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Absolutely. Source: I watch YouTube. In all seriousness you hear creators talking about collapsing revenues due to adblockers all the time. Bigger ones survi
by cameronbrown 7y ago
Absolutely.
Source: I watch YouTube.
In all seriousness you hear creators talking about collapsing revenues due to adblockers all the time.
Bigger ones survive with tools like Patreon but if you're new with only a small fan base? (<10k) It's not viable anymore. The good thing about YT was always being able to take that passion full time.
Artists will always create content, but they will always need to eat too.
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- MrGilbert 7y ago> Artists will always create content, but they will always need to eat too. So do devs, which is quite often neglected when talking about open source. It often goes along the "well, then do it in your spare time"-line. Maybe there is a huge gap between expectations and what we, as people, can actually do. There are a few who can make a living off of their channel, but you shouldn't start a youtube channel today, expecting to make some "big money". The more traditional way would be to start small, gain more and more visibility over time, and at some point companies might be interested in "in-video" promotions, like LTT does.
- eeZah7Ux 7y ago> "well, then do it in your spare time" Or, get paid to do FLOSS. (paid, not donations)
- Fnoord 7y agoYeah, blame the adblockers. Google decided to not pay anything to smaller fish anymore. > Artists will always create content, but they will always need to eat too. Start out as a hobby, then maybe it'll turn into a job. You just need more patience and less expectations instead of the instant gratification. Golden days are long over.