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Huh? Tickets are an outdated concept on internet platforms. Space is unlimited and advertising can sustain a channel just fine. Edit: Medium sized channel.

• jfim 7y ago
  According to Quora [0], ad revenue from YouTube is about $1 per thousand views. I doubt that programming live streaming is mainstream enough to be sustainable from ads alone. [0] https://www.quora.com/How-much-does-YouTube-pay-per-1000-views-How-where-can-I-get-sponsor-to-have-enough-capital-from-nothing-and-be-a-successful-company https://www.quora.com/How-much-does-YouTube-pay-per-1000-vie...
  • cameronbrown 7y ago
    These metrics are totally inaccurate because different verticals pay different CPMs. Some can be much higher, but I've no idea how programming topics fares.
    • jfim 7y ago
      Even if it's 10x that, and one has 10k viewers, $100 is about one or two hours of work at a FAANG. And there's no health care coverage or free lunch for streamers.
      • cameronbrown 7y ago
        Bear in mind that most viewers will see multiple ads during the stream, so 10k viewers could be more like 30k impressions. Well I wasn't necessarily thinking this was being compared to a full time job, just that a channel could be self supporting, but there are ways to get close: A strong supplement to ads is direct donations/subscriptions. If you've ever seen a YouTube/Twitch chat, people send a LOT of money that way and get their message highlighted/usually responded to for their money. It's not uncommon to see mid-tier YouTubers make hundreds in one stream but its probably the exception and not the rule.