Is being able to make money as a YouTuber on borrowed time?

[Smleman303]

A thought I had after realising good old Corona - Chan has reduced ad revenue for the foreseeable future

 

[Stephanie Bustcakes]

It's been getting progressively worse. Now every single youtuber has sponsored ads in their videos and has their own merch and has a patreon, all of which they plug in all of their videos.

 

[Thumb Butler]

Yup. The "good times" can't last forever, like most things.

 

[DumbDude42]

there's always a big market for entertainment. yt money isn't going away any time soon.

that said, the competition is constantly growing as more and more people try to get in and take their piece of the pie, so it's hard to stay afloat

 

[Smleman303]

there's always a big market for entertainment. yt money isn't going away any time soon.

that said, the competition is constantly growing as more and more people try to get in and take their piece of the pie, so it's hard to stay afloat

That's the best answer here tbh. The really easy good times are over, but I suspected not all was well after a certain irl borderline lolcow I knew got bragging about his money among other things..... I will leave that there.

You survive if you adapt like Shane Dawson or remain a draw like pewds from what I see. Anything else is onision I guess?

 

[Celebrate Nite]

>Making money on YouTube at all
inb4 "doing it for free", or even "wage slave" but I've always been under the mind-set that doing anything on YouTube or any creative social media counted as a "Hobby". You put that shit on the side for when you're bored or feeling creative and then you go out in the real world and become a functioning member of society by getting a job that puts food on the table, or even pursue an interesting career that you grow to love.

 

[Chonburi Flaps]

'Got brand new merch coming guys!' and 'Thanks to all my Patrons/Please support me on Patreon' are the new like, comment & subscribe.

 

[Smleman303]

>Making money on YouTube at all
inb4 "doing it for free", or even "wage slave" but I've always been under the mind-set that doing anything on YouTube or any creative social media counted as a "Hobby". You put that shit on the side for when you're bored or feeling creative and then you go out in the real world and become a functioning member of society by getting a job that puts food on the table, or even pursue an interesting career that you grow to love.

Doing otherwise seems to be what left hope Chapman's ex husband in the state that made him an ex ann contributor. The individual I have in mind basically jacked in and did the went full it's my job mode.

 

[NIGGER ASS PEE POOPY RAPE]

>Making money on YouTube at all
inb4 "doing it for free", or even "wage slave" but I've always been under the mind-set that doing anything on YouTube or any creative social media counted as a "Hobby". You put that shit on the side for when you're bored or feeling creative and then you go out in the real world and become a functioning member of society by getting a job that puts food on the table, or even pursue an interesting career that you grow to love.

or instead of being a wageslave you could be on welfare and devote much more time to making videos, getting lots of money that the feds don't know about.

 

[Idiotron]

Ad revenue? Sure, that's going away or rather, it's getting limited.
However, the real money is in the merch.
You build up a fanbase, you figure out what your popular "catchphrases" are by seeing what the viewers quote at you in the comments, you make t-shirts and such based on that, you sell them, you make money.
Even most indie bands these days make money from merch, not the music.
Patreon and superchats work as well but you need to engage your audience to get that.

Also, depends on what you're covering.
The entertainment industry? Ads on every video.
Politics? Demonetized.

 

[Queen Elizabeth II]

Purely from Youtube? Not sustainable, there's far too much competition in every field going now.

It's more likely to be a tool for sharing whatever your product is, and taking money via Patreon, KoFi etc separately.

The Wild West days of the internet where the likes of PewDiePie and Jeffery Starr could rise being relatively ineffectual at what they do are long gone. There was a time they were the only people online doing those things, now there are thousands who are far more skilled and with a higher professional finish.

 

[Sexy Senior Citizen]

or instead of being a wageslave you could be on welfare and devote much more time to making videos, getting lots of money that the feds don't know about.

Right up until the wrong person's kid watches your video.

 

[RapeMan]

The money has driven it beyond a "hobby" but the production values have risen too. I like having infinity feeds even if 90% are owned by the same few grabblers

 

[The Last Stand]

If you're considering a career in YouTube or any Internet commerce, don't quit your day job.

Even if it looks promising, don't go splurging like you have beaucoup bucks. You're a subsidiary to YouTube; they can drop you at any time for any reason. Hence, limited ad revenue.

If you do, live within your means. And have a job ready.

 

[Get_your_kicks_with_30-06]

Yes, that is why anyone who's "job" is Youtube streams a lot now on either youtube for the superberries or twitch for the tips & bits.

 

[DubbleBubble]

i kind of miss the days where you could just pop on the Tubes and hear someone talk about and be a little entertaining with something they enjoy, whatever that thing is. That was kind of the draw as opposed to TV, it gave the "just chilling and hearing a friends thoughts" kind of thing. Now Youtubers pump more ads, product placement shilling and fake nonsense into videos than TV.

So now especially, with ads being slim, donations being slim (because viewers are tight for cash too) you really see the desperation as professional tubers and streamers are just barraging you with money begging, SMASH THAT LIKE N SUBSCRIBE to pump those metrics etc etc. even more than usual. Where's the fun, damn.

 

[NIGGER ASS PEE POOPY RAPE]

Right up until the wrong person's kid watches your video.

unless you're like HowToBasic and never dox yourself.

 

[737 MAX Stan Account]

I can safely say that I have never seen a single human being wearing a YouTuber's merch.

 

[Bland Crumbs]

As part of a coordinated social media plan YT can still generate revenue but I suspect anyone who is not a mainstream celeb, news outlet, or otherwise approved is going to find they get no ads or their cut is so small it is hardly worth cashing the check. Sponsors will be a lifeline for some but I am unaware of any solid metrics on how that type of advertising performs but being that VPN and RSL keep using it there must be something there or no one is looking at the numbers.

I really think a lot of YT's autismo policies are purpose designed to whittle down the creator base as are changes to the UI for creators that are unfailingly worse than the previous iteration.

Susan's 2000IQ play is to reduce cost by killing off creators, raise revenue by allying with the TDS addled MSM corporations(and their parents), and basically make themselves 2025's MySpace as their core audience becomes worth less and less due to demographics skewing toward the decrepit.

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

I think Youtube itself is on borrowed time, having sponsors for videos seems to become the norm rather than a weird thing only some youtubers do and it beats regular ads that you need to wait some time to skip (as opposed to going a minute into the video instantly).