Thank you for sharing this perspective! I'll have to go buy some plans, if only to help support you from not needing to try corporate sponsorship again. Let's all do more to support each other, instead of propping up big companies. :)
I watch your videos quite a bit these days, you come across as one having integrity. It started when I looked for dovetail jointing videos. No laud rock guitar music or over existed commentary. Just watched your dads workshop tours ect. Really enjoyed them. Your accent is little like two of my cousins who now live in Canada but were born in Germany. Honesty always stands the test of time.
You might wanna look into Makita. They have battery chainsaws that can be operated with one hand, which will come in handy a lot of times. Hitachi makes them too, but they are way more expensive. At least where I live, I don't know about the US. And Hitachi has, as far as I know, the biggest cordless framing nailer on the market. Millwaukee intodruced some really impressive stuff as well. You can find a video on the RR Buildings channel. The powertools are not that expensive. What is expensive are the batterys and chargers. So you are more or lesse bonded to a brand once you started with it. If you plan on travelling with your tools or taking them to job sites, Makita and Festool are worth a look. They come in systainers with is so handy when being on the road.
I forgot to mention that Metabos come in systainers as well. And I have seen hitachi systainers once. The Samurai Carpenter painted all his Makita tools black. He got kinda angry with Makita, but I don't know what happened.
Fit and finish is great with Bosch. You just don't want to put their tools down. But it sucks that they use different batteries for their blue professional tools and outdoor tools. The 36V range again uses differnet batteries than the 18V. For this reason alone I chose Makita instead. Their 18V battery poweres everything, and for 36V you just plug in two batteries. Their tools are not as nice, the handles suck, but endless power with the brushless ones.
I have 13 Dewalt tools and they're all solid. To me this video is more about corporate bs. Also weather you go Dewalt Milwaukee Makita Bosch or metabo they'll all perform about as well.
Appreciate you taking responsibility for your part and not giving a one sided jaded story. Interesting how I will continue to watch your videos and at the same time my view of Dewalt just turned for the worse. Thanks for another humble yet informative video.
Sorry to hear about the bad experience. I know you don’t like Patreon, but the good thing about it is that the payment can be recurring unlike a one time purchase of some plans. I know John wasn’t happy with his Patreon (that 1% video), but at least I feel better giving him a few bucks a month for all of the hard work put into the videos.
actually, depends on how you count 1%. He doesn't have 1% of subs, that's for sure, but people hit the sub button willy nilly. He probably does have 1% of fans that follow him regularly (and that number is quite a bit smaller than subscribers)
Every little bit adds up. Patreon is easy, low management. Most people using it aren't typically searching for content but instead using it as a means to directly support the creators they like. It's not ideal in terms of how many YT subs actually become Patrons, but the list continues to grow for most creators and there are no strings attached aside from Patreon's cut (which is fair imo). RUclips is also trial testing sponsorships with a few handpicked channels on this platform. Hopefully that will become a feature for everyone in the near future.
My little channel gets 0.4% subscriber conversion to Patreon supporter. Fortunately, youtube is just a hobby for me. But I suspect it would take a helluva lot of marketing and other non-fun stuff to turn it onto a real income, rather than just partially offsetting the cost of making the videos.
I used to support John through Patreon but then he got very strange and hostile in his videos and commentary about safety so I removed my backing and actually un-subscribed and stopped watching him.
The drill is actually a pretty good fit for me, but I use the smaller batteries and this makes it much more maneuverable. Sorry to hear how this turned out for you. Keep on being your straight-shooting self, that's what your viewers love and keep coming back for.
It's nice to see that the world is not just about advertising. The big companies are trying to fill our entire life with their commercials. One aspect of it is to make people believe that ads are necessary and unavoidable and they are the only way to support certain creative individuals. Good to know that it's not true.
Years ago I worked for a large general contractor and they painted everything red, trucks, cranes, excavators, dump trucks, service trucks... they did zero advertising but everybody knew their name. DeWalt tools did the same thing with the yellow plastic. Personally I think DeWalt is one notch above Black & Decker in quality. I've used them a lot over the last 25 years but I would personally not own any of them.
Sorry to hear that you got sucked up into the "corporate vaccuum." As a carpenter I gave up on DeWalt years ago, I primarily use Makita products. When what you do matters, use the best. BTW, I really enjoy and appreciate the effort and quality of your videos. True craftsmen persevere as I'm sure you will do. Much respect and best regards.
I'll never buy another dewalt tool. I purchased a cordless set as it was on sale consisting of a drill, jigsaw, recip saw, circular saw and an impact driver. Right out of the box the drill chuck had a wobble in it. The set used NiCd batteries that lasted no time between charges..ie: one rip on a 4x8 sheet of plywood with the circular saw and the battery was dead. Then I bought the Lithium ion 20V conversion kit and it's a little better but not by much. DeWalt cordless is fine for weekend projects as the batteries decide when it's time for a beer and that turns out to be quite frequent and then you end up getting nothing done because you're just too damn drunk to do it! My advice is this: If you want to get any serious work done don't buy DeWalt
It's interesting to hear a follow up story, I've got a couple of DeWalt battery tools, but no drilling equipment. I prefer a veriety of tools to test myself, different strengths & weaknesses
Not a Dewalt fanboy, I have mostly Makita, but I recently bought a miter saw and was very happy with it, plus was surprised to find it was made in USA. Looking at a Dewalt planer now.
I watched one of your videos about building a bed weeks or months ago and I looked at the plans on your website. I intend to buy the plans but I’m just waiting until I’m actually ready to build the bed. The Dewalt sponsorship doesn’t bother me a bit. But I think that you are probably correct in your analysis.
If they truly supported you they wouldn't judge you over something so petty. Keep up the good work. Owned dewalts since I started my buissness can't say a bad thing about them. Never had to rebuy a tool
AVE did a video about this chainsaw. The thing that holds the blade base to the chassis isn't strong enough, so the blade flexes out of the plane of the gear pulling the chain... if I understood him correctly.
It's really interesting to hear your experiences and reflection on this. Makes me wonder whether some of the other channels I watch, who have stuck with sponsorship, are maybe just trapped in an abusive relationship with their sponsor. My own experience of brand-specific sponsorship is similar to yours - my channel is fairly small, but I was approached directly by the manufacturer of a not-too-well-known brand of audio equipment - they started off talking about providing free samples for me to review, but the conversation quickly turned into them paying me fixed amounts to say only nice things about their products, and to help them game the Amazon review system. I backed out of that but I lost money on it - I've had other brands approach me since, but now I just politely turn them down. Reviewing things for retailers (not the brand manufacturers) has gone a little better, I'd say. Seems like those are sometimes OK with the review being balanced and containing a mix of praise and criticism.
So if you were upset with Dewalt why did you buy the Dewalt battery chainsaw over the Stihl or perhaps the Milwaukee? I'm looking for a battery chainsaw myself and have not decided which to pick.
What a nasty situation. First, it's youtube, then it's sponsors who made the original approach. Hang in there. I'll browse your plans when I'm at that stage in my present workshop reno. I really love that you're joining up with John. Hang in there, we love you both.
