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An Open and Honest Update
🕑 Added 2023-02-16 15:58:14 +0000 UTCHi Tinies!
Today I wanted to sit down and have an open and honest discussion with you about some stuff that I wasn't sure if I should even bring up or not. I love this community and in my past year of doing this on Patreon I've seen nothing but support and maturity from you all but I still hesitate to make this post because I also understand that my role here is mainly a transactional one. I make the videos and whatever is going on in my life is separate and I'm ok with that but I did want to shed some light on things for the sake of transparency. Don't worry, this all has a happy ending.
So my story from the start of this journey. I've been making giantess content for about a decade now, I started as GtsUnaware on youtube and have been making fun edits on and off since I learned how to edit videos. I always had dreams of making my own giantess videos with my own models and making a living from it, especially back then when my anxiety disorder made it hard for me to keep a job and I struggled financially to the point of living off of food banks to eat. I never went on welfare because of a weird pride thing, which in retrospect only made things even harder for me. I changed jobs often and lost jobs often, I changed interests every few months and went through many relationships but one thing I always came back to was creating giantess content. Like many of you, this niche fetish is part of me and always will be. Fast forward to 4 years ago and I managed to get myself a 6 figure sales career, which for someone who lived his whole life on minimum wage (or unemployed) was amazing! I still suffered from anxiety (and I always will) but I had learned to live with it enough to live a normal-ish life and things were good but I still had goals to make my own giantess videos, that dream never left me and November of 2021 (or somewhere around then) I was finally able to find a model to do so, YAY! Thank you Giantess Phoenix for saying yes.
I left my sales career in February 2022 because my anxiety got to a point I couldn't handle anymore and while looking for a new, less stressful job, I was making giantess content for fun and to stay somewhat productive. What I wasn't expecting was the insane growth of this Patreon channel during that time. It was growing fast, like in January I was making $80 from the people who had been supporting my Patreon for years, even though there was nothing extra here for them to see, just encouraging me to do more, and by the end of February it jumped to $500 and by May it reached enough to pay my bills, it still wasn't anywhere close to the income I made at my sales job but it was enough to get by doing what I enjoy and that was enough for me. Things looked like they were going really well. I was still trying to figure out how all this Patreon stuff worked so there were changes to pricing and how tiers worked and I was trying new things like video request tiers etc.. Things were good but I realized that I would need to take a step back and separate the fun edits from the content I shoot/direct/edit in-house and things haven't been the same since then. I no longer have consistent growth, it's ups and downs and that was fine with me because I've never been someone who cares that much about money, I was able to pay my bills and hire the models so I continued making the content. Everything was good, I even started making fun edits again on a separate Deviantart account simply because I missed making and sharing them.
2023 has been less kind, the income has been less consistent and my bills have been piling up so I even decided I had to monetize the 2nd Deviantart account, even after I said I would never do that, which I thought very long and very hard about before doing. Again making less money didn't really bother me, I work, play videogames, and listen to audiobooks, not exactly an expensive lifestyle but the tighter budget started to affect my life by falling behind on bills, being late on rent, and most importantly how often I could bring in Giantess Jade to do video shoots.
I'm sure many of you have noticed a slowdown in uploads. It used to be 2 or 3 a week and now It's more like 1 video every 10 days, well this is why. I've had trouble keeping up with the costs of making the content which of course means less content overall which means fewer new or staying patrons and that has been a slow spiraling decline from January to now.
So what am I going to do about it? I identified the problem which was that I needed more income to afford the costs, so at first, I monetized the 2nd Deviantart account hoping that would even things out but although it does help a bit it's not really solving my problem so I made a new plan.
Soon I am going back to my old office job. Something I'm actually excited about because I missed the people and the atmosphere but this will also solve the problem I've been faced with for the past few months. This will mean will have the means to hire the giantess models more often and make more Giantess content. It also means I'll finally be able to invest in the things I've been wanting to do for this channel for a long time like get a VR camera, more models, get software for better editing, and more. Things I just haven't been able to afford due to living on a strict and inconsistent budget.
So will my being at work from 9 to 5 slow down the upload pace even further? Nope! the opposite. At first, you likely won't see much of a difference as I build up my sales pipeline and catch up on some bills I've been kinda sorta neglecting. I'll still be making videos regular basis but when I'm ready I will hire and train an editor to replicate my style so that I can begin streamlining the process and making even more content more often and flooding this channel with new videos again like it was before and I can focus on making it as high quality as possible.
This past year has been more than I ever expected, I had the opportunity to make a living doing something I truly enjoyed while also giving me time to focus on and help my anxiety and I can't thank you all enough for allowing me to do this. You all have supported something I thought was only a dream for so long and I'm honored and blessed to have been able to do this, it honestly blows my mind. I may be going back to work but the journey isn't over, this is only the next step. I will continue making content and investing in this community so I can improve the quality and quantity of the content and even add new types of videos like VR. This is only the beginning and I'm extremely optimistic about what the future holds for us!
Thank you for taking this journey with me, I'm excited to continue walking this path with you.
oh, and P.S. New video will be ready by Tomorrow or Saturday morning (EST time) and I'm trying some new POV angles in it that I hope you'll like :)
See you soon tinies!
Comments
Micro Studios
And I appreciate you being here
redyellow
You rule, dude. Keep at it! We appreciate what you do for us.
Micro Studios
I like the idea and actually did recently start tagging all the videos based on their length/tier but then realized that there is a search option on the front page specifically to do that so I reverted those changes. On the front page where it says "latest posts" click on the "tier" option and choose your tier. It will then filter the page for you. Also don't forget that you have access to all videos below said tier as well.
D
Thank you I appreciate an in depth answer. Also do you think you could tag the length of your videos. In case someone changes tiers it'd make them easier to find.
Micro Studios
Um no not really. I used to be more open to that idea but people often sent me videos that were actually insanely hard to edit and it would take me all day to track a 10 second clip. If you're referring to specific scenarios with giantess Jade when we shoot videos then by all means voice your suggestions and I'll try to incorporate that if/when possible if it's fitting to the stuff I'm ok with doing. You're part of this community and your opinion matters so I always want to hear it while leaving myself the freedom to do or not do something as per my own preferences. Sorry this was kind of a long and convoluted answer for something that could have just been yes or no LoL
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Do you do commissions?
Micro Studios
I appreciate that a lot. I'm really hoping to be able to take all of this content to the next level. Like I've said in the past I'm happy with the progress I've made but I have an idea of how I want it to look in my mind and soon I will hopefully be able to push past the financial limitations to start making those a reality
T Taylor
i’ve been around since your gtsunaware days and let me just say it is amazing to see how far you’ve come. when you started making content i was glad to see your return and how you evolved. i’m glad things are going well for you now, can’t wait to see what you produce.
