(07-28-2012, 05:33)asdfasdflkjty911 Wrote: The only people I think are cool to make a living off of youtube is Smosh. Mainly because to them it is a full time job, uploading a video like they do takes a lot of work (editing, shooting, special effects, ext.), even if they're stuff may not be as good as something else out there at the time, they are still fun and entertaining to watch. And overall they do a great job. I also like their animations, even if I never watch them, they are pretty good and they got to use their youtube fame to spread it to some new animators. Plus they're hilarious regardless, mealtime with smosh and mail time with smosh are both hilarious.

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Your channel is bad and you should feel bad. <---- Describes every other channel out there.

(07-28-2012, 05:33)asdfasdflkjty911 Wrote: The only people I think are cool to make a living off of youtube is Smosh. Mainly because to them it is a full time job, uploading a video like they do takes a lot of work (editing, shooting, special effects, ext.), even if they're stuff may not be as good as something else out there at the time, they are still fun and entertaining to watch. And overall they do a great job. I also like their animations, even if I never watch them, they are pretty good and they got to use their youtube fame to spread it to some new animators. Plus they're hilarious regardless, mealtime with smosh and mail time with smosh are both hilarious.

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Your channel is bad and you should feel bad. <---- Describes every other channel out there.

(07-28-2012, 05:57)Leech Wrote:

(07-28-2012, 05:33)asdfasdflkjty911 Wrote: The only people I think are cool to make a living off of youtube is Smosh. Mainly because to them it is a full time job, uploading a video like they do takes a lot of work (editing, shooting, special effects, ext.), even if they're stuff may not be as good as something else out there at the time, they are still fun and entertaining to watch. And overall they do a great job. I also like their animations, even if I never watch them, they are pretty good and they got to use their youtube fame to spread it to some new animators. Plus they're hilarious regardless, mealtime with smosh and mail time with smosh are both hilarious.

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Your channel is bad and you should feel bad. <---- Describes every other channel out there.

A ton of people make YouTube videos as their full-time job, and Smosh is not the only good channel out there. There is a world of good content out there, from singers and animators to comedians and commentators. If you're saying the Smosh is the only YouTuber who deserves to make money, you are using YouTube wrong

(07-28-2012, 02:54)yottabyte Wrote: I'm going to be completely honest here. I don't really feel bad for you at all, no one should make youtube videos for the money. It's just a waste of time.
In order to have a sufficient income from only youtube ads you would need like what, at least 100,000 views on every video you upload. And that's never happening unless you do something damn special and new-thinking.

(07-28-2012, 06:47)Cell Wrote:

(07-28-2012, 02:54)yottabyte Wrote: I'm going to be completely honest here. I don't really feel bad for you at all, no one should make youtube videos for the money. It's just a waste of time.
In order to have a sufficient income from only youtube ads you would need like what, at least 100,000 views on every video you upload. And that's never happening unless you do something damn special and new-thinking.

Don't be mad at the guy, Yotta. If you mean that people that solely do it for the money, then I agree completely with you. But if you mean those that accept it as a full time job, and do it because they love it, then I disagree.

(07-28-2012, 05:04)bvcxzmn Wrote:

(07-28-2012, 02:25)Android Wrote: You're rude bvc.

I'm sorry

(07-28-2012, 12:01)yottabyte Wrote:

(07-28-2012, 06:47)Cell Wrote:

(07-28-2012, 02:54)yottabyte Wrote: I'm going to be completely honest here. I don't really feel bad for you at all, no one should make youtube videos for the money. It's just a waste of time.
In order to have a sufficient income from only youtube ads you would need like what, at least 100,000 views on every video you upload. And that's never happening unless you do something damn special and new-thinking.

Don't be mad at the guy, Yotta. If you mean that people that solely do it for the money, then I agree completely with you. But if you mean those that accept it as a full time job, and do it because they love it, then I disagree.

Yeah, no I mean people who start making videos with the thought "one day I will be a partner and earn lotsa money" instead of "I love making videos and I love it even more if I can get some money from it"

A lot of youtube partners talk about the same thing when they get asked questions like "How do I get big on youtube??". Besides, you can usually tell if someone is enjoying making videos or if they see it as a job.

For example, look at the yogscast's videos from 1.5 years ago compared to now. Now they're doing it as a full time job and aren't enjoying it nearly as much as they used to.

And asdf, saying smosh is the only people who deserve to make enough money to have it as a full time job is kind of ignorant. There's a lot of great youtubers out there who put a lot of effort into making good videos.

Smosh is a pretty good channel to compare to though, Anthony and Ian started making videos like the classic pokemon music video just for the fun in it, way before youtube partnership was even a thing. They kept making regular videos cause they legitimately enjoyed doing it, and they still are.

TLR: Money is a driving factor for innovation, live with it.