Am I being paid enough?

[SerjEpic]

No doubt that not ALL youtubers are in it for the money, per se, but it damn well helps keep them motivated. Almost all large youtubers won't be able to give the quality and frequency of content if they weren't paid. It takes way too much effort and time to justify it.

I think you said it a million times better than I did.

 

[Shakycow]

After a certain point every YouTuber is in it for the money. Making videos for a hoppy will end up costing if your trying to make bigger and better content.

There is a big difference between trying to make a few dollars to help support a hobby and actually trying to earn an income from YouTube.

Many people earn monthly checks, but very few can survive off of them.

 

[ChrisW]

This is my analytics from the last 28 days - does it seem correct or am I doing something wrong?
In reply to other comments - I'm not in YouTube for the money, but it would be nice to receive a paycheck to help support my hobby and therefore make better quality content

 

[Shakycow]

This is my analytics from the last 28 days - does it seem correct or am I doing something wrong?
In reply to other comments - I'm not in YouTube for the money, but it would be nice to receive a paycheck to help support my hobby and therefore make better quality content

If you read the other comments, you'd know that there is no way for anyone to know how much you should be making. Everyone earns a different amount based on the content of their videos and who watches them.

 

[UKHypnotist]

No doubt that not ALL youtubers are in it for the money, per se, but it damn well helps keep them motivated. Almost all large youtubers won't be able to give the quality and frequency of content if they weren't paid. It takes way too much effort and time to justify it.

And what kept the big YouTubers motivated before the YouTube Partner program was begun for ordinary users, pray tell? When all a creator had was his view count and comments, what motivated him or her then?

There was a time when to become a YouTube Partner, you had to pay, to the tune of several hundred thousand dollars. It so happens that my personal tenure on YouTube extends all the way back to those days. Are you telling me that it doesn't matter which way the money flow goes, towards the creator, or towards YouTube, the partner will be motivated?

Also the posting frequency is totally up to the creator...

 

[PictureFIT]

And what kept the big YouTubers motivated before the YouTube Partner program was begun for ordinary users, pray tell? When all a creator had was his view count and comments, what motivated him or her then?

First, I want to say, what does past YouTube motives have to do with things now? YouTube is a platform for making money and it's doing it at a rate much larger than before. You think half of the people that are in the top 10% of YouTube will do what they do for free, or at least to the extent in which they are doing it now? You think VEVO, which dominates the top counts on YouTube, will exist if they didn't make money? Don't be delusional.

On to your question: The advent of YouTube back in 2005 was a social media phenomenon. It was the "first" big opportunity for people to share their video content on the internet. It was mostly used as a video sharing platform to share among friends and family but quickly became much bigger than that. Ad revenue was written in the plan from day one, but the inner workings of a YouTube Partner program didn't really take off until 1 year later.

For those people that were able to receive YouTube's early success, the fame itself was rewarding. It was something that was never done nor seen before. Ever heard of lonelygirl15? A YouTube celebrity? That itself a status that no one could have imagined when they first started using YouTube. The creators perhaps did, but certainly not the viewers. And guess what? Once content creators were given the opportunity to monetize via YouTube contact exclusive Partner program, they took it and ran with it. Creators that were there in the beginning like Smosh, nigahiga, and FreddieW, are now hugely successful and you bet your horses that their content dramatically increased in quantity and quality once there was money involved.

There was a time when to become a YouTube Partner, you had to pay, to the tune of several hundred thousand dollars. It so happens that my personal tenure on YouTube extends all the way back to those days. Are you telling me that it doesn't matter which way the money flow goes, towards the creator, or towards YouTube, the partner will be motivated?

Buying into the YouTube was reserved for professional businesses and large media conglomerates. We're talking MGM and Lionsgate. It was there for them to capitalize on the growing YouTube audience. It was all money-driven. You really think small time YouTubers can pay that type of money just so people can watch them play games? Good for you that your "tenure" extends back then. I've been on YouTube since the beginning, too, watching CS videos with my friends. Nothing special.

Also the posting frequency is totally up to the creator...

And also up to the type of content they create, the possibility of increased revenue stream if they posted more frequently, and the time commitment in which they place into the channel. No secret here.

 

[UKHypnotist]

You think VEVO, which dominates the top counts on YouTube, will exist if they didn't make money? Don't be delusional.

Insults will get you nowhere. You are the one who brought up Lionsgate and MGM. You are the delusional one if you can't see that VEVO, Sony Music, MTV, and UMG are the New Guard, taking over from the old movie moguls, half of whose studios have been bought out by any or all of the above. VEVO would make money outside of YouTube. VEVO came to YouTube by invitation, as its music video platform was drawing major music lovers away from the YouTube platform as viewers.

http://www.vevo.com/ Here...take a good look, in case you happen not to believe me!

