Yes indeed, it's like this is a proper media outlet. Or not. Anyway, links to the things I throw up across the spectrum of social media are all here and what you can expect from them is an 'alternative' electrical channel with, I'm told, a cult following. At least, I think that's the four-letter C-word they were shouting, but the big blokes doing all the yelling looked pretty angry and I was running away from them at the time.
Anyhoo, the point of this page is to explain more of the why, whereas the point of my (not really an) OnlyFans page is to explain more of the how (and to help anyone zero in on any specific subject they may be interested in among my library of crap).
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Ah, YouTube; the primary platform for my spouting of nonsense. I'd prefer you to view my videos on here, and preferably without an ad-blocker as it's nice to get some beer money for the effort, but I quite understand that the viewing experience of YouTube is... well... awful these days. So, as an alternative, I give you Odysee... | |||
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... where all my garbage is duplicated advert free within a couple of hours of it appearing on YT. This is a new(ish) platform, so if it's of use to you then I invite you to kindly show your support of it by subscribing. | |||
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Twitter is one of those things that can angry up the blood with all the morons/celebs airing their ill-informed opinions. Nonetheless I used to like it as a quick fire-and-forget means to air a rant in order to get something off the ol' tits, although these days I consider it to be a dead platform, not least because I do believe Elon Musk is a cock... | |||
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... mind you, so is Mark Zuckerberg. Nonetheless, Threads is now my go-to for doing what Twitter used to do before it got Elon Musk'd up the wazoo. | |||
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I've no idea why Instagram is so popular. I don't check in very often, it's awful. | |||
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Blogs n' vlogs
The blogs on this website and the vlogs on the likes of YouTube/Odysee are opinion pieces where I get to stick my oar into the industry. Some of the filming necessitates it happening in the workplace as that's the topic, but such is done off-the-clock for obvious reasons. When the camera is out, our client isn't paying (or our total time on their site won't be reflected in the invoicing). Opinionated blogs and vlogs link back to this site because you need to know who I am and what I do if you're going to be listening to what I say. Admittedly, there is a grey line between me as an individual and the company entity, after all, I am the company and DSES Ltd. will die on the same toilet seat as me with a loo-roll in one hand, a cheeseburger in the other and some soiled trousers wrinkled around the ankles. Still, content creation is a personal hobby, and one which generates only a little cash that doesn't nearly cover the expenses or time involved.
Buying me a coffee... or similar...
If I spout out anything that has been of use and you fancy throwing something brown and flavoured my way, then what luck as I've got an account on buymeacoffee.com! There's an optional comments field too, so if instead you rather think I'm quite the asshole, you can bally well say so... at least, as long as you're buying me a coffee while you do it. Those who donate get a shout out, for better or worse, in a future video!
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Sponsorship policy
Hey, I'm not after any. Seriously. I'm happy to engage with anyone, and if I like something, well that's super duper. If I don't, then that's unfortunate, but any products I show or companies I plug are done so based on my own experiences. I'm not an 'influencer' and I'll never ask anybody for free stuff in exchange for promo's/follows/likes etc. There are enough polite channels already out there who sell themselves out for free gear. If a company does want to engage or to cover the cost of making a video, related to their wares or not, in exchange for a promotional plug, then I'm open to that under the proviso that I won't comporomise on content or presentation, nor will I pretend to like or use their products if I don't already do so.
YouTube advertising policy
Oh God, isn't it dreadful? Don't you feel completely rinsed by YouTube and those bastards at Google? You can't casually dip into anything on YT these days without adverts being slung at you like shit in a monkey cage.That said, I still prefer you to watch my drivel on YT so that I at least get some spare change to keep me in booze and cigars for the effort. I have resisted the awful mid-roll ads in many videos despite the damage that does to the promotion of my channel, but they creep in more often these days. Too many of my presentations get demonetised which I don't mind, but it does mean the revenue-friendly ones need to work harder. Also, some advertising is outside of my own control, usually because I used a snippet of music that means Google and a third-party record company whore it out for commercials and grab 100% of the cash between them. If you want to avoid the ads, simply use Odysee linked in the footer of this page.
