Why not start a youtube channel ?

Pete Dero · July 08, 2015, 11:04:20 AM

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/youtuber-pewdiepie-opens-up-about-his-73-million-earnings-from-playing-video-games-10374402.html

This week it was reported that 25-year-old Felix Kjellberg, known online as PewDiePie, has made $7.4 million by filming himself playing video games for his Youtube channel.

I knew they made money on youtube but never could have guessed it was this much.

bayonetbrant · July 08, 2015, 01:59:27 PM

he's an outlier. There's 239458720349857230498572 other youtube channels not making shit.

Nefaro · July 08, 2015, 02:34:32 PM

Quote from: Pete Dero on July 08, 2015, 11:04:20 AM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/youtuber-pewdiepie-opens-up-about-his-73-million-earnings-from-playing-video-games-10374402.html

This week it was reported that 25-year-old Felix Kjellberg, known online as PewDiePie, has made $7.4 million by filming himself playing video games for his Youtube channel.

I knew they made money on youtube but never could have guessed it was this much.

Some of them make a living doing it, with a huge amount of subscribers and the commercial advertising cranked to the hilt.

I don't mind having to watch a few seconds at the beginning of a vid and/or a small pop-up ad in the middle, but I've seen some with a full-on ad popping up every few minutes, directly breaking up the vid multiple times. While that person may have had something I was interested in watching, the advert proliferation is just too much in that case and I go find something else. Everyone has limits!

Arctic Blast · July 08, 2015, 02:42:00 PM

Quote from: bayonetbrant on July 08, 2015, 01:59:27 PM
he's an outlier. There's 239458720349857230498572 other youtube channels not making shit.

Exactly this. Only the few who got in early and built up a big audience before there were thousands of competitors are really making bank when it comes to videos. The others make a bit, but nothing approaching millions.

BanzaiCat · July 08, 2015, 02:57:22 PM

PewDiePie is a huge, annoying tool. I guess the Internet is full of 7.4 million dollars worth of huge, annoying tools too for that idiot to be a millionaire now.

If we did something like this on an official basis, we'd need some kind of schtick to stand out from the other billion nerdy schlebs plying their zit-pus-encrusted fingers on buttons and counters.

jomni · July 08, 2015, 08:30:54 PM

I don't even know him. So I don't care.

Bison · July 08, 2015, 08:32:45 PM

Quote from: Banzai_Cat on July 08, 2015, 02:57:22 PM
PewDiePie is a huge, annoying tool. I guess the Internet is full of 7.4 million dollars worth of huge, annoying tools too for that idiot to be a millionaire now.

If we did something like this on an official basis, we'd need some kind of schtick to stand out from the other billion nerdy schlebs plying their zit-pus-encrusted fingers on buttons and counters.

I attempted to watch one of his videos once and I couldn't make it through the first 30 seconds.

BanzaiCat · July 09, 2015, 08:10:38 AM

His 'Let's Play' of Alien: Isolation was the first one of that game that I tried to watch. I think I made it two minutes before I couldn't stand his commentary any more. Finally found one Let's Play of that game with zero commentary and it was wonderful.

One thing I don't get are these YouTubers needing to put themselves into their videos...PewDieTool does that as do many others. I don't want to see your ugly ass...I wouldn't want to see MY ugly ass...so why do they do that? You're covering up valuable screen real estate with your baldingness and 80s searchlight-sized glasses and I really don't need to see your acne scars in glorious 1080p.

Huw the Poo · July 09, 2015, 12:27:27 PM

I'm sensing disapproval from Banzai_Cat.

Nefaro · July 09, 2015, 01:25:21 PM

Quote from: Huw the Poo on July 09, 2015, 12:27:27 PM
I'm sensing disapproval from Banzai_Cat.

What makes you say that? :P

Skoop · July 09, 2015, 01:36:08 PM

I saw a lets play of skyrim where a hot british girl was playing and she had a pip of herself, that was good. If it's someone like banzi describes, then leave your mug off the screen.

Father Ted · July 09, 2015, 03:30:10 PM

I've no idea about this person, but I'm sure there is no random crock of gold on Youtube. To make money you must have talent. We here may not think that that this person has it, but they surely do in some form or another. That form maybe self-promotion, but that is still a talent.

BanzaiCat · July 09, 2015, 05:05:24 PM

I'm just stating my own distaste for him and his bollocks. However, I fully recognize that there ARE people that find him their cup of tea. More power to them. If he can be a millionaire doing Let's Play videos, great. I'll never watch another one of 'em again, personally, but I doubt he'll give much of a crap about that. So win-win.

Nefaro · July 09, 2015, 06:16:11 PM

Quote from: Banzai_Cat on July 09, 2015, 05:05:24 PM
I'm just stating my own distaste for him and his bollocks. However, I fully recognize that there ARE people that find him their cup of tea. More power to them. If he can be a millionaire doing Let's Play videos, great. I'll never watch another one of 'em again, personally, but I doubt he'll give much of a crap about that. So win-win.

;D

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Baloogan · July 10, 2015, 03:07:39 AM

I turn ads off on my youtube, I hate the idea of someone watching one of my videos being accosted by an advertisement.