To monetize or not to monetize?

Ayden TravelsandToys

Ayden TravelsandToys

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:) What are the pros and cons?
What if you didn't monetize (and/or didn't learn how) and one of your awesome videos went viral overnight? Would you have missed an opportunity? :crying:

What are your thoughts good people of YTtalk?
 
I never monetize my videos. Its cuz i make videos for fun and if one day i get famous then yea lol imma turn on the monetization, but i don't monetize my videos rn. Especially at 200 subs. And i don't think anyone else should do that either.
 
Youtube is a business not a charity. It's owned by the biggest ad server on the planet. Google.
You need to show them your goals are aligned to theirs - fantastic viewer experience and profit maximization.
I highly doubt they will send significant traffic to a channel that's not monetized, what's their incentive?
I think that's the main reason to monetize. Plus what everyone else said. But in corporate America, the greatest incentive is profit maximization. We are just tiny clogs in a giant ad machine. Go with the flow. It's easier.
 
GrgakGames said:
If you monetize that's totally fine. It's there for a reason lol

Just note that you won't be making millions of dollars from YouTube.
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Lol! Unless ur a big channel. :) Will it hurt you in any way if you monetize early?[DOUBLEPOST=1473467479,1473467406][/DOUBLEPOST]
Branden Morales said:
Nothing wrong about make a couple extra cents on youtube :)
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Haha. Word. :bounce:[DOUBLEPOST=1473467557][/DOUBLEPOST]
Alexander Hoff said:
I say you should start doing it right away. Even if you only earn a cent a month lol. People are so used to ads nowadays that no one cares anymore. And if they do, they're using adblock anyway haha.
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Good point. Thanks![DOUBLEPOST=1473467685][/DOUBLEPOST]
PositivelyBrainwashed said:
I'm so tempted to turn my monetization on but I promised myself not to do it until I get around 5000 subscribers or 1000 viewers per day without any new video upload momentum. I know I'm losing some income, but I know every 35 person who gets annoyed by an ad and leaves is one subscriber I've lost.
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Interesting point. People unsubscribe bc of ads? Why is that? Also, do your subscriber numbers fluctuate daily?[DOUBLEPOST=1473467784][/DOUBLEPOST]
Nedko Chulev said:
I say monetize because
a) People are used to seeing ads and
b) Your audience is better off seeing ads from the get go rather than all of a sudden
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I think you're right. Almost every video has ads nowadays.[DOUBLEPOST=1473467912][/DOUBLEPOST]
Its Ryan said:
I never monetize my videos. Its cuz i make videos for fun and if one day i get famous then yea lol imma turn on the monetization, but i don't monetize my videos rn. Especially at 200 subs. And i don't think anyone else should do that either.
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That's great. I'm glad you're having fun with all your videos. Can you monetize at 15?[DOUBLEPOST=1473468165][/DOUBLEPOST]
KiddieToysReview said:
Youtube is a business not a charity. It's owned by the biggest ad server on the planet. Google.
You need to show them your goals are aligned to theirs - fantastic viewer experience and profit maximization.
I highly doubt they will send significant traffic to a channel that's not monetized, what's their incentive?
I think that's the main reason to monetize. Plus what everyone else said. But in corporate America, the greatest incentive is profit maximization. We are just tiny clogs in a giant ad machine. Go with the flow. It's easier.
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Go with the flow. :)
How does google send traffic to your channel? And why would they?
 
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