An honest assessment about having a small YouTube channel and how much I've made
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- The truth about monetization for most of us and some advice for small TH-cam creators. What kind of video will be your best bet? Should you pay for a course?
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Lots of love,
Debbie
I apologize about the quality of this video. It's not typical. The phone (my camera) wanted to change the exposure whenever I moved. Here is a link to the video that has over 700k views: th-cam.com/video/2vgWwoJ8wmE/w-d-xo.html
This was great. I am 63 and 4 months into my TH-cam journey. I love making art and that is what I’m doing on my channel.
Thank you for being so honest about the reality of having a TH-cam channel. I recently started a channel and quickly realized it isn't as easy as it seems.
@@ChristiLynnOutside it was definitely a learning curve. Enjoy the journey.
Thank you for your honesty. You are right. Do it, if you enjoy it. Do it for yourself. If you make a little money, great.
@@JavaWalkerWorld thank you for the encouragement.
Thank you for being honest ma’am I really appreciate that. I love learning about Organic anything especially Gardening.
Congrats on your monetization! 👏I enjoy your channel and content. I find your content very relevant even though I've been gardening a long time. I can still learn new things from others. I am a fellow Floridian, senior citizen, former home school mom, wife, grandma, gardener, canner, and home keeper/homesteadder. Thanks for what you share. ❤
Thank you so much. More gardening videos are coming. Gotta get past all this rain!
Thank you for this honest and authentic video. I’m so sick not only of big TH-cam gurus, but also about these starting TH-camrs who spam us with new trend videos « how TH-cam changed my life » and « it is worth it ». And they’re doing these videos not because it really worth it, but simply hoping that these particular videos would attract lots of views and help them to get monetized.
@@CassyExploring amen! Many try to make you think they are very successful but they are really preying on our vulnerability.
Thanks for sharing your journey!
You're welcome.
Please don't give up on your channel! Sadly, the way the world is going, people could be flocking to your channel as the supply chain implodes and the food gets scarce. I know that sounds completely negative and I'm sorry, but we never know what the future holds.
One thing that I just learned that most people overlook is this: Go into your YT Studio on a desktop, click on your settings and find the tab where you list your keywords. Put the keywords in there that reflect your channel. It makes a big impact to have that filled out. Hope that helps and good luck!😊
I gardened years ago but got away from doing it. It was something I enjoyed doing. I hope to get back into gardening.
Now, I am a stay-at-home mom, homeschooling my disabled daughter, which takes up much of my time.
I discovered a hobby and started doing it, and ended up creating a TH-cam channel for that hobby, and here I am.
I am grateful your video was in my recommendations for me to watch.
It's okay to upload less; you'll be less stressed and happier doing things you want to do.
Thanks so much for sharing your honest thoughts with me!! Take care!!
I’m in Daytona beach and 2nd year gardener (retired). I like TH-cam channels that teach me “how to” do things in the garden and save money. I think the title is the key for me.
Thank you for the helpful tip. I wonder....which do you normally respond to first? The thumbnail or the actual title?
@@debbiesorganicgarden the title because alot of people try and get clicks by saying something tricky about the content. I do enjoy your channel about gardening. It’s very helpful.
@@debbiesorganicgarden the title and I avoid most of what I think is sensational or too good to be true
Thank you for sharing your honest opinion!!❤❤❤
I am 39 and even though I don't have a garden becsuse I live in an appartment, I do love to hear you talk aboyt it and to learn and hear your passion. Lots of love ❤💚🩷🦋🌸
Wow! This is probably one of the best videos I’ve ever seen! Thank you for being so honest about everything including the good and the bad of TH-cam. I’ve had a channel for a while now and am not monetized as I do not have the watch hours yet. I want to keep people interested but at the same time I do need to make them longer to try to achieve those watch hours, which is a high number! For now I’m staying positive and going to continue my channel because I like people, I like sharing what I do, but as soon as it becomes, not fun… Then I’m done. But for now, I keep trucking and staying positive, thank you again for this truthful and awesome video.❤
I do a lot of gardening on my channel which is very very small (only 57 subs). What you are talking about is what I hear a lot of other youtubers talking about. We are all battling to find 'the' video and hit that mark. TH-cam is a hungry beast that demands constant feeding.
