Hey everyone, thank you all so much for liking, subscribing, donating and helping make our dream come true! We're working hard to put out new content and we're super excited for the future! EDIT from Rich: WOW! I woke up this morning to all of these positive and supportive comments! I am so inspired and thankful for the support. I wish I could meet and personally thank all of you! ❤️ We are going to do a podcast where we can have special guests and really get into depth about everything we are doing! BIG THANK🙏
Sponsors, ad revenue, and primary/third-party merch sales (assuming you get a commission) I think are going to be your greatest sources of revenue to start. One big source of revenue to cover your O&M though (and establish solid net positive financial growth in your venture) is potentially going to be a contract(s) to provide/sell collected data from the various equipment that you have onboard (e.g. meteorological, tidal data, maritime traffic data, security, etc.). I think a good group to solicit for additional sponsors and/or ad placement are companies, retailers, etc. that are in the maritime (e.g. small commercial vessels, yachts, boats & watercraft, related equipment such as lighting, vests, etc.), fishing and catching (e.g. poles/reels/tackle & related equipment, sonar equipment, bait, etc.) and survivalist markets (e.g. food prep suppliers, medical kits, solar batteries and panels, communications equipment such as radios, etc.). You may even want to reach out to the guys at StarLink to see if they might be willing to sponsor and/or advertise with you.
Also, please vet your sponsors. You have a personal responsibility to the people who watch your channel not to sell them garbage, and better help is a garbage scam company. Just google their controversy and you'll understand why. I'm all for you guys to get more money from sponsors, but don't sell your morals in exchange.
@@Soulsproximity this is not a mom and pop operation. This video obviously has some money behind it like CBS or PBS and they don't care about ethics or morals like a covid video.
looking forward to more content, don't forget to have a team member to reach out to tool companies, paint companies etc asking them to sponsor via equipment donations etc also.
I'll watch anything you guys toss up about the lighthouse! Editing is getting better every video! I personally enjoy the honesty, seeing the struggles (how do you restore a light house on your own?), and the solutions for overcoming obstacles.
Thank you for the support! We have been apprehensive about showing our failures because, well you know how people are, but we have a big enough following now that most people will appreciate the honestly. Please keep following!
@@thelighthousecenters unless the negative commentators, themselves own a light house and have restored it, who are they to rain on your parade! I'm just a veteran in Washington State, memorized and captivated by this process and story that you guys and gals are creating and living. I'm hooked and literally get excited when I get a notification of a new video.
You guys are very special. How proud you both should be. It's an inspiration story. I'm a retired man and if i was 30yrs younger i would with out a doubt manually help your cause. Keep up your awesome work. Thank you John
I admire so much what you're doing with the lighthouses. I sold my sole proprietor business to pursue a dream, so I get how hard that can be. Tough to leave that part of your story behind, but the next chapter beckons! Go forth and do great things!
@@thelighthousecenters I found a good buyer for the biz and got a decent price. Now I'm retired and living full time aboard a trawler. Probably will pass one of your lighthouses within the week!
You have produced so much great content. The challenge, frustration and triumph all comes through with so much passion and dedication to succeed is very much in keeping with the lighthouse keepers that preceded you. You have embodied the very spirit that will make this chapter in your lives an amazing adventure. I wish you great success and look thank you for inviting us to share in your journey. God Bless
It's amazing what you're doing and very interesting to see what is inside of a lighthouse. Never knew. Thanks for showing and good luck with your moving on with this ! I will be here to watch !
*Great Comment Section💙* By the looks, I don't think you will ever find yourselves short on Supporters. I hope we can can collectively exceed your expectations. *Best wishes on this new part of your life's journey!*
I could not be more thrilled to hear that things are going well for the channel. The bay is special to me as I spent many summers growing up in Mathews County Virginia near the New Point Lighthouse and Gwynn’s Island. Although I’m too old now, I dreamed of living at the Wolf Trap Lighthouse. Very much enjoying your channel. ❤
I am so happy to hear your news. I have always wanted more videos on the restoration. Best of luck to all of you. I will be eagerly waiting on the next video. 😺
I would like to say "I'll definitely visit the lighthouse when you start taking tourists", but unfortunately I'm located in Poland, a bit too far away for a casual trip. It was brave to leave your work and business!
