It’s nobody business how much you make on the ranch or on TH-cam, I love how you share your story how you run your ranch. I really appreciate what you do.
On the contrary......if you put content out for public consumption and you are asking for and accepting monies for this content, it's more than reasonable to ask about income, etc., etc. And, I thought Mike did an outstanding job in his response.
Consider that a cattle ranchers income is the cattle. How much of your money do you leave out in a pasture? He did mislead with his "first generation rancher" comment. Only a millionaire can start a ranch from scratch. Ranches are passed down over the years and started out as homesteads, the land was free as long as you kept it thriving but over time things change. I recommend you read a book called The Last Ranch. True story and quite eye-opening. And do you know where your beef comes from? Have you ever purchased a swinging side of beef? Most "ranchers" today do not know what "swinging side" means and try to sell you a processed package of frozen beef with who-knows-what cuts are included and how much weight is involved compared to the on the hoof and hanging weight a side would net. Trying to buy a side will get you meeting guys who have a half dozen steers each year, maybe, to sell and a website that takes a credit card and will inform where to go to pick up the box of beef. Also the tinhorn in the video said he feeds his cows... "cows" are females that have birthed calves. He only feeds cows so he will run out out of beef to sell soon and his bull his starving. He will have no heifers to grow into breeders or castrated little bulls called steers to sell and eat if he doesn't feed 'em!
I didn’t mislead anyone. I am a first generation rancher as none of my parents or grand parents are ranchers. I am working on a ranch that was homesteaded by a family other than my own. Thanks -Mike
It's embarrassing he has to come out and say this. People daft behind belief. Self employed is hard. 80hour weeks, someone chasing you for money. I'd love a Joe public to be in my shoes for a week and then tell me and guys like Mike how money we are making.
@@TheDvt America was built by the hard work and dedication of independent business people like Mike and Erin. The vagaries of season, weather, business cycles and changing tastes are always with us. My mother worked as a civil service person and came home at 6P.M. and that was it! She had time for housework and kids. My father was a housepainter/ decorator and he worked at times 6 days a week and then it was all brushwork, no rollers! Backbreaking! At times Soulbreaking.That's why Faith is so necessary for independent workers and owners! Physical work can be crushing!
If you listened closely the ranch was homesteaded by Mike's wife's mother's husband's ancestors. It was vacant land that government deeded to homesteaders after they "proved up" on it. Then it was passed to a couple generations who apparently avoided urban growth which is non-existent in Wyoming. In other western states if growth occurs then water rights disappear. Denver has water rights all over Colorado that once belonged to farms and ranches. Now aqueducts send water hundreds of miles to reservoirs around Denver.Much of Colorado is high desert plains which requires 20 plus acres to keep one head of cattle grazing providing weather remains perfect year in and year out. Ranches are being regulated out of existence and millionaires such as Ted Turner buy up huge chunks and lease portions out to outfitters for hunting. A 5 day elk hunt can run $5000.00 or more cheap hunts may be $3000.00. Young people are clueless about what is happening with the land in the state and only need trails to backpack on in a National Forest. Trails! !
Thanks Mike....what a great way to explain this to folks. It really doesn't work out to much if you break it down per the hour. You should also make mention that Uncle Sam gets a nice cut of it too buddy. We got penalized on our taxes....almost more than we earned. Great behind the scenes video Mike!
Thanks for sharing. My experience with farmers is that they share nothing. I feel like I've learned so much more about ranching since I discovered this channel. I also didn't realize that when I skip the ad you don't get paid. I might suffer through some of those adds now knowing it will help pay the bills.
I hate ads, which is why I pay monthly for TH-cam red. That way content creators like you get their revenue for my views without me having to sit through it. I love the channel, please keep them coming.
We appreciate your family so much. I hate that anyone would send you hate mail. It is so obvious that making these videos is a ton of work. Everything from having to walk everything twice to put a camera in place to go over in the snow so we can watch you, to editing, time away from your family, etc. takes so much time. We watch your lovely family almost every day, and feel like we almost know you. Thank you for sharing your life and farm with us.
Thanks for taking the time out of your busy work schedule to share your life on the ranch with us. I too will start watching the ads so you can get paid for the hard work you put into your channel.
Hey mike, great video! Nothing worse than a hater.your viewers are here to watch your daily life on the ranch..not how much you make from the videos.all your time that goes into producing a video and how you are compensated is solely your business..Please keep on doing what you do.Thanks again for Our Wyoming life!
