Well anyone is welcome to come up with a better alternative if they don’t like the user agreement.
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Thanks for sharing Nate. I had no idea the money that could be made youtubing. Wow!
Thanks for sharing Nate. I had no idea the money that could be made youtubing. Wow!
so how exacly do you get paid gotta pay for a account please explain
so how exacly do you get paid gotta pay for a account please explain
Few years late to the party, but this info is gold. I'm hoping to someday reach that 1k subscriber mark. In the meantime, I was going to be shooting anyways, might as well film it and upload the content.To get paid for ads you just need over 1000 subscribers and a Google Adsence account. Everything else is done automaticly buy Youtube. If a video is over 10 minutes long you can do mid-roll ads and that will double what you make.
I was not smart but here is what I SHOULD HAVE DONE from the begining, but didn't do. I am basicly a "hobby" channel. So any Hobby channel person can sustain themselves with just "1000 true fans" ..if you do it right. When you start you should have:
1) Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Instagram, Tik-Tok, Patroen: everything you do goes on all 6 places. It's not 6X the work. It's maybe 5 extra minutes after your Youtube Video is done...also start a Podcast. I would have 6X the following (probably more) if I had done this.
2) Have merchandise, T-shirts, Mugs, etc. / Have a websight where you sell hobby related gear. Imagine if I had been selling scope bubble levels and foster fitting nipples this whole time for 3 years, I would have made a ton of money. Those are things I can buy at retail and still mark up a bit and sell.
If someone did this stuff they could quit thier job in a year off a channel about cupcakes. The first 1000 subs is hard, the first 5000 is not easy, after 5000 your on your way. Also posting regularly is key. And quality content is key. Post once a week, or once a month, just keep it consistent. Also watch time is calculated...so if you can make a video people watch most the way, you will do really well.
Quality content: I don't want to give you a headache, but this guy has done 6-10 videos in his life. He put a Patreon with only 1 tier. It's $1 a month. You can't pay more or less. ...so 35,000 people give him $1 a month. He is making $35k a month because his content is so good...and that is off Patreon...not Youtube. off just the 10 videos he ever made.
https://www.youtube.com/c/JCSCriminalPsychology
---darn, tried to get a screenshot of his 35k subs on Patreon but he changed it so you can't see the number anymore (smart) and now I guess he charges $5...but he realy did get to 35,000 Patreons at $1 a month...I swear! I saw it and showed it to people many times.
Trying to stick to airguns but if your thinking of trying to quit your job in 1-2 years: this video may help you decide. I only watched about the first 20 minutes but it's good advice.
I've been sharing all this info with you guys in the hopes that just one of you will actually do it. Good luck!
That's not how it works anymore. Those who are in control in silicon valley sit down at supper and decide who gets to play in their park and who does not. If you think that is not true explain to me what happened to Parler and then ask yourself why?Well anyone is welcome to come up with a better alternative if they don’t like the user agreement.
Holy conspiracy theory BatmanThat's not how it works anymore. Those who are in control in silicon valley sit down at supper and decide who gets to play in their park and who does not. If you think that is not true explain to me what happened to Parler and then ask yourself why?
ABC News isnt a reliable enough source for you?Holy conspiracy theory Batman
Also way to revive a thread
Does Nate still do videos? This was 2 years ago, and yes he's still in it. Let's ask how's that's goingABC News isnt a reliable enough source for you?
I did not revive the thread but I'll pass the accolades to @OnTargetAirgunner
Some very stable and steady growing channels are farming related. Check out Millennial Farmer, Larson Farms, Cole the Cornstar, and Brians Family Farm.
I switched to Rumble.com I post everything there with no issue. There they don't shadow ban like the evil hell bound Youtube. A corrupt and evil platform that I do not support or partake in -Hey guys, I'm not complaining or looking for sympathy. I just thought some of you might find this interesting:
I never monetized my channel. Then I had a video on the M3 tune that got about 170K views in like just over a month. Then I had a $92 Crosman Freestyle video. I was thinking "I just wasted 3 days. Oh well" , then it got 12k views a day for a week. At 78k views it went from 12k views a day to 100-200 views per day. Check out the graph. When the line goes flat: that means your getting about 0 views.
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so for 10K views it's about $80-100 in ad revenue. So I would have earned $600 off that $92 gun video. They demonetized it because it "Discusses Real or Fake Guns". So they give me .11 cents instead of $600...which is bad, but then they shut the video down on top of it, so I can't even get views or subscribers off it.
Same thing with the M3 video. They flatlined it at 179k views. Check out the graph.
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1 million views gets you $6,000 in ad revenue. So that video would have made $1200. at least I did make .10 cents off it. Also I gained 1.1k subscribers...until they brought my views from 3K to 25 per day.
This Steyr video was never attemped to be monetized but this just hurts! This video would have gone straight to 1 million. This Steyr graph is so sad...for everyone involved.
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But they let AAR be monetized. So his Vixen video gets 100k views in the first week...with commercials of course. Mine gets 17k views over 6 months. His HD68 video gets 262k views, mine got 6.5k in a couple days, then it was cut off. I have the HDR .50 sitting here...but is it worth the effort for 6k views? for 1.4 million views it would. Check this dude out!
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I watched AAR go from 60k subscribers to 100k off this one video (the 1.9 million one). With the other 2 videos it went to 145k subs. All monetized. You get to talk to someone at Youtube when you get to 100k subscribers. I guess that's when you can bring up that issue. Just 3 more years! Hooray!
I know the answer is "Youtube is corrupt and they are driven by greed, not fairness." It's just lame. That's all. Time to get a real job! (Making cat videos).
...just kidding. I will keep making airgun videos...don't worry. I can't be stopped.
Happy shooting! -Nate @ Airgun Channel
P.S. Don't talk about the subject of AAR's videos above. That can get you kicked off the forum...no warnings. It's a big NO-NO on AGN.