More For You...Less For YouTube

Now Playing = Early Premieres + Exclusives On Substack

PHOTO BY BEN HERSHEY ON UNSPLASH

For those in need of some “good” news, here’s something I’d to share and spotlight: Yesterday I posted a new “early premiere” here on Substack. Hims + Thems #4, an SFW montage, is now available to all Substack subscribers and visitors…before it goes live on YouTube later today.

“Early premieres” are part of a plan to breathe some fresh life into my creative flow and, hopefully, kickstart my struggling YouTube channel again.

Since November, I’ve been making two videos a day on average.
One for YouTube. One for Substack. Not every day, but most days.
It might sound like a lot, but I love making them. Love, love, love.

The problem is that while my Substack continues growing—at a slow-but-steady rate—my YouTube channel’s growth has stalled and its revenue and traffic have flatlined.

Loyal fans, followers, and friends—you/they are the best!—are still showing up and watching. But new subscribers and viewers are few and far between. If something doesn’t change, the channel could easily slip into dreaded "dead channel" territory.

And I really, really don’t want that to happen. Despite my many issues with YouTube as a company and platform, I’m so proud of the channel’s success. For a small creator like myself, to get over 5M views and 14K subscribers in less than a year is amazing!

So, to shake things up, I’m slowing things down over on YouTube and shifting even more of my time and energy over to Substack. Why? Well, not only does SS give me fewer headaches, but it’s growing and is a lot more fun too.

So, I’m going to start releasing at least one video a day on Substack.
I plan to alternate between NSFW and SFW videos:

• NSFW videos will be paywalled—a benefit to the paid subscribers and supporters who keep me and my work grooving and moving. Exclusively on Substack.

• SFW videos will premiere on Substack—for both free and paid subscribers—a day before it goes live on YouTube. See them on Substack first…with exclusive bonus content.

From my POV, it’s a simple, win-win solution.

You get more exclusive content and early access, and I get to focus on the platform that makes creating and connecting with you such a joy.

If you like this new plan, let me know.

And, for the full Collide Press “experience,” please check out the full blog. Because not every post gets emailed. The site allows me the flexibility to post more without spamming anyone. Or trying not to.

As always, your encouragement and support are appreciated.

Thanks for reading and subscribing!
Clint

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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

• Guided Meditation for Inner Peace (The Ecstatic Self) 📺

• YouTube Is A Game, These Are The Cheat Codes (MagnatesMedia) 📺

• How Tag Warner Became CEO Of Gay Times at 24 (All Out with Jon Dean) 📺

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ON THIS DAY

BIRTHDAYS = HIGHLIGHTS

• 1860 = Edward Perry Warren = American art collector and curator 🌈

• 1911 = Gypsy Rose Lee = American actor, dancer, and author

• 1912 = José Ferrer = Puerto Rican-American actor and director

• 1926 = Kerwin Mathews = American actor 🌈

• 1933 = Charles Osgood = American soldier and journalist

• 1935 = Elvis Presley = American singer and actor

• 1937 = Shirley Bassey = Welsh singer

• 1942 = Gilbert Passmore = British artist (Gilbert & George) 🌈

• 1947 = David Bowie = British singer-songwriter and actor 🌈

• 1957 = Nacho Duato = Spanish dancer and choreographer 🌈

• 1987 = Cynthia Erivo = British actor and singer 🌈

EVENTS = HIGHLIGHTS

• 1790 = George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in NYC.

• 1835 = US President Andrew Jackson announces a celebratory dinner after having reduced the United States national debt to zero for the only time.

• 1978 = Harvey Milk is sworn in as a member of the SF Board of Supervisors.

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PHOTOS + QUOTES OF THE DAY

The truth is of course is that there is no journey.
We are arriving and departing all at the same time.”
David Bowie

“I'm always amazed that people take what I say seriously.
I don't even take what I am seriously.”
David Bowie