IMO, the #1 most important thing is you are honest about things.(ex- tool reviews).You have never come across to me as a dishonest person,so I thank you for that.
So many once good content creators have gone down that path, and it only hurts them imho. The whole RUclips as a primary income thing is such a disgusting animal. I think the content was better years ago, before people made creating videos a career. I liked your older content better, though I'm still a loyal supporter. You haven't gone down the rabbit hole like April Wilkerson, Concord carpenter, Wranglestar, and king of Random, just to name a few. So many channels have sacrificed quantity for quality.
Let it will be a lesson, but we don't condemn you (perhaps not everything). Your work inspires many people on creative process and we are grateful to you.
When he says sales he means the plans he sells to the tools he builds himself from scratch like his bandsaw and so many others like the blower he made and again so many others. He sells the plans to his builds. From taking on a sponsor he then lost a significant amount of sales of his plans on how to build the tools. It’s not actually patreon he mentioned that he realizes it was like patreon because he feels a lot of his viewers buy his plans not because they need or want the plans but because Matthias doesn’t have a patreon as far as I know so the alternative way to support him on his channel is to purchase his plans. Whether or not he or anyone else that does it like Matthias did is running a sponsored video he is still providing excellent content full of information. Nothing in this world is free and if you are good at something why should you do it for free. I’ve learned a lot from Matthias and several other excellent creators and builders that willingly share there knowledge through RUclips. This kind of information wasn’t so readily available as it is now and the knowledge that is shared on RUclips grows every day. I personally cannot afford to give money to every RUclips creator but selfishly enjoy and learn from what information they willingly provide. If they can do it and do it sponsored, they deserve it. The amount of time hard work and patience it takes to put out these videos is more than just a full time job. I bust my ass everyday working for mine and I would never do it for free. Not one person can say they work for free so stop being hypocritical. It sucks that he lost on sales of his plans and it sucks that the sponsorship didn’t go well. I wish Matthias the best and I hope things turn back around for him and I hope that any possible future sponsorships work out the way they should and benefit him as they should. You think that posting your life or skills in any trade on a network such as RUclips is easy and nothing but pressing record I challenge you who are saying the stupid petty shit to do it yourself. Do it while working your day to day everyday to get by and do it for years because that’s usually how long it takes to get enough followers and views to make anything substantial enough to even think about being a RUclipsr full time. And if you fail you will realize that it is not just pressing record that it is hard work and clearly to much for you if you fail. If you succeed then you will also know how hard it is and you are not the person in the comments dogging the creators and you are not who this message is for. Sorry for the short story people I don’t normally comment at all or get into the bullshit that goes back and forth in the comments and I ain’t doing that now. I just think maybe some of the viewers that had thought negatively maybe because of what someone else had to say or even the people that had to say something negative that maybe I can open your mind to another point of view and maybe you can respect these creators for the knowledge and entertainment they share and you enjoy. Instead of looking down on a man for trying to work for his money through entertainment and teaching. You know the same thing teachers in school get paid for or teachers in trade schools or even entertainers on television and in movies. P.S. Love the videos Matthias, thanks for sharing.
Sorry you had to experience that. I gotta admit that I've a bit of bug up my arse about DeWalt myself. Their stuff is nice but way over priced. I started my woodworking business with the cheapest of the cheap (ToolShop and Performax from Menards and Central Machinery from Harbor Freight) because it was all I could afford. I used all of the tricks to get going like turning a cheap circular saw into a table saw. As I made money, I bought better, but I still don't see myself buying DeWalt anytime soon. There's always something just as good that's cheaper. Performax has actually proven to be a pretty decent brand most of the time and I've so far never gone wrong with WEN as an upgrade. I'll take a WEN over a DeWalt any day and save ~20% to boot. I think the only DeWalt I have in my shop is some phillips driver bits someone else gave me. :)
I work in a similar field. I built props and puppets for commercials. I end up frequently having that kind of experience whenever I work with corporate entities. I’m at the point where I just want to deal with private clients and no corporations ever again. Too little humanity in the process, too much hassle.
I agree with the people. Just defile them. Paint them bright colours. Then nobody will ever know they were made by DeWalt, and you'll be left with ordinary brightly coloured less than ergonomic tools.
I know this is an older video, but it's always crazy how sponsorships work for content creators. You win some you lose some on BOTH fronts, and it sucks. The terms and conditions are always weird, or they try and pay you less, or you have to do weird videos, or stick to certain scripts or timings, etc. Then your viewers either call you a sellout for trying to "make it" and post annoying or even hateful things in your comments sections which just turns off other viewers, and like in your case, you get less merchandising sales, which can make up a LOT of your "youtube money." I've seen a fair number of youtubes get sponsors that don't really make much or any sense for their channel, and I've seen others get really good ones, and it seems almost a toss up which person makes it out okay with their sponsorship working or not. I've seen some woodworking or craftsmanship style channels that feel like they're literally selling products in every video, and they do amazing! All while other channels try and get a little sponsorship, only to lose out in the end for seemingly no reason. I guess it's probably how you develop your community? In your case you have SO MANY diy, best interest, best cost style videos, so your community is a bunch of people who want the best option for someone trying to diy, and not be "sold" something, whereas if your channel had always had the mentality of selling tools, products, sponsorships, testing tools, etc, you'd have made out like a bandit on the sponsorship with MORE sales from your affiliate links than you'd ever make without the "free" tools. I've seen this a lot in the gaming community where someone tries to play a sponsored game, get some money, feel like they're finally "really" getting paid for their passion, only to have people straight up unsubscribe and me incredibly rude, over something they could just not watch and wait for more content.
3:37 ... They used to call that Bosch the "Fox Tail" saw ... my wife bought me one at 25 ort 30 years ago .. and I've used it a LOT and it still runs fine! :)
I've been a Makita guy since the mid 1990's and I have no intention of changing. They just make great tools. I still use pre-year 2000 9.6 volt battery tools. You get what you pay for. Matthias, this video is a little "out-there" for you; Stick to projects. I admired your videos when you focused more on projects and less on things like this.
I'm sorry about your hit, I understand you need to do whatever you have to do. So a sponsorship doesn't really bother me. I love your content and your craft!
Looks like the biggest lesson to be taken from this, is people are giving you money out of pity instead of out of value. They are not going to keep doing that forever and eventually the lesson had to be learned.
I would not call it pity at all. If you want to support a musician you buy their music. If you want to support a skilled craftsman you buy their wares. Wandel has provided me with hours of entertainment and instruction. Throwing him some cash is the least I could do.
If you see people are buying your plans as a way to support you and not because they want the plans then give up on the sponserships, if you think they make you look like a sellout, and join a service like Patreon or Maker Support. Let your customers support you directly, avoid the worry of being seen as a sellout, and you can have more contact/interaction with your viewers. You could even set up rewards for viewers who can support you at specific price levels - such as a private live stream Q&A every month for viewers who support $2 or more a month. Perhaps one week early access to videos you will later post on RUclips. A free building plan every month for $5 or more per month. What ever you think would be useful to your viewers.