All tractors are gold plated so-to-speak, you buy a tractor and it is yours but if breaks down you have to have it hauled to the dealer who is the only one allowed access to the tractors computer software and computers have IC chips that contain gold. The software is proprietary and owner does not have access to it, thank you Bill Gates and Microsoft who led the battle to keep whats yours theirs.
At last a Truth full video on what bloggers make. I make farming videos here in Ireland 🇮🇪 and There’s a myth is that we make a fortune out of it. Truth is for the hours that’s put in. It really pays very little and yet some begrudge us getting the small amount of revenue we do get. Your really need to like making videos and telling your story. Well done on the channel and keep up the great videos 👍
I appreciate yours and Erin's efforts with your videos. I have been watching them for nearly two years and partly because of the impact of your efforts, I moved from Hawaii to Powell, WY. to enjoy the harsh winters and the peace of rural life. Keep up the good work.
What I think truly sets you above the bar is how you took the time to debunk some guys myth about something he has not a clue about - yet you didn't name the person or bash their character; You simply stated facts vs. BULLSHIRT ( ;-) ) and kept it all 1st Class. Bravo, Mike! Been with you now for nearly 2 years and am amazed at how interesting your ranch life is and how I look forward to watching yours and Erin's videos and my goodness, how your children are growing! Are they getting into your fertilizer!?!!
Some people have nothing better to do but stick their noses where is doesn’t belong. Keep up the videos. I look forward to them every week. Ranching is hard enough and 99% of ranchers do something else to make extra money on the side. Most people don’t understand that ranching is most of the time a break even operation if you paid yourself a wage. And why not. It is a hard job. So don’t worry about what other people say. They will never understand. The people that watch every week. We understand and like your channel. I personally like that no matter what you are going through you tell it like it is. The truth. It is refreshing. Keep it up. I’m with you.
Well said. Don’t let them get your spirits down! Unfortunately what you hear most is going to be negative, but a large number of us already know the truth and don’t feel it’s our place to comment. And moreover if you were making $30k a month I’d be happy for you because your good people and do good things. And I hope you blow $30k a month out of the water some day! Good luck to you.
I have been on TH-cam for over 10yrs now, monetized for 7 of those years. I did some figuring and with the cost of cameras, a computer, editing software, etc. I thought I would come up with a I make a dollar per video or something. In actuality I have paid over $2 per video to upload on TH-cam. The nice thing is I enjoy posting videos, and the monetization helps me afford my hobby. Thank you Mike for taking this issue head on!
@@OurWyomingLife Thank you as well Mike, You and Erin have a strong voice that has been and will continue to benefit agriculture. I look forward to spending a lot more time helping you and Erin spread that message.
Always love your video and personally, I don't care if you made boat load of money (not) off the videos. Help spreading the word of ranching, family life and rural pastoral lifestyle is far more important. People are so disconnected from nature and food growing, we need more videos like yours to open the eyes of people who do not have any understanding of what it takes to grow or raise the food that they eat. So my hats are off to you. You and Erin are doing great service!! Thanks from a permaculture based family farmer.
Do not ignore the negative, pay attention to it so you know what it is up to. Positive thinking is poppycock. Positive action is more desirable. Wishing is like fishing...they don't call it "catching" do they!
@@cravinbob I am new to " Our Wyoming Life" And you pissed me off as a first timer on this Blog. Keep those stuff to yourself ??? Too many like yours - " self confirmation bias " trying to be too smart. Stop wasting your time writing long useless comment. It will not get any where with most of us, who like and enjoy, watching what Mike have to share.
SCREW any negative comments...the only good negative comments are those that become CONSTRUCTIVE..other than that, human nature means 10% of people are LOOSERS...just life...same for ALL YT channels...trust me...every YT channel MUST go through this learning curve...I am amazed how many "guys" get upset over comments...SCREW THEM...seriously, LET IT GO...this is a GREAT video...tell YOUR truth so others cannot! LOVE THAT
Sorry to hear you've been getting mean/nasty comments. No excuse for that. I'm glad you hit this head on and set the record straight. I think it is ridiculous that they take 45% off the top from you. Thanks for making videos.
Great video Mike It is amazing how others love to shove their noses in other people's business and never have or know the truth when doing so. Keep doing what you do.
