Become a Patron of my Practice
Charles Giles
I’ve been making regular videos on topics connected to life coaching or hypnotism for more than a year now. They are first created in Facebook Live, then downloaded, edited and put up on my YouTube Channel with titles, a custom thumbnail and so on.
The videos have become very popular and they are fun to do. People have said they appreciate the “in person” aspect of them as opposed to reading my blog. That’s cool.
Recently, people who have been clients, plus past students and participants at my free clinics for cancer patients have asked to have a deeper and more personal experience of my practice and thoughts. So I decided to create a Patreon Channel. I’ll do it for a year and then evaluate.
Patreon works just like YouTube, except it isn’t free. You have to subscribe to access those videos. The cost is small, $5/month. Once you subscribe you get an email notice whenever a new video is posted for my patrons to see, with a link that will take you right to it. You can also access all the videos I have made for my patrons at any time.
The videos on Patreon are more personal and edgy. I cover spiritual and theological material that I would not put in a public forum because they would attract internet trolls. Patreon requires that someone opt in to see the content. While the fee is small, troublemakers are unlikely to pay it. I want the content to go only to people who welcome it.
Another aspect of Patreon is that it gives people a way to support my work simply because they like what I do and the services I provide to others. Sometimes participants in my free programs tell me they feel bad about attending my programs when they know I am not getting paid to do them. This provides a way for a person to become my patron and support my work even if they don’t need to become a private client (which is the only service I charge for).
So if you’d like to become one of my patrons, come aboard! My blog, YouTube Channel and Patreon Channel can be accessed from the “Blogs, Social and Videos” menu on my website at https://csgiles.org. Or you can sign up with Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/csgiles directly. Thanks!