloader / MP3 Downloader (no limits)
-Install an AI model like an LLM or image generation model
-Your own game server (much higher tier)
Let me know if any of these ideas interest anyone and if anyone would be willing to Pledge. Tell me what it would take to get you guys to Pledge. I'm open to honesty.
I could even make a deal that if my development slows down, you can pull the plug on your Pledges but as long as I continue to fix and add things on a weekly basis, you keep your Pledges up.
The site has not been profitable in a long time and I've probably lost $1000s over the past couple of years because of the site. I've made a lot cost reductions over the past couple of years but it still hurts me financially and continues to do so with the recent Google thing.
I'm too passionate about this site to close it down, and I've been on my wife's bad side for quite a while due to the financial burden that this site has placed on our marriage, which is why I'm so desperate for some financial support.For more information, questions or feedback, and for the full details on the Google Adsense situation, go to this thread:
https://www.vizzed.com/boards/thread.php?id=106186
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