Did Ya Learn your Lesson on doing Business.... You can't just do your own thing and expect to get PAID... Thats why there are terms in a contract Dude!! Hahahahahahahahahahaha
Good one Doood perpetual motion ! That's exactly what Dewalts face said ... Hahahahahahahaha !!! Won the battle but to short sighted to win the war because they have people like you running their business like you little insight, less empathy. Seriously how many people will not purchase from them now and was it really worth the chump ass fiddy cents of tools. Somewhere in the back of the minds of many... They will flinch before picking up another yellow tool... That slight of hand, is a Kodak moment..Hah .Elementary psychobabble iconic card they did not count on. "Lesson on doing Business NO MORE " I hope the guy w/ Dewalt gets more training as he lost lots of Dinnero for them congrats. Companies like this count in the quarter pennies not like you and me. Little looser guys can make a big splash, even if harm was not meant. A fat Yellow cow can stand dormant for some time without hay. but it to must eat at some point so milkers like you can suckle... there goes the nickel raze you should have got while some Winner gets that bonus and step up for the great job of winning the war but losing the battle. You can't just do your own thing and expect to get PAID .... Caveat emptor.
It is to easy for people to pick up on the Negatives of life. Positives. Are what should be the main focus. Meaning you started a RUclips Channel became popular enough that people kept watching. ( Subscriptions / Patreon ) You got some free tools, not to bad ( you use them or not, unimportant ). You are commercial in your own self worth. ( $$$$ ) Meaning you have a RUclips Channel and you make money. ( Patreon/ Adsense ). And you make money selling Plans of self build projects. ( $$$$ ) Seems to many people forget how small they really are on the grand scale of things. Your a nice guy and you present well, but never look a gifted horse in the mouth as the saying goes be happy for any Positives that come your way. From a Negative point of view. Do not say or complain if things you do turn bad ( You Win Some You Lose Some )
S A I know you’re trying to be witty, but if you watched the video the you would know he was talking about electric tools and electric tools such as chain saws come in corded and cordless...
Dude(yes...I wrote 'dude')..I feel really bad for you...I know this is an older video, but I always liked your "style" or lack thereof ...I hope things are going better now...I just noticed this and you and John got something going it seems...you two should design something together and collaborate...not another bandsaw...maybe another(very nice) table saw build....
It's not that people think you don't need income, it's that when they see a sponsored video, they figure that you're no longer unbiased. Your reputation is built entirely on the fact that you make everything that you use, and when you purchase tools, they're either old or cheap. It drives animus from people when you take money in exchange for changing your message. I doubt anyone considered what your income is when they stopped buying plans. They thought you sold them out. Same thing with John. Your product is either your knowledge or your viewers. You're selling your knowledge, or, you're selling your viewers to dewalt. Your viewers retaliated because they became the product and not the customer.
To hell with Dewalt! I wouldn’t say this if only one tool from them were faulty, but the last three batteries were complete garbage, the work lights base is completely cracked on 4 of the 5 lights, the drill has an odd angle to the head unit when drilling through wood (maybe a worn bushing) the chainsaws are unreliable... the list goes on with them, I would also understand this if the tools were 5 or even 10 years old but these are less than a year and were given as gifts! Dewalts even replaced the lights and battery packs but the replacements even broke! The plastic they’re using is just shitty, literally plain garbage! To brittle for any life expectancies to even exceed 6 months. DeWalt is only good for cheap tool presents that sit in a garage that doesn’t ever open the doors. Highly pissed about their junk. I’d buy Kobalt or Ryobi before Dewalt any day now that I’ve actually used their products.
What made you do a video without their final approval before releasing it? What were you thinking? Violating your contract for any motive will not cause you to be rewarded. Then to hear you say that you even considered contacting DeWalt to ask them for another tool. Glad you came to your senses, and purchased your own tool. For those who are telling you , in so many words, that it is OK to violate a contract, may they remember this when a contract they have instituted is violated. I hope they are as generous when the shoe is on the other foot! Always remember, the bigger the company, shrewdness and one-upmanship are the keys of the day. The Legal Department is purely looking at the contractual aspect. DeWalt is BIG BUSINESS, and if you are going to seek sponsorship, then prepare yourself to understand how the BIG BOYS operate, so that the experience will be profitable for both you and the sponsor, and not just the sponsor. Put your thinking cap on and step up your game.
I don't get the drop in sales. It makes sense that a shop needs equipment. If you can get new equipment for "free" in exchange for an honest review then why wouldn't you? It wouldn't stop me from making a purchase.
Losing money means that you lose money you already got. Selling less doesnt mean you lose money irl. Thats the same scam ensurance use to manipulate people why the monthly costs go up. If you normally make 10 milj and then all of a sudden you make 8 milj doesnt mean you lost 2 milj
They're not bad, but they are for the price. Dewalt is falling behind in price-to-performance. That whole saying, "you're paying for the name" rings true with Dewalt, imo. I like Klein Tools and Milwaukee more these days. The only thing keeping Dewalt alive are construction cults and they're all going to die from Chromium-6 cancers in a few years, making those of us with brains, the only builders left.
DeWalt can make their own advertisements as far as I'm concerned. I've turned down a few sponsorships already - smelled like trouble from the start. Thanks for sharing your experience!
James Biggar I never got approached for any sponsorship. Especially not the major brands. I asked Dewalt, Bosch, Milwaukee, Triton and Ryobi. They wouldn’t even sponsor a single drill. So I gave up on them. I don’t get it though. If I was them, I would send every damn RUclipsr my stuff for free, just so that it is out there. A 100$ drill costs them maybe 30$, so if only one viewer buys their products in the future it would be worth it for them.
James Biggar Or you could just skip a sponsored video and not act like a saint. You see sponsored stuff everywhere without any mentions. Wranglerstar had this same problem with DeWalt sponsorship. People are people.
Max Maker+ In the metal working community Banggood has been doing just that, sending tools to the more prominent you tubers, so far their policy seems to be not pre approving any of the videos and they have been getting a lot of free air time.
You're probably my oldest subscription in YT and one of the things I like most about you, is not being bound by sponsored scripts. I stopped watching all YT channels that started going from their own ideas, to promoting equipment. If I want to watch a commercial, I have TV and all relevant websites. So, although I'm odd by nature and not the best example, maybe, a lot more people think the same way...
Jose Silveira, I'm like you and we both may be odd if it's odd to not want to watch commercials on YT. I used to religiously watch Laney Shaughnessy until he got in with a CNC company and started pushing their products. Just looked at his website and it doesn't look like it's been updated since 2014 as it's still listing the Wirligig Wars from that year.
Just fucking avoid the hassle, go the AvE route and sink or swim based on your own merit. I'm not here to watch commercials for beds, tools, learning programs, Ford, Chevy, games or whatever else the advertisers want to burn into my limited brain space. I'm here for your content, I thumb up, subscribe and comment if I like something. Which is nearly every video you produce. Not this one, this is just bitching about failing to account for timing, cost and repercussions. Nice teaser about throwing a chainsaw... Just post that video and don't use shitty slow-mo or reenactments.