Good job! You did it! May blessings be upon you and all who see this! we got this!
I appreciate your advice. Just found your channel, and subscribed. I discovered gardening during covid, and fell in love with it. I also discovered a new way of budgeting and cooking for very little $$ per month, and will soon reprise my YT channel to help others. I feel so sad when I read how much people are struggling and how much their groceries are costing them. I look forward to watching your videos and learning more about gardening.
Thanks for sharing.
I am very grateful for this video… I am a small TH-camr that isn’t even monetized yet but I love my craft and I love sharing it so I contained this video helps me see how it’s not just my struggle and I’m not alone in this… thank you so much
Thanks Debbie for your honest sharing. Really admire your passion and commitment towards producing the videos and learning at this age. There is so much to learn.
Truly, enjoy what you love to do is the driving force behind all the effort and time spent.
Keep going. With much love and respect.
you gave the best advice I ever heard on TH-cam. Thanks for you honesty. I am here just for fun and meeting great people. Not at all about making money here.
You are doing great.
Keep going.
You are an inspiration ❤
Maam speaking about 6 minutes into the video. Does not matter if it is winter for us who live in it. We plant in the summer. So even if you have sun and heat longer then us, it is still relevant to us. Some people actually plan to create a garden in the summer and come looking for foresight. It gives us a good job on ideas and know how to learn to start before hand. So don't think it is out of season. Many people who build cabinets actually need the instructions before we start to build it. So it is with many who are gardening. New sub*
Raised beds are a big thing now. There are a lot of crop rotation quick composting/soil building, and co planting as well.
Stay safe in the storm and good luck growing the channel.
Thanks. I needed a hobby and am trying out you tube now that I am retired. I don't know if it will go anywhere and that's OK. You made an excellent point. Good for you for doing it your way.
Hey Deb, I subscribed to your channel. Yes! Go for it. Your adventures are interesting. I think it's a great channel. Us retired people like to see what other retired people are doing. Since I can't travel and explore like you, I can watch your videos instead:)
@@debbiesorganicgarden I enjoyed yours also and subbed.thanks
Congrats! 🎉
As a gardener with a new TH-cam channel myself this advice is greatly appreciated. I just subscribed and I can’t wait to check out more of your videos. Wishing you all of the best with all of your hobbies and Happy Gardening
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This video was suggested to me, because I have been looking at videos about starting a TH-cam channel.
Thank you so very much for this video and your honest experience ❤
Thanks for sharing with all of us. Cheers.
You're welcome!
Thank you so much! I keep seeing videos declaring that I need to start a channel today. I have one that is really for friends and family with few subscribers, but I was thinking of starting another more public one. I know it isn’t easy, and I appreciate your honesty.
I loved your video and I dont do gardening but just listening to how gardening impacted your life in different seasons was encouraging. Thank you for that and hopefully you continue to share your stories to the platform, I think its a missing ingredient!😊
You were in my recommended on my timeline. ❤️
Same here!
@@Simplewisdomwithandrea that's great! As more people click through TH-cam algorithm suggests it on more feeds.
:) Thank you. I want to start a channel but being blind I have no intention of trying to edit the visual. Not saying never but thinking about just trying still anyway. Due to the fact that I am in my 40s An haven’t tried a lot of things that I have thought about. Due to excuses. I don’t know, technologyt Etc.The best I have gotten lately is to just start. I appreciate ur video very honest. Something to remember. I want to learn how to grow food in the winter. I hear it can be done. :)
Thanks for sharing! (This video was on my feed😊) I just hit my two year anniversary as a creator. It is amazing how quickly the last couple years went by while I was making videos. I am not monetized due to low watch time, but it's okay. I love the creative outlet the channel offers and connection to other gardeners. I definitely have regulars that keep me going with their feedback and comments. I'll definitely checkout some of your videos👍
Congratulations on your upcoming Granddaughter, you’re really excited, 😊
Thank you for sharing I watch your content since I stumbled across your channel, which I enjoy watching.
My thoughts of TH-cam as a viewer.
