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I don't know how reasonable it is to make a decent living off of YT/Twitch without an added patreon or some other revenue stream. Creators I'm a fan of constant

• tsimionescu 4y ago
  I meant that it used to be possible to just use YT/Twitch, but as those have been nickle-and-diming creators and modifying their algorithms to control what content is served, it has become harder and harder.
  • mrtranscendence 4y ago
    Eh. It's inevitable that Google would nickel-and-dime creators because YouTube is extremely expensive and lost money for many years; I'm not even sure it's profitable now. Something had to give. I suspect most YouTubers (and Twitch streamers) who've been smart about business worry less about losing money from ads and more about algorithm-driven censors age-gating their content.
• mrtranscendence 4y ago
  Ad impressions pay next to nothing on YouTube, but it does add up to something nontrivial if your videos get millions of views. That's tough to maintain, admittedly. Most creators I'm aware of at least have sponsors for all or most of their videos, many sell merchandise, but there are definitely exceptions in any case. Get big enough -- like Linus Media Group, for example -- and companies will tear down your door to sponsor your videos. I do wonder how much a smaller (say, 50k subscriber) channel gets from shilling for Hello Fresh. I just can't imagine many viewers of Joe's Long-Form Gaming Essay Channel are looking for a meal delivery service or a men's grooming accessory.