Jon Anderson so you just want free content as if your entitled to it, gotcha. And heaven forbid a creator put up a video you don't want to watch, on their god damn advice channel. Fuck off, you're not of any value to the channel, and "sinking and swimming based on your own merit" includes being popular enough to get sponsored you ass. The AvE rout? Ah yes, have a great paying regular job that covers most of the expenses with horrid production quality and minimal time investment, totally something that EVERYONE can do. You do know that he ran ads on his vids, and the reason he started a paetron was because the ad revenue dried up? What the fuck do you think an ad is? It's sponsorship you moron. Oooo, you thumb up subscribe and comment, how much money and from where does that provide a creator? Fuck all, that's what. I bet you don't tip at restaurants either, cause the servers should "sink or swim based on their own merit" eh?
idk why you would do that. Most if not all RUclipsrs that i see still do what they want and how they want it, they just mention the product theyre using. Even channels like Colin Furze, or the sling shot channel that do make specific things for sponsors, they always build something great and with their own flair. Colin makes giant robots and Jorge makes sweet Viking shields and weapons powered by rubber and air. Don't stop supporting someone for talking sponsors if they still make great content. They're just trying to make a living like the rest of us.
What I love most about your videos is your honesty, integrity, intelligence and your personal style of communication. Nothing else can ever compare to that! :))
Yes. I would never take money to promote or review a product with bias towards one manufacturer. I would only tell it like how I think it is. I have never worked in sales with commission and never would, and I never have anything to do with or want to be spoken to by salesman who are on commission. I will fend for myself. Just tell me where to find the products and I will only ask facts in that case, not opinion.
RetroWeld I don't really understand the issue with using the DeWalt tools just because he's no longer sponsoring them and he may be a little bit salty he still allowed to use them right? Or are they now taking channels away if people use copyrighted products? I mean I understand why you may not want to after an experience like that but if they're good tools and I don't see the big deal.
We have been really cautious at House-Improvements .We try our best to not show brands even with our 380K subs. We are approached everyday by smaller brands but have never been approached by bigger ones.Once we did a sponsored video for The Home Depot but that was a short term deal. I was very interested to see your experience, thanks for posting
As a fan from China, I bought all of your plans about two years ago. Although I did plan to make all of these projects at that time, today they are still in the process of planning, of course, your designs are very talented, I've done some of them, they helped me a lot, but I think my biggest motive was to support you.
Your experience is more common than not. As small as my channel is I've also been approached, I must say I have considered it; However, there seems to be many negatives and few positives so I think I'll buy my own stuff. Thanks for your perspective Matthias.
All good points. It's one of those ethical dilemmas we explore in college and something we all face in life. I have rolled the problem around and around and here is my reasoning if your interested. (This mostly applies to HowTo, DIY channels (like mine) and others). We spend our whole life being overloaded by adds paid endorsements or "Unpaid Endorsements" product placement in movies, people trying to sell us the next greatest thing since sliced bread. It's just business, I understand it. One of the nice things about YT is the everyday people that share their passion, knowledge, skills and insight. Most don't make money, some make a little, a few are fairly successful. They come across as a trusted friend, someone we respect, someone we would have over to grill steaks and have a beer. These are the type of people I want to be associated with. When you see me using a tool or some piece of equipment you know I like it and it's worthy of my hard earned $. Anyway that my perspective. Later.
It's a deal. Just draft up a set of terms and send them back to any company that gets in touch. They either agree or they don't. As far as ads, I think one of the biggest things is integrity: there are youtubers who, if they have sponsored content, I will pay attention, because I know they're not the kind of people that would hawk crap for a quick buck. If they can promote something they genuinely like, and make some cash doing it, I'm happy for them, even. I want people I like to succeed. Sure, some people will still get upset, but they're morons, and you don't want to capitulate to morons. At least, I don't.
Also good points, something to consider. I follow several YT people, like April Wilson, she has a huge Sub base and I genuinely enjoy her progress even though her videos are full of product placement; Perhaps I'll face those choices in the future but for now I'll buy my own stuff and I hope people that watch me will appreciate my choice's and trust my content in genuine. Later..
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You should definitely paint the tools with some makita blue or something
I have purchased plans from you and John. I intend to build them, but mostly purchased them to support you both.
I've purchased BigPrint and the gear generator, didn't really need the latter but it's fun to play with.
Where do you look at his plans and purchase?
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Me too.
Thanks for sharing this experience. As a viewer, I always stay away from any sponsored reviews, because unbiased opinion is what I am looking for.
Thank you for sharing this perspective! I'll have to go buy some plans, if only to help support you from not needing to try corporate sponsorship again. Let's all do more to support each other, instead of propping up big companies. :)
I watch your videos quite a bit these days, you come across as one having integrity. It started when I looked for dovetail jointing videos.
No laud rock guitar music or over existed commentary. Just watched your dads workshop tours ect.
Really enjoyed them.
Your accent is little like two of my cousins who now live in Canada but were born in Germany. Honesty always stands the test of time.
“people don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it”
-Simon Sinek
The great irony is this video is actually a kinda good tool review... now I'm interested in battery powered tools.
You might wanna look into Makita. They have battery chainsaws that can be operated with one hand, which will come in handy a lot of times.
Hitachi makes them too, but they are way more expensive. At least where I live, I don't know about the US. And Hitachi has, as far as I know, the biggest cordless framing nailer on the market.
Millwaukee intodruced some really impressive stuff as well. You can find a video on the RR Buildings channel.
The powertools are not that expensive. What is expensive are the batterys and chargers. So you are more or lesse bonded to a brand once you started with it.
If you plan on travelling with your tools or taking them to job sites, Makita and Festool are worth a look. They come in systainers with is so handy when being on the road.
I forgot to mention that Metabos come in systainers as well. And I have seen hitachi systainers once.
The Samurai Carpenter painted all his Makita tools black. He got kinda angry with Makita, but I don't know what happened.
The Bosch 18v & 36v outdoor range is pretty good too in my experience of (2) their tools.
Fit and finish is great with Bosch. You just don't want to put their tools down. But it sucks that they use different batteries for their blue professional tools and outdoor tools. The 36V range again uses differnet batteries than the 18V.
For this reason alone I chose Makita instead. Their 18V battery poweres everything, and for 36V you just plug in two batteries. Their tools are not as nice, the handles suck, but endless power with the brushless ones.
I have 13 Dewalt tools and they're all solid. To me this video is more about corporate bs. Also weather you go Dewalt Milwaukee Makita Bosch or metabo they'll all perform about as well.
Appreciate you taking responsibility for your part and not giving a one sided jaded story. Interesting how I will continue to watch your videos and at the same time my view of Dewalt just turned for the worse. Thanks for another humble yet informative video.