People are so afraid of others making money that they make none for themselves. I was one of the very first subscribers here, and very proud of the growth that has happened. I remember watching some of the videos before they broke 50 to 100 views and saying wow, this creator deserves millions of views and he will get it. The content here is 100% authentic and you could be making a billion dollars and I would still support. Dont try and let someone tell you that you make too little or too much. Or let those numbers change you or the plan you set out for this channel. Use it to do even bigger and better things, you and your family are so deserving.
Your financial business is your private matter. I wish for yours and Erin's mental health you could ignore or put blinders on regarding the trolls. You could disable comments. No other viewer cares about my opinions on things--and actually, I don't care about the opinions of other viewers. Maybe one of your moderators would take on the task of going through them before they are posted. You guys are great people. Please try to focus on your fans and let the others fall to the wayside. And may you make that 200K someday!!
This might be the most interesting and informative video I've watched on TH-cam. Thank you so much for sharing and keep up the fight. God bless you and your family.
Thanks for the video Mike. Very informative. Don’t know why others have to post about things they know nothing about. Keep her going Mike...I think y’all are terrific for what you do!!!
Thank you for sharing your story, and keep up the great work. You and your family have much to be proud of. Ignore the negative trolls! You deserve every penny you make for all of your hard work!
Mike, all I have to say is how some people love to try to kick others with a keyboard, you handled this very well and keep up the work you do to put food out for the masses...
Keep making them TH-cam videos .it's no one business how much you make off the TH-cam . All i care is watching our Wyoming life. You and your wife work hard doing what y'all do. Thank you for let be part of it.
Thank you for bringing me back to my roots. You have been a reminder of how I was raised, something I was starting to forget. Please keep up the good work.
Mike, keep up the great work of showing all of us your Wyoming life! All to often in this world, people assume because you produce their food, that you are making a ton of money. As a retired farmer, I can tell you that although farming allowed me a great way of life, it took me a lifetime to accumulate what people who work in town could accumulate in a few years.
Hats off to Mike! He didn’t have to tell but instead he had to explain. Appreciating the transparency of it but you shouldn’t of had to. A big thank you from the UK’s farmers.
The fact that uninformed people gave you hate mail and rude comments makes me extremely angry. You guys are doing AWESOME and I look forward to your videos every time.
When I started my channel I never imagined that I would be making friends from all around the world.I like the community feeling. If we have a question about something on the farm we just ask. It’s amazing how there’s always people there to help figure stuff out.It reminds me of group of friends hanging out at a small country store BSing. Thanks for sharing your life on the ranch with us. Have a good week.
Your channel is one of the most honest out there...no hype...no clickbait. Thanks for your honesty and I truly hope you and Erin keep going. Haters gonna hate...
Thank you for being straight up and showing the real numbers. It's no one's business and people should not care, but I know that they do and it's great that you put the truth out there. For me, I am a beef eater. Native Texan, will choose beef everytime over chicken, and will choose pork second. I support your channel and others bc I hope that beef producers continue to produce beef. What I love about your operation is that you truly care about the animals. You get that the end game is, well, freezer camp but you treat them well for the time they are with you and to me that matters.
Grew up in southern Wyoming and dad was Ranch Manager in what is now, Teton Park for a couple of years. I've always been around horses and cattle until about 20 yrs ago. For those who don't know, it's almost impossible to make a ranch today, profitable. You are a good cattleman and I'm glad for every penny you can put in your pocket! Good luck to you and God Bless!
You have helpfully taught many people "How to make a TH-cam" video, along with all the ways to improve a video too. I have sent the link to your channel to several who wanted to make a TH-cam video or were struggling with their channel. All our subscribers now and reference you. Your background was great networking for viewers.
A way of life, the Wyoming way, so well represented with Our Wyoming Life channel. This world is truly incredible and I enjoy my share of it in the Pacific Northwest, haven grown up in Idaho and Oregon. Mike's channel is a small, very small part of the www, and here I am watching it at 5 am ahead of a busy day. Ya just gotta love America. There's a reason viewership from other countries streams into Our Wyoming Life. Part of it is that many of them really want to be here, especially after watching the video CAM of wide-open Wyoming. Really enjoy the channel and the people. Good job.
Thank you for all this information. I didn’t know how important the ads where, I would skip most. I have a very large amount of channels that watch. I won’t be skipping ads thanks again for the info.