We're really excited for you and your full time approach to the restoration. I keep waiting for a new posting and now we'll be getting a lot more. Wishing you the best of luck.
Love the Channel . Your saga of cleaning out the bottom pipe made me feel so much better about the frustrating projects ive done. Love watching the journey!
Nice! I think the Darge is a brilliant idea! That difficult access was limiting. Looking forward to seeing more progress and there is nothing like a restored lighthouse. Good luck!
Love your content....being honest and transparent to your viewers is the way to go. Bravo, you guys Now everyone who reads this, please like every video you watch and share some of them. That helps the channel grow so more revenue is made. Can't wait for the next video Keep on keeping on
I never knew that a channel about lighthouses would become my favorite channel on RU-vid, but here we are. I've been looking forward to every video since I first discovered your channel about a year ago. Very excited about this news and the prospect for more frequent content. Good luck on this new full-time endeavor!
Your channel is just perfect in my eyes! The humor, the preserving of history and the environmental work and care. And at the same time showing of the technical stuff and preparations that goes into a project of this magnitude. I'm really looking forward to seeing all the future videos 😊
I'm sooo excited for you guys! Have enjoyed your intrepid enterprises (and all that hard bloody work) on these lighthouses for a while now, and your plans for the dock, the haulout platform (genius) and the restorations and meteorology stations is amazingly good. Love your choice of sponsors, people need that. Can't wait for next vids and merch!!!. You rock!
Hello gentlemen! It is so okay not to be okay. Talking about mental health is such an important discussion that people need to hear. There are so many people hiding in their own minds because they fear a stigma will surround them. I think that's why Jelly Roll's songs hit so many people. I am here to support you, and I'm not going anywhere. Thank you for the continued awesome content. Let's gooooooooooooooo!
I've just washed your latest video I think you are doing amazing work on these lighthouses I like watching your content when you get this new Pier up and running and you can get more people out there to help you I think it'll be alright good luck with everything I can't wait for more videos from you guys
Can't wait to see what you guys do for the Darge. We don't have many offshore lighthouses here on Lake Ontario so seeing what you guys have had to do so far has been interesting to watch. 🇨🇦
I love lighthouses and have visited many of them in the past, I have one about 30 minutes away (cape spear) which is a national historic site and I take visitors to the island there all the time and it still doesn't get old after 20 years since my first visit. Wish you the best of luck and hope to visit your lighthouse when open to visitors.
Scary, but exciting. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work. My husband and I are new subbers (?) somehow that just doesn't sound right...! Keep your senses of humor 🙂
I am excited to see this next chapter for you guys.Watching restoration videos with added history- say no more, I’m in! You seem to have a real love doing this ( or maybe Careless Whisper is just now stuck in my head -thanks) and I think it’s great you get to pursue this full time Good luck and I’ll be looking for the next upload and the merch!
Remember me guys! I was one of the first randos to sub LOL. IM SO HAPPY this is taking off! You guys are funny af and I love the work you're doing. I'll be buying all the merch and I'll sign up for a Patreon when you get one. Rock on!
This is great news, for the lighthouses, us viewers and hopefully yourselves. I'm looking forward to seeing more content and joining you on the journey. Sending you the best of luck from Scotland.
Wishing you all the best, for the channel & continued growth … I’ve loved your content since the day you started. Looking forward to seeing the journey unfold with you 🙏 uk live-aboard here with my own vintage restoration project that excites & scares me almost every day… all the best ! 👍👍👍
Love seeing this, full time here is still a huge job! You are all doing such an amazing job 🤩 love watching the progress and if you guys ever got around to selling shirts, stickers etc I’d totally buy some to spread the word and show more support! ❤
