Your Personal Network Recommendation for Me?

The Winglet

The Winglet

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Hi everyone, I recently left TGN and am looking for a new network to join. Most of all, I want a high revenue share because my channel is getting roughly 2 million views a month and I think that might be enough to make a living from, with the right network and a bit of luck.

Currently, I'm considering joining either Curse, Freedom, or Reckoning (a Creative Nation subnetwork).

I have received a deal from Freedom for a managed 90/10 revenue split with no lock-in.

Curse looks great with their 90/10 revenue split and no lock-in, but the catch is that my channel with be affiliated for some time before it switches over to managed.

I was just contacted by a network called Reckoning, associated with Creative Nation. They offered a non lock-in, 95/5 revenue share, managed contract.

What are all your thoughts on this? Would joining any of these networks be a bad idea? I don't want to rush into a trap like I did with TGN. Have you got any other networks to recommend?
 
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I'd suggest seeing what you make without a network, if you haven't already. I don't see a point in splitting money with a network unless they are offering something very special that you can't do on your own.

Edit: Forgot to add- I've heard some shady stuff about Machinima. I suggest looking into complaints people have had with the networks you're interested in. Then weigh the pros and cons.
 
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Machinama isn't trustworthy from what I've been hearing for a little over a year now. I'm with Fullscreen. The cut isn't as good as it could be (that 90% to the creator you're talking about), but it's right there with youtube itself as for what you get from monetizing. However, if you want libraries of sound clips, music, and a bunch of other tools to help you out then they're a good option.
 
Bobololo said:
I'd suggest seeing what you make without a network, if you haven't already. I don't see a point in splitting money with a network unless they are offering something very special that you can't do on your own.

Edit: Forgot to add- I've heard some shady stuff about Machinima. I suggest looking into complaints people have had with the networks you're interested in. Then weigh the pros and cons.
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Just confirming- theoretically, I should be able to get maximum profit from just using YouTube's system and remaining unpartnered, because I'm getting 100% of the profits, right? Or do MCNs somehow get more money from monetizing and split it with you, resulting in an overall higher income? For some reason I always assumed partnered channels get more revenue than normal ones, but I realize now that doesn't make any sense. On the downside I guess I won't have the copyright protection MCNs offer if I stay unpartnered.
 
The Winglet said:
Just confirming- theoretically, I should be able to get maximum profit from just using YouTube's system and remaining unpartnered, because I'm getting 100% of the profits, right? Or do MCNs somehow get more money from monetizing and split it with you, resulting in an overall higher income? For some reason I always assumed partnered channels get more revenue than normal ones, but I realize now that doesn't make any sense. On the downside I guess I won't have the copyright protection MCNs offer if I stay unpartnered.
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I believe youtube gives you about a 60 for you 40 for them split. It could be different since last I heard, if anyone wants to confirm.
 
I think even though your losing 10% on a network like curse, the advertising sales tends to boost your CPM quite a bit and I find if I've got a high cut I generally make more money on networks than YouTube itself. A non lock in network is the way to go IMHO.
 
mazhar said:
dont join creative nation or any subnetwork with it cause they give the lowest cpm ever
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Is that just from your own experience, or does everyone get low CPMs from CN? I was under the understanding CPM was based more on the channel and demographic, not the network.
 
The Winglet said:
Is that just from your own experience, or does everyone get low CPMs from CN? I was under the understanding CPM was based more on the channel and demographic, not the network.
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of course it is based on demographic but on the network too....i joined many networks ,i dont recommend cn or forela
 
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