Just realized my Patreon success came from the one video I almost deleted

Last month I posted a behind-the-scenes video of my failed stream setup, cables everywhere, 3 broken mics, the whole mess. That thing flopped for 2 days and I nearly took it down. Then a random commenter asked how I fixed my audio routing, and suddenly my Patreon jumped from 12 to 27 paying members in a week. But now I'm wondering, is the audience drawn to the chaos or just the honesty? Do you all think raw failure posts build more trust than polished tutorials, or does it depend on your niche? Has anyone else seen a flop turn into their biggest growth moment?

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grayc2715d ago

I used to roll my eyes at the whole "share your mess" thing and figured polished content was what actually sold people. Then a video where I screwed up a client walkthrough did better than anything I'd ever posted, and the comments were all people asking real questions instead of just saying nice job. The flops that show the fix seem to pull more trust than the tutorials where everything goes right.

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