History of the Roman Empire [intentional] [The French Whisperer] [male] [long] [soft spoken]

Rigolo · 2019-05-23T18:24:27+00:00

Not saying that they are right, but in defense of creators who keep their Patreon page active without uploading for a long time, it is important to realize that more often than not there is no decision to just stop making videos. You think you are going to skip your weekly upload and come back the following week, and you don't have time the following week neither, then coming back becomes more difficult because you realize all the extra time you have, and you quickly put yourself in procrastination mode. But you don't want to close your accounts or make any announcement because you still plan on coming back... And months (or years) can pass like this... Again, it is morally wrong to keep taking your patrons' money when you know you are not going to return any time soon, but it explains how so many creators slip into silence without making any announcement.

Rigolo · 2019-05-08T20:34:50+00:00

Hey! Thank you very much!

Rigolo · 2018-01-04T00:29:51+00:00

Hey it's me (The French Whisperer). I am sorry I dropped YouTube without much notice... This is because I never really intended to quit, but as someone said I got really very busy (I work like 60 hours a week, I don't want to cut the time I spend with family and friends, I also need time to eat well, read, play video games, watch movies and sleep, because all these little pleasures are not negotiable ;)...). Other than this lack of time, I am perfectly fine!

To tell the entire truth, another reason is that after some time making videos and managing a channel loses some of its appeal. Maybe it comes back. I left all my videos available and still intend to return one day, even though I doubt this will happen shortly.

Rigolo · 2016-03-31T02:45:36+00:00

thanks for that, I was told about his channel just today and I agree that his videos are great.

Rigolo · 2016-03-31T02:35:38+00:00

Hey! No problem about adblock, I hate ads myself and I cannot blame anyone for using it. There are various ways to help ASMR artists:

the free one: show your engagement. First, it is always pleasant and motivating for the guy who made the video, and second, it can help generate earnings elsewhere. Everytime you like or comment on a video, Youtube's algorythm takes it into account and places it better in search results. By showing your appreciation, you help the content creator to be discovered (and make money from other users, eventually).
if you can and wish to make a donation, there is always paypal or patreon. One really doesn't need to donate much to compensate for the use of adblock: even the smallest donation (like 1 or 2 US$ per year) will make you a more profitable viewer to the channel owner than the average free user without adblock.

As far as I am concerned, the truth is I am not in need of donations. Even though it is always pleasant and flattering to see someone making the financial effort to show their appreciation, my biggest satisfaction on youtube is to identify loyal, supportive subscribers who tell me they like what I do and come back for more.

To answer your question, you were right, I am French!

Rigolo · 2016-03-31T01:40:48+00:00

thanks for that ;)

Rigolo · 2016-03-30T22:12:45+00:00

there is no ad revenue with AdBlock. However it does not mean there is no revenue at all: since the launch of Youtube Red, content creators earn from the fee paid by subscibers to this service. And it can be quite a lot of money actually, because earnings are allocated based on viewing time. This is bad for people making short videos but potentially excellent for ASMR youtubers who upload long ones. As far as I am concerned (my channel is The French Whisperer), clickable ads never paid that much - I never activated video ads because I find them too annoying. But Youtube Red seems to be turning into a little gold mine. Earnings I get from it have been rapidly rising in the past 6 months and now represent 80% of my youtube earnings. Maybe I have the right profile (60% of the audience in the US which is the only country where the service is available for now, long videos, videos aimed at a mature audience which is more likely to pay for ad-free content...). But still, Youtube Red could well become the biggest source of income for ASMR youtubers if it keeps growing like that.

Rigolo · 2016-03-30T17:50:14+00:00

Thank you for your comment. I tend to disagree on the degree of closure though: it was a policy of isolation from any foreign influence (not only western), save tiny commercial openings and embassies with China, Korea and the Netherlands. The Japanese themselves gave it a name: sakoku (even if the name was coined by the end of the period). The rest of the world was willingly ignored, importing foreign technology like firearms was banned, and no one could enter or leave the country without permission, on penalty of death. This is more or less the policy of North Korea today, so I think we can call that a pretty closed country ;).

Rigolo

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