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re: Is YouTube etc influencer a real job
Posted on 2/21/24 at 1:17 pm to Privateer 2007
Posted on 2/21/24 at 1:17 pm to Privateer 2007
it is for some people... but a very small number. how many people make legit money on social media as an influencer in louisiana? a few hundred maybe?
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Posted on 2/21/24 at 1:17 pm to Privateer 2007
If you have subject matter expertise, you could easily make good money. Sometimes that requires a trade or job, or you will not have the knowledge needed to get a large following.
There are people I have watched that have grown their channel and just do YT now. It's not as easy as flipping a switch, you have to have drive, which if you have, you'd do just fine in a normal job.
There are people I have watched that have grown their channel and just do YT now. It's not as easy as flipping a switch, you have to have drive, which if you have, you'd do just fine in a normal job.
This post was edited on 2/21/24 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 2/21/24 at 1:19 pm to Privateer 2007
There is a guy named AdamtheWoo with a channel called TheDailyWoo whose only job is making YouTube content. He does theme parks and off the beaten path road trips. A few years back someone on the OT posted his video in parts of Louisiana and I subscribed to him after that. He explains in one of his vids how the money making works.
This post was edited on 2/21/24 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 2/21/24 at 1:23 pm to OhioLSUfan
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You can make 6 figures without being an influencer or on camera - just pick a true crime topic and make videos using stock images.
I've been toying with the idea of retooling one of my old YT channels to focus on topics related to the dark history of the entertainment industry, but it will be longform. So, it will likely get buried in the algorithm. But it's fun researching that stuff.
First one is going to be on the Idol industry in Japan.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 1:27 pm to Privateer 2007
Lots of TikTokers making a normal wage by just talking about their day. No skills required. The internet is a wild place man.
Add in OnlyFans and no wonder the talent at the gentlemen's club is non-existent.
Add in OnlyFans and no wonder the talent at the gentlemen's club is non-existent.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 1:27 pm to Privateer 2007
There are kids that just play with new, unboxed toys and talk about them that make 10-20 million a year doing that.
Or the ninja kids who are the family and they make stupid goofy F you level money and all they do is play around and travel to places to make videos and kids love their videos
Or the ninja kids who are the family and they make stupid goofy F you level money and all they do is play around and travel to places to make videos and kids love their videos
Posted on 2/21/24 at 1:28 pm to Privateer 2007
You can make a living creating Youtube videos if you can get a few million views a month on your channel and/or have a large enough following on a channel with a niche target market where businesses in that field would be willing to pay you to use/promote their products in your videos.
The average Youtuber isn't making nearly enough to consider it a real job, if they're even making any money at all. The ones who can make a living from it are a very small percentage. Not enough to have any noticeable impact on labor markets.
The average Youtuber isn't making nearly enough to consider it a real job, if they're even making any money at all. The ones who can make a living from it are a very small percentage. Not enough to have any noticeable impact on labor markets.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 1:37 pm to Privateer 2007
I watch some guys with 100k youtube followers who do social media full time. They say it's more than you see though, with filming, editing, and trying to remain relevant. 1 said he works about 80-90 hours a week putting out content.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 1:37 pm to Tiger Prawn
Essentially it’s nearly 20k for a 1 million view video. Also many of the bigger YouTubers copy and paste content onto other platforms so that they get earnings from there as well. Many make their own merchandise. And also many go on to make products for their audience.
2 examples:
Googan baits: started by a bunch of popular fish content creators on YouTube, they ended up selling the brand for a boatload of money
Prime Energy: this is what the South Park episode was based off of a few weeks back. Logan Paul and KSI essentially just made a rebranded body armor drink and sold it to a younger audience. Now they sponsor UFC fights, premier league teams, etc.
Although I dislike a lot of them, they know damn well how to market and make money. The sad part is that most kids now think that if they don’t have money like them by the time they are 25 then they think their life is over because they have to go work a normal job
2 examples:
Googan baits: started by a bunch of popular fish content creators on YouTube, they ended up selling the brand for a boatload of money
Prime Energy: this is what the South Park episode was based off of a few weeks back. Logan Paul and KSI essentially just made a rebranded body armor drink and sold it to a younger audience. Now they sponsor UFC fights, premier league teams, etc.
