Youtube as a second income or better
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Angel Mane
Well-Known Member
I see you have a 'Tech' channel. Do you also have endorsement deals?
IftiBashir
Undiscovered....
No deals with any companies whatsoever.
Im at a stage now where they just find me and contact me directly - I don't have to go out searching and contacting companies requesting items to review.
Some of them just automatically send me stuff as they release them!! They don't even ask me any more! As soon as they release a new product I just find it at my doorstep!! lol
Im just waiting for Google and Apple to start doing that.....lol
Hey I can dream can't I!!!
Angel Mane
Well-Known Member
Awesome! Do they pay you for it? If you don't mind me asking..No deals with any companies whatsoever.
Im at a stage now where they just find me and contact me directly - I don't have to go out searching and contacting companies requesting items to review.
Some of them just automatically send me stuff as they release them!! They don't even ask me any more! As soon as they release a new product I just find it at my doorstep!! lol
Im just waiting for Google and Apple to start doing that.....lol
Hey I can dream can't I!!!
IftiBashir
Undiscovered....
No, I don't get paid by the company.
What I do get is usually I keep the item they send me - sometimes it can be a £20 item, sometimes its a £400 item, but I also get some free promotion as well, since they place the video up on their social media pages
For example, a very popular computer company sends me memory, hard drives, just received a 64GB USB Flash drive worth £50; and I get to keep it, but they also promote the video on their social media as well, which earns me more revenue in terms of views etc through Adsense. Im happy with that to be honest.
Another retailer will send me all GoPro items at cost price, in exchange for a rebranded version of my video for their website - so I do my own video for my channel, and then a second version using their branding instead, which they place on their website. I still get revenue from ads since I host it in an 'unlisted' state, and I have a link to my channel page at the end as well so I may well be getting some traffic through their site etc.
I don't use social media whatsoever, so let the larger companies promote videos for me
Its all about getting the contacts list growing and maintaining a good relationship.
Angel Mane
Well-Known Member
That is some awesome information! Great to know its possible!No, I don't get paid by the company.
What I do get is usually I keep the item they send me - sometimes it can be a £20 item, sometimes its a £400 item, but I also get some free promotion as well, since they place the video up on their social media pages
For example, a very popular computer company sends me memory, hard drives, just received a 64GB USB Flash drive worth £50; and I get to keep it, but they also promote the video on their social media as well, which earns me more revenue in terms of views etc through Adsense. Im happy with that to be honest.
Another retailer will send me all GoPro items at cost price, in exchange for a rebranded version of my video for their website - so I do my own video for my channel, and then a second version using their branding instead, which they place on their website. I still get revenue from ads since I host it in an 'unlisted' state, and I have a link to my channel page at the end as well so I may well be getting some traffic through their site etc.
I don't use social media whatsoever, so let the larger companies promote videos for me
Its all about getting the contacts list growing and maintaining a good relationship.
IftiBashir
Undiscovered....
Glad to help - its all about the promotion for me, rather then getting them to pay me. I would prefer to have a constant flowing income via Adsense etc rather then a one off payment.....
TinHatRanch
Posting Mad!
You and I have similar subs and views, yet my videos don't make nearly enough to pay the mortgage.
IftiBashir
Undiscovered....
Oh I've only got a small mortgage left, probably why! Lol
MarkRodriguez2012
Youtube Reviewer
That's actually pretty smart. Youtube is a passing fancy that could nosedive at any time. It's smart that you didn't let the extra income go to your head and quit your day job.