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> However, the money mostly comes from patreon subscribers, and you can also have videos delivered there Did he break that down publicly or do you get your inf

by simias 6y ago

> However, the money mostly comes from patreon subscribers, and you can also have videos delivered there Did he break that down publicly or do you get your info from elsewhere? I've always been curious to know what a typical high profile youtuber income flow looks like, and how much they're really tied to Youtube.

saklani 6y ago
It’s probably an assumption based on the fact that CGP Grey is one of the highest paid creator on Patreon
rtpg 6y ago
The thing I've heard is "1,000 views = $1". I don't know how true that is anymore but it's my metric. Mark Brown, of Game Maker's Toolkit, puts out vids on Youtube that get a couple hundred thousand views (1 or 2 vids a month). So he could theoretically get a couple hundred from those. But his Patreon following nets him a couple thousand a month ($11k!) When you have niche content you can end up getting way more per subscriber if people feel your content is worth it.
- cko 6y ago
  Youtube ad rates seem really high for the personal finance dudes. Graham Stephan and Andre Jikh come to mind. I think that genre allows for showing those scammy get rich quick motivational guru type ads, which pay well. Everyone else has to be sponsored by ExpressVPN and CuriosityStream.
  - geerlingguy 6y ago
    And ridge wallet, apparently.
  - Mauricebranagh 6y ago
    Adds are based on the viewer, I occasionally get adds for Bentley when I watch back the streamed AP games I play in. I also get a lot of Farage's new presumably penny stock product adds ( just let those play out to maker sure he's paying out) What strikes me as odd is those super low quality portrait videos with uncanny valley synthesised like I am going to buy that crap?
graeme 6y ago
Just a guess knowing how low Youtube ad rates are and how Grey has mentioned he switched over his income from ad sponsorships to patreon. And Patreon income is public.
- geerlingguy 6y ago
  You can hide the metrics on your public Patreon page.

by simias 6y ago

saklani 6y ago

It’s probably an assumption based on the fact that CGP Grey is one of the highest paid creator on Patreon

rtpg 6y ago

The thing I've heard is "1,000 views = $1". I don't know how true that is anymore but it's my metric. Mark Brown, of Game Maker's Toolkit, puts out vids on Youtube that get a couple hundred thousand views (1 or 2 vids a month). So he could theoretically get a couple hundred from those. But his Patreon following nets him a couple thousand a month ($11k!) When you have niche content you can end up getting way more per subscriber if people feel your content is worth it.

cko 6y ago
Youtube ad rates seem really high for the personal finance dudes. Graham Stephan and Andre Jikh come to mind. I think that genre allows for showing those scammy get rich quick motivational guru type ads, which pay well. Everyone else has to be sponsored by ExpressVPN and CuriosityStream.
- geerlingguy 6y ago
  And ridge wallet, apparently.
- Mauricebranagh 6y ago
  Adds are based on the viewer, I occasionally get adds for Bentley when I watch back the streamed AP games I play in. I also get a lot of Farage's new presumably penny stock product adds ( just let those play out to maker sure he's paying out) What strikes me as odd is those super low quality portrait videos with uncanny valley synthesised like I am going to buy that crap?

graeme 6y ago

Just a guess knowing how low Youtube ad rates are and how Grey has mentioned he switched over his income from ad sponsorships to patreon. And Patreon income is public.

geerlingguy 6y ago
You can hide the metrics on your public Patreon page.