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Originally Posted by bennymac
But can we call it "Taco Talk"?
My dog and I really like tacos.
Also that reminds me of my start up resturaunt idea:
Juan's One Ton Won-Tons
Welcome to Juan's One Ton Won-Tons,
How many One Ton Won-Tons by Juan would you like?
Oh, and The Fifty rocked!
Lol that's probably intentional. SEO genius!Quote:
Originally Posted by meter-man
The online subscription model has been tough to succeed at with so many people willing to create content for free who don't need the money. I follow great skiers on Instagram who offer bonus content for extra money, but I don't ever do it because the free stuff they put out is good enough. You really need to have something that people REALLY want. I've said from the beginning and still maintain that monetizing the videos is the first thing to do. Allow YouTube to place ads. I know the ads are annoying, but everybody who seriously publishes video content on YouTube does it. One thing that is particularly annoying are ads that play in the middle of videos. As a creator you can turn that off and only allow ads at the beginning. This alleviates a lot of the annoyance factor IMO. And yes I know Cody made some agreements with national parks etc. that this was not a commercial enterprise or whatever, in exchange for being allowed to film. I'd ignore that and go ahead and monetize them and see if anybody says anything. It's always easier to say you're sorry than ask permission. All they will tell you to do is take the ads off. I don't think they would even notice or care if you put ads on the Fifty videos. But in any case, going forward with this new project my unsolicited advice is allow ads on the videos and open up that revenue stream.
Anyway I subscribed yesterday. Looking forward to all the upcoming content!
So many in the MTB and other creater worlds have gone down the patreon route. I know I pay $5/month for one of the channels I like that I found via youtube, but that dude breaks down samples and bass lines and gets snagged on Youtube if he plays too much of the song.
anyhow, point being I'll pay for the content I like the most.
I'm not sure with my current risk tolerance if I'd be a prime user of 50+, but I'm definitely a prime viewer of the 50, and I'm guessing trying to find that bridge will be a lot of the effort Cody puts into figuring out how to put together a life that he can continue to get paid.
Cody - just a tip. I went to your site and accidentally closed the little pop-up asking me to enter my email address. And now I can't find it. You should add it to the top menu.
Nice work on the 50+ Cody Great SLC show man!
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Thanks to both you and Drew. I thoroughly enjoyed my evening thanks to your adventures.
it's the same business model drug dealers use:
give the suckers free samples
once they're hooked, start charging for the junk
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Same. Was very cool that she was as into it as I. Couldn't wait for the next drop. Good luck in all you do Cody and Bjarne!Quote:
Originally Posted by bennymac
I personally really enjoy the way Cody tackles mountains and out of all the skiers out there that have shared their mountain experiences, he’s gained my highest respect. The humility he brings to these adventures is what draws me to watch further. So since my parents are still doing the Christmas thing as asked me my wishes, a subscription it is.
I will normally find any way around subscriptions, but five bucks a month for this Cody's pure fucking cocaine seems pretty good to me. A lot easier to get behind this than a company selling a backcountry map that they licensed from another map company.Quote:
Originally Posted by romeo tango
Thanks for a great show in Bozeman last night. Hyped for 50+.
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Was there at the SF show as well - awesome times. I especially liked Drew's segment on running and mental health. Heavy and powerful stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hart Gremlin
Bit of a derail, but Drew's video is on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94Z...l=DrewPetersen
Oh goody!
Subscribed - seems like it'll be well worth $50/year. Excited!
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Originally Posted by tang
After absorbing the new content, it does not appear on face value to have much of a paradigm shift. If Cody can find some synergies with his audience and everyone aligns on his 50+ value proposition, he should be able to create accretive viewing value and verticla driven monetary rewards for himself.Quote:
Originally Posted by grskier
I’m only here to see people argue with Cody’s Rad Extreme Assessment Tiers, aka his CREAM rating for lines. I just made that up and I love it. I just can’t wait for someone to armchair these CREAM ratings
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Bravo, Cody. Just watched Northstar and I’m stoked on this next phase.
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Originally Posted by muted reborn
Well done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peruvian
Very well done. Thanks for the kind words on the launch of the new series. I honestly didn't know if it was something I wanted to do. The past three years got quite stressful on all things FIFTY related. So to continue down the same path but with potentially even a bigger workload seemed a bit ludicrous. So I went into winter with very loose plans. When we got to AK, went and did the Northstar mission and then the next episode's mission. I was hooked again. Realized the benefits of being able to ski big, rad, challenging lines on my own accord, instead of devoting years of attention waiting for one dumb line to come in would allow for far more skiing, better conditions and a continuation of the dream.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peruvian
Still working on those last 4 of the Fifty, but now the winter will be filled up with actual skiing, not just waiting for a line to come in.
And there in lies your search for the balance, and looking like you are moving in the right direct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alkasquawlik
Bravo on that first episode of the 50+. A couple of good stories, a cool line, good skiing, and not bad snow.
Excited to see what adventures this freedom opens up for you. It’s clear that your approach to skiing (the joy, the humility, how you deal with adversity etc) resonates with people - even people who don’t even ski.
Thinking about the other monthly subscriptions I pay for (that end up providing a lot of mindless entertainment) this is gonna be more than worth it to live vicariously and be inspired through whatever you get up to.
Really enjoyed Northstar. Any appearances by the wifey in future episodes?
She's a much better skier than you! :fmicon:
My wife is from ANC (we are in Utah now) and I give her shit all the time how she's always cold, but you grew up in Alaska!! She appreciated Elyse being cold too.
I would love a video on the logstics of winter camping on a ski mission:
- gear
- things nice to have vs must have
- how to dig for a proper tent spot
- Tips and tricks (cold boots in the AM!)
- sleeping pads/bags
- water
Like a lot of this is obvious but I think there's probably some tricks and skills you've honed over the years that would be a good share to those wanting to get into it.
Now that we have the context of the utoob vid, this statement isn’t as arousing as HG implied. [emoji38]Quote:
Originally Posted by Hart Gremlin;[emoji[emoji6[emoji640
Is Bjarne on to other things, or just not around for this one episode?
Youtube comments say he'll be back (Bjarne and Cody confirmed)Quote:
Originally Posted by Supermoon
Oh nice. New guy was fine but bjarne is so good
I found it odd having a filmer on a snowboard filming skiers. Looking forward to Bjarne again, love that crazy guy.
At least the snowboarder was behind the camera where he belongs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzzworthy
I kid
I kid
Also, #teambjarne
Thanks for making that video. Got to see my son's tracks
funny I was wondering what under the radar folks had been out there and if we knew any of themQuote:
Originally Posted by BFD
cheers!
that's rad!Quote:
Originally Posted by BFD
What a killer line. You can't travel through Palmer and not GAWK at that thing. She's a beaut, Clark.
Dropped in mostly to complement the figure at the outset showing the locations where different hazards are in play. Such a cool figure - avalanche and mountain travel educators should use more color-coded photos like that.
That was a sick episode. The drop in had me gripped.
An impressive feature and it looked like a fun adventure, but too much awkward hoppity grovellyness for my taste.