Being a full time Youtuber. Easy money?
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Crazy low barrier to entry means extremely saturated market. Millions try and do not make it. As someone above said, it's the same as being an Actor or Footballer. The work hours and the way it takes over your life is also similar to acting or footballing, although, usually for much less money.
Grass is definitely greener.
Grass is definitely greener.
Seems to be a lot of true crime bloggers, car fixers, car sellers and
car reviewers, but few scaffolders or carpet layers.
Seems quite a lot of work, not hard work, but time consuming, bit of a risk
for a family guy, money slow to come in, building up your subscriber numbers.
Getting a sponsor must help.
car reviewers, but few scaffolders or carpet layers.
Seems quite a lot of work, not hard work, but time consuming, bit of a risk
for a family guy, money slow to come in, building up your subscriber numbers.
Getting a sponsor must help.
I wonder about people like Hubnut for example, he does it for a living and his wife is involved too. has his niche but vids get about 20-30k views on average, sometimes more, must be hard work (particularly to earn an honest living without resorting to clickbait) - and a lot like that rely on the generosity of fans through things like patreon.
Then there's the ever present danger of the algorithm going against you or YouTube pulling the ad revenue killing your income...
Then there's the ever present danger of the algorithm going against you or YouTube pulling the ad revenue killing your income...
The 44 teeth guys briefly discussed it at the Newcastle showing of BBB.
One of the reasons they do the cinema stuff etc .. is because the YouTube algorithm doesn’t like them and they don’t get they views the could, would or should.
It would seem that you have to make videos in a pretty specific way in order to keep the algorithm happy which ultimately ends up with all the e content on their being broadly the same.
One of the reasons they do the cinema stuff etc .. is because the YouTube algorithm doesn’t like them and they don’t get they views the could, would or should.
It would seem that you have to make videos in a pretty specific way in order to keep the algorithm happy which ultimately ends up with all the e content on their being broadly the same.
Hub said:
I wonder about people like Hubnut for example, he does it for a living and his wife is involved too. has his niche but vids get about 20-30k views on average, sometimes more, must be hard work (particularly to earn an honest living without resorting to clickbait) - and a lot like that rely on the generosity of fans through things like patreon.
Then there's the ever present danger of the algorithm going against you or YouTube pulling the ad revenue killing your income...
I would say with someone like Hubnut it's between Patreon, memberships, and merch - and even then it's just a little better than getting by. The videos alone just wouldn't cut it, especially with a family. Then there's the ever present danger of the algorithm going against you or YouTube pulling the ad revenue killing your income...
If you have big numbers, can play to the algorithm, and are sponsor-friendly I'm sure you can do quite nicely for yourself. For the other 98% I imagine it's a pretty scant 'living'.
QJumper said:
Wheel Turned Out said:
If you have big numbers, can play to the algorithm, and are sponsor-friendly I'm sure you can do quite nicely for yourself. For the other 98% I imagine it's a pretty scant 'living'.
I guess I'll have to stick to flashing my man boobs on OnlyFans then.
airsafari87 said:
The 44 teeth guys briefly discussed it at the Newcastle showing of BBB.
One of the reasons they do the cinema stuff etc .. is because the YouTube algorithm doesn’t like them and they don’t get they views the could, would or should.
It would seem that you have to make videos in a pretty specific way in order to keep the algorithm happy which ultimately ends up with all the e content on their being broadly the same.
Nonsense. Anybody who thinks "the algorithm" has a personal vendetta against them is sprouting utter drivel.One of the reasons they do the cinema stuff etc .. is because the YouTube algorithm doesn’t like them and they don’t get they views the could, would or should.
It would seem that you have to make videos in a pretty specific way in order to keep the algorithm happy which ultimately ends up with all the e content on their being broadly the same.
I think 44 Teeth do very well considering how niche motorcycling content is
Guy who works as a field engineer for us once told me that for every advert that appears on Youtube, if you watch it then he got 10p and if you clicked skip, he got 2p.
What is that worth a year mate?
Oh about £52,000
No idea what his channel is about, i've tried everything to find it but no success and he is keeping very quiet about it. As he is massively into planes and ex RAF ground crew, i suspect it is about that topic.
What is that worth a year mate?
Oh about £52,000
No idea what his channel is about, i've tried everything to find it but no success and he is keeping very quiet about it. As he is massively into planes and ex RAF ground crew, i suspect it is about that topic.
jayemm89 said:
Its nowhere near that much - if only it were!
Do you choose when and how many adverts they insert into a video?If they crop up I’ll let it run but I’ll go and make a brew or do something else while it runs through.
I’ve recently just watched the series on Strangeways filmed in 1980, all 45 odd minute videos but not one advert came up during any episode.
To answer the above questions
Certainly no encouragement from YT to make intros
As for adverts, yes we can choose where YT *might* place them (no guarantee) but not the type.
Good chance if you're watching something like an old TV series there are no ads because it's copyrighted content and therefore ineligible for monetisation
Certainly no encouragement from YT to make intros
As for adverts, yes we can choose where YT *might* place them (no guarantee) but not the type.
Good chance if you're watching something like an old TV series there are no ads because it's copyrighted content and therefore ineligible for monetisation
matrignano said:
I guess the real money comes when you reach “influencer” status and brands pay you to promote their product on your channel?
Pop quiz.As the husband of a content creator on Instagram (she dislikes being called an influencer) how much do you think a company pays for an ad?
Even the ones who make it, there is a constant pressure to keep pumping out the popular content or your subs and the algo will pick up on something else. I imagine the burnout rate after a couple years must be quite high.
I expect a lot of them are independently wealthy and just do it for fun/ego.
I expect a lot of them are independently wealthy and just do it for fun/ego.
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