Joe Budden Podcast walked away from a 2-year $44M but is making $1M a month on Patreon

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Everyday Struggle and This Year was Dope/Trash

was very good content. Joe a career .280 with 35 HRs type of creator
 

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I’ll never understand Patreon. You’re paying “creators” for an exclusive version of something they offer for free?

The only reason I watch shyt on YouTube is because it’s free entertainment. I’ve never come across content so good that it’s worth paying for. But at least podcasts don’t require any additional effort. Movie reactions need you to supply your own copy of the film, and sync it up the patreon commentary.
It’s like paying for companionship.



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I’ll never understand Patreon. You’re paying “creators” for an exclusive version of something they offer for free?

The only reason I watch shyt on YouTube is because it’s free entertainment. I’ve never come across content so good that it’s worth paying for. But at least podcasts don’t require any additional effort. Movie reactions need you to supply your own copy of the film, and sync it up the patreon commentary.
It’s like paying for companionship.



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It’s for fans to make sure the content creators are catering to them. So they don’t need to go to corporate sponsors.

Google (YouTube) changes their algorithm and revenue from there is not reliable
 

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The article never said they were making that from Spotify

The twitter account misinterpreted the article. They made $2 million per year at Spotify. After leaving Spotify, they almost signed a $44 million dollar deal with a new partner that would have required them to remove their youtube content.
 

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Budden didn't foresee this himself, but was very smart to put on Patreon. His fanbase are thirsty for insider gossip. Ish should be getting paid more, he really held it down once Rory & Mal left.
I remember it was looking a bit shaky after the Rory & Mal fallout. But Ish and Ice have definitely been holding it down. Ish definitely should be paid more. A lot of their viral moments have been due to the fact of him and Joe arguing or him arguing with someone else. Plus the addition of Marc Lamont Hill has greatly added to the conversations on serious topics
 

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The Patreon content isn’t on YouTube and it’s honestly their better content and discussions.

They had Mecca, formerly of Math Hoffa’s My Expert Opinion, on there yesterday. Funny episode and Mecca said it without saying it, what he thought of Math.
 
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