Do You Think Youtube is Unfair to Newbies?

Life isn't fair. People need to get that through their head. YouTube doesn't owe anyone anything. YouTube gets to make the rules and so long as those rules don't violate the law, it's their platform, their way. Anyone who doesn't like it can go elsewhere.
 
Cephus said:
Life isn't fair. People need to get that through their head. YouTube doesn't owe anyone anything. YouTube gets to make the rules and so long as those rules don't violate the law, it's their platform, their way. Anyone who doesn't like it can go elsewhere.
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Basicly yeah lol this is why alot of youtubers don't put all their eggs in one basket when it comes to earning money with youtube. There are multiple ways to earn money as an influencer, and it is important to take advantage of those because youtube Adsense can always change drastically as it already has
 
I think it's SO much harder now than it used to be! I constantly feel like the goalposts are pushed back which is frustrating but it is what it is I guess.

I also don't understand how people market themselves so well?! Maybe we're missing something haha
 
Cookie6 said:
I think it's SO much harder now than it used to be! I constantly feel like the goalposts are pushed back which is frustrating but it is what it is I guess.

I also don't understand how people market themselves so well?! Maybe we're missing something haha
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It just depends on the genre you are going for I think. If you are trying to make a gaming channel successful then yes it is way harder than it used to be for sure. I stopped working on my gaming channel and only upload once and awhile if I feel like it basicly.
 
No, it is not unfair to new people. It is completely fair. Is a video game unfair to new players because they are at level 1 and can't defeat most of the enemies and some people have a harder time figuring the game out and getting good at it?

Also, what does the 4,000 watch hours and 1,000 subscribers minimum have to do with gaining views and subscribers? YouTube didn't even have ads in the beginning.
 
It's not unfair. It's too bad so sad cry me a river that you won't be able to earn that first 100 bucks while you get to 1000 subscribers and 4,000 hours. You are going to be in it to win it now. If you aren't serious you'll be burnt out before a year is up. It took me 2 years to get to the threshold numbers. That is a long time for a hobbyist.

I still stand by this: If you have what it takes you will make it in your first 6 months on the platform. If you don't you are hobby-zoned and you can forget about growing fast. I will take you 2 years to get to 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours like I did. You will be that guy that is struggling to get to the lofty goal of 10K subscribers. Still working on that one myself, and it will take another few years if current growth continues. It is a harsh reality you will not have the ability to grow like the early adopters. That is what happens when you step in the game late and do what others have been doing for quite a while. No matter how crap the big guy's content is compared to yours, they will still be watching the big guy because he is big. And if you make it yourself? You want it to be that way. It shouldn't be easy. If it was easy everyone can do it. The easy days are long gone.
 
Personally, I do not think it is unfair. The platform has grown so much, especially the amount of creators, raising standards helps improve the content quality and the platform as a whole.

The one thing that's a little frustrating is how YouTube handled the demonetization of videos and channels in terms of communication and fair enforcement of rules, especially during the first few months. A lot of people did take a hit. Some deserve it but others do not.

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I don't dislike the new rules of engagement. Heck, most people that genuinely make videos for their own pleasure and for their audience probably aren't too worried about the rules either. They most likely just want to make people smile/think with their videos. I don't mind the metrics they have set in place. I think it makes people try harder to create better quality content.
 
I don't think it's unfair. But a lot of new content creators are very impatient, entitled (that's the worse, in my opinion) and not a lot of them are open to constructive criticism.

Just look at the fuss they made when the new monetization rules were implemented. These people were whining like there's no tomorrow just for a few cents.
 
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