Foul language policy
My content is my own and for the first time in my career I have to answer to nobody. I have no boss to report to, no HR department to tick me off because I made the girl in Accounts cry (again) and I've a big enough and loyal enough customer base, along with a solid reputation, that places me in a unique position to present myself how I choose... and I choose to do so with profanity. In previous jobs, I've received numerous warnings for my verbal or written presence (admittedly often expressed using Post-It Notes stuck to someone's back), and I occasionally receive feedback from people, who generally can't seem to spell correctly, that it's not always appreciated on the interweb. I understand that, but nonetheless, it's my choice to express myself in my own way both on this website and on my social media output now that nobody has the authority to censor it. You won't find me asking anyone to like or subscribe to my nonsense in any video, so those who turn up uninvited and take a distaste to what they hear can jolly well take it or leave it, but I won't entertain any complaints. There's a plethora of polite channels to choose from across all platforms - my output is different by design, and somewhat unique for it. Hey, twenty years from now when I'm either out of the game, dead, or the machines/cats have taken over, nobody's going to remember or care about any of this anyway.
Answering questions policy
I receive queries out of the blue across all platforms asking anything from technical questions to advice on how to get started or change career into this industry. While it's flattering to be considered a font of knowledge, please bear in mind two points. Firstly, I'm an expert on only one thing: how David Savery Electrical Services Ltd. got to where it is today, and where it is today is that it scratches out a living. We're not rich, we're not famous and we're not a multinational wonder story.
Secondly, being an electrician is very much the actual day job with the working week sucked up on the tools and most evenings/weekends spent on writing estimates, invoices, certificates and placing material orders. Any spare time after that may see another video poo'd out about something relevant that I figure might be of interest to others. I originally used to tailor responses to questions back when they popped up only occasionally, but I often found my missives went unacknowledged despite perhaps having spent an hour or more of my evening carefully crafting something relevant. A simple "cheers mate!" works wonders, but was too often omitted. Recently, more queries have come in than I can possibly attend to, so don't take it personally if yours goes unanswered; I can't even find the time to address the work requests coming in at the time of writing, let alone dole out advice like I'm some kind of industry or business expert... which I'm not. As far as the former is concerned, I know enough about (mainly domestic) electrical installations to be able to perform a reasonable enough job at a reasonable enough price and earn myself a happy customer. As for the latter, all I can advise is that if retraining, don't be suckered in by the sales claims of short course providers of you being 'industry ready' if you pay to pass through their classroom. Your success depends on your technical background, keenness to learn, practical abilities, your confidence and personal circumstances. A lot of people find that when they finish the short courses they walk out wide-eyed and blinking, surrounded by many others all looking for the promised well-paid work in the industry which just isn't there. Established electricians have a pool of people to choose from if they want to take someone on, and it's a buyers market. Big firms won't be interested if you haven't any experience and a gold card. Personally, I had a few advantages to my retraining including relevancy of background, a passion for learning the subject outside of, and independently of, the classroom, prior experience of toolwork and, perhaps rather uniquely and significantly, a fat redundancy package, a wage coming in from the bloody wife and no rent/mortgage to worry about because of unrelated personal circumstances. That financial cushion saw me get past the first eighteen months it took to raise this business off the ground into a sustainable place.
It's that financial advantage most people don't have. If you're thinking of going it alone, it takes time to build a reputation. The phone won't strart ringing overnight. All that said, I'm not trying to put anyone off. If this way of life is your dream, you have to apply your own circumstances and skill set for it to become a reality. Handing money over to a course provider in exchange for classroom time will only get you so far.
What's all this .tv nonsense?
Nigel and I are on the tools day-to-day and will continue to be until his asshole or my liver prolapses resulting in our inability to hack the physical work any longer. Maybe then we'll be open to taking cash bungs to promote things we pretend to like, but until we can't negotiate a flight of stairs while carrying a toolbox in one hand and a Greggs steak bake in the other, we remain very much the street sparks just like most of our audience. No further plans or ambitions. We're of the 'work hard until you keel over' mindset and not the one where people believe they can make a living from doing stupid dances on TikTok/Instagram/[insert-new-flavour-of-the-month-app-here].
Hey, why so hostile to the bad language brigade?
I like to think there are nuggets of usefulness among the content I put out on this website and on social media, and I reserve the right to present my nuggets to the wider world in the manner of my choosing. Those who want to undertake the quest to find such scattered jewels of semi-usefulness will need to wade through the quagmire of despair, navigate the caves of stinking foulness, penetrate the (strangely brown) fort of howling awfulness and fight with swords the hungover five-penised kraken of utter stupidity. I ask not the bravery nor foolhardiness of anyone in attempting this impossible challenge, so those who turn up uninvited and then complain because it's a bit cold and their socks got wet can jolly well bugger off as I don't want to hear about it.
Will you appear naked in the centrefold of a ladies' porn magazine for fifty quid?
Yes.
You're a very unpleasant man.
Only online, not in person. And only to those who try and stick it to me, but, hey, thanks for noticing.
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