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Hey, Deely-Boppers! Running a YouTube channel is demanding work, not
only in terms of time, but also equipment. I take pride in providing
quality videos promoting transgender awareness and advocacy, however
the efficiency of that work is suffering to a great extent due to
equipment issues which are not necessarily immediately dire, but
nonetheless do need to be resolved as soon as possible.
It's always nice to be able to have better equipment, but at the
moment my greatest concerns center around my computer, and my lighting set-up.
The computer I'm using is very old. Unfortunately I've had
several of my own die on me, one of which was donated, and with my
exceedingly limited income, purchasing a replacement simply hasn't
been an option. For the past several months I've been using my partner
Kelly's iMac, but it's over 6 years old and showing it's age. Even
basic programs are lagging quite a bit, and video processing takes an
extraordinary amount of time in addition to frequently crashing. In
addition to that, it's not at all portable, something which is going
to become a necessity, and perhaps most importantly of all, it is not
mine, which is going to make things a bit difficult when she starts
going back to school online this upcoming semester.
I'm hoping to resolve that by purchasing my own MacBook pro, or
similarly decent machine which I can continue to use for my video
processing needs. Those tend to run about $1400, but I have found some
on sale right now for $1000, and I would need to also purchase a new
license for my video editing software, which would run about $50.
As far as lighting, I am basically using a ceiling light, a
track lamp with a single soft white bulb, and an led desk lap angled
up at me right now, and it's just not at all an ideal setup. I've
thought in the past about trying to temporarily remedy this with more
track lamps, or something, but realistically, I just need to be able
to get an actual lighting setup meant for filming. These are actually
not hideously expensive if you know where to look, and I could procure
all the lighting equipment I need, not to mention a proper greenscreen
for less than $500.
So, right now in total, I am trying to raise about $2000. This
is very difficult, as at the moment my income is limited to my support
through Patreon, and ad revenue, and merchandise which only totals to
about $300 in a good month, which is fine with Kelly paying our living
expenses, but it doesn't leave wiggle room for me to do much of
anything past purchasing my medication and groceries each month. At
the moment, I have nearly 4,000 fans, and if those who are able to
help come together even with small amounts, we should be able to
overcome this hurdle with very little difficulty. I hate having to ask
for help with things like this, but unfortunately, until things pick
up, your support really is the only thing that allows me to keep this
channel running, and I truly appreciate every bit of that support,
even if it's as little as just watching and learning.
Thank you and as always be yourself.
<3-Delia
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Get 2 autographed 4"x6" prints, an autographed copy of the Special Edition of my album, Phoenix, an autographed pin up poster, AND have your name permanently added to the credits of my YouTube videos with a snazzy title!
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Get 2 autographed 4"x6" prints, an autographed copy of the Special Edition of my album, Phoenix, an autographed pin up poster, AND have your name permanently added to the credits of my YouTube videos with a snazzy title!
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