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I pay YouTube purely for the lack of ads too, and have never watched any of the Originals content or used any other feature of YouTube other than simply watchin
by ObsoleteNerd 8y ago
I pay YouTube purely for the lack of ads too, and have never watched any of the Originals content or used any other feature of YouTube other than simply watching videos from channels I sub to (I don't comment, or take part in communities, or any of that stuff). I sub to 200+ channels and YT is my primary replacement for TV, so I'm more than happy to pay for it to be ad-free.
Channels that insert their own ads into video are a step too far though, and I've started unsubscribing from them. Patreon is fine, affiliate links in the description are fine (if they're relevant, eg tools you used, items you showed in the video), and I actively participate in both to support channels I like. But sitting there talking about "random product dot com forward-slash channelnamehere" as though they're the most exciting thing since sliced bread, just cheapens the identity immensely, and is the modern day equivalent of seeing your favourite sports/hollywood star hawking off some random crap on the shopping channel.
- KozmoNau7 8y agoI don't mind the product mentions in videos, as long as they're relevant and relatively short. For instance, Glenn Fricker (Spectre Sound) talks about music production on his channel, and he has a short "sponsored by" segment in most of his videos, about a music distribution service that gets your music onto just about every streaming service in one go. That's genuinely useful for his target audience, and there's a small signup fee rebate to be had. I usually skip over the 10 seconds or so now, but it's an example of appropriate sponsorship.