norliss
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You Can Have Millions Of Subscribers On YouTube—And Still Be Flat Broke
You Can Have Millions Of Subscribers On YouTube—And Still Be Flat Broke
Varies - one of them has their own product (think self-learning e-course) that they sell for a few thousand quid - they sell a few score of those per 'campaign' which they run a few times a year. Their potential customer base is built up over the year by relentless Facebooking. They are aiming for a seven figure annual revenue within a few years.just out of interest ...
to those of you here who know social media entrepreneurs who are doing well:
- is any of their revenue direct from the end-user (in-app purchases etc), if so what % that, and what from AdSense, sponsorship etc?
- would you pay for their product/service? (what's the demographic)
just out of interest ...
to those of you here who know social media entrepreneurs who are doing well:
- is any of their revenue direct from the end-user (in-app purchases etc), if so what % that, and what from AdSense, sponsorship etc?
- would you pay for their product/service? (what's the demographic)
The lad I know generates the majority of his income from sponsorship, followed by ad revenue and then merchandise (shirts, hoodies etc). It's in the gaming genre and his content is aimed at a young teen audience. He mostly uploads himself playing games and commentating over it, and occasionally vlogs. He last uploaded less than 24hrs ago and already has 350k+ views. It's not particularly good content imo, but there's an audience for it.
I was at GamesCom in Birmingham a few months ago and he was there with his own stall with his family selling his merchandise, there were hundreds of kids waiting to meet him. He also employs his sister to run his online merchandise store. Paid sponsorship is the big chunk of earnings, Microsoft paid him just over $30,000 during the launch of XB1, they are just one of many sponsorship deals. Ad revenue generated from YouTube views is the bread and butter though. You are typically paid per thousand views, the more popular you are the higher rate per thousand you can receive. The last I knew he was being paid around $6 per thousand views, and when you're pulling in 350k views in less than 24hrs it's staggering.
Wouldn't be Ali-A would it?
The son loves his gaming videos.
Depending upon the site, I personally don't think adverts on websites are worth the trouble. Admittedly I don't personally run a website but I contribute to a few and the money isn't made from the small amounts generated from adverts - it is from all the secondary work that comes your way as a result of the enhanced profile.just out of interest ...
to those of you here who know social media entrepreneurs who are doing well:
- is any of their revenue direct from the end-user (in-app purchases etc), if so what % that, and what from AdSense, sponsorship etc?
- would you pay for their product/service? (what's the demographic)