YouTube Teams vs One Man Channels
- Thread starter binky VS bunson
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Lightsen
Animation Yey!
its funny some of the people in my comments think my channel IS a team. I mean I do have voice actors, and now I do have a musician i commission that is now pretty much working on every video with me.
but 100% of animation is done by me. And what takes the time, but it's still my hobby and I still enjoy doing it for long hours every day. knowing that i'll eventually get to the goal.
but 100% of animation is done by me. And what takes the time, but it's still my hobby and I still enjoy doing it for long hours every day. knowing that i'll eventually get to the goal.
Conso1727
Pizza pasta mandolino videogiochi
I am a one-man team, sometimes I involve people I know for one thing or another. My "Meet Conso" for instance was fimed by and with a guy I know.
Talking about advantages and disadvantages, here is what I may think of:
One Man
Team
That's the stuff that comes up from the top of my head, I'm sure there's more to consider.
Talking about advantages and disadvantages, here is what I may think of:
One Man
+More freedom of choice on what to create, when and how
-You have to do everything on your own
-Some stuff you lack knowledge or ability with (say music, or intros) will force you to rely on other people that might not be that reliable
-You have to do everything on your own
-Some stuff you lack knowledge or ability with (say music, or intros) will force you to rely on other people that might not be that reliable
+You can split the work load
+More people can mean more knowledge on various topics, so more sources of inspiration and content
-Work times or topics might be restricted for needs or preferences of team members
-Arguments may be likely to start, which means losing team members or the the entire team's unity
+More people can mean more knowledge on various topics, so more sources of inspiration and content
-Work times or topics might be restricted for needs or preferences of team members
-Arguments may be likely to start, which means losing team members or the the entire team's unity
cadetKei
Hakuna your tatas.
Well, having a team behind you could be more fun and get a lot of things done more quickly. But I guess that comes with time, when you've been somewhat known in the community and people start taking interest in getting involved with your channel. I love the idea of making friends along the way that, and those people become regulars on your channel.
Jaybabywolf
I've Got It
I think it's definitely about starting off solo and growing into it when your channel is significantly bigger. That Tim Schmoyer video even says that how he acquired a team was just because of his expansion. Needing an accountant and getting a video editor because it was genuinely the most cost effective decision.
For channels our size, we're not at the point where we can afford to have a team. But we can call in favours, collaborate, and bring people in occasionally for specific videos. I recently made a rap video that I got help with, because I am neither a rapper nor musically inclined, and that's the closest to having a team I'll get for now.
For channels our size, we're not at the point where we can afford to have a team. But we can call in favours, collaborate, and bring people in occasionally for specific videos. I recently made a rap video that I got help with, because I am neither a rapper nor musically inclined, and that's the closest to having a team I'll get for now.
JesusGreen
Posting Mad!
Team up early on, but via collaboration.
Later once you can afford it, either through channel revenue or external revenue sources, start out-sourcing anything that's just time consuming and repetitive like your CC/captioning, thumbnails, descriptions etc - that way you get to spend more time making awesome content, meaning more content, at a higher quality. If you've successfully monetised your brand (and I don't just mean adsense, but brand deals, merchandise etc) then any time you save on the menial work is extra money you can be earning from focusing on the business side of things and on making better content.
That said, you don't necessarily have to hire someone permanently, especially if you don't have that kind of budget - but consider at least paying freelancers to do your CC on fiverr, or other smaller purchases you can make that save you time.
Right now I'm a one man team but I will most likely outsource anything that's time consuming and doesn't require my input once I can afford to do so, provided I find someone who delivers quality on that end.
Later once you can afford it, either through channel revenue or external revenue sources, start out-sourcing anything that's just time consuming and repetitive like your CC/captioning, thumbnails, descriptions etc - that way you get to spend more time making awesome content, meaning more content, at a higher quality. If you've successfully monetised your brand (and I don't just mean adsense, but brand deals, merchandise etc) then any time you save on the menial work is extra money you can be earning from focusing on the business side of things and on making better content.
That said, you don't necessarily have to hire someone permanently, especially if you don't have that kind of budget - but consider at least paying freelancers to do your CC on fiverr, or other smaller purchases you can make that save you time.
Right now I'm a one man team but I will most likely outsource anything that's time consuming and doesn't require my input once I can afford to do so, provided I find someone who delivers quality on that end.
Tim Schmoyer
I've Got It
Thanks for sharing my video, @binky-vs-bunson!
Interesting to see everyone's responses here. One little clarification I'd make is that there's a lot of people here saying, "when I get big enough," but that's the wrong way to think about it. I know you'll all agree when I say it's "when you're making enough money to hire." That's honestly somewhat separate from the size of your channel if you wrap a business model around your channel.
For me, the only reason I took a risk and hired a video editor wasn't because I was making a lot of excess money from Adsense, but because I had a plan of how I could use the time my editor freed up for me to go and earn much more than what I was paying him. You can only do that if you think bigger than views, subscribers, and Adsense. Instead of being content with $2 per 1,000 views from Google, plan ways you can generate at least $30 per 1,000 views. Not only will you go full-time on your channel much more quickly (15x more quickly, to be exact), but you'll be able to expand your time more quickly to free up your time to invest into other parts of your channel and your community that will let you start earning maybe $100 per 1,000 views or more.
Thursday's video on my channel will dig into that some more, but thought I'd point that out here, too. Hope that's helpful.
Interesting to see everyone's responses here. One little clarification I'd make is that there's a lot of people here saying, "when I get big enough," but that's the wrong way to think about it. I know you'll all agree when I say it's "when you're making enough money to hire." That's honestly somewhat separate from the size of your channel if you wrap a business model around your channel.
For me, the only reason I took a risk and hired a video editor wasn't because I was making a lot of excess money from Adsense, but because I had a plan of how I could use the time my editor freed up for me to go and earn much more than what I was paying him. You can only do that if you think bigger than views, subscribers, and Adsense. Instead of being content with $2 per 1,000 views from Google, plan ways you can generate at least $30 per 1,000 views. Not only will you go full-time on your channel much more quickly (15x more quickly, to be exact), but you'll be able to expand your time more quickly to free up your time to invest into other parts of your channel and your community that will let you start earning maybe $100 per 1,000 views or more.
Thursday's video on my channel will dig into that some more, but thought I'd point that out here, too. Hope that's helpful.
Kirgle
"taking a swipe at everything"
I will check the video link out tonight.
I just watched one of your videos last night binky-vs-bunson, and I can see how difficult your project is.
Playing both the same character and those 2 interacting with each other in the same shot at the same time and keeping the timing right would drive me insane
I just watched one of your videos last night binky-vs-bunson, and I can see how difficult your project is.
Playing both the same character and those 2 interacting with each other in the same shot at the same time and keeping the timing right would drive me insane