Hi Mike, Am thinking that I was one of the first few hundred people that watched your "Feeding the cows" video. As a smaller beef farmer, just connecting and seeing some of the same challenges was encouraging. You and Erin have grown "Our Wyoming Life" to be a high quality, professional program. You've also stayed true to your original purpose of educating people of the importance in knowing where and how they get their food. Thank you and I hope you will benefit greatly for your efforts especially this year with the calf prices. :)
Thanks Mike for your honesty and perseverance in doing what you love. My applause for you and Erin for the work you both accomplish. My thanks for this video
As usual one of the most honest people on you tube. People think Ranchers are rich but mostly it’s for family and lifestyle. All the best to you and your family. ❤️
I really give you a wagon load of credit to showing our operations so openly. I would love to have a live feed of my dad at his farm online, so people can see how farmers tirelessly work for their animals and their meager income. The thing that always held me back was ppl in warm living rooms spouting off ignorant opinions with no context or knowledge of the matter at all. Keep it up - you're a exceptional and needed voice. Also, get yourself a Hereford Bull! ;)
Thanks Mike, that was very interesting. You and Erin do a great job and we get to enjoy your videos. I watch a lot of utube and yours is a favorite. Just know that your hard work and dedication is a source of pleasure and education for a lot of people.
Not a TH-camr just watch a lot of TH-cam. Have a small operation, 15 head of cattle. Make hay in my spare time for friends and neighbors. This answered some questions I have had about TH-cam. Not a rancher by birth but started on purpose. Maybe I'm not very smart. If I brake even it is a good year. Enjoy your videos keep up the good work.
You candidly put it out there! I appreciate that, at the end of the day, your business is none of my business. I hope the truth will shut the jealous boneheads. Food, like freedom, isn't free. Best wishes.
Hello Mike just want to say you are a great example to lot of us. I am first generation rancher here in texas as well (friends and family had cattle in other country but is not the same as here at the states). This October (2019) is been a year we bought a small piece of land (20 acres) and bought our selfs 19 cows and 1 bull (herefords) as now i know i didn’t knew what i got my self into. But you been that person with a high quality of video and respect to teach others your experience. With that i have been one of your best follower, You have help me in so many ways and i really appreciate that. All your videos are great but please dont forget to do simple videos of your everyday task, as a new generation (1year) everything helps, Some times i just ask my self “what would Mike do” hahhaha. Thankyou mike dont worry about others negative comments do you and what you and your family believe . Hope one day i can visit, Happy Sunday from a Texan friend (houston tx)
Hi Mike can not believe you get Hate Mail i enjoy your videos you and your wife works really hard on the ranch to provide for your Family so the haters need to go somewhere else there is a lot of Hours that you get very little sleep with Calfing and hay season and other task so my Highest respect to you and Erin
your contribution is like a trustee in a fiduciary role, but in your case, it is bigger than the bucks, it is the idea of being a Rancher, business man, family man and giving back to your local and national communities.
Wow! Who knew. Thanks for sharing. I enjoy your show. God bless and good luck to Aaron and you, your children and family. Especially good health to Aaron's mom.
Thanks for the breakdown. I’ll try to watch more of the adds. Love your videos, and how you talk, you did not have to tell people how much y’all make. Are we going to get to hear you play the guitar? 😎
I still don't understand, but I do hope that eventually you will make enough to sustain your lifestyle without having to cut the herd, or wonder where the money to buy needed supplies is coming from. You put out the best videos and they take a lot of work, so yeah, good for you. And now I know not to skip the ads. Keep going, and continue to share ranch life with us, please.
Good on ya Mike! Those detractors will always be out there,they just have a bigger megaphone now with PCs all over the place,but now too they can be muted. Keep on putting out your message,it's reaching a bigger and bigger audience as well it should.
What I want to know... You watch an ad, it's over, the screen turns grey, there's a little 10 second timer in the bottom left corner. If you click skip at this point does the channel still get credit for you viewing the ad?
I'm not even sure what to say, and keep it G rated. You've brought to light not only what cattle ranching is about, but also what family is about. The time, support and sacrifice. Thank you for sharing this life with us, so that we may have a glimpse of what it is like.
Thanks Mike you just educated me on how TH-cam workseven though I find it's none of our business how much money you make off ofI don't want your videos to wonder how much money you make I watch your videos to learn where our food comes from and how you're doing it and keep going year by year you your wife your kids your mother-in-law how y'all live off the ranch ❤️ so thank you for everything that you do to bring these videos to us so we get educated so maybe you should receive teachers pay so it sounds like you already are lol
Thanks for your honesty. Everyone thinks we Farmers and Ranchers are rolling in the money but normally they don’t have a clue. Thanks for your candid approach to the life that we all live if we plan to live in agriculture.
