Podcasting, blogging, Youtubing

Anybody ever done any of the above? Always wanted to do something true crime/mystery related but have never got started.

Thinking of getting into it though, seems quite cool.

Imagine being a YouTuber or something as a full time job. * gallus.

 

Not for me, but no harm in giving it a go. Takes a lot of effort and a bit of luck to be able to do YouTube as your full time job though.

 

Everything I hear is about YouTube not being as "easy" as it once was people still put their content on their but also do alot of live streaming events, setting up their own website and creating patreon accounts to make easier for viewers to give money to the content provider.

It's mental how much goes into it now, as long as you've got a good cult fan base, I see some guys like Cultaholic bring in obscene amounts of money during their live streams.

 

To succeed you need to have a very engaging personality, be doing something unique or better than is already being done as well as putting in a lot of effort to build what is essentially your brand.

Some people get lucky and just become sensations, many others give up after a few months.

 

I think it was Castle on here, he has a load of YouTube videos of his magic performances over in Dublin. They've a decent amount of views, and I'm sure he mentioned he gets a small amount of royalties for them.

 

Been tempted to fire up some gaming streams but don’t really know where to start anyone got ideas? I have twitch already downloaded but don’t know how I’d even start it or where folk would see it?

 

I've thought about it a number of times but like many of you say it's hard to know where or how to get started as well as acknowledging the amount of work that goes into it, how you'd find the time. Also then there's knowing what exactly to do. A few ideas I had were playing classic and older games maybe that a lot of people haven't played in a while but not entirely sure how popular that would be. Also over the last while I'm not really as big into gaming as I once was so I think it could just end up being a chore for me and I'd end up hating both playing games and creating videos.

I kinda wish I'd have gotten into it back in 2010 or 2011 back when I was playing FIFA, MW2 and games like that. I watched loads of gamers on youtube back then and always thought it was something I could do.

 

Going to be honest, the boats probably sailed already on this one.

Trying to get noticed now while by neigh on impossible. Youtube also changed their algorithms such that your video needs to be a min of 10mins long to make any money from. I'm sure you need a couple of hundred thousand+ views to make about £100pm.

Really depends what you want your end game to be. Make money, or do something fun for you and if people watch then it's win/win.

 

Lassie i went to school with is a youtuber mental thats your job full time travels the world almost daily. Think BBC are doing a documentary about her soon

 

Know a fella set up a facebook live/ group and was advising people on how to run their business better. 1900euro a year hes charging and now has over 200 people in the group and climbing. Do the sums, not bad aul business move he did on there.

 

There's a few guys who give advice on how to set it all up and get views and stuff like that. One guy in particular is good. Pat Flynn his name is. American bloke.

I think as everybody says it is difficult to break into it and actually make money out of it. But if you start it out as something that you enjoy that is fun there is no harm in it. That's my thinking anyway.

Good escapism worst case scenario.

 

Let us all know how you get on mate.

 

Cheers mate I will do!!