Dear all, as I navigate a life without an income and work on my 1st recipe book, I have to think of other streams of income that can help support my channels and I. We’ve all heard of “don’t put all your eggs in one basket” and I have learned this is very true!
Over the coming months I will alongside, the recipe book (and video creation and blogging) be creating the “Ration Book Emporium” on Etsy (launches late February here https://www.etsy.com/shop/RationBookEmporium ) where I will be selling downloadable and physical products such as rationing themed books, ebooks, recipe cards, posters, tea towels, aprons and much more, for all rationing fans PLUS I will also be introducing a membership level in February to my YouTube channel (called the “Ration Book Club”).
Nothing currently will change on the channel at all, and I will continue to create free content for everyone as I currently do, but going forward, I will be creating some EXTRA content such as LIVE streams for the “Ration Book Club” where we can meet once a month for a natter as well as extra useful and helpful content for members. This membership will be the minimum amount I can set it at which will be 0.99p per month in the hope that this will be affordable to more people. I will announce this when the “Ration Book Club” is ready to launch.
Thanks again for all your support…. I am working sooooo hard to make this dream come true and not have to return to a day job!
Much love, C xxxxx
Can’t wait to join the ration book club!
I love these new ideas/income streams! I hope that when I get a job I can browse around on the new Etsy shop! Maybe even get a membership 😀
I am very excited!
Great ideas xx
well done and good luck with everything. I presume your book will be vegetarian. I eat meat and fish. Hopefully some recipes you can add meat. Rosemary
Hi Rosemary, thanks for the well wishes. Like my blog, the recipes will be authentic to WW2 and some will be meat based. As I do on the blog those meat recipes I will re-create using vegetarian or vegan alternatives so in the book it will be the same. The authentic recipe will contain the ingredients used at the time for the recipe but I will provide alternatives to substitute for those who do not eat meat or fish etc. xxxx C
Sounds great and look forward to it 😀
One suggestion—have a ‘quid’ level for your membership club for everyone who would like to support you but doesn’t have a lot of spare cash.
Hi Judy, thanks for your comment. there is only going to be one membership level and I’ve set it at the lowest YouTube will allow which is 99p – hopefully this allows me a little bit but also affordable to most xxxx C
Oh, bless you, Carolyn, I’m sure you feel desperately torn between the enjoyment and freedom of not being employed and the sheer terror of no income! I have been self-employed since 1989 and know what it is like to look into the bottom of an empty barrel, from which the contents have been well and truly scraped. I’m, or should be, on your list for your recipe books, and I’m now following your ‘Ration Book Emporium’ Etsy page. I would be very willing to have a patron membership of your YouTube channel. Take the greatest of care,
Frances.
Would you please carry some of the Borwick’s Baking Powder for those of us in the US?
I can look into that for sure! C xxxx
I think instructions for vegan/vegetarian alternatives is such a plus as so many, especially younger/inexperienced cooks ask for this sort of thing.
I love that your years of experience will work for you. Never been a time but now when needed. You have been a font of information for many years–an OG as the kids say. Best to you