"It's Getting Harder to Make Money on YouTube"

[JustSomeGermanDude]

June of 2012? There where like 30,000 YouTube partners back then, now there are millions. This is partly due to changing the definition of what a YouTube partner is, but the bottom line is: There are way more monetized videos now, which means there is more ad space which means ad space gets cheaper. The demand for ad space is still rising as well, but not as fast as the amount of videos to place ads on over the last months.

But I do think that average numbers are somewhat misleading here. High paying ads still pay as high, but now there are also low paying ads which brings the average down. So if you keep on getting premium ads it doesn't really influence you that much.

 

[Grego]

My eyes, Don't do youtube as a job it will never happen.
Do youtube as a hobby and if you enjoy it keep at it.

 

[realspeed]

Im here for the boobs, booze, and money

 

[Wreckless Eating]

If anything, it's easier to make money now than it was before. Advertisers are much more approachable and they're willing to work with channels directly, which cuts out the percentage you would normally have to pay to a network and/or youtube. We've been around for more than three years and have been consistent with our content from day 1-and we've never noticed the dropoff the article was talking about-March 2013 was a record setting month for us in earnings.

Obviously any good business plan will account for any drop in the market and include other ways to monetize than what youtube/networks provide. Our plan includes alternatives in case youtube/networks ever decide to shut down and we could put that plan into place within hours if that unlikely scenario happened today.

 

[JustSomeGermanDude]

Im here for the boobs,

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Our plan includes alternatives in case youtube/networks ever decide to shut down and we could put that plan into place within hours if that unlikely scenario happened today.

Sorry, but the picture of you standing at the side of the road with a sign that reads "will lick your 'bubblegum' for food" just popped into my head.

 

[Wreckless Eating]

Sorry, but the picture of you standing at the side of the road with a sign that reads "will lick your 'bubblegum' for food" just popped into my head.

How did you figure out my plan?

 

[RedFox]

YouTube is all about the money, right? Wait it isn't? Oh ok, sorry. ;( Too answer the bottom of the post: Yes.

 

[JustSomeGermanDude]

How did you figure out my plan?

Life experience.

 

[Wreckless Eating]

Life experience.

and the knowledge that people will pay good money to get something of theirs licked

 

[JustSomeGermanDude]

and the knowledge that people will pay good money to get something of theirs licked

Yeah, my "will know stuff for food" sign didn't work out... (Should have learned that from my "will direct for food"-sign-failure, but hey, I'm stubborn.)