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Or the lack of anyway to monetize your content other than link to a method for accepting donations.

robrtsql 8y ago
Content creators on PeerTube could do in-video product endorsements.. that's already a fairly standard practice on YouTube, which does support monetization.
- viraptor 8y ago
  It's a bit of chicken and egg problem though. To get in video endorsements, you need to get very popular. To get very popular, you need a more popular platform than peertube.
  - snaky 8y ago
    It depends. You obviously need a millions of subscribers to promote the 'appetite suppressant' lollipops - and you need a TV to promote the new life insurance brand. But to triple the sales of HackRF, a couple of thousands niche auditory is enough.
- bduerst 8y ago
  Sponsorships are only one form of monetization. The competitive feature for content creators here is ad revenue sharing. The only thing I got from reading this write up is that it will be pretty easy for someone to create their own instance and throw ads on someone else's content.
  - X6S1x6Okd1st 8y ago
    It seems like for many creators on youtube the ad revenue sharing is no longer a notable source of their income.
    - bduerst 8y ago
      For the top 1% of the top 1% maybe. Keep in mind that this is long tail distribution and many creators rely on ad revenue. That long tail is what drives growth for these platforms anyways.
snaky 8y ago
All (well, almost all) the videoblogging in China is monetized by direct donations.
- yorwba 8y ago
  Which payment processors do they use? Is it managed by the video hosting platform or a direct transfer via e.g. WeChat Pay/Alipay?
  - snaky 8y ago
    https://medium.com/@swaysnt/virtual-gifts-a-live-streaming-business-model-breakdown-a87c7500c3bc https://medium.com/@swaysnt/virtual-gifts-a-live-streaming-b...
ObsoleteNerd 8y ago
Most YouTubers now use Patreon, in-video ads, referral codes, etc. Plenty of huge YouTubers don't use any YT ads at all.
throwaway2048 8y ago
The amount of money you make off youtube ads has fallen off a cliff, almost all big content makers rely on patreon these days. Even for millions of views on a video its typically less than $100
- NetOpWibby 8y ago
  Is there a source for this? It wouldn't surprise me but I'd like to read more about it.

Content creators on PeerTube could do in-video product endorsements.. that's already a fairly standard practice on YouTube, which does support monetization.

viraptor 8y ago
It's a bit of chicken and egg problem though. To get in video endorsements, you need to get very popular. To get very popular, you need a more popular platform than peertube.
- snaky 8y ago
  It depends. You obviously need a millions of subscribers to promote the 'appetite suppressant' lollipops - and you need a TV to promote the new life insurance brand. But to triple the sales of HackRF, a couple of thousands niche auditory is enough.
bduerst 8y ago
Sponsorships are only one form of monetization. The competitive feature for content creators here is ad revenue sharing. The only thing I got from reading this write up is that it will be pretty easy for someone to create their own instance and throw ads on someone else's content.
- X6S1x6Okd1st 8y ago
  It seems like for many creators on youtube the ad revenue sharing is no longer a notable source of their income.
  - bduerst 8y ago
    For the top 1% of the top 1% maybe. Keep in mind that this is long tail distribution and many creators rely on ad revenue. That long tail is what drives growth for these platforms anyways.

snaky 8y ago

All (well, almost all) the videoblogging in China is monetized by direct donations.

yorwba 8y ago
Which payment processors do they use? Is it managed by the video hosting platform or a direct transfer via e.g. WeChat Pay/Alipay?
- snaky 8y ago
  https://medium.com/@swaysnt/virtual-gifts-a-live-streaming-business-model-breakdown-a87c7500c3bc https://medium.com/@swaysnt/virtual-gifts-a-live-streaming-b...

ObsoleteNerd 8y ago

Most YouTubers now use Patreon, in-video ads, referral codes, etc. Plenty of huge YouTubers don't use any YT ads at all.

throwaway2048 8y ago

The amount of money you make off youtube ads has fallen off a cliff, almost all big content makers rely on patreon these days. Even for millions of views on a video its typically less than $100

NetOpWibby 8y ago
Is there a source for this? It wouldn't surprise me but I'd like to read more about it.