Most of us probably think of YouTube as a recreational site where we can find old clips, or self publish videos to share with digital strangers. The smart people amongst us are the ones who have not only become famous on You Tube but have cashed in on the attention. There is real money to be made on YouTube through it's partner program,ad revenue, product placement, and sponsorship opportunities. While we sit behind our desks, working at jobs we hate, underpaid, overworked, and stressed out, these You Tube phenoms are making 100s of thousands of dollars(that's not a typo), from the comforts of their makeshift home studios. To add insult to injury for some of us, they are making that money mostly off of the desk workers amongst us who visit YouTube to get a brief respite from the doldrums of our 9 to 5's. The top independent earner on YouTube last year, brought in $315,000 in the last 12 months.(and he's only 22). If your reading this please go back and watch the Legal Hustler series we shot and refer about 30 million people to it!
CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES FROM THE TELEGRAPH AND NEW YORK TIMES ON THE YOU TUBE CASH COW.
YouTube RICH LIST: TOP 10 EARNERS AMONGST INDEPENDENT ACTS
YouTube VIDEOS PULL IN REAL MONEY: NEW YORK TIMES
Thursday, August 26, 2010
YOU TUBE KEEPS MY LIGHTS ON AND PAYS MY MORTGAGE
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Yep, eventually you have to look beyond the standard 9-5 job and learn how to work for yourself.
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