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Yes...geez, that's an insane amount of work to get to $60k/year pre-tax.
by mizzao 4y ago
Yes...geez, that's an insane amount of work to get to $60k/year pre-tax.
- vouaobrasil 4y agoIt is but there is a huge upside to it: no bosses breathing down your neck (even if they are nice and hands-off, you still have to do what they tell you), no 9-5, no nauseating business corporate language, no commuting, interacting with coworkers, etc. I am a content creator myself, get paid way less than I could at a 9-5 job, and would never go back simply because there's nothing better than doing exactly what you love without having to waste time doing what other people want you to do.
- fasthands9 4y agoI always wonder what his returns would be if he just stopped posting but kept the old videos up. I realize it probably declines faster than you'd think - but imagine over the course of 5 years he'd prob still hit 100k in residual value. Which must be a nice safety blanket to have.
- onlyrealcuzzo 4y agoAssuming your time is worth minimum wage - you haven't even broken even yet. This is a very, very long term play. You have to bank on YouTube still being a dominate market, not getting too greedy with it's algorithms or revenue sharing, and your old videos continuing to attract a large number of views. If any one of those goes wrong - you're basically working for below minimum wage.
- charcircuit 4y ago>You have to bank on YouTube still being a dominate market No, you can just upload your videos on the next big platform. The content isn't exclusive.
- nkozyra 4y agoAnd also you'll continue to make money off of previous work. That video you did two years ago will still contribute Adsense revenue.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoUs median income is 30k/year
- eru 4y agoYes. But the median person who is as smart and motivated as the author of Asionometry makes a lot more.