Earning money on YouTube

chib · 15 February 2012 at 10:29PM

I frequently make some short videos and upload them to YouTube - the majority are not that interesting unless you have a keen interest in Flight Simulators or Retro Video Games.

Anyways, among these videos are a couple that get some good views - a video showing how to extract the recordings from a Sky box for example. Or a video I shot years ago in a waterpark in Portugal has now broke 30K views.

Most videos are shot in 1080p/720p HD using my iPhone 4S and the editing done in Sony Vegas Pro ... the quality is there. YouTube have been nagging me for a while to join the revenue scheme and monetise my videos - I done this on Sunday night and have made £2.94 in the past three days.

This isn't bad, but will be cautious of it affecting my video views. However I'm now thinking I could make some more videos - I'm a skilled IT technician with experience in Microsoft Windows/Office/Exchange and Mac OS 9 through to 10.7 Lion.

Does anyone have thoughts on videos they think may be popular on YouTube and others would like to see. Initially I thought I'd improve on some already there - but don't want to rely on stealing others ideas.

Thanks in advance.

Regards, Chib.

Minnie-the-Minx_2 · 16 February 2012 at 10:54AM

Not sure if this is of much help to you but the videos I am most likely to look at are the ones showing me how to do something that will save me money - how to take the lid of a Dettol no touch soap bottle to refill with cheap soap rather than paying for an expensive refill for example.

Also I might look at a video of how something works before deciding whether to buy it or not - like an online review. I'm not very techie so sometimes I might be thinking "I know the product can do xyz but will I be able to do it" so seeing someone do something online would show me whether it is something I could manage myself or not.

Hoody · 16 February 2012 at 10:56AM

Tutorials are always pretty big? gaming? coding or how to fix it problems? Also beware now you are a partner. If you use any video footage or music that could be in any way construed as breaking copy write laws they will nuke your account.

chib · 16 February 2012 at 12:14PM

My tutorials at the moment are things like... How to perform a vertical lookup in Excel, Changing the logon background in Windows 7, Etc.

Two of my basic and popular videos are, an unboxing of a PC case and how to remove the gearknob from a Seat Ibiza. (Nightmare so it is!)

Perhaps simple is the answer...

Gilb501_2 · 16 February 2012 at 5:30PM

Great idea! I would say tutorials are good.
Also things like cooking videos will be a hit im sure?
I'd say stick to what you're good at, and have a play around with it.

tiff · 16 February 2012 at 5:57PM

My 14 y/o son is interested in earning money on Youtube but I havent paid much attention till now. He was talking about sponsorship, I'm not sure what he was hoping to do but would be interested if anyone has more info on that.

MummyMummy_2 · 16 February 2012 at 6:10PM

I often see gaming/achievement walk through videos with lots of views and also girls make up/hair/beauty tutorials seem to do really well with views too! Not sure if that's much help at all haha

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Art_Vandelay_2 · 16 February 2012 at 10:01PM

Solving problems is another one - said goodbye to 2 Xbox's 2-3 years ago due to heating issues/mechanical failures.

When my current one had a similar problem I found a youtube video that enabled me to fix it myself in 5 minutes and saved me quite a bit of cash.

Hermia · 17 February 2012 at 10:27AM

I would definitely go for tutorials if you are techy. If you buy a lot of gadgets you could try unboxing videos (where you open up a new product on camera, show what's in the box and give your first impressions). They seem to be very popular.

chib · 17 February 2012 at 11:36AM

Art_Vandelay wrote: »

Solving problems is another one - said goodbye to 2 Xbox's 2-3 years ago due to heating issues/mechanical failures.

When my current one had a similar problem I found a youtube video that enabled me to fix it myself in 5 minutes and saved me quite a bit of cash.

I've fixed many Xbox 360's by removing the X-Clamp and replacing with washers/screws and some new thermal paste. You can get a kit for £2 on eBay - I'll pick up a faulty Xbox from someone and get it repaired and video the process.

Hermia wrote: »

I would definitely go for tutorials if you are techy. If you buy a lot of gadgets you could try unboxing videos (where you open up a new product on camera, show what's in the box and give your first impressions). They seem to be very popular.

Good idea, in the process of saving money I'm not buying a lot of gadgets - however I'll be buying a new newborn car seat and ISOFIX bracket soon ... maybe there is some interest in that.

chib · 17 February 2012 at 11:37AM

Gilb501 wrote: »

Great idea! I would say tutorials are good.
Also things like cooking videos will be a hit im sure?
I'd say stick to what you're good at, and have a play around with it.

You've not seen my cooking! I tried to make a rocky road last week and it ended up looking like a cow pat with some bits of broken up rich tea biscuits in it!

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