Sorry to hear about the bad experience. I know you don’t like Patreon, but the good thing about it is that the payment can be recurring unlike a one time purchase of some plans. I know John wasn’t happy with his Patreon (that 1% video), but at least I feel better giving him a few bucks a month for all of the hard work put into the videos.
actually, depends on how you count 1%. He doesn't have 1% of subs, that's for sure, but people hit the sub button willy nilly. He probably does have 1% of fans that follow him regularly (and that number is quite a bit smaller than subscribers)
Every little bit adds up. Patreon is easy, low management. Most people using it aren't typically searching for content but instead using it as a means to directly support the creators they like. It's not ideal in terms of how many YT subs actually become Patrons, but the list continues to grow for most creators and there are no strings attached aside from Patreon's cut (which is fair imo). RUclips is also trial testing sponsorships with a few handpicked channels on this platform. Hopefully that will become a feature for everyone in the near future.
My little channel gets 0.4% subscriber conversion to Patreon supporter.
Fortunately, youtube is just a hobby for me. But I suspect it would take a helluva lot of marketing and other non-fun stuff to turn it onto a real income, rather than just partially offsetting the cost of making the videos.
I used to support John through Patreon but then he got very strange and hostile in his videos and commentary about safety so I removed my backing and actually un-subscribed and stopped watching him.
The drill is actually a pretty good fit for me, but I use the smaller batteries and this makes it much more maneuverable. Sorry to hear how this turned out for you. Keep on being your straight-shooting self, that's what your viewers love and keep coming back for.
It's nice to see that the world is not just about advertising. The big companies are trying to fill our entire life with their commercials. One aspect of it is to make people believe that ads are necessary and unavoidable and they are the only way to support certain creative individuals. Good to know that it's not true.
Years ago I worked for a large general contractor and they painted everything red, trucks, cranes, excavators, dump trucks, service trucks... they did zero advertising but everybody knew their name. DeWalt tools did the same thing with the yellow plastic. Personally I think DeWalt is one notch above Black & Decker in quality. I've used them a lot over the last 25 years but I would personally not own any of them.
Sorry to hear that you got sucked up into the "corporate vaccuum." As a carpenter I gave up on DeWalt years ago, I primarily use Makita products. When what you do matters, use the best. BTW, I really enjoy and appreciate the effort and quality of your videos. True craftsmen persevere as I'm sure you will do. Much respect and best regards.
My experience is much the same.
Thank you very much that was great to listen from somebody that has been through that kind of ordeal
I'll never buy another dewalt tool. I purchased a cordless set as it was on sale consisting of a drill, jigsaw, recip saw, circular saw and an impact driver.
Right out of the box the drill chuck had a wobble in it. The set used NiCd batteries that lasted no time between charges..ie: one rip on a 4x8 sheet of plywood with the circular saw and the battery was dead.
Then I bought the Lithium ion 20V conversion kit and it's a little better but not by much.
DeWalt cordless is fine for weekend projects as the batteries decide when it's time for a beer and that turns out to be quite frequent and then you end up getting nothing done because you're just too damn drunk to do it!
My advice is this: If you want to get any serious work done don't buy DeWalt
It's interesting to hear a follow up story, I've got a couple of DeWalt battery tools, but no drilling equipment. I prefer a veriety of tools to test myself, different strengths & weaknesses
This is one of the better RUclips recommended videos I've seen. Too bad it didn't work out, but I'll gladly look at your plans
Not a Dewalt fanboy, I have mostly Makita, but I recently bought a miter saw and was very happy with it, plus was surprised to find it was made in USA. Looking at a Dewalt planer now.
I watched one of your videos about building a bed weeks or months ago and I looked at the plans on your website. I intend to buy the plans but I’m just waiting until I’m actually ready to build the bed. The Dewalt sponsorship doesn’t bother me a bit. But I think that you are probably correct in your analysis.
If they truly supported you they wouldn't judge you over something so petty. Keep up the good work. Owned dewalts since I started my buissness can't say a bad thing about them. Never had to rebuy a tool
AVE did a video about this chainsaw. The thing that holds the blade base to the chassis isn't strong enough, so the blade flexes out of the plane of the gear pulling the chain... if I understood him correctly.
I’ve bought several of your plans, in fact I love my band saw! Don’t sell out we will all just buy more plans!
This is the worst I'm glad your still putting up videos
Jokes on us, this video is actually sponsored by DeWalt
After all you still went and purchased a DeWalt chainsaw.
It's really interesting to hear your experiences and reflection on this. Makes me wonder whether some of the other channels I watch, who have stuck with sponsorship, are maybe just trapped in an abusive relationship with their sponsor.
My own experience of brand-specific sponsorship is similar to yours - my channel is fairly small, but I was approached directly by the manufacturer of a not-too-well-known brand of audio equipment - they started off talking about providing free samples for me to review, but the conversation quickly turned into them paying me fixed amounts to say only nice things about their products, and to help them game the Amazon review system.
I backed out of that but I lost money on it - I've had other brands approach me since, but now I just politely turn them down.
Reviewing things for retailers (not the brand manufacturers) has gone a little better, I'd say. Seems like those are sometimes OK with the review being balanced and containing a mix of praise and criticism.
Just for your interest I have the very same Bosch Sabre saw and its still going strong some 35 years since I bought it. I never buy DW.
So if you were upset with Dewalt why did you buy the Dewalt battery chainsaw over the Stihl or perhaps the Milwaukee? I'm looking for a battery chainsaw myself and have not decided which to pick.
DeWalt is for homeowners, not for anyone serious about working with their tools. I am not even surprised that a deal with DeWalt turned to hell.
It was entirely Matthias fault that it did. Get a clue, Tim.
I don't understand how it is that having a company actually try to dictate what a video can be on isn't considered astroturfing.
You're missing the multi-purpose oscillating tool. That's the cat's meow.
What a nasty situation. First, it's youtube, then it's sponsors who made the original approach. Hang in there. I'll browse your plans when I'm at that stage in my present workshop reno. I really love that you're joining up with John. Hang in there, we love you both.
IMO, the #1 most important thing is you are honest about things.(ex- tool reviews).You have never come across to me as a dishonest person,so I thank you for that.
AvE published a BOLTR on the chainsaw today. Seems like the main issue is that the bar doesn't lock in firmly enough.
So many once good content creators have gone down that path, and it only hurts them imho. The whole RUclips as a primary income thing is such a disgusting animal. I think the content was better years ago, before people made creating videos a career. I liked your older content better, though I'm still a loyal supporter. You haven't gone down the rabbit hole like April Wilkerson, Concord carpenter, Wranglestar, and king of Random, just to name a few. So many channels have sacrificed quantity for quality.
The world of a murky place. I will buy your plans.
Let it will be a lesson, but we don't condemn you (perhaps not everything). Your work inspires many people on creative process and we are grateful to you.
