And reality comes crashing in

It's not you, it's me.

Cliché, oh yes, but still true.

There are many folks out there for whom this sort of work comes easily, I am not one of them. Because of this, I think sometimes I try too hard.

Next year, whatever else happens, I will continue doing the podcast. I wont worry about audience feedback, numbers or income, I'll just do it as well I can.

It wont be what we've had so far, but when has it ever been? GSS has changed it's face so many times since it's birth I've lost count.

I want to thank everyone who has supported the show, don't feel the need to write in or anything unless you want to, same with the ad clicking and other stuff.

2011 will be the year of freedom.

Coz I'm free.

To do what I want.

Any old time.

Oh yes.

Much love.

-Steve

GSS days gone bye bye

The days of the old podcast may soon be coming to a close.

It's a tough decision, I've loved doing it, but the rewards are just not there.

James, Ali and I put in a lot of work around the place, writing, filming, producing and advertising many other people's creations and a few of our own, and most of them make a profit in some way.

All except for GSS.

GSS was a labour of love, which we hoped to be able to keep on doing forever, but to do so, it had to make enough money to at least make it not just a black hole sucking in time and energy.

We asked for donations, and never got a single one. I understand that, I rarely donate online myself. So we came up with another plan; the ads on the website.

A click a day was what we asked for, and that would have easily been enough for us to at least continue doing what we are doing.

Alas, most of our audience is via torrents rather than our website, and none of them could be bothered to even click on the site, though hundreds, sometimes thousands listened to the show every day.

What are we to do in the face of such apathy?

The audience appears willing to enjoy the product, but not do a single thing to support it, even when it costs them nothing.

People usually pay us thousands of dollars for our work, literally, and we are used to being paid what we are worth.

For me, this is not a huge issue. Money is unimportant to me. To James and Ali who are buying a house, paying alimony and running a small business, money is a little more important.

So we may be forced to say goodbye pretty soon, at least in this form.

It's been fun for the most part, and I'll be sorry to see it go, but that's life.

You get what you pay for.