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You're missing the point entirely. The money is in affiliate marketing. Show off in bikinis/makeup and link to buy them. Every time someone buys you're earning

You're missing the point entirely. The money is in affiliate marketing. Show off in bikinis/makeup and link to buy them. Every time someone buys you're earning a small percentage of the sale. It adds up very quickly. General rule is at least 1/1000th of viewers are buyers. A youtube videos with hundreds of thousands of views have sold hundreds bikinis. Companies may give you a product to show off for free or even pay you, but that doesn't make money like selling it.

alistairSH 8y ago
Yeah "ad revenue" - in my mind a link to Amazon is just another ad. But, I could have been more clear. And in Jimenez' case, is he really making his money from affiliate links? The article makes it sound like that's not it? I don't follow him, so no idea.
sct202 8y ago
The person who runs Candy Japan posts the results of their Youtube unboxing videos and Youtube ads, and their conversion seems much lower than 1/1000.
- engineerworks 8y ago
  Because candy doesn't solve problems like makeup, garcinia combogia or other weightless gadgets do.
jlarocco 8y ago
And where are you getting those number from?
reaperducer 8y ago
General rule is at least 1/1000th of viewers are buyers. A youtube videos with hundreds of thousands of views have sold hundreds bikinis. And as a general rule, each bikini sold nets the affiliate about 10¢. So with 100,000 views, that's ten bucks. After deducting standard business expenses, travel, food, etc... (since "influencers" almost always have to pay their own way), you make about -$4,000 per trip. I think this explains why so many "influencers" are riding on their parents' money.
- user5994461 8y ago
  You're severely underestimating the price of underwear. Don't forget to double because top and bottom are sold separately. Somewhere between 10 and 100 dollars is not bad for a video that took a day to make in one's bedroom. Don't know why you're talking about trips. It's never been about traveling. Traveling costs money, it doesn't pay. There are very profitable affiliate schemes for hotels but I doubt they are accessible to a solo teenager and it's nothing like selling a cheap item.

alistairSH 8y ago

Yeah "ad revenue" - in my mind a link to Amazon is just another ad. But, I could have been more clear. And in Jimenez' case, is he really making his money from affiliate links? The article makes it sound like that's not it? I don't follow him, so no idea.

sct202 8y ago

The person who runs Candy Japan posts the results of their Youtube unboxing videos and Youtube ads, and their conversion seems much lower than 1/1000.

engineerworks 8y ago
Because candy doesn't solve problems like makeup, garcinia combogia or other weightless gadgets do.

jlarocco 8y ago

And where are you getting those number from?

reaperducer 8y ago

General rule is at least 1/1000th of viewers are buyers. A youtube videos with hundreds of thousands of views have sold hundreds bikinis. And as a general rule, each bikini sold nets the affiliate about 10¢. So with 100,000 views, that's ten bucks. After deducting standard business expenses, travel, food, etc... (since "influencers" almost always have to pay their own way), you make about -$4,000 per trip. I think this explains why so many "influencers" are riding on their parents' money.

user5994461 8y ago
You're severely underestimating the price of underwear. Don't forget to double because top and bottom are sold separately. Somewhere between 10 and 100 dollars is not bad for a video that took a day to make in one's bedroom. Don't know why you're talking about trips. It's never been about traveling. Traveling costs money, it doesn't pay. There are very profitable affiliate schemes for hotels but I doubt they are accessible to a solo teenager and it's nothing like selling a cheap item.