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21 minutes ago, haza said:

i dont see what harm floating abt britain will do any one. good luck too you both they have put it out there thats all ,eithier follow it or dont wheres the problem welcome to canalworld .you will soon get the jist of it .thats if you ever come back 

Don't worry, we will keep coming back, as I stated before we only listen to people with something good and decent to say.

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2 hours ago, Mike Todd said:

So, in the hope that the OP is still around, despite some of the responses:

 

You appear to be two people fairly new to living on the canals and are intending to document your experiences in a way that may be of interest to others. At the present, there is growing interest in this subject, as can be seen from the number of different approaches taken by others - it is still a fairly new market and you will do well if you can create good quality material in an innovative way. Over time, the market will mature and some approaches will survive better than others. The only way to find out is to put your toe into the water (as it were) and be prepared to be honest about the reactions you receive.

 

As I am sure you have already discovered, the canal market is desperately seeking (notably CaRT) to make itself relevant to a younger customer base, one which the older generation, that currently tend to inhabit in places such as this, may not fully understand. The present community element of the canals is now very different from what it was only a couple of decades ago (perhaps even shorter timescale in places where a non-moving liveaboard lifestyle has developed). We need to reinvent ourselves in every generation and those prepared to put their best efforts into enabling that are to be wholeheartedly welcomed.

 

Of course, this market is no different from many others in that quality and economics will drive success but both of those have to be developed and learned the hard way. Also, sometimes niches arise just because someone has had an idea that is new and which catches particular imaginations. 

 

If you are still listening to this thread then congratulations! You have at least passed the first test of persistence when the naysayers come out of the woodwork. You may well succeed - some do and some don't but unless we are all prepared to give things a go then life will never move on, more often than not becoming a better place in the process. As with any business, do your homework. If you aim to make money, even a living, then be ruthless with your business plan, always assuming that disaster (eg COVID-19) lives unexpectedly around the corner but yet still believing in what you want to do. Accept criticism - it may well help you towards a better product/service - but don't let it control you. (Some of them are just jealous of your enthusiasm, having lost theirs a long time ago)

 

Best wishes and do drop in here, especially when you have something for us to see.

Firstly I would like to say a huge thank you to you for taking the time to write such a long message for us, we have read it all and take onboard all notes pointed. I "Martin" have been on the canals for 4 years already and started off on a GRP Dawncraft with the intention of moving onto a narrow boat within my 5 year plan, clearly that has happened and currently on a 30ft narrow boat on my own... me and Jack have been planning on getting a bigger narrow boat so he could move out and move aboard so that's what we have saved up for over the last few years from our jobs, me as a freelance web designer and Jack as an accountant.

We hope what we will be providing will give a slightly different outlook on the network but only time will tell, even if we only get 20 views on a video its not so much about that, its about us having something to look back on in the future.

Regards

Martin

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9 hours ago, Ange said:

We started continuous cruising in our early 40s, I lost count of the number of times I was asked by Mr or Mrs retired how we could afford it, obviously thinking we were state scroungers. We cruised all summer, found ourselves a winter mooring then I got a contract - as an accountant I could earn enough to see us through the next summer, as long as we were frugal.

You really shouldn't judge, it makes a fool of you more often than not

Jack is an accountant and can work from home or at his mums office if he wishes to do so, im a freelance web designer so I also can work from the boat or the middle of a field.

2 hours ago, Higgs said:

 

Having a bit of a hard time is good training. If they can be put off by a few adverse comments from here, I'm not sure they'll survive what they want to do.  

 

 

Don't worry, we are not put off at all, we only listen to wise people with half a decent thing to say!

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19 hours ago, PD1964 said:

Not another sponging poncing boater who thinks they are going to make a living doing nothing like a lot of young kids on narrowboats. “I’ll start a Youtube channel and be an overnight sensation”  Go and get a job and work until you have earned enough money to be self sufficient . What’s next Patreon donations? Far too many young kids and couples basically begging to support their lifestyle on the canals through Youtube. Go and get a job and support yourself. Another pair of the Snowflake generation who do not want to work and want everyone to do everything for them. How old are you two and what have you done to support your self’s?

Oh dear... we both have jobs, i'm a freelance web designer and Jack is an accountant, we are very self sufficient thank you very much. We own our narrowboat out right and didn't take out a loan or finance. 

So that is about the best reply you will possibly get, don't judge a book by the cover in the future.

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6 hours ago, Laurie Booth said:

All the best with this idea.

Thank you very much Laurie, we are very much looking forward to it!

6 hours ago, restlessnomad said:

Welcome to the forum.

I am not sure about the quality of content at this point, will I be paid to take this gamble?

Thanks for the welcome, we won't be able to pay you in cash but we can assure you we will pay you in spectacular views.

6 hours ago, reg said:

How very old school of you.

Modern way

1 Get crowd funding.

2 Advertise for a base customer.

3 Maybe end up producing the goods.

 

ETA

The non cynical side of me wishes them good luck in their venture.

 

 

Not even sure what to say to this so i'll leave it at that...

6 hours ago, matty40s said:

How can you build an audience base with no content?

By building up a base of people who are interested in what we are going to be offering, we have already had some great support!

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Thank you to everyone who has been genuine and kind in your responses, we will have our first video our "Intro" out this coming Saturday so keep an eye out if you have already subscribed. 

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Just now, matty40s said:

You might want to return once you have some content.....

We are just getting it out and about for now to build up an audience base, people who are interested will subscribe ready for the first episode.

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Good morning everyone, today I am able to share a little bit of news, me and my best friend Jack are working on a new channel called Floating Round Britain, our plan is to almost provide Slow TV in episodes of 30 mins for people to experience the canal network... it would be great if you could support us and head over to YouTube and subscribe at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe50Te2QxpCEcCspo5M06NA

 

We are aware the channel currently doesn't have any content, this is because its brand new and we are building up interested people into an audience base over the next few days, thank you!

 

We are still working on recording Episode 1 and will update people as soon as we have finished, you can also search for Floating Round Britain on Facebook and Instagram.

Thanks

Martin & Jack