I remember seeing that video shortly after I started watching OWL. It was pretty obvious that dude had no clue how advertising revenue worked. Still, your numbers are a bit higher than I would have guessed. Congrats on your success!
I'm going to cut this one short as I feel that while I have good friends who are creators, one with 10m subs, one with almost 300k subs but his views on his last video hit 8.5m it's just none of my business on how much you or anyone makes on TH-cam. As a fan of the channel I clicked that Subscriber Button and Rang that bell because its clean content, down to Earth and you remind me about my love for animals and that childhood dream of owning my own ranch. Hate mail, that's so dam sad that people have nothing better to do with their lives than to troll and try to extend a part of their own miserable lives on others. Keep up the great work, I'll always support you guys/gals, and when you hit 1m subs, with 1B views you can send that creator a ticket to the Ranch on us... then drive him to the farthest corner of the ranch.and let him walk back.
People do not realize how much work it takes to do a video for TH-cam the hours of videoing and the hours of editing P/S I JUST Ordered beef jerky thank you again Mike
I own a factory in Ohio. Your title about how money is made on a ranch caught my eye. I have been a subscriber of yours since then. You are so easy to listen to. And this video is a gem that I will share with my family, friends and associates. Keep it up
I think it’s none of their business how much you make from your videos. I hope you make bank with them and you Mike and Erin grow your subscribers. Good luck and keep them coming.
dang, ya'll are making it now. gonna have to move up to the east side with revenue like that. Sure glad you guys are around and putting this effort in. Your channel has been educational for me, and also along the way, entertaining. Making money on youtube? Well, definitely better way. Pennies is better than no pennies. I subscribed, back a while and I am sticking around.
captain_fluff_ I almost never skip ads, I just let them play. I figure it’s the least I could do. If a person makes quality content and chooses to share that for free (to me) on TH-cam, it’s the least I can do to let someone else pay them a bit on my behalf. I will concede there are a few ads I just can’t force myself to let play though, lol
I don't understand why anyone would have any negative reactions towards videos like the ones you come up with. It costs me nothing to watch your videos yet I gain so much from it. Thank you for all your hard work.
You should do a collaboration with Welker family farms or the MN Millennia farmer. I think it could be cool and maybe boost your subs. Either way keep up the great work Your family rocks
I think more smaller channels that involve farming, ranching or homesteading should collaborate more. More exposure to the realities of life, real life, maybe people can see real America.
We appreciate your hard work and taking the time out to share your story. Don’t listen to the naysayers, they don’t make a difference like you and your lovely family do! We love y’all. StraightouttaTEXAS!
It’s nobody business how much you make on the ranch or on TH-cam, I love how you share your story how you run your ranch. I really appreciate what you do.
Its easy he makes a trillion bucks lol
On the contrary......if you put content out for public consumption and you are asking for and accepting monies for this content, it's more than reasonable to ask about income, etc., etc. And, I thought Mike did an outstanding job in his response.
Consider that a cattle ranchers income is the cattle. How much of your money do you leave out in a pasture?
He did mislead with his "first generation rancher" comment. Only a millionaire can start a ranch from scratch. Ranches are passed down over the years and started out as homesteads, the land was free as long as you kept it thriving but over time things change.
I recommend you read a book called The Last Ranch. True story and quite eye-opening.
And do you know where your beef comes from? Have you ever purchased a swinging side of beef? Most "ranchers" today do not know what "swinging side" means and try to sell you a processed package of frozen beef with who-knows-what cuts are included and how much weight is involved compared to the on the hoof and hanging weight a side would net. Trying to buy a side will get you meeting guys who have a half dozen steers each year, maybe, to sell and a website that takes a credit card and will inform where to go to pick up the box of beef.
Also the tinhorn in the video said he feeds his cows... "cows" are females that have birthed calves. He only feeds cows so he will run out out of beef to sell soon and his bull his starving. He will have no heifers to grow into breeders or castrated little bulls called steers to sell and eat if he doesn't feed 'em!
I didn’t mislead anyone. I am a first generation rancher as none of my parents or grand parents are ranchers. I am working on a ranch that was homesteaded by a family other than my own. Thanks -Mike
And I am poking a little fun and if you are offended then you gotta toughen up a bit buckaroo!|And I started this replying to Peter B
By god you meet the issues HEAD ON !! no one talks about the FACTS OF LIFE (income vs OUT GO) like you do
I have utube RED how does that work for you ??
