Ask HN: Can you earn full time living from YouTube

1 points by mr_o47 2y ago ↗ HN

Hello HN,

Can you earn full time living as Youtube Content Creator, who creates youtube videos on software engineering related content

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dtagames 2y ago ↗

With that? Probably not. That girl who unboxes toys does pretty well. And Mr. Beast makes money. You need mass market type content to get mass market money.

If you write software, like I do, that job itself is probably going to be your top income earning skill.

orionblastar 2y ago ↗

If you write software, make howto videos using those developer tools and show how it is done.

pestatije 2y ago ↗

i always wondered, how much is 1 view/like/subscribe? everybody seems desperate to get one of those

dtagames 2y ago ↗

The reason YouTubers want those is that, with enough subscribers, you are able to monetize. You need 1,000 subscribers[0] and 4,000 watch hours over the last year to collect your portion of the ad revenue.

[0] https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/72851?hl=en&ref_to...

leros 2y ago ↗

I think building a YouTube audience is more about directing users to the things that make you money rather than the ad revenue itself. That might be Amazon affiliate links, referrals, your own products or courses, etc.

Marc Lou is a good software example. He's basically advertising his boilerplate through his YouTube videos.