YouTube as a career?

it's definitely cool that people even have the option to do that! personally i wouldn't want a career in youtube simply because i think i'd get kind of lonely, i'd like to be able to work a job where i'm meeting new people and getting out into the real world.
 
And what would you think of posting various tests? I have just started, and it's certainly fun making the videos, but I'm wondering about the response.
 
I don't think I would want to do it full-time but I am also the sort of person who would never be happy doing exactly the same thing every day, whatever it was. I like the idea of it being a piece of the puzzle in a broader creative career though.
 
KiddieToysReview said:
Absolutely! YouTube is now my career 100% (actually 168%). But I'm strictly behind the scenes at the moment.
For the kids, it's part time. For my wife, it's casual, helping out now and then.
We hope the wife can quit her job in December and we go all in to Youtube.
In my 26 years in IT, telcos, cafe, IM, YouTube is by far the most challenging, the most exhaustive, the most fun, and the most profitable job ever.
But you have to go all in. I would say give it 100% but that is not enough. You need 150%-200%.
About fun, it is over-rated. Perhaps when you are 15 living with the folks with all bills paid, washing done, dinner ready for you on the table, ye, fun is great. When you've got mortgages, kids, bills, fun takes a back seat to supporting your family and having stable income. If there is fun in your job, ye that's great, but more important is satisfaction at reaching your goals, supporting your family, and being successful (however you define that success).
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Totally agree with your statement. I spend hours pouring through the video, editing, taking out certain spots. looking for new things to do. Looking on forums for advice and help. I am doing this just to let my daughter do what she wants to do. She loves it so far.
 
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