When I first started my channel, I had those dollar signs boinging from my eyes, but upon starting my channel, the hard reality of how much work IΓÇÖd be in for hit me with a 3 stage quad shot combo to the jaw, meaning, I was looking at a loooooooong road to reaching this milestone, but how long of a journey it would become will depend on how much effort I put into my channel and how much patience I exercise, but no matter what is thrown in my way, I already have some small goals set at different points of my journey.
The question is (and itΓÇÖs been asked around this forum many times), what is your REAL intention for being on YouTube?
Well, if youΓÇÖre so focused on getting monetized as quickly as you can, I got some terrible news: even if you reach the 1k subscriber and 4K hours requirement, and you are accepted into the partnership program, ok thatΓÇÖs great you got there and you have every reason to celebrate, but that will be short lived once you realize how much youΓÇÖll actually make, which in the beginning probably wonΓÇÖt even buy you a childΓÇÖs cheeseburger! YouΓÇÖd make more wrapping peopleΓÇÖs fish n chips!
IΓÇÖve read that itΓÇÖs around $1/1000 views or something like that (feel free to correct this), so in order to make a full time like income from that, letΓÇÖs say $4000, thatΓÇÖs quite comfortable, youΓÇÖll need something like 4M views with a certain amount of watch time in there too (canΓÇÖt remember how much of that), and thatΓÇÖs not a fixed monthly thing too, you would have to keep making 4M views every month (again, feel free to correct any of this).
So the next time you annoy everyone to subscribe and watch your content to get you to monetization, step back and ask yourself: is this all youΓÇÖre on YouTube for?
Food for thought: these kinds of creators usually have a channel full of garbage content in the hopes that no one will notice, but most viewers arenΓÇÖt stupid, theyΓÇÖll see right through it all, and then move on to another channel with worthwhile content, and probably even subscribe to that channel instead of the money hungry ones.
So my tips for now are these:
1) donΓÇÖt just focus on numbers, especially in the beginning, put that energy into building a professional looking channel and of course great engaging and entertaining content, and be patient, the numbers will work for you in the background without you having to lift a finger, but just focus on your content, and keep uploading, the sweet spot is in the 50-100 video range.
2) YouTube is not here to replace your job, no matter how much you dream of such a thing. YouTube should be about having fun, and it will definitely show in your content, but it should never replace your day job. A lot of youtubers I follow all have their regular day jobs, and even after monetization, this is still a side project for them, so donΓÇÖt give up your job for this. Ok it is possible to be a full time YouTuber, but it doesnΓÇÖt come easy.
3) There are other sources of income from your videos too, through adverts and affiliates, paetron etc, not just YouTube itself, but again, this should not be a replacement for your day job, unless youΓÇÖve reached the point of generating the monthly views to support a comfortable monthly full time like income, again, it wonΓÇÖt come easy.
4) Harassing everyone wonΓÇÖt get you the subscribers and views, especially if your channel only has a handful of mediocre content, which means you wonΓÇÖt reach your monetization goal in the quick time that you hoped for.
5) Research the niche you want to enter, find the gaps that need filling, and try to fill them, educate yourself on what it is the niche wants and needs, and socialize with other creators within that niche, donΓÇÖt just be a loner.
6) DonΓÇÖt self promote your content and do nothing for others, that comes across as selfish, desperate, and definitely wonΓÇÖt get you to your monetization goal anytime soon. Join some groups on the different platforms, socialize with everyone, compliment other creators work, create fun comments games (I do this on Facebook occasionally), get yourself known within that group, build up a little community of your own if you want, just donΓÇÖt drop in, leave a name card and then hightail it out of there, itΓÇÖs rude and definitely squashes your monetization chances.
I have no plans to hurry my channel to monetization, and anyone that subscribes or not is their choice, and anyone that watches my content, is their choice, I only promote my stuff where I feel it would be needed, but nothing more, in fact IΓÇÖm promoting less and less now. My purpose on YouTube is to just have fun uploading and give my viewers something useful to take with them, and to share my passion for oil painting.
