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What about bootstrapped, self-funded, youtube channels that became huge?

• HeyLaughingBoy 10y ago
  There was a really good article about this (wish I could find it) about how the majority of these aren't making much, if any money. From the outside it appeared that the artists are rolling in cash; from the inside, they were still working waiter/waitress jobs to make ends meet.
  • sndean 10y ago
    Yeah I heard from one YouTuber (over email) that only ~1000 worldwide are currently making a living solely from their YouTube career. And that includes certain successful channels that employ 20+ people.
  • aab0 10y ago
    I remember the one you're talking about: http://fusion.net/story/244545/famous-and-broke-on-youtube-instagram-social-media/ http://fusion.net/story/244545/famous-and-broke-on-youtube-i... (first hit for 'Youtube star waitressing')