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"...she’s also scared of taking days off, mainly because she knows it’s a job..." At risk of sounding cold, why would anyone think YouTube/Twitch is a job? Ho
by imtyler 4y ago
"...she’s also scared of taking days off, mainly because she knows it’s a job..."
At risk of sounding cold, why would anyone think YouTube/Twitch is a job?
Honestly confused. Is there money there? Like, for an average person, aside from the platform celebrities?
- Semaphor 4y agoIt pays for all their food expenses, plus some extra stuff. As I said, the stream has a higher amount of people who donate than usual. Several years ago, I watched a gaming streamer, even smaller. She lived in Croatia, and just the subs and irregular donations were enough to pay for most of her daily expenses.
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- imtyler 4y agoSo, an average person can make a living wage on income from YouTube/Twitch royalties?
- Semaphor 4y agoNeither of those mentioned is on YouTube, and neither of them could survive on that alone. The Croatian streamer didn’t have to pay rent (her parents owned the apartment), and the Australian one has a partner with a job (but his job alone would not be enough). The Australian one would be closer to make a living wage, though (again, unusually high donations).
- ehnto 4y agoA big part of streaming on Twitch or Youtube streams is donations from fans and subscribers/members (regular payments from fans). Royalties from advertising is a part of it, but a lot of the money comes in from donations. Another common approach is merchandise in the from of stickers and clothing, people love that stuff. You can do well even as one of the smaller streamers if your community and other monetization is strong. I've never really gotten why people donate, especially to the bigger streamers since it's clear they already have money. But it's a big part of it. You can easily watch hundreds of dollars in an hour get donated to even to a smaller or mid level streamer.
- Semaphor 4y agoThe other stream I watch, most donations actually pay for the food of college students in Moscow, Idaho, USA, as the stream is a food truck in that town ;)
- noselasd 4y agoI don't know what you consider an average person vs royality, buy yes, there's quite many people I'd consider "average" that makes their living from Youtube - most seem to be starting at around 50k-100k subscribers before it becomes feasible.
- ivalm 4y agoSweet Anita (streamer quoted) makes at least in the low 7 figures. She is a celeb, not a normal person.
- Semaphor 4y agoThat’s who the article is (partially) about, not this sub-thread of mine.