This is just another de Walt advertisement
When he says sales he means the plans he sells to the tools he builds himself from scratch like his bandsaw and so many others like the blower he made and again so many others. He sells the plans to his builds. From taking on a sponsor he then lost a significant amount of sales of his plans on how to build the tools. It’s not actually patreon he mentioned that he realizes it was like patreon because he feels a lot of his viewers buy his plans not because they need or want the plans but because Matthias doesn’t have a patreon as far as I know so the alternative way to support him on his channel is to purchase his plans. Whether or not he or anyone else that does it like Matthias did is running a sponsored video he is still providing excellent content full of information. Nothing in this world is free and if you are good at something why should you do it for free. I’ve learned a lot from Matthias and several other excellent creators and builders that willingly share there knowledge through RUclips. This kind of information wasn’t so readily available as it is now and the knowledge that is shared on RUclips grows every day. I personally cannot afford to give money to every RUclips creator but selfishly enjoy and learn from what information they willingly provide. If they can do it and do it sponsored, they deserve it. The amount of time hard work and patience it takes to put out these videos is more than just a full time job. I bust my ass everyday working for mine and I would never do it for free. Not one person can say they work for free so stop being hypocritical. It sucks that he lost on sales of his plans and it sucks that the sponsorship didn’t go well. I wish Matthias the best and I hope things turn back around for him and I hope that any possible future sponsorships work out the way they should and benefit him as they should. You think that posting your life or skills in any trade on a network such as RUclips is easy and nothing but pressing record I challenge you who are saying the stupid petty shit to do it yourself. Do it while working your day to day everyday to get by and do it for years because that’s usually how long it takes to get enough followers and views to make anything substantial enough to even think about being a RUclipsr full time. And if you fail you will realize that it is not just pressing record that it is hard work and clearly to much for you if you fail. If you succeed then you will also know how hard it is and you are not the person in the comments dogging the creators and you are not who this message is for. Sorry for the short story people I don’t normally comment at all or get into the bullshit that goes back and forth in the comments and I ain’t doing that now. I just think maybe some of the viewers that had thought negatively maybe because of what someone else had to say or even the people that had to say something negative that maybe I can open your mind to another point of view and maybe you can respect these creators for the knowledge and entertainment they share and you enjoy. Instead of looking down on a man for trying to work for his money through entertainment and teaching. You know the same thing teachers in school get paid for or teachers in trade schools or even entertainers on television and in movies. P.S. Love the videos Matthias, thanks for sharing.
Sorry you had to experience that. I gotta admit that I've a bit of bug up my arse about DeWalt myself. Their stuff is nice but way over priced. I started my woodworking business with the cheapest of the cheap (ToolShop and Performax from Menards and Central Machinery from Harbor Freight) because it was all I could afford. I used all of the tricks to get going like turning a cheap circular saw into a table saw. As I made money, I bought better, but I still don't see myself buying DeWalt anytime soon. There's always something just as good that's cheaper. Performax has actually proven to be a pretty decent brand most of the time and I've so far never gone wrong with WEN as an upgrade. I'll take a WEN over a DeWalt any day and save ~20% to boot. I think the only DeWalt I have in my shop is some phillips driver bits someone else gave me. :)
I work in a similar field. I built props and puppets for commercials. I end up frequently having that kind of experience whenever I work with corporate entities. I’m at the point where I just want to deal with private clients and no corporations ever again. Too little humanity in the process, too much hassle.
Wow. Loved this video. Love all of yours but damn. This one was real OG.
always avoid the golden handcuffs
I agree with the people. Just defile them. Paint them bright colours. Then nobody will ever know they were made by DeWalt, and you'll be left with ordinary brightly coloured less than ergonomic tools.
Sorry, let's hope you get back from this injury
Patreon isn't for handouts. Just provide plans and incentives that make it worth it.
Is it not like a regular chainsaw that has a chain tensioner?
I know this is an older video, but it's always crazy how sponsorships work for content creators.
You win some you lose some on BOTH fronts, and it sucks.
The terms and conditions are always weird, or they try and pay you less, or you have to do weird videos, or stick to certain scripts or timings, etc.
Then your viewers either call you a sellout for trying to "make it" and post annoying or even hateful things in your comments sections which just turns off other viewers, and like in your case, you get less merchandising sales, which can make up a LOT of your "youtube money."
I've seen a fair number of youtubes get sponsors that don't really make much or any sense for their channel, and I've seen others get really good ones, and it seems almost a toss up which person makes it out okay with their sponsorship working or not.
I've seen some woodworking or craftsmanship style channels that feel like they're literally selling products in every video, and they do amazing! All while other channels try and get a little sponsorship, only to lose out in the end for seemingly no reason.
I guess it's probably how you develop your community? In your case you have SO MANY diy, best interest, best cost style videos, so your community is a bunch of people who want the best option for someone trying to diy, and not be "sold" something, whereas if your channel had always had the mentality of selling tools, products, sponsorships, testing tools, etc, you'd have made out like a bandit on the sponsorship with MORE sales from your affiliate links than you'd ever make without the "free" tools.
I've seen this a lot in the gaming community where someone tries to play a sponsored game, get some money, feel like they're finally "really" getting paid for their passion, only to have people straight up unsubscribe and me incredibly rude, over something they could just not watch and wait for more content.
3:37 ... They used to call that Bosch the "Fox Tail" saw ... my wife bought me one at 25 ort 30 years ago .. and I've used it a LOT and it still runs fine! :)
Ouch!!!! That was not a good move. Hope things pick up again and well done for putting out this video. 👍😄
A lot of creators would happily just make videos with tools that companies sent them for free
I've been a Makita guy since the mid 1990's and I have no intention of changing. They just make great tools. I still use pre-year 2000 9.6 volt battery tools. You get what you pay for. Matthias, this video is a little "out-there" for you; Stick to projects. I admired your videos when you focused more on projects and less on things like this.
I'm sorry about your hit, I understand you need to do whatever you have to do. So a sponsorship doesn't really bother me. I love your content and your craft!
what does one charge for a sponsored video, i was kind of approached
Looks like the biggest lesson to be taken from this, is people are giving you money out of pity instead of out of value. They are not going to keep doing that forever and eventually the lesson had to be learned.
I would not call it pity at all. If you want to support a musician you buy their music. If you want to support a skilled craftsman you buy their wares. Wandel has provided me with hours of entertainment and instruction. Throwing him some cash is the least I could do.
Not for you it isn't. That's not what those other people were doing though.
How much do you want for the tools?
Did your plans sales ever recover?
when dealing with major corporations always hire a good attorney to protect your interest.
If you see people are buying your plans as a way to support you and not because they want the plans then give up on the sponserships, if you think they make you look like a sellout, and join a service like Patreon or Maker Support.
Let your customers support you directly, avoid the worry of being seen as a sellout, and you can have more contact/interaction with your viewers. You could even set up rewards for viewers who can support you at specific price levels - such as a private live stream Q&A every month for viewers who support $2 or more a month. Perhaps one week early access to videos you will later post on RUclips. A free building plan every month for $5 or more per month. What ever you think would be useful to your viewers.
