Doing this kind of work completely without sponsors isn't easy but I love the freedom to just create stuff whenever I like with no checks or over bearing deadlines by a big corporation. It's also nice to not have to interrupt the content and make it flow the whole way through.
YouTube Memberships absolutely helps a bunch with piles of youse in there! It's also extra content that I love making and is best suited to be not on my front page and a part of a fun little "clubhouse" of sorts.
But YouTube Memberships isn't a fun cheap clubhouse, everything is advertised on my videos tab along with main uploads and worse it's even recommended to people as they scroll through content. It looks awful to see my videos tab and to see the majority of content isn't available unless you pay or to be constantly teased with stuff you're missing out on.
In short, I hate it and I think it's more damaging to my channel than a positive.
I'm sorry for those who've dipped in to suss the weird snack videos I'm doing and occasional Frank (I honestly film every interesting thing she does, every scrap goes to the end of videos 😂. Frank does nothing). I honestly have no idea how to cancel a Membership thing so if it's heckin messy well... that's why.
I'm still making the same amount of extra content as normal but it will only be on Floatplane.com. I've been on Floatplane for like 3 years now and I adore it, it's a TINY video hosting platform owned by tech enthusiasts who have built it themselves. I get support when I need it, they listen to features as creators think of them and I have all the control I need.
You can even select what specific channel of mine you want to get notifications on and I can even "silently" upload ie no notifications no matter what.
So Memberships is getting the boot, if YouTube fixes it and actually gives my business control over how it outwardly faces the world then I'd happily open it up again. It's just a safer bet to walk away for now.
The world is cooked, people are paid nothing but charged a premium for stuff we can't even own so I get that $2.80/month is almost 3X the price of $1 Memberships. $2.80 is as cheap as I can make it, I take $1 and the rest is to make the site run which is what it costs to have zero ads or sponsors with awesome support from a tiny team. So no worries about jumping over, this post is more of a heads up/apology for folks who are either a Member or were looking to be one.
It's my job to heave out content to pay the bills and it's why DankPods has finally gotten a real camera set up so I can start to make them more efficiently and hopefully more than once a week. So many epic Temu/Ali/Wish finds to get through like, "oh no" levels. Also we are overdue for a Cashies trip 👀
Big read I know, this was ALMOST a video but I'd rather do fun stuff like open a smart phone designed for 3 year olds or something. I'll leave memberships running for a few more days if theres a vid you haven't seen yet but then she's gone m8.
But lastly a big thanks for watching, honestly just watching and interacting with my vids does HEAPS so a big thanks to everyone for helping out. Floatplane or not!
TLDR
Memberships ruins my videos tab and recommendations to people. Memberships is going away. Floatplane is where my extra content lives. The mess is coming.
Frank not only says nothing but she also DOES nothing. It's why Frank content is so few and far between, one time I went 2 weeks without seeing Frank once.
Sup ladies and dinguses! Just a quick membership plug! $1/month like the old days but now with NEW content from both me AND Frank! I've been looking at American snack foods and Frank reviewed an Egg. She did okay, could have said more.
All of my channels Membership extras (plus stuff youtube won't let me upload 👀) are all on Floatplane too but if you wanna see Frank lick an egg over and over then $1 and you're all set 👌. (Pictured below is Frank licking an egg)
DankPods
DankPods
Hey Dinguses!
So... YouTube Memberships sucks.
Doing this kind of work completely without sponsors isn't easy but I love the freedom to just create stuff whenever I like with no checks or over bearing deadlines by a big corporation. It's also nice to not have to interrupt the content and make it flow the whole way through.
YouTube Memberships absolutely helps a bunch with piles of youse in there! It's also extra content that I love making and is best suited to be not on my front page and a part of a fun little "clubhouse" of sorts.
But YouTube Memberships isn't a fun cheap clubhouse, everything is advertised on my videos tab along with main uploads and worse it's even recommended to people as they scroll through content. It looks awful to see my videos tab and to see the majority of content isn't available unless you pay or to be constantly teased with stuff you're missing out on.
In short, I hate it and I think it's more damaging to my channel than a positive.
I'm sorry for those who've dipped in to suss the weird snack videos I'm doing and occasional Frank (I honestly film every interesting thing she does, every scrap goes to the end of videos 😂. Frank does nothing). I honestly have no idea how to cancel a Membership thing so if it's heckin messy well... that's why.
I'm still making the same amount of extra content as normal but it will only be on Floatplane.com. I've been on Floatplane for like 3 years now and I adore it, it's a TINY video hosting platform owned by tech enthusiasts who have built it themselves. I get support when I need it, they listen to features as creators think of them and I have all the control I need.
You can even select what specific channel of mine you want to get notifications on and I can even "silently" upload ie no notifications no matter what.
So Memberships is getting the boot, if YouTube fixes it and actually gives my business control over how it outwardly faces the world then I'd happily open it up again. It's just a safer bet to walk away for now.
The world is cooked, people are paid nothing but charged a premium for stuff we can't even own so I get that $2.80/month is almost 3X the price of $1 Memberships. $2.80 is as cheap as I can make it, I take $1 and the rest is to make the site run which is what it costs to have zero ads or sponsors with awesome support from a tiny team. So no worries about jumping over, this post is more of a heads up/apology for folks who are either a Member or were looking to be one.
It's my job to heave out content to pay the bills and it's why DankPods has finally gotten a real camera set up so I can start to make them more efficiently and hopefully more than once a week. So many epic Temu/Ali/Wish finds to get through like, "oh no" levels. Also we are overdue for a Cashies trip 👀
Big read I know, this was ALMOST a video but I'd rather do fun stuff like open a smart phone designed for 3 year olds or something. I'll leave memberships running for a few more days if theres a vid you haven't seen yet but then she's gone m8.
But lastly a big thanks for watching, honestly just watching and interacting with my vids does HEAPS so a big thanks to everyone for helping out. Floatplane or not!
TLDR
Memberships ruins my videos tab and recommendations to people.
Memberships is going away.
Floatplane is where my extra content lives.
The mess is coming.
Frank not only says nothing but she also DOES nothing. It's why Frank content is so few and far between, one time I went 2 weeks without seeing Frank once.
Floatplane Link if curious:
www.floatplane.com/channel/TheTrashNetwork/home
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DankPods
Sup ladies and dinguses! Just a quick membership plug! $1/month like the old days but now with NEW content from both me AND Frank! I've been looking at American snack foods and Frank reviewed an Egg. She did okay, could have said more.
All of my channels Membership extras (plus stuff youtube won't let me upload 👀) are all on Floatplane too but if you wanna see Frank lick an egg over and over then $1 and you're all set 👌. (Pictured below is Frank licking an egg)
Frank says nothing 🥚🐍
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