There are many garden channels too, I think over the period of COVID it grew even further, now many people have moved on with their busy lives hence channels with many subscribers but not the views because people aren’t turning on TH-cam.
Personally I don’t like memberships many channels are turning too, even if it’s a small monthly fee.
I agree. Most of the time, it's info that is available for free somewhere else.
Thank you for sharing.
You're welcome!
New to your videos and TH-cam. I have very modest goals with TH-cam so I’m committed to keep going. I relate to everything you said. 62 and did all the courses including website, blogging, Master Reseller Course and even MLM oh and I crochet. Lol😂
Thankfully I made a no spend, no course rule when I started TH-cam.
- pastor’s wife from Canada. You have so much to offer and share beyond gardening!
@@SixtyisthenewSixty I'm glad you xould relate. I made the same rule for myself. I do pay $10 month for the pro version of Capcut bc it corrects some flaws my phone Camara has.
@@debbiesorganicgarden oh that’s interesting! I’m on the free version. I’ve paid for Canva but I’ve done that for years.
I did miss the community aspect of a course so I have an accountability group.
Yes, I pay for the pro version of Canva too. I forgot about that. As I grow, I may try the website again but I doubt it will be Wordpress again. It's hard and can be expensive.
@@debbiesorganicgarden I agree. Had a horrible time with Wordpress. There are so many other options.
Hey Debbie! Just found your channel and I love your content. I am in a similar situation with a small gardening channel and I am in a similar situation. I love gardening so that’s why I continue and I work full time
Great info. Thanks ❤
First time to sew your channel and watch this video. Just a friendly suggestion...I think you could also do videos about crocheting. I'm way up North in MN and we're getting ready for Winter. You could even sell your crochet work through etsy, and advertise it on youtube.
Just some suggestions. 😊
I am glad this popped up here today. I wondered if you had any of the storm that has been so bad in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. We got lots of rain here, and wind, but as you may have seen , Newport and Johnson City area in Tennessee really got clobbered. I feel so bad for those families who lost loved ones and the poor folks who lost their homes and basically everything else. Good to see you. I am logged out of FB for a while, probably at least until after the election. 🙄
Hey Cynthea, oddly, we were on vacation in NC about 50 miles south of the flooding. We lost internet and had no clue that the flooding in NC were happening. We were only a very few miles north of Georgia border, so it'was nothing more than just rainy weather. Nothing like I experience in Florida. When we left 2 days later, we were shocked at the news. It wasn't bad where we were and also not a lot of damage as we left the mountains. So weird.
Thank you
Thanks for sharing . Oh you were in my timeline as well. I’m a new creator. ❤🌹
@@ahutton49 I hope this helps. Take time to see how other channels are doing.
I agree with that advice because if I wasn't doing what I love I wouldn't be on TH-cam. I look at it another way too seniors need something to do. When I moved into my senior building I was told these seniors are worse than teenagers and WOW that statement was true. Those that DON'T have much to do keep up the most MESS. I'm not monetized but I'm still enjoying what I do and it gives me something to do.
Thank you for this information. This is the first video of yours I have watch as it just came across my feed since I seek a lot of gardening videos sporadically. This was a great video about the truth about video monetization and if it was worth it.
I would say don't try to seek to do the hot topics, take your time and enjoy your semi-retirement, when something comes up you feel the need to share, then that is the best information to share. Some of your gardening can still apply to those in the rest of the country, worst case they just have to wait until their season matches your current weather to attempt some of the gardening. I personally have a sealed off room that we use as a greenhouse in the winter time to keep plants that are sold as annuals here (Northern Virginia) but can last years if they are kept out of the cold, so we let them go dormant in the winter and keep the heat above 50 in that room (have still had lemon trees blossom in January for us, though no fruits since we didn't pollinate the flowers.
Have fun and enjoy things and just show what you can about the gardening, even the background bits can be useful for people, my kids love that we have "pet worms" since we have some vermiculture towers now to compost food waste and get the natural fertilizer they produce.