Did Ya Learn your Lesson on doing Business.... You can't just do your own thing and expect to get PAID... Thats why there are terms in a contract Dude!! Hahahahahahahahahahaha
That was mean
Good one Doood perpetual motion ! That's exactly what Dewalts face said ... Hahahahahahahaha !!!
Won the battle but to short sighted to win the war because they have people like you running their business like you little insight, less empathy. Seriously how many people will not purchase from them now and was it really worth the chump ass fiddy cents of tools. Somewhere in the back of the minds of many... They will flinch before picking up another yellow tool... That slight of hand, is a Kodak moment..Hah .Elementary psychobabble iconic card they did not count on. "Lesson on doing Business NO MORE " I hope the guy w/ Dewalt gets more training as he lost lots of Dinnero for them congrats. Companies like this count in the quarter pennies not like you and me.
Little looser guys can make a big splash, even if harm was not meant.
A fat Yellow cow can stand dormant for some time without hay. but it to must eat at some point so milkers like you can suckle... there goes the nickel raze you should have got while some Winner gets that bonus and step up for the great job of winning the war but losing the battle.
You can't just do your own thing and expect to get PAID .... Caveat emptor.
He admitted to not getting them approved because he was too busy. So he doesn’t get paid. Makes sense
The marketing companies are a bigger problem than the manufacturers I reckon.
It is to easy for people to pick up on the Negatives of life.
Positives. Are what should be the main focus.
Meaning you started a RUclips Channel became popular enough that people kept watching. ( Subscriptions / Patreon )
You got some free tools, not to bad ( you use them or not, unimportant ).
You are commercial in your own self worth. ( $$$$ )
Meaning you have a RUclips Channel and you make money. ( Patreon/ Adsense ).
And you make money selling Plans of self build projects. ( $$$$ )
Seems to many people forget how small they really are on the grand scale of things.
Your a nice guy and you present well, but never look a gifted horse in the mouth as the saying goes be happy for any Positives that come your way.
From a Negative point of view.
Do not say or complain if things you do turn bad ( You Win Some You Lose Some )
Thank you for this video.
Loved this update! Sorry to hear about your experience with DeWalt - I'm sure your audience will put the hurt to DeWalt for their antics.
The light is the best dewalt tool I have ever bought. And I am not even being funny.
Pro tip: sell the tools, cut your losses
Start using Milwaukee tools, you'll never have to throw a tool as far as you can again. They also make a great cordless chainsaw.
cordless chainsaw? so a normal chainsaw?
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I know you’re trying to be witty, but if you watched the video the you would know he was talking about electric tools and electric tools such as chain saws come in corded and cordless...
Dude(yes...I wrote 'dude')..I feel really bad for you...I know this is an older video, but I always liked your "style" or lack thereof ...I hope things are going better now...I just noticed this and you and John got something going it seems...you two should design something together and collaborate...not another bandsaw...maybe another(very nice) table saw build....
Always admired a straight shooter.
Sellouts need to eat too. 😂😂
Poor man, poor man, poor man!
Damn I'm building a new shop as we speak and was just getting ready to purchase all the tools I guess I'll be buying tools from someone else...
Jimmy Diresta just paints all his tools white for his videos and of course stencils his name on everything
I think even on his wife.
My brand new Dewalt toolset is going back to Home depot.
It's not that people think you don't need income, it's that when they see a sponsored video, they figure that you're no longer unbiased. Your reputation is built entirely on the fact that you make everything that you use, and when you purchase tools, they're either old or cheap. It drives animus from people when you take money in exchange for changing your message. I doubt anyone considered what your income is when they stopped buying plans. They thought you sold them out.
Same thing with John. Your product is either your knowledge or your viewers. You're selling your knowledge, or, you're selling your viewers to dewalt. Your viewers retaliated because they became the product and not the customer.
It’s a lesson learned. Never sell out! Dewalt has declined. They need to restructure before it’s to late
To hell with Dewalt! I wouldn’t say this if only one tool from them were faulty, but the last three batteries were complete garbage, the work lights base is completely cracked on 4 of the 5 lights, the drill has an odd angle to the head unit when drilling through wood (maybe a worn bushing) the chainsaws are unreliable... the list goes on with them, I would also understand this if the tools were 5 or even 10 years old but these are less than a year and were given as gifts! Dewalts even replaced the lights and battery packs but the replacements even broke! The plastic they’re using is just shitty, literally plain garbage! To brittle for any life expectancies to even exceed 6 months. DeWalt is only good for cheap tool presents that sit in a garage that doesn’t ever open the doors. Highly pissed about their junk. I’d buy Kobalt or Ryobi before Dewalt any day now that I’ve actually used their products.
What made you do a video without their final approval before releasing it? What were you thinking? Violating your contract for any motive will not cause you to be rewarded. Then to hear you say that you even considered contacting DeWalt to ask them for another tool. Glad you came to your senses, and purchased your own tool. For those who are telling you , in so many words, that it is OK to violate a contract, may they remember this when a contract they have instituted is violated. I hope they are as generous when the shoe is on the other foot! Always remember, the bigger the company, shrewdness and one-upmanship are the keys of the day. The Legal Department is purely looking at the contractual aspect. DeWalt is BIG BUSINESS, and if you are going to seek sponsorship, then prepare yourself to understand how the BIG BOYS operate, so that the experience will be profitable for both you and the sponsor, and not just the sponsor. Put your thinking cap on and step up your game.
is mathias wandel channel still exist?
My man you should have just gotten a gas saw.
I don't get the drop in sales. It makes sense that a shop needs equipment. If you can get new equipment for "free" in exchange for an honest review then why wouldn't you? It wouldn't stop me from making a purchase.
So, you lost money dealing with DeWalt, but DeWalt lost a whole lot more money from bad PR and business practices?
What as hassle. I will pay shipping mail me any of those DeWalt tools 😁
Losing money means that you lose money you already got. Selling less doesnt mean you lose money irl.
Thats the same scam ensurance use to manipulate people why the monthly costs go up. If you normally make 10 milj and then all of a sudden you make 8 milj doesnt mean you lost 2 milj
You know you need to tighten the chain on the chainsaw right?
next time be upfront and tell them you're going to post without any prior approval, and if they still want your business then make there videos.
Summed it up good: "..If Im going to look like a sellout, it better damn well pay like Im a sellout"
Poor guy risked his livelyhood to promote only ''so so'' tools...😐
They're not bad, but they are for the price. Dewalt is falling behind in price-to-performance. That whole saying, "you're paying for the name" rings true with Dewalt, imo. I like Klein Tools and Milwaukee more these days. The only thing keeping Dewalt alive are construction cults and they're all going to die from Chromium-6 cancers in a few years, making those of us with brains, the only builders left.
DeWalt can make their own advertisements as far as I'm concerned. I've turned down a few sponsorships already - smelled like trouble from the start. Thanks for sharing your experience!
James Biggar I never got approached for any sponsorship. Especially not the major brands. I asked Dewalt, Bosch, Milwaukee, Triton and Ryobi. They wouldn’t even sponsor a single drill. So I gave up on them. I don’t get it though. If I was them, I would send every damn RUclipsr my stuff for free, just so that it is out there. A 100$ drill costs them maybe 30$, so if only one viewer buys their products in the future it would be worth it for them.
