Mr Funk E Dude 🤡Let me run through my thinking process and someone else tell me where I've gone wrong...
I have a small instance with limited storage, but I can always raise it if needed and funds are available.
Because of the small storage, I want it's cost to equal its value, so I insist that the content of the videos be intentional. No random videos of weddings or concerts. Nothing you'd find on a lost SD card.
To let people know about this, I created an announcement page that explains what my instance is looking for, how much memory they will be given, and an approximation of how many videos you can make with the storage allotment. There is a link to this page in a bright blue box at the top of every page on the instance. You can't miss it.
At the bottom of this page I write "If you request an account but do not say the type of content you intend to make, you will be rejected immediately."
The result is that I mostly get people requesting accounts that missed the link somehow, or they read it, say the type of content they want to make, and it's just random shit. The one thing I said that I didn't want on the instance.
Then I see big Instances that have storage shooting out of their asses offering "Unlimited" storage (which the instance owners know is a gimmick. Most accounts will probably never go over 10 gigs.) which, when compared to my limited storage, feels safer to the creator. So video creators lean towards the larger instances.
So the question is, how do I get video creators with intention to use my instance rather then one of the giant instances?
The only thing that I can offer is that it's managed hosting, which means likely shorter down times, and a moderator that's always looking out for them. Two things I doubt anyone cares about.
What would YOU do in my situation? (and no, raising the storage to be as much as the bigger instances isn't an option.)
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