Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a...
by loup-vaillant on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @06:44PM
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> Youtube could get you some views but you need to make your money elsewhere.
Yes of course. But YouTube will still be responsible for most of that money: want a sponsor to pay you? You need to have enough viewers in the first place. Want donations? You need enough viewers for donations to flow in. Selling swag? You need enough viewers to know about your store.
Even your stage hypnotists: why people go see their shows in the first place? I bet many learned about those shows from YouTube. Also, stage performers are a bit different in that their main activity happens offline. If all your activity is online, you're back to YouTube being the only point of entry.
Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a...
by mwilliaams on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @08:16PM
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Have you not heard of YouTubers? There are a lot of people who make a living off of YouTube.
A random example but most stage hypnotists sell their shows via vimeo. If you ever go to a show and want to buy a copy they will send you there. The stuff they post on youtube is mostly highlights or lower quality video. It would take them 100,000 ad views (1,000,000 regular views) to equal one copy sold.
Youtube could get you some views but you need to make your money elsewhere. In the case above the additional revenues are from vimeo. Youtube's role is to hopefully get someone to book the event but you would be better off having good word of mouth than hoping someone sees your videos on youtube and lives in the same area and tries to book you for a corporate gig or faire.