Hi Debbie... this video popped up when I opened my YT page this morning, so maybe it's just taking a while for them to get your videos out there! I have watched several TH-camrs, and you might be right -- with your weather for outdoor gardening, you may need to branch out and do videos on other topics... gardening-related (maybe some indoor gardening... I was looking into growing potatoes indoors today, but don't have enough hours of sun), or retirement-related, or age-specific ladies' interests, or cooking with what you grow, etc. Keep up the good work! Edited to add: I love doing organic gardening (even for my flowers) and eating organic when possible. With the world as crazy as it is right now, I think it's important that we all grow a little something that can lighten the grocery budget. We're currently in a condo, and 2 years from retirement (when hopefully I can move to a single-story house with a garden patch), but I still grow some herbs, lettuce, peppers and occasionally tomatoes on our deck. We're in zone 5... can stretch to 5B.
good job! Congrats! And God bless your efforts!
I just landed on your video and I just started mine slowly in June of this year and I am learning a lot! I am now posting three videos a week but I leave my videos as is. Only a thumbnail and the one at the end. That’s massive for me hahah and it’s plenty right now until I get better. I have 31 or 32 videos and a long way to go but I am game! Thank you for sharing your honest opinion ❤
Words of encouragement to you. Do not give up, please. Stay encouraged, continue on what you have started, and even begin another channel with something else. Ask God to guide you in which TH-cam creator to listen to. You can do multiple things in your day-to-day. At least you have started. I am trying to get started. You have a lot of knowledge you can share with others. I hope you stay the course. Things will turn around for you
Thank you for your encouragement. I do ask the Lord to show me what to do and what not to do. I also commit to being content with what He gives.
I agree 💯because sometimes when you stop you're at that point where things are about to BLOSSOM, but you never find out because you quit. I have stopped and started because getting to the money one day WILL happen, but in the meantime, I'm enjoying it. So when are you going to JOIN us?
thanks for sharing
Hi, great video. I just had some ideas for you, if you want to see more action on your channel in the off season, why not branch off in to food preserving and indoor growing ideas? You mentioned canning food, so I bet you have some great tips to share. Everyone is trying to save a buck or two, that's probably one of the reasons why your green onion video took off. Teaching people how to make do with less is vital right now. Thanks for sharing your channel assessment!
100%. I love to watch what people cook from their garden produce.
I was thinking exactly that!
Also, now that I watched till the very end, I just wanted to mention that you're absolutely correct, I got two videos that have really taken off on subject matters that I have no intentions on, nor did I ever, continuing with on that subject matter. So I find that very interesting. No worries, I'll find my niche! Again I do have five other channels, that are really really small. But gathered together, we'll make something of it. It was my idea of branching out my niches so that I didn't lump everything together under Joanne's inspirations.
great video an info on the real experience on youtube… I’m retiring this month and kinda have some ideas on youtube channels….. I dont know if I want to do it to learn and do it or make money…. believe its like anything else in money…. very few make money…. but I think just learning how to make them and upload them is a learning experience…. enuf said.. learing is what I want in retirement...
Hi, Ginny here from Sydney Australia!! Thank you for sharing. I have had my channel for 11 months and still learning and very shy, but I'll keep going. I have a craft channel, and I'm enjoying it. I hope to reach 1,000 subbie friends and be monitized. It takes time to learn, but I'll get there. Hugs n blessings to you. Thank you for sharing ❤
I live in the suburbs of a big city.. very nice neigborhood…. but dont see anyone gardening for food they eat… that niche is a very small percentage of people i think.. but i do like it.. my parents did that .. but me and my siblings dont even think a minute about doing that.. good for you.. i really enjoyed listening to this video tho… it kinda enspires me.. but wont change me.. but glad to hear people like u r doing that.. keep it up !!! I love it that u do it...
Awesome channel and informative information.
"......Now I've spent a lot of time looking around at other TH-camrs and their channels and I've done a lot of digging..." This is why I come to gardening channels...they make better jokes than the ebay sellers.
I have a very small family but part of a very supportive community. It took me over a year to monetize, I have published more than 400 videos, and I have yet to have one that took off but that is fine. I do not do You Tube for the money. It does not pay enough unless you get very big and do memberships. I do it as a way of giving back to my community. I recommend if a person needs money, get a part time job, it will pay you far more than what you will make on You Tube. If you want a fun hobby and be part of a community and are doing something you love, then You Tube is for you. Just like people who sale home made items. Everyone makes money except the person at the bottom doing all the work.