Ever heard of lonelygirl15?

Who turned out to be a total fake in the end?

Buying into the YouTube was reserved for professional businesses and large media conglomerates. We're talking MGM and Lionsgate. It was there for them to capitalize on the growing YouTube audience. It was all money-driven. You really think small time YouTubers can pay that type of money just so people can watch them play games? Good for you that your "tenure" extends back then. I've been on YouTube since the beginning, too, watching CS videos with my friends. Nothing special.

I am well aware of this. You are attempting to sidestep the preceived issue entirely. It's 3:45 in the morning, and I don't have any more time for BS. You said in your first "challenge reply" to me, that without a monetary incentive, the big YouTubers would have no motivation to produce quality content at the rate they do. So since you don't want to run to history, when there was no such incentive (What kept lonelygirl15 motivated, after all? My guess is the sheer attention she was getting!), your entire premise is invalidated, as the issue simply becomes one-sided. There is a valid before-and-after picture sitting in front of you and by your own words, you consider it irrelevant.

I state as my final, that someone who truly loves video creation, shouldn't and usually doesn't have need of monetary incentive. Yes it helps; however, belligerently stating that it is necessary as an incentive for quality content, theorizing that without being paid, the big YouTubers could not be bothered to put forth the effort, is sheer speculation.

Why don't you go and put that theory to PewDiePie and get back to me with his personal answer?

 

[ᴮᴸᵁ]

After a certain point every YouTuber is in it for the money. Making videos for a hoppy will end up costing if your trying to make bigger and better content.

if your in it for the money wait wait not to fast 1. it will show un your videos that your not putting effort its not some "easy money" i personally didn't get paid on my channel ill be waiting when i get bit bigger because its unlikely that you want to receive $0.02 or $0.1 RIGHT?

 

[UKHypnotist]

if your in it for the money wait wait not to fast 1. it will show un your videos that your not putting effort its not some "easy money" i personally didn't get paid on my channel ill be waiting when i get bit bigger because its unlikely that you want to receive $0.02 or $0.1 RIGHT?

Indeed, indeed...There will also be some dynamite channels which will never monetize; because to them it is not about the money at all, it's about doing what they love. @PictureFIT is trying to say its all down to the size of the channel whether they are in it for the money, in a sense. I really hope he does go and put the question to PewDiePie; I'd love to get his take on PF's theory!

 

[PictureFIT]

Insults will get you nowhere.

If you take that as an insult, then I don't know what else I can say.

You are the one who brought up Lionsgate and MGM.

That's because those are the peeps that you are mentioning that are buying into YouTube. I was replying to your own comment.

VEVO came to YouTube by invitation, as its music video platform was drawing major music lovers away from the YouTube platform as viewers.

Again, that's further proving the point that they came in for the money. What am I missing here?

Who turned out to be a total fake in the end?

That's beside the point. It's the fact that people did it before the money was there because of the outlining reasons I stated earlier. Which is a response to you asking why people did it before monetizaion was a thing.

You are attempting to sidestep the preceived issue entirely. It's 3:45 in the morning,

What issue am I sidestepping? One in which you created through your own implications? I've simply stated that most people do it to the extent in which they do for the money. What's wrong with that?

(What kept lonelygirl15 motivated, after all? My guess is the sheer attention she was getting!)

You repeated exactly what I already mentioned. What are you even arguing about?

your entire premise is invalidated, as the issue simply becomes one-sided.

No, you're trying to take the notion that that people's actions of YouTube in the past are supposed to be mimicked by what's happening now. That's simply not the case as you can clearly see with monetization and pre-roll ads.

Yes it helps; however, belligerently stating that it is necessary as an incentive for quality content

I never stated this. You're trying to strawman my words. You're stepping way beyond my initial statement. I said people are highly motivated by the money, and it leads to increased frequency and quality in their videos. Never had I said that people act on it as necessity.

the big YouTubers could not be bothered to put forth the effort, is sheer speculation.

Speculation? Since you like going into history, look at the works of FreddieW. You think that his current work can be done (which takes large amounts of time, effort, and STAFF) without being paid?

Why don't you go and put that theory to PewDiePie and get back to me with his personal answer?

That has nothing to do with anything.

@PictureFIT is trying to say its all down to the size of the channel whether they are in it for the money, in a sense.

Lol, no I didn't. I like how you put words into my mouth just to make yourself seem high and mighty. Anyway, I can see that you've taken my words way out of context and then acted on it. Otherwise, I have no idea where you draw your conclusions from.

And one last piece. I make fitness videos because fitness is indeed my passion. I put my hard work, time, and effort in it while getting pennies by the dollar. So for you to think of me the way you do is rather insulting without even knowing who I am. Good luck to you.