Do your research!

i personally think that not doing research before entering a commitment like partnership shows your maturity level. By that, I mean, you're not really taking it seriously. As it's already been said, these people just want to be famous and get money, but they're not treating it with the seriousness of a job (in many aspects, partnership is a job).

just my additional 2 cents
 
I remember researching and asking questions BEFORE I even applied anywhere. Someone actually told me "just take whatever you can get." at which I kept researching for a week. Then applied everywhere (fullscreen/maker and their sub networks) THEN I spent a week researching and thinking about which ones I liked that I got accepted to.. AND THEN waited until I got accepted into a network I wanted to be partnered with instead of settling for the other ones I was already approved for. lol
 
KGATV said:
Partnerships: We all want one, but many people rush into it without doing research first.

Out of the many YouTube networks currently out there, two of them seem to have a very bad reputation. These networks are: AwesomenessTV, and RPM (as of 4/4/13). Both of these networks have very little to no requirements, and will accept just about anyone. (I've even seen a channel partnered with 0 subscribers and 0 views). I highly suggest not getting partnered with those two networks, and waiting until you can get partnered with a better network out there.

If I had a dollar for every post that went something along these words:

I just got partnered with __________ network.....
  • Are they any good?
  • What features do they provide?
  • How do I get paid?
  • When do I get paid?
  • What's my CPM?
  • What's my split?
  • How much do I get paid for 1k views?
  • Why is my pay cut?
  • Why am I making less?
  • Can I upload _____ videos?
  • Do they promote your channel/videos?
  • Why haven't they promoted me yet?
  • I am still gaining the same subs/views a day.
  • Why isn't my channel growing?
  • When can I leave my network?
  • I'm not making more money. I REGRET IT.
  • I'm not getting promoted. I REGRET IT.
  • I don't like my split. I REGRET IT.
  • I don't like the payment hold. I REGRET IT.
  • I don't get the support I expected. I REGRET IT.
  • I can't uploaded ____ videos. I REGRET IT.
Does anyone do research BEFORE you sign a contract? Does anyone READthe contract?

It seems like so many people rush into becoming partnered, because they want the features, but they don't take the couple of minutes to do research or even read the contract. You're already on the computer; there is this thing called Google (Or Bing, Yahoo, MSN, Aol, Dogpile, Ask, MyWebSearch, etc.). Look at reviews of others who have been partnered with them. Look up your questions before you partner with them. When you buy something online, do you ever look at reviews? If not, you really should. If something seems too good to be true, it most likely is.

When asking questions AFTER you already partnered, there is this thing called a contract. To get partnered with a network, you have to read and SIGN the contract. Almost everything you need to know about the network is included in the contract. Signing it states that you read and agreed to their terms of service. You agreed to how they run their network.

Do not blame other people, or the network because YOU didn't do research or read the contract. So if you have not partnered with a network, and you are planning to (either soon, or in the future), please be sure to do some research beforehand, and to read the contract before you sign.
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I couldn't agree more with you! Alotta people just skim through and sign, lol. It's long and dry, but it's still gonna be something legal you're signing. You need to know what you're getting yourself into. Everyone pretty much knows the benefits that comes along with partnering with a network, but not everyone knows the conditions and the strings attached that come along with it simply cuz they're lazy to read up the agreement. :x
 
TGF said:
Plp don't have patience
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They are just afraid of choosing the wrong Network and I really can`t blame them for being it.

Taking a look at how some Networks have treated those that had an contract with them and how far they were willing to go if things didn`t went as they had planned I can understand everyone who is unsure about Networks at all.

YouTube itself isn`t helping at all by even supporting those Networks with Millions of Fundings and I`m sure that sooner or later the next Network Bubble will burst and we will have an huge Outcry in the Media about it.

If things weren`t as bad as they are currently you wouldn`t see a single thread with any topic you had mentioned in the OP.
 
Sanuku said:
They are just afraid of choosing the wrong Network and I really can`t blame them for being it.

Taking a look at how some Networks have treated those that had an contract with them and how far they were willing to go if things didn`t went as they had planned I can understand everyone who is unsure about Networks at all.

YouTube itself isn`t helping at all by even supporting those Networks with Millions of Fundings and I`m sure that sooner or later the next Network Bubble will burst and we will have an huge Outcry in the Media about it.

If things weren`t as bad as they are currently you wouldn`t see a single thread with any topic you had mentioned in the OP.
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So many people hear these bad things about networks and still choose to sign with them though, tonnes of people still sign with ATV despite the bad publicity they get, I think thats the sort of person this thread is targetting.
 
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