iTwe4kz
Super Poster
So I've seen a TON of threads about partnerships...What the the requirements? Where should I join? Who's the best? What kind of contracts? First, think of what you think a partnership will bring you. Then think again. Think some more. Ok, let's go.
First, I understand the excitement of YouTube. I do. I on it daily, figuring out what kind of videos to make, how to edit, new things to try. What's the best part of YouTube? Creating content and getting recognition for hard work that you thought of, created, produced, and shared. What is a plus to YouTube? Money.
My take on partnerships if you're a small to medium sized channel. The plus side - You're instantly accepted into the community in which you just joined partnership with and they are willing to help you out. If you get strikes, you have someone to talk to that can help you understand why you got a strike and POSSIBLY (not very likely) will get it removed. And collab's are easier to come by, if that's what you're into.
Now, the bad side - If you're a small channel you're a LOT less likely to be featured on the partners main channel. If the main channel only has 5k subscribers, there's really not much exposure you're going to get from these kinds of channels. Most of the subscribers are the partners themselves. You will have to enter a contract. TGN used to not have a contract, which was unheard of, but now have changed to a 1 year contract. So entering a contract isn't a bad thing if you know where you're channel is heading and it has strong growth, but if you have weak growth and not many subs you're going to get locked in (sometimes) at a certain dollar amt/1000 views which will be much less than what you would get if you had a strong channel to begin with. So even if you get big, you'll be locked into a low CPM and won't make very much. You make just as much, if not more, just partnering with YouTube and linking an adsense account.
I understand if you're a gamer (my second channel is gaming) it's nice to get partnered to help with the copyright restrictions and I get that...none of my gaming vids are monetized at the moment for this reason, but I'm not losing much money because of it because its only 5 days old.
I understand money is nice, but it shouldn't be the MAIN reason why you're doing it or you will get really stressed out about it and stop having fun doing it.
My advice and conclusion - If you have a small channel, don't partner unless it's with YouTube because you're basically you're own boss and free to leave that partnership when you see fit. If you're a gaming channel, don't worry about the money right now and don't monetize your videos so you don't get strikes on your account. When you get to a point to where you're making videos with so much traffic that you feel you are feature-worthy of a mid to top tier partnership main channel, then maybe partnering is the best thing to do and will help you get more exposure. But, otherwise you'll very likely be making less money with a partner, not getting the exposure you hoped for, and be locked into a contract.
Just food for thought. Not knocking anyone that joined a partnership, by any means. I've thought about it myself when I've gotten offers, but after some research and the excitement of that invitation wears off, you can think clearly and decide for yourself. Always do your own research before doing anything.
K, I'm done - just thought I'd give my advice.
First, I understand the excitement of YouTube. I do. I on it daily, figuring out what kind of videos to make, how to edit, new things to try. What's the best part of YouTube? Creating content and getting recognition for hard work that you thought of, created, produced, and shared. What is a plus to YouTube? Money.
My take on partnerships if you're a small to medium sized channel. The plus side - You're instantly accepted into the community in which you just joined partnership with and they are willing to help you out. If you get strikes, you have someone to talk to that can help you understand why you got a strike and POSSIBLY (not very likely) will get it removed. And collab's are easier to come by, if that's what you're into.
Now, the bad side - If you're a small channel you're a LOT less likely to be featured on the partners main channel. If the main channel only has 5k subscribers, there's really not much exposure you're going to get from these kinds of channels. Most of the subscribers are the partners themselves. You will have to enter a contract. TGN used to not have a contract, which was unheard of, but now have changed to a 1 year contract. So entering a contract isn't a bad thing if you know where you're channel is heading and it has strong growth, but if you have weak growth and not many subs you're going to get locked in (sometimes) at a certain dollar amt/1000 views which will be much less than what you would get if you had a strong channel to begin with. So even if you get big, you'll be locked into a low CPM and won't make very much. You make just as much, if not more, just partnering with YouTube and linking an adsense account.
I understand if you're a gamer (my second channel is gaming) it's nice to get partnered to help with the copyright restrictions and I get that...none of my gaming vids are monetized at the moment for this reason, but I'm not losing much money because of it because its only 5 days old.
I understand money is nice, but it shouldn't be the MAIN reason why you're doing it or you will get really stressed out about it and stop having fun doing it.
My advice and conclusion - If you have a small channel, don't partner unless it's with YouTube because you're basically you're own boss and free to leave that partnership when you see fit. If you're a gaming channel, don't worry about the money right now and don't monetize your videos so you don't get strikes on your account. When you get to a point to where you're making videos with so much traffic that you feel you are feature-worthy of a mid to top tier partnership main channel, then maybe partnering is the best thing to do and will help you get more exposure. But, otherwise you'll very likely be making less money with a partner, not getting the exposure you hoped for, and be locked into a contract.
Just food for thought. Not knocking anyone that joined a partnership, by any means. I've thought about it myself when I've gotten offers, but after some research and the excitement of that invitation wears off, you can think clearly and decide for yourself. Always do your own research before doing anything.
K, I'm done - just thought I'd give my advice.