I’m near the Daytona Beach area. Have tried gardening on the patio of my condo without much success. Everglades tomatoes were my only real success. Unfortunately, I don’t really like cherry tomatoes. Lol. I tried parthenocarpic cucumbers after I failed hand pollinating (serious lack of bees). Just thought I’d let you know what one of your subscriber looks like. 71year old, former Indiana gardener who can’t even keep a potted lemon tree alive in Florida!, Deb
Thank you for sharing! That's really funny about the Everglades tomatoes. If they were an animal, they would be called intense. I don't grow a lot in pots but the biggest thing I can advise is to make sure your soil is truly soil for pots. It's lighter and usually needs frequent watering.
@@betternpopcorn I’m 70 and retired. Gardening for my second year. Now Merlin is heading this way😞 not sure if anything will survive the wind. Of course everything is blooming and fruit is just starting to grow. In Daytona Beach
Good video, we have almost 600 subscribers in 2 months. 👍💕
I feel the same way, I have the subs but not the views and some videos do really well, others I get minimal views. It's really hard to know what people want and I don't want to click bait with titles to trick people to come to my channel. I believe if you continue to be authentic, the right audience will eventually come
New subscriber here!
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You got so many views on this video! 🎉
Hi there :) Thanks for your testimony. 1st time seeing you. I've been doing this for 3 + years, over 500 videos, and my subscribers are FINALLY GROWING PAST 560 subscribers. I just wanted to say HELLO :) and suggest to create ANOTHER CHANNEL (2nd) for your crocheting.
PS, I also have five other channels.
Looking forward to being monetized soon :-) hallelujah
PSS I just subscribed :-)
Kudos on having over $13,000 subscribers! Oh my goodness, I hope I'm getting there soon.
Because people want to see BullShit on these platforms.
They don't want to see educational stuff or things to live a quality life.
I noticed BS gets views.
Ijs...
Cool video, thanks so much for sharing. I’ve been doing this for almost 5 years, and I’m about 250 Watch hours away from being monetized, and I’ve never had a gigantic video yet. Just a good consistent and organic collection of people who show up pretty consistently to my videos. I do it mainly because I love it, and it’s good practice for my actual filmmaking, as I am a narrative filmmaker. I don’t Vlog, but I kind of use my channel as a diary as well. Just to document my life. I’m really curious to see how much money I’m gonna make when I get over the edge, because I haven’t had any gigantic videos, but if I can make a few hundred dollars every month, that would be awesome, and if it’s more than that, that would be more than awesome, but it’s not gonna change the way I approach TH-cam.I just subscribe to your channel, I eat pretty much like a science project, and so this is interesting content for me. Thanks again. And best of luck as you continue your journey. :-)
Which video was it! The one that put you over the top?
I'll add a link to the top of comments but it's the green onions forever video.
@@debbiesorganicgarden I’ll go watch it. Thank you
You could do videos just about what you’re doing. The crochet would probably get views. 🤷♀️
I wish more people would experience what you have accomplished. Then, maybe then, people would realize how difficult business is in the United States. Too many of us believe that every store is making money hand over fist, every corporation is paying their CEO zillions of dollars.
Simply ask printers how long a typical new business lasts... Eighty % of the Yellow pages used to turn over every five years.
This video appeared in my recs today. Which growing zone are you in? I am trying to find garden channels in my 8A zone N TX
I believe Monetization is a myth.
TH-cam is for fun and new friends.
Yeh. Only 6% of TH-camrs ever get monetized. Just SIX percent. Pretty absurd when you think about it.
Wow, thanks for sharing🙄😮
I'm surprised it is as high as 6%,...I would of imagined it was far less.
People who think they will earn with TH-cam don't recognize that they are just waiters and waitress' working in Hollywood.
@@Dancing_Alone_wRentals Shocked! Lots of Jamaican TH-camrs with the daily vlogs are earning. So many!