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[beckyb1012]

I love to watch the youtubers doing Mukbangs.  Right now the big thing to try is the chicken sandwich that Wingstop just dropped.  You can have your chicken sandwich in any one of the 12 sauces that Wing Stop sells.  I follow many of them from very young, early twenties to some with children in college.  It amazes me the way they can scarf down food and carry on a conversation with us but it is only their camera at that moment they are talking.  

[gertrudecloset]

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@Nonametoday wrote:

Some of the content producers who live in the high rise apartments in NYC are supporting their life with only YouTube and their apartments are ridiculously high.  I would not want to live in one because of the limitations and using an elevator instead of being able to walik a few steps to go outside but whatever, they seem to love it.  They are very pretty but I like my freedom to come and go and have a vehicle to drive.

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@Nonametoday it's for the sake of living in Manhattan or the "cool places" where all the activities are.  Paying for an "illusion."  No doubt NYC is one of the greatest cities in the world.  Much to offer, but living there has its challenges when it comes to affordability.  Being a youtuber that has good content ~ they can afford to live in those apartments, because they are making enough with that along with any other "gigs" they may have.

[gardenman]

While many people do very well on YouTube, most don't make a lot. The YouTube algorithms are complicated, but various YouTubers say you get around a dollar for every thousand views. Now that depends on if the viewer watches your whole video or just parts and whether they engage in chats, become a member, or other stuff. I watch more YouTube than regular TV these days.

Justine Ezarek (iJustine on YouTube) has had her videos viewed more than 1.34 billion times. At a dollar for every thousand views, that's over a million dollars. She's been making videos since 2006 and has about seven million subscribers.

Many of the more successful YouTubers engage their own photographers to shoot the videos and then hire editors to edit them. While it's true you can make a lot of money, making the videos can often cost a lot of money too. And YouTube can be fickle and demonetize you for any number of reasons and can stop recommending your videos to new viewers and even hide your new videos from subscribers unless your viewers go looking for them.

Agents are often now looking for young, pretty girls to create YouTube/social media videos. They're then employed by the agency to shill various products as they talk about their life, hobbies, cook, whatever. There's a certain pattern that you notice with the agency girls. They typically have strings of lights draped behind them and have very similar videos touting very similar products, items, or ideas. They'll even occasionally mention an event or meeting at their agency. You may think you're watching a person, but you're really watching more of a puppet for an ad agency. For agency-based YouTubers, they get a flat salary with bonuses thrown in for meeting or exceeding certain goals. It gives them a guaranteed income without the uncertainty that comes with going it alone. 

If you Google "agencies representing YouTubers" you can learn more about how much of what we see is planned and scripted. We're getting close to the point where everyone on YouTube or other social media sites will be an agency person and not just someone doing it for kicks.

[gertrudecloset]

@gardenman yes, I mentioned the algorithms and certain benchmarks youtubers have to meet to be amongst the top players.  Common sense would hold that not everyone on youtube is raking in the dough.  I mean, look how many people are on there.

There are some who have stayed the course with the content from day one and are in fact earning well from their content. It took a lot of time to do it though.  

Just like the majority of the American populace isn't rich, so too the average person on youtube is not making the kind of money I'm talking about in this thead.  I'm speaking the ones who are LITERALLY "cashing in."  I posted this when I opened the thread.  I know there is a method....exactly what the method is and the who for what hows is complicated:

METHODOLOGY: All earnings estimates are from June 1, 2019, through June 1, 2020. Figures are pretax; fees for agents, managers and lawyers are not deducted. Earnings estimates are based on data from Captiv8, SocialBlade and Pollstar as well as interviews with industry insiders. For the list’s purposes, Forbes defines a YouTube Star as someone whose primary form of digital and media revenue comes from YouTube.

[gidgetgh]

If anyone is interested....

I had mentioned upthread that I love following Kara and Nate on You Tube.  They have 3.2 million followers.  

Anyway, they just finished posting a 5 part video series of a cruise they took to the North Pole.  The last video was posted this morning.  I loved it.

They are a fun couple.  Married, from Nashville.  They decided to travel full time for just one year, back in 2016 and here they are, 6 years later, still doing it.  I look forward to all their videos.

So, if you're looking for something to do, you might start with this 5 part series.  Their videos are usually just one part, stand alone videos. 

[Snoopp]

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@gertrudecloset wrote:

Yes indeed @CoffeeNut .  One of my fav reviewers of tech is Marques Brownlee.  He has interviewed Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.  He's been on youtube since he was nine years old.  His studio is in Kearney, NJ.  He talks about smart phones, and other tech.  He's a grown man now.  More than 10 million followers.

Another techie person is Mr.WhosetheBoss and he talks all kinds of tech.  It doesn't hurt that he's nice looking and the sound of his voice is pleasant.  He is monetized by Youtube.

A female beauty guru of Nigerian descent who served in the Army but decided she want to get into the beauty game.  She was invited to the Met Gala last year and has won a couple of awards from People's choice or something, I can't remember.  She has a candle line now.  She's paid!

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At  least this is content that I can appreciate.

I don't really understand the need some ordinary folks have to put themselves on youtube filming themselves exercising or filming their morning routine.  I just don't get it.