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Free registration at the forum removes this block.What is your opinion on YouTube as a companyYoutube as a company? Or using Youtube to make money?
Do you think Youtube breaks The Commandment of Entry?
I certainly wouldn't want to rely on YouTube revenue for my living, because you're absolutely right that anyone with a pulse and a smartphone can dump video up there AND it's a platform owned by an entity that can roll over and kill you in its sleep. To expand on my initial comment, it seems to me that the barrier to making something high quality that folks actually want to engage with is high "enough" and will get higher over time. One of my favorite "casual viewing" channels has shot its more recent episodes on a commercial soundstage with a pro 6K RED camera. Or more of a hot take: You can shoot a 2-hour movie on your phone and put it on YouTube but it's not going to pull "Avengers: EndGame" money.Of course it does. That said, it doesn't mean it should be ignored, or you can't make a fortune from it. You can violate for control for years and not have it bite you in the a$$. It only becomes a problem when it does.
That's it exactly. Whatever it is, "THE" business might realize a lot of benefit from selling products on Amazon, publishing articles on Medium and LinkedIn, or posting videos on YouTube, but should be able to thrive without any of them. If video content is going to be your thing (it's one of the things I'm looking at), you'll certainly interact with YouTube but you'll want to be Disney+, Curiosity Stream, MasterClass or any of these other brands that control their own audience and content.It violates control, entry, and for most people, time as well. You’re running on need and scale here if YouTube is THE business.
He was actually here on the forum as @ValierI would say it does, but it doesn't mean you can still try. A famous YouTuber named James Jani broke the algorithm and was able to create a channel with almost a 1million subs.
He was the exact reason why and how I found MJ DeMarco and his books.
Of course, now, I don't know what he's doing now these days. I supported his Patreon a few months back. I think he's taking a break.
If you are able to create a community around certain topics that can bring relevant value, then I think it's possible.
But also it kind of lacks control if you think about it because if you run your business entirely on YouTube and if you do something against the TOS. Well... You can almost kiss your account goodbye and get banned.
That's correct.
Haha the idea of MJ making TikToksYoutube should be a piece of your marketing funnel. Always be siphoning away customers into something you control. Props to MJ for having a forum and being active on it. He controls it.
Haha the idea of MJ making TikToks
Are you saying about building community on YouTube and gaining benefits of that community on other platforms?That's it exactly. Whatever it is, "THE" business might realize a lot of benefit from selling products on Amazon, publishing articles on Medium and LinkedIn, or posting videos on YouTube, but should be able to thrive without any of them. If video content is going to be your thing (it's one of the things I'm looking at), you'll certainly interact with YouTube but you'll want to be Disney+, Curiosity Stream, MasterClass or any of these other brands that control their own audience and content.
I used to be a hip hop dancer 30 years ago. That kind of stuff flies there eh? I might be able to get some moves out of the archives.
"Do the CENTS dance!"I used to be a hip hop dancer 30 years ago. That kind of stuff flies there eh? I might be able to get some moves out of the archives.![]()
Depending on your business, it seems like a highly engaging platform for building an audience and a community over time. Just know that you're unlikely to have the revenue from a YouTube channel providing a significant amount of cash flow, and that your game is to leverage the massive YouTube reach into a core audience that will follow you to a platform that you DO control (your own website, email list, physical locations, etc.)Are you saying about building community on YouTube and gaining benefits of that community on other platforms?
No you are not guru-ing, I think you are saying correctDepending on your business, it seems like a highly engaging platform for building an audience and a community over time. Just know that you're unlikely to have the revenue from a YouTube channel providing a significant amount of cash flow, and that your game is to leverage the massive YouTube reach into a core audience that will follow you to a platform that you DO control (your own website, email list, physical locations, etc.)
Sorry, I'm guru-ing without credentials. That's just my thinking. Would love to hear from folks with actual YouTube experience.
I feel YouTube is just going from strength to strength.What is your opinion on YouTube as a company
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