You said it!!! He's the man!
It's embarrassing he has to come out and say this. People daft behind belief. Self employed is hard. 80hour weeks, someone chasing you for money. I'd love a Joe public to be in my shoes for a week and then tell me and guys like Mike how money we are making.
@@TheDvt America was built by the hard work and dedication of independent business people like Mike and Erin. The vagaries of season, weather, business cycles and changing tastes are always with us. My mother worked as a civil service person and came home at 6P.M. and that was it! She had time for housework and kids. My father was a housepainter/ decorator and he worked at times 6 days a week and then it was all brushwork, no rollers! Backbreaking! At times Soulbreaking.That's why Faith is so necessary for independent workers and owners! Physical work can be crushing!
If you listened closely the ranch was homesteaded by Mike's wife's mother's husband's ancestors. It was vacant land that government deeded to homesteaders after they "proved up" on it. Then it was passed to a couple generations who apparently avoided urban growth which is non-existent in Wyoming. In other western states if growth occurs then water rights disappear. Denver has water rights all over Colorado that once belonged to farms and ranches. Now aqueducts send water hundreds of miles to reservoirs around Denver.Much of Colorado is high desert plains which requires 20 plus acres to keep one head of cattle grazing providing weather remains perfect year in and year out. Ranches are being regulated out of existence and millionaires such as Ted Turner buy up huge chunks and lease portions out to outfitters for hunting. A 5 day elk hunt can run $5000.00 or more cheap hunts may be $3000.00.
Young people are clueless about what is happening with the land in the state and only need trails to backpack on in a National Forest. Trails! !
Thanks Mike....what a great way to explain this to folks. It really doesn't work out to much if you break it down per the hour. You should also make mention that Uncle Sam gets a nice cut of it too buddy. We got penalized on our taxes....almost more than we earned. Great behind the scenes video Mike!
Well spoken my friend....The foundation one must stand on is THE TRUTH.
Thanks for sharing. My experience with farmers is that they share nothing. I feel like I've learned so much more about ranching since I discovered this channel. I also didn't realize that when I skip the ad you don't get paid. I might suffer through some of those adds now knowing it will help pay the bills.
The least we can do is watch ads. I will let them play now.
Same here
Well, I promise to watch the ads on THIS channel; other channels, not so much ;-)
I'm curious how that works for those of us who have the paid premium subscription and don't see ads.
I'll just put the ads on mute now.
I hate ads, which is why I pay monthly for TH-cam red. That way content creators like you get their revenue for my views without me having to sit through it. I love the channel, please keep them coming.
I pay for it too :) Thanks ! - Mike
Once again, thanks for taking me along Mike.
We appreciate your family so much. I hate that anyone would send you hate mail. It is so obvious that making these videos is a ton of work. Everything from having to walk everything twice to put a camera in place to go over in the snow so we can watch you, to editing, time away from your family, etc. takes so much time. We watch your lovely family almost every day, and feel like we almost know you. Thank you for sharing your life and farm with us.
Thanks for taking the time out of your busy work schedule to share your life on the ranch with us. I too will start watching the ads so you can get paid for the hard work you put into your channel.
Hey mike, great video! Nothing worse than a hater.your viewers are here to watch your daily life on the ranch..not how much you make from the videos.all your time that goes into producing a video and how you are compensated is solely your business..Please keep on doing what you do.Thanks again for Our Wyoming life!
I'll wait until I see the gold plated tractor before believing you are making a lot of money on TH-cam. Keep going! Great!
Yeah, when your tractor has "bling"... you rakin cash.. lol
All tractors are gold plated so-to-speak, you buy a tractor and it is yours but if breaks down you have to have it hauled to the dealer who is the only one allowed access to the tractors computer software and computers have IC chips that contain gold. The software is proprietary and owner does not have access to it, thank you Bill Gates and Microsoft who led the battle to keep whats yours theirs.
@@cravinbob I agree. Luckily theres still a bunch of jd 4450's around without all that computer control.
Love the honesty and genuineness of Mike and Erin. Quality people in a world lacking in quality of people.
Thank you Tim. -Mike
I'm sorry that some people are mean and have such unhappy lives that they feel it's o k to spread their poison to others.
Me too. I don't get it. If you don't like something then don't watch it. Why do people feel the need to be anonymous trolls?
Perhaps they want to destroy the ranching industry, they don't want