Hi All.
Recently I've accepted a sponsorship deal with Gamer Supps, a powdered 'gamer' energy drink company, they also make those 'waifu cups'.
As Patreon supporters, you are directly contributing to the continued success of all channels and projects, because of that I am accountable to you, so I'd like to briefly cover why I took this sponsorship, how it will effect content, and give you the chance to voice any issues you may have. I will read any and all messages, and if this proves an unpopular choices, I will reassess once the sponsorship segment finishes, this is not a forever deal.
The channels Hayes, Plays, Says and Replays, along with the twitch channel, have grown substantially, and I get daily emails from companies wanting me to push products, from NFT's, Crypto currency, those Scottish land titles, subscription wine services, mobile rpg's, mobile AFK games, mental health counselling services, banking apps, even gold selling websites.
I have never been against taking sponsorships, however I needed to know I was taking the RIGHT ones, so to make filtering these emails easy, I set myself 2 rules for accepting sponsorships:
1 - I must personally use the product frequently.
2 - It must be a product I feel has value to the audience.
Your support has allowed me to stick FIRMLY to these two rules, and turn down untold numbers of sponsorship deals, and I will keep sticking to them, no matter what.
This is a product I use, and feel is high enough quality to work with.
As for content changes, Gamer Supps have not demanded the hard sell, no 60 second unskippable ads here, I made sure of that. They have asked I mention the product every few videos, which I feel is fair, but I will also upload an ad free version of any vid for ALL tiers of Patreon supporters.
You will see links appear in YouTube video descriptions, a twitch panel appear, and a GS graphic appear infrequently in the corner during Twitch streams.
I hope you can understand my reasons for working with Gamer Supps, I will read all feedback and make the best choices for you, for me, and for the future of the channel.
If you do want to try the product, there's a decent free sample pack, and code 'Josh' gets you 10% off anything.
Thanks, Josh :)