[–] turn-down-for-what 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
I quit my YouTube channel recently. I had built a community of about 40,000 in around 9 months and during the whole adpocaplypse not only did revenue drop but my views and sub growth just tanked. Like going from 30-40 new subscribers a day (and sometimes 100 on video release days) to not even 5 most days.
I sound like a dick for saying it, but once my channel started growing my motivation for creating content shifted from just wanting to make content to obsessing over views and sub counts. It was an adrenaline rush for me. And once that went away I pretty much stopped making videos.
Oh well, YouTube's loss. I've got plenty of other hobbies.
[–] MicBoundProductions [S] ago
I feel ya. It was a good pay day when ad rates were normal and having 1-2mil views a month. That was always nice.
[–] PlasmaDistortion 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I also had a small channel on YouTube with a few thousand subscribers so I feel your pain. I never really tried to monetize my channel but I abandoned it when I saw what they were doing to other users and decided I would not support their platform as a result. I would rather not give them free content if they are just going to try to screw people.
[–] MicBoundProductions [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
So where did you go? Or did you give it up completely?
[–] PlasmaDistortion 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I just gave it up for now. When a new site gets some popularity I will just start back up over there.
[–] SUPERNIGGER3000 ago
Well unlike the shitty forum reddit, youtube actually costs a shit ton to operate, i dont fault google for trying to make it an advertiser safe space
[–] olinneserpona 0 points 10 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago
Check out Minds.com if you haven't already, I am sure you can keep making money there. They are also free speech(at least for now)
[–] MicBoundProductions [S] 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I keep hearing about minds. I think I may keep a thing over there as well. I tried to check it out, I'm also on Gab as well.