James Biggar You must be terribly popular then.
J F I've been approached a few times already too, all you need itms the _right_ view by the _right_ person.
James Biggar Or you could just skip a sponsored video and not act like a saint. You see sponsored stuff everywhere without any mentions.
Wranglerstar had this same problem with DeWalt sponsorship. People are people.
Max Maker+ In the metal working community Banggood has been doing just that, sending tools to the more prominent you tubers, so far their policy seems to be not pre approving any of the videos and they have been getting a lot of free air time.
You're probably my oldest subscription in YT and one of the things I like most about you, is not being bound by sponsored scripts.
I stopped watching all YT channels that started going from their own ideas, to promoting equipment. If I want to watch a commercial, I have TV and all relevant websites.
So, although I'm odd by nature and not the best example, maybe, a lot more people think the same way...
Jose Silveira, I'm like you and we both may be odd if it's odd to not want to watch commercials on YT. I used to religiously watch Laney Shaughnessy until he got in with a CNC company and started pushing their products. Just looked at his website and it doesn't look like it's been updated since 2014 as it's still listing the Wirligig Wars from that year.
Just fucking avoid the hassle, go the AvE route and sink or swim based on your own merit. I'm not here to watch commercials for beds, tools, learning programs, Ford, Chevy, games or whatever else the advertisers want to burn into my limited brain space. I'm here for your content, I thumb up, subscribe and comment if I like something. Which is nearly every video you produce. Not this one, this is just bitching about failing to account for timing, cost and repercussions. Nice teaser about throwing a chainsaw... Just post that video and don't use shitty slow-mo or reenactments.
Jon Anderson so you just want free content as if your entitled to it, gotcha. And heaven forbid a creator put up a video you don't want to watch, on their god damn advice channel. Fuck off, you're not of any value to the channel, and "sinking and swimming based on your own merit" includes being popular enough to get sponsored you ass. The AvE rout? Ah yes, have a great paying regular job that covers most of the expenses with horrid production quality and minimal time investment, totally something that EVERYONE can do. You do know that he ran ads on his vids, and the reason he started a paetron was because the ad revenue dried up? What the fuck do you think an ad is? It's sponsorship you moron. Oooo, you thumb up subscribe and comment, how much money and from where does that provide a creator? Fuck all, that's what.
I bet you don't tip at restaurants either, cause the servers should "sink or swim based on their own merit" eh?
idk why you would do that. Most if not all RUclipsrs that i see still do what they want and how they want it, they just mention the product theyre using. Even channels like Colin Furze, or the sling shot channel that do make specific things for sponsors, they always build something great and with their own flair. Colin makes giant robots and Jorge makes sweet Viking shields and weapons powered by rubber and air. Don't stop supporting someone for talking sponsors if they still make great content. They're just trying to make a living like the rest of us.
What I love most about your videos is your honesty, integrity, intelligence and your personal style of communication.
Nothing else can ever compare to that!
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Skippy Lippy very much agree well said
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Well said
agreed. hes a good person. like AvE, NileRed, and co
Yes. I would never take money to promote or review a product with bias towards one manufacturer. I would only tell it like how I think it is. I have never worked in sales with commission and never would, and I never have anything to do with or want to be spoken to by salesman who are on commission. I will fend for myself. Just tell me where to find the products and I will only ask facts in that case, not opinion.
Just start up a patron. I'd join it. I love your content.
FYI he has a Patreon just doesn’t advertise it....
Paint them white or some color to debrand them.
RetroWeld I don't really understand the issue with using the DeWalt tools just because he's no longer sponsoring them and he may be a little bit salty he still allowed to use them right? Or are they now taking channels away if people use copyrighted products? I mean I understand why you may not want to after an experience like that but if they're good tools and I don't see the big deal.
Chris, it's not DeWalt he's afraid of. He doesn't want viewers to see the tools because they're turned off by it.
RetroWeld great idea.
The viewers should probably get over it, that's immature.
sure, but saying "get over it" doesn't help the problem where he makes less money because of it.
How about pulling a Diresta move by painting all the tools green?
Pretty sure some people have painted them black also.
My father used to do this with all his tools as a theft deterrent. Still finding tools spray painted an ugly green to this day.
LostWhits Jay Bates has made'em black
The DiResta move would be to write "DiResta" all over them in the largest font possible.
AvE convinced me not to trust any fool who does sponsored content. It's basically selling the trust of your fanbase to a company.
i think it's hard to admit you made mistakes so i salute you for it, hope things work out for you from now on
Barely admitted, then contiue to complain about the outcome.
I watch your videos and have bought your plans, and don't care what tool mfg you use! Keep up the awesome work.
I want to hear about heisz's experience with DeWalt now!
We have been really cautious at House-Improvements .We try our best to not show brands even with our 380K subs. We are approached everyday by smaller brands but have never been approached by bigger ones.Once we did a sponsored video for The Home Depot but that was a short term deal. I was very interested to see your experience, thanks for posting
As a fan from China, I bought all of your plans about two years ago. Although I did plan to make all of these projects at that time, today they are still in the process of planning, of course, your designs are very talented, I've done some of them, they helped me a lot, but I think my biggest motive was to support you.
Your experience is more common than not. As small as my channel is I've also been approached, I must say I have considered it; However, there seems to be many negatives and few positives so I think I'll buy my own stuff. Thanks for your perspective Matthias.
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All good points. It's one of those ethical dilemmas we explore in college and something we all face in life. I have rolled the problem around and around and here is my reasoning if your interested. (This mostly applies to HowTo, DIY channels (like mine) and others). We spend our whole life being overloaded by adds paid endorsements or "Unpaid Endorsements" product placement in movies, people trying to sell us the next greatest thing since sliced bread. It's just business, I understand it. One of the nice things about YT is the everyday people that share their passion, knowledge, skills and insight. Most don't make money, some make a little, a few are fairly successful. They come across as a trusted friend, someone we respect, someone we would have over to grill steaks and have a beer. These are the type of people I want to be associated with. When you see me using a tool or some piece of equipment you know I like it and it's worthy of my hard earned $. Anyway that my perspective. Later.
It's a deal. Just draft up a set of terms and send them back to any company that gets in touch. They either agree or they don't.
As far as ads, I think one of the biggest things is integrity: there are youtubers who, if they have sponsored content, I will pay attention, because I know they're not the kind of people that would hawk crap for a quick buck. If they can promote something they genuinely like, and make some cash doing it, I'm happy for them, even. I want people I like to succeed. Sure, some people will still get upset, but they're morons, and you don't want to capitulate to morons. At least, I don't.
Also good points, something to consider. I follow several YT people, like April Wilson, she has a huge Sub base and I genuinely enjoy her progress even though her videos are full of product placement; Perhaps I'll face those choices in the future but for now I'll buy my own stuff and I hope people that watch me will appreciate my choice's and trust my content in genuine.
Later..