YouTube "celebs" making a earning vlogging? - WickedFire - Affiliate Marketing Forum

Myler · 05-06-2009, 05:14 PM

I always wondered, channels like Hotforwords or maybe SXEphil, I presume those guys have only one job, and that's making videos for YT.

Is it profitable? I'm not thinking about doing something like that, just asking.

nickycakes · 05-06-2009, 05:25 PM

ask them?

orinjuice · 05-06-2009, 06:00 PM

they are.

like the smosh guys who started out with lip syncing videos, their site got bought out by levar burton

srhcom · 05-07-2009, 10:28 AM

Sxephil said he makes 2 cents/view. He gets like 1 mil views a week, so that's like $250k a year. All it takes is some view fraud or good content or a pretty face/tits if you can't write anything worth watching (i.e. hotforwords)

070707 · 05-07-2009, 10:50 AM

When they become popular, Youtube has them sign some sort of video incentive where they can make a load of cash.

satanus · 05-07-2009, 10:55 AM

Well, hotforwords has become a business now...she has a website, she's pretty famous (or pretty and famous :P), her own store...probably earns more money than she would as philologist

mediasup · 05-07-2009, 11:51 AM

hotforwords will probably start selling her panties online soon

geekcognito · 05-07-2009, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by satanus

Well, hotforwords has become a business now...she has a website, she's pretty famous (or pretty and famous :P), her own store...probably earns more money than she would as philologist

A WF member that knows "philologist".

Oh, first post. That's why.

texic · 05-07-2009, 01:35 PM

Here's an article on Fred
'Fred' Cranks Up the YouTube Views and Ad Dollars - BusinessWeek

I'd say he's doing pretty well. It's also interesting to note that he makes far less videos than some of the other popular Youtubers

kingofsp · 05-07-2009, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by srhcom

Sxephil said he makes 2 cents/view. He gets like 1 mil views a week, so that's like $250k a year. All it takes is some view fraud or good content or a pretty face/tits if you can't write anything worth watching (i.e. hotforwords)

Plus you get paid per click for the in-video adsense that displays sometimes, including in embedded views.

As far as the regular partner agreement, it's not necessarily 2 cents a view. It's actually a 60/40 split of ad revenue between the content creator and YouTube. Last year it seems like either they were serving more ads or charging more for advertising, because revenue is way down this year with similar view counts (for me, anyway).

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orinjuice Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 21 iTrader: 0 / 0%	they are. like the smosh guys who started out with lip syncing videos, their site got bought out by levar burton Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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srhcom Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Sxephil said he makes 2 cents/view. He gets like 1 mil views a week, so that's like $250k a year. All it takes is some view fraud or good content or a pretty face/tits if you can't write anything worth watching (i.e. hotforwords) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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070707 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ma's Basement Posts: 1,834 iTrader: 116 / 100%	When they become popular, Youtube has them sign some sort of video incentive where they can make a load of cash. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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satanus Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Europe Posts: 42 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Well, hotforwords has become a business now...she has a website, she's pretty famous (or pretty and famous :P), her own store...probably earns more money than she would as philologist Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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mediasup Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 632 iTrader: 1 / 100%	hotforwords will probably start selling her panties online soon Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

05-07-2009, 01:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
texic Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Internet Posts: 210 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Here's an article on Fred 'Fred' Cranks Up the YouTube Views and Ad Dollars - BusinessWeek I'd say he's doing pretty well. It's also interesting to note that he makes far less videos than some of the other popular Youtubers Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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