I posted in a thread about how much a popular youtuber like SeanLong makes.
I'm have an account on youtube and here's the breakdown.
5000 views get you around 10 dollars.
Sean Long with 84 million total views have netted him around $160,000, minus sponsorship (yes, he gets free toys, and probably even gets cash..and believe me, all his toy fair conventions are paid for by his sponsors).
So yes, he can buy whatever he wants, because his collection pays for itself.
Before you start making an account, hoping to be the next SeanLong, here are some caveats:
There are A LOT OF peeps on youtube doing the same exact "x" review. Google searching is based on tags, views, and thumbs up.
For example, your ultra awesome T800 hot toys review, that has 3 views..will be lost at sea because every time someone types in "T800 hot toys review", sean longs will come up..and yours will be on the 6th page.
There is however, a snowball affect. The first 50 subscribers you get may take months! But once you get more views, the easier your videos can be found, the faster you accumulate views and subscribers.
Lastly, there are some key things to gain subscribers
1. Good lighting
2. Edit Edit Edit, no one wants to see you drag your camera. The more your video look like a movie(lots of editing), the better.
3. Be funny.
4. The older you are, the better! If you are under 16, play the piano with one hand or something, because no one wants to see a 12 hear old doing reviews for something made for adults.
Before you know it, youtube will invite you to share revenue. Before this, you will NOT make a cent from your videos.
And no, you do NOT need 50k subscribers to be invited.
You do need I think 10k total views.
You may be noticed by toy companies once you break the thousand subscriber mark.
Once you are monetizing your videos, be sure to check the option to run commercials prior to the beginning of a video. These yields the most and consistent revenue.
You earn most when people clicks on an advertisement or a link, so you are paid mostly based on the paid per click model.
Be creative and have fun out there! Don't be an everyday reviewer, do something different and exciting!
I'm have an account on youtube and here's the breakdown.
5000 views get you around 10 dollars.
Sean Long with 84 million total views have netted him around $160,000, minus sponsorship (yes, he gets free toys, and probably even gets cash..and believe me, all his toy fair conventions are paid for by his sponsors).
So yes, he can buy whatever he wants, because his collection pays for itself.
Before you start making an account, hoping to be the next SeanLong, here are some caveats:
There are A LOT OF peeps on youtube doing the same exact "x" review. Google searching is based on tags, views, and thumbs up.
For example, your ultra awesome T800 hot toys review, that has 3 views..will be lost at sea because every time someone types in "T800 hot toys review", sean longs will come up..and yours will be on the 6th page.
There is however, a snowball affect. The first 50 subscribers you get may take months! But once you get more views, the easier your videos can be found, the faster you accumulate views and subscribers.
Lastly, there are some key things to gain subscribers
1. Good lighting
2. Edit Edit Edit, no one wants to see you drag your camera. The more your video look like a movie(lots of editing), the better.
3. Be funny.
4. The older you are, the better! If you are under 16, play the piano with one hand or something, because no one wants to see a 12 hear old doing reviews for something made for adults.
Before you know it, youtube will invite you to share revenue. Before this, you will NOT make a cent from your videos.
And no, you do NOT need 50k subscribers to be invited.
You do need I think 10k total views.
You may be noticed by toy companies once you break the thousand subscriber mark.
Once you are monetizing your videos, be sure to check the option to run commercials prior to the beginning of a video. These yields the most and consistent revenue.
You earn most when people clicks on an advertisement or a link, so you are paid mostly based on the paid per click model.
Be creative and have fun out there! Don't be an everyday reviewer, do something different and exciting!
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