Bite Size Vegan is all about saving animals and changing lives by creating new vegans.
And now, for a limited time, you can help me make one new vegan and get a second new
vegan free! And get cool stuff! I probably need to elaborate a little bit.
Hi it’s Emily from Bite Size Vegan and welcome to another vegan nugget. At the end of October,
I posted a video asking for your help to keep Bite Size Vegan going. The response has been
overwhelming and the community that we’re building over on Patreon is beyond what I
could have ever asked for. For those of you not familiar with Patreon, I’ll go into
more detail about it later in the video but in short, it’ a platform through which you
can support creators whose content you find valuable and, in exchange, you get fun perks
and rewards.
But this video's not centered around Patreon, although I will be talking some about money.
Because this can be a touchy subject and not always that entertaining, I’m going to intersperse
this video with adorable footage of my dog Ooby.
So even if you could give a shit about
the activism of Bite Size Vegan, you’ll still enjoy yourself. In my October video
introducing Patreon, I talked more in depth why Bite Size Vegan needs your support, so
today I’ll keep it brief. Bite Size Vegan requires, on average, between 70-90 hours
of work a week, whether researching, writing, filming, editing, producing, promoting, or
what have you. My recent video on horse racing alone took over 30 hours to create. Luckily
here at Bite Size Vegan, we have a dedicated staff... of me..
and Ooby. [loud snore]
So basically me.
I'm working to find different ways of making Bite Size Vegan sustainable so that through
it I can continue to educate about veganism and create new vegans as well as arm current
vegans with the tools that they need to further educate. You can check out some of the testimonials
on BiteSizeVegan.com to see the impact that this project is having. And this is not to
toot my own horn- I’m honestly still amazed that anyone watches my videos at all! The
fact that the videos are having any effect an anyone makes all the work that I put into
them more than worth it. I honeslty appreciate every single view, comment, subscriber, and share.
So, here is the exciting announcement!- I've had a very generous anonymous donor step forwards
and offer to do a 1:1 match for one-time donations to Bite Size Vegan up to $1,000 before December
31st 2014. It's a Double-Your-Money-Direct-Donation-December-Drive.
And just to be clear, one time donations are separate from the Patreon page,
but either form of support is greatly appreciated.
And hey, if you can’t give or don’t want to- that’s totally okay. You can continue
to watch my videos and used my website for free- I don’t think anyone should have to
pay to hear the vegan message. And there are many ways to support Bite Size Vegan non-financially
and you can learn more about those on the support page of BiteSizeVegan.com, which is
also linked here and in the video description.
Another way to support Bite Size Vegan while getting more value for yourself is to worki
with me directly whether through vegan coaching, YouTube mentorship, or video services, all
of which can be found on the "Work With Me" page of BiteSizeVegan.com, again linked here
and in the video description.
And I did promise to say a little more about Patreon. Depending on their pledge amount,
Bite Size Vegan patrons, known as members of the Nugget Army, get fun perks and rewards
like virtual hi-five shout-outs, Bite Size Vegan stickers and buttons, live Google+ hangouts
with me, discounts on my services and gear from the Bite Size Vegan Zazzle store, and
more. And regardless of the pledge amount, all patrons get access to my exclusive Patreon
feed where I really let my hair down. I know that my videos can tend to be more polished
and you may think I’m some vegan robot existing in an artificial blue landscape. But I promise
I’m a real person…see I...hold on...see I have legs! I'm not just a floating head.
I can even dance a little bit. If I wasn't a real person, I couldn't dance like that.
We get real personal over on Patreon- I often ask for input on new ideas for Bite Size Vegan
and I really truly value the opinion and input of my patrons.
So, if you’re wanting an ongoing community experience, and a behind-the-scenes look into
Bite Size Vegan,head on over and join us in the Nugget Army on Patreon.
But for this month in particular, if you want to help spread the vegan message and you’ve
found my videos to be an effective method of doing so, get in on the Double-Your-Money-Direct-Donation-December-Drive
and double your impact. Here is the link to the blog post for this video where you can
make your one-time direct donation. It's also linked in the video description.
And if we do reach the $1,000 donation goal by December 31st, I will do a serious happy
dance and post it to the channel so all of you can see my insane moves, which I gave
you a taste of in this video.
I got mad skillz.
I want to thank each and every one of you for your support, regardless of the form that
it takes. I’m 100% sincere when I say that I value each and every one of you. And thank
you as well to the anonymous donor who has been so generous to make this offer. Now the
totally free way to show your support is to give the video a thumbs up, share it around
and comment below. Never undervalue those actions! If you’re new to Bite Size Vegan,
don’t worry, you never have to pay for any of my content, all of my vegan educational
videos are free. Be sure to hit that big red subscribe button down there so that you'll
get more vegan awesomeness every Monday and Wednesday and some Fridays. You can also check
out the video detailing more about the Nugget Army and Patreon that's playing on the top
over there or, blow off some steam after all of this money talk with the crazy shit that
people say to vegans in that bottom video. Now go live vegan, thank you for all of your
support, and I'll see you soon.
[singing...badly] Let's do the December Drive!
Make it to a thousand dollars by the 31st!
This is why I don't sing...
ever.