Some nights, when I can't sleep...

[bball]

I go where YouTube takes me...

This video of a homeless Marine vet really hit me.
https://youtu.be/PjYUODTUsvc

 

[Bigfoot]

Slightly familiar with his story. Unfortunatly, being a musician is not a very marketable skill.

 

[Farm Fence Solutions]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1FcWtoBpS8

Not to take anything away from the piano player, but dropping the hammer on a National while playing the kick drum with one foot, the tambourine with the other, playing lead harmonica, and singing.....

 

[Farm Fence Solutions]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Ao-iNPPUc

Another with a spoon player. Only 57 million views, so I'd think that musicians are at least a little bit marketable. lol

 

[greybeard]

Marketing to free viewing isn't a very lucrative way to make a living. The pennies that ads pay may add up, but I doubt many if any are paying their house notes off it. Google makes way more $$$$ off Youtube ads than the developer of the video ever will. (Google owns Youtube)

 

[Farm Fence Solutions]

Marketing to free viewing isn't a very lucrative way to make a living. The pennies that ads pay may add up, but I doubt many if any are paying their house notes off it. Google makes way more $$$$ off Youtube ads than the developer of the video ever will. (Google owns Youtube)

Nobody knew who Steve 'n' Seagulls or Abby the Spoon Lady were, until they became YouTube stars. Now they sell albums and go on tour. FWIW, it pays about $16 per 10,000 views. Most youtubers that make a living at it will have a new video every week, and they each get hundreds of thousands, if not millions of views per video. Combine that with a loyal Patreon following, and plenty of houses have been bought.

 

[Bestoutwest]

Marketing to free viewing isn't a very lucrative way to make a living. The pennies that ads pay may add up, but I doubt many if any are paying their house notes off it. Google makes way more $$$$ off Youtube ads than the developer of the video ever will. (Google owns Youtube)

Nobody knew who Steve 'n' Seagulls or Abby the Spoon Lady were, until they became YouTube stars. Now they sell albums and go on tour. FWIW, it pays about $16 per 10,000 views. Most youtubers that make a living at it will have a new video every week, and they each get hundreds of thousands, if not millions of views per video. Combine that with a loyal Patreon following, and plenty of houses have been bought.

More like videos every day. Here's a list of "the highest paid youtube stars." I'd say they're doing "OK."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/4 ... aking-123m

 

[Supa Dexta]

I would have to think its easier being homeless in florida than edmonton, but here is another piano player> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTsMTIofG2Q

And on the funny side of things

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CVco2G6pys

 

[greybeard]

Marketing to free viewing isn't a very lucrative way to make a living. The pennies that ads pay may add up, but I doubt many if any are paying their house notes off it. Google makes way more $$$$ off Youtube ads than the developer of the video ever will. (Google owns Youtube)

Nobody knew who Steve 'n' Seagulls or Abby the Spoon Lady were, until they became YouTube stars. Now they sell albums and go on tour. FWIW, it pays about $16 per 10,000 views. Most youtubers that make a living at it will have a new video every week, and they each get hundreds of thousands, if not millions of views per video. Combine that with a loyal Patreon following, and plenty of houses have been bought.

Who?