I think IΓÇÖve said enough here, please feel free to correct anything that isnΓÇÖt right, or just join in on the discussion and exchange other ideas and thoughts.
Have a great day everyone
The question is (and itΓÇÖs been asked around this forum many times), what is your REAL intention for being on YouTube?
Well, if youΓÇÖre so focused on getting monetized as quickly as you can, I got some terrible news: even if you reach the 1k subscriber and 4K hours requirement, and you are accepted into the partnership program, ok thatΓÇÖs great you got there and you have every reason to celebrate, but that will be short lived once you realize how much youΓÇÖll actually make, which in the beginning probably wonΓÇÖt even buy you a childΓÇÖs cheeseburger! YouΓÇÖd make more wrapping peopleΓÇÖs fish n chips!
IΓÇÖve read that itΓÇÖs around $1/1000 views or something like that (feel free to correct this), so in order to make a full time like income from that, letΓÇÖs say $4000, thatΓÇÖs quite comfortable, youΓÇÖll need something like 4M views with a certain amount of watch time in there too (canΓÇÖt remember how much of that), and thatΓÇÖs not a fixed monthly thing too, you would have to keep making 4M views every month (again, feel free to correct any of this).
So the next time you annoy everyone to subscribe and watch your content to get you to monetization, step back and ask yourself: is this all youΓÇÖre on YouTube for?
Food for thought: these kinds of creators usually have a channel full of garbage content in the hopes that no one will notice, but most viewers arenΓÇÖt stupid, theyΓÇÖll see right through it all, and then move on to another channel with worthwhile content, and probably even subscribe to that channel instead of the money hungry ones.
So my tips for now are these:
1) donΓÇÖt just focus on numbers, especially in the beginning, put that energy into building a professional looking channel and of course great engaging and entertaining content, and be patient, the numbers will work for you in the background without you having to lift a finger, but just focus on your content, and keep uploading, the sweet spot is in the 50-100 video range.
2) YouTube is not here to replace your job, no matter how much you dream of such a thing. YouTube should be about having fun, and it will definitely show in your content, but it should never replace your day job. A lot of youtubers I follow all have their regular day jobs, and even after monetization, this is still a side project for them, so donΓÇÖt give up your job for this. Ok it is possible to be a full time YouTuber, but it doesnΓÇÖt come easy.
3) There are other sources of income from your videos too, through adverts and affiliates, paetron etc, not just YouTube itself, but again, this should not be a replacement for your day job, unless youΓÇÖve reached the point of generating the monthly views to support a comfortable monthly full time like income, again, it wonΓÇÖt come easy.
4) Harassing everyone wonΓÇÖt get you the subscribers and views, especially if your channel only has a handful of mediocre content, which means you wonΓÇÖt reach your monetization goal in the quick time that you hoped for.
5) Research the niche you want to enter, find the gaps that need filling, and try to fill them, educate yourself on what it is the niche wants and needs, and socialize with other creators within that niche, donΓÇÖt just be a loner.
6) DonΓÇÖt self promote your content and do nothing for others, that comes across as selfish, desperate, and definitely wonΓÇÖt get you to your monetization goal anytime soon. Join some groups on the different platforms, socialize with everyone, compliment other creators work, create fun comments games (I do this on Facebook occasionally), get yourself known within that group, build up a little community of your own if you want, just donΓÇÖt drop in, leave a name card and then hightail it out of there, itΓÇÖs rude and definitely squashes your monetization chances.
I have no plans to hurry my channel to monetization, and anyone that subscribes or not is their choice, and anyone that watches my content, is their choice, I only promote my stuff where I feel it would be needed, but nothing more, in fact IΓÇÖm promoting less and less now. My purpose on YouTube is to just have fun uploading and give my viewers something useful to take with them, and to share my passion for oil painting.
I think IΓÇÖve said enough here, please feel free to correct anything that isnΓÇÖt right, or just join in on the discussion and exchange other ideas and thoughts.
Have a great day everyone
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