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I usually don't do this kind of stuff. Writing texts and giving updates.
I am playing naughty games. And then I upload those videos. And you watch them. That's what I ... what we do.
But I felt that I need to let you know about a few things. Don't worry, nothing bad happened!
Almost two years ago I watched some dude "let's playing" a porn game on PH. (Could've been johannesgaming, not sure.)
As I watched an episode of DMD I was thinking:"Huh. You can do that? Play naughty games and upload it? Like YouTube but ... sexy?"
It took me a few weeks to think about it. I was already on YT and streamed a bit on Twitch but this whole thing with PH was kind of a revelation.
So I created an account on PH, filled out the necessary forms and thought about the way I want to handle this.
I myself am not a fan of Let's Players with face-cams. Especially not in porn/erotic games. I don't want to see the face of a random dude watching those naughty scenes. So I decided that I won't use a face-cam, and I began to play/record/upload those sexy games.
It took a few weeks but I was gaining followers and subscribers, and at one point my channel was "big" enough and I was able to apply for a model account on PH. It's still called that way up to this day. PH is primarily a platform for real people, and they are called models.
My application was accepted after my third try and I was able to make money with my videos!
Oh the joy! Making money with playing games! That was what I was dreaming about on YT, all those years back. (But I never made money on YT. I was partnered but never reached the pay-out limit. I was almost there but then YT changed the terms & conditions and my partnership was taken away from me.)
After a few more weeks I earned a bit of money on PH and was eligible to with-draw that money. So I tried to do that.
But PH said "Wait! Hold on! How do we know that you are you? Hm?" and kept the money. Back then I was uploading pure gameplay, with no voice. (The good old times!)
I contacted PH and we discussed a few things. This whole gamplay-business was new to them and they didn't really know how to handle it.
In the end they set certain rules I need to follow in order to be and stay a model. Rules like that my voice must be heard in a video for at least 80% of the time. (And that's was initially the only reason why I was talking and commenting. I was forced to do it.)
After that I was earing a bit of money on PH. I was gaining subscribers, followers, viewers. Clicks, views, comments ... all went through the roof. It was a happy time. All was great, all was good.
I am not supposed to talk numbers ... but in my very best month, over a year ago, including tips, video sales and ad revenue on all PH platforms (PH, YouP***, RedTube etc.) I made 1.600$. That was the all-time high. The record!
Then the purge.
PH lost Mastercard and VISA as business partners. PH was confronted with law suits. PH deleted accounts and millions of videos. Nobody was spared.
I had almost 3.000 videos on my channel. And that number went down! Holy hell!
All numbers went down. Clicks. Views. Tips. Everything.
Since the purge I uploaded a few hundred videos and am right now at 2.424 videos on my channel. Yes, subscribers are up. Almost every day a new height. Total views are still down in comparison to before the purge.
And income? Well ... let me just say this: adding PH, Patreon and Subscribestar all together I am still not anywhere near my all-time record.
And that was one of the reasons I was slacking a bit in the past few weeks/months. There was no incentive for me to go all out and uploading videos left and right.
(And don't forget that PH took my model status away from me for a couple of weeks. I thought for a while that I was done. I got it back in the end but with even more restrictions.)
Then there was work stuff, family stuff, RL stuff ... I don't want to bore anybody.
But now I'm feeling the vibe again. I want to play more. Record more. Upload more.
I want to bring you joy, entertainment and fun times!
I am not promising anything right now, but I am planning to get my shit together. Upload plans and dates for each platform with bonuses for patrons and subscribers, for example.
Most of the videos will still be on a free platform like PH and XVideos but paying customers will get more for their money. ;)
I just need to up my game a bit. Right now all of my video-queues are empty. Oops.
I will get to it right after sending this post!
I didn't intend to write all of that. Hm. In my head it was shorter and condensed. But it is what it is.
Now you know!
If you have any questions please don't hold back and use the comments section.
Thanks for your time.
Cheers,
Dok.
Comments (6)
You are the only game player I follow. It is a nightly ritual to see what you have for us. Thank you.
No, thank you!
Thanks for the update! I hope you keep doing this as long as it stays enjoyable (and financially practical) for you. I appreciate the sense of humor and voices you bring to your uploads (and the occasional lesson in Viennese dialect...). I've looked at a couple other channels, you know, for those lost episodes, and they just aren't the same!
Thanks for the nice words! I really appreciate it.
Hey, Dok! Your passion to play is evident in you’re still pushing forward. That’s great. Love the games and gameplay w/ and w/o voiceover. Because of your vids I am now playing several of the same games. I’m trying to get a credit card so I can also support on Subscribestar. Yes, it’s a bummer when videos aren’t up, but RL can’t be ignored and to have videos is better than no videos. Don’t stop the hustle! :)
Thanks a lot for your nice words!