Although I dislike a lot of them, they know damn well how to market and make money. The sad part is that most kids now think that if they don’t have money like them by the time they are 25 then they think their life is over because they have to go work a normal job
Posted on 2/21/24 at 1:40 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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The going rate is about 400 dollars per every 100,000 Youtube video views, which ain't easy to achieve for the average person.
Not how it works.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 1:41 pm to Privateer 2007
My niece is making more money than anyone in the history of our family with her makeup videos on YT and TikTok.
Really proud of her - living the dream in L.A.
Really proud of her - living the dream in L.A.
This post was edited on 2/21/24 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 2/21/24 at 1:42 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
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If you're good at it and approach it like a job, you can easily pull down 5-6k a month. I did it as a hobby for years and never took it serious and made about $500 a month.
Local guy near me has to be making some cash since all he does is make videos about cooking up the first thing that he catches, if you've watched TikTok then you probably have seen his videos.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 1:47 pm to The Korean
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If you have subject matter expertise, you could easily make good money.
I think “easily” is a stretch simply because there’s a lot of work that goes into making a video that isn’t completely shite.
I’ve not done it, but creators who put out well thought out and edited and polished videos will tell you it takes 40+ hours a week to produce 5-7 videos.
The other thing about all these socials is that it seems you are punished severely if you don’t upload at minimum several times a week.
Also probably stressful as frick chasing the algorithm when you could be doing really well and pulling good numbers and then the algorithm unexpectedly and unexplainably rips your face off and your videos suddenly get like a 10th of the views you expected and you have to figure out how to “fix” your problem asap.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 1:47 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
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The parasocial relationships, maintaining a discord, posting clips, making shorts, tweeting, editing, catering to an audiences wants, playing shite you weren't really into. Just got tiresome.
This is what people conveniently forget or never understand in the first place. It just looks like you play games online and make a ton of money, but for every hour of content you record, you have to put in three more hours on all the extra work from editing to networking with other content creators to collaborate to creating advertising material and posting that material, etc. The most successful creators have that hired out and pay others to do it.
Making $50 grand a year on Twitch isn't difficult, but it takes an assload of work, and most people don't evern know where to begin. You've also got to have the right personality. frick that shite.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 1:55 pm to TigerFanatic99
Yup, and most don't understand that you have maybe 3-5 years to make everything you can because either you'll burn out, tastes will change or you'll just run out of things to say.
Creators have a very short shelf life.
Creators have a very short shelf life.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 2:09 pm to Privateer 2007
Bruh I would tell you what you want to know but people here will just talk trash.
I'll say this. After being on social media in the last two years it is easy to go viral. Making money is not.
I make anywhere from 5k-15k a month depending on views, brand deals, etc.
The money is increasing though. It is very possible to make bank. Some of the people I am friends with make $15K a week but they have been at this for about 10 years. Most do faceless channels. Many of which are garbage content for kids. Some are ok. So if anyone tells you "it's easy and doesn't take skill" they are lying. It is not easy to make money.
I'll say this. After being on social media in the last two years it is easy to go viral. Making money is not.
I make anywhere from 5k-15k a month depending on views, brand deals, etc.
The money is increasing though. It is very possible to make bank. Some of the people I am friends with make $15K a week but they have been at this for about 10 years. Most do faceless channels. Many of which are garbage content for kids. Some are ok. So if anyone tells you "it's easy and doesn't take skill" they are lying. It is not easy to make money.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 2:13 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
That is 100% wrong. It is based on your niche, the location of people who views your videos, how long your video is, etc. Average is $3 per 1000 views. A really good rate is $20 per 1000 but that is mostly in the finance niche.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 2:14 pm to kingbob
A lot of singers make good careers on YouTube.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 2:21 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
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For me, all the EXTRA shite just wasn't worth it. The parasocial relationships, maintaining a discord, posting clips, making shorts, tweeting, editing, catering to an audiences wants, playing shite you weren't really into. Just got tiresome.
That's why a lot of the bigger channels have actual editors and social media managers, so the content creators can just focus on doing their show. I'd imagine you'd have to be highly popular and profitable to be able to afford employees though. If you're just making minor profits then yeah you have to do all that shite yourself and I question if it's even worth it at that point.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 2:25 pm to bad93ex
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cooking up the first thing that he catches
If that is the guy that uses the old beat up cooker, then yes, I follow him. Love his channel.
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