California YouTube star Cory Williams, who is also known as Mr. Safety, reported to the New York Times that he is earning more than $200,000 annually by creating videos on YouTube (he said $17-$20K per month, so I took an average times 12). “Half of the profits come from YouTube’s advertisements, and the other half come from…
I receive a lot of e-mail about how to become a YouTube Partner (where individuals can share in the advertising revenue that appears aside their videos). Some of you WillVideoForFood tribe members (Reubnick) have expressed frustration about how some are “chosen” and others aren’t (I’ve also edited this post thanks to your comments). The photos…
Alright, Google. I realize that Chrome development was non trivial. I read your entire cartoon about what Chrome does, and I’m sure making it work on Mac is no easy feat (not to mention that Mac users are a small segment relative to PC). But now a YouTube widget that works on Linux and PCs,…
Daisy Whitney provides a “New Media Minute” (TVWeek) that excites me about a day when I watch a video, and I’m offered a “viewers who liked x also liked y.” It works on Amazon.com to increase purchases by existing customers, and it can enhance the video-viewing experience. This functionality is available to those who customize…
It appears YouTube continues to extend benefits to its “Partners,” giving them a distinct advantage over YouTube posters who haven’t qualified. The bar has been steadily lowering on what qualifies a “YouTube Partner” (a group the LA Times calls “the money-making patrician class.” Almost anyone who posts regular videos with a decent audience can become…
Okay. I gave myself a 15-minute “time out” to reflect on why I have a difficult time wishing success upon the Hulu.com and Strike.tv. models — and a new one I found this morning called Heavy.com. And it comes down to a “David vs. Goliath” perspective. Online video, to me and many others, represents the…
It’s hard to avoid Strike.tv in conversations or a story about new shows. And I’ll admit that I first tried not to like any of it, but I’m now trying to embrace the genre. I’m not there yet. There are a few things that are unnerving about the increasing proliferation of quasi-professional online videos, even…
“I AM A STRONG, HEALTHY, HAPPY, VIBRANT, AND CREATIVE WOMAN!” What? You don’t say that to yourself daily? Then you need a better psychiatrist. I think I’d better do a video of me reaffirming that in a public place.
SomeCallMeJim has some nice tips for becoming popular on YouTube. Isn’t that a funny term? Didn’t you hate “popular” people in school? Anyway- here it is on his blog called SomeCallMeJim. For the record, I hate to think about how many people have written me and I’ve missed them because they weren’t persistent and I…
Here’s a simple way to increase your subscribers on YouTube I just discovered (see my free eBook called “How to Become Popular on YouTube Without Any Talent” for more). I can’t prove this works, but it’s fairly obvious it should. It requires that you have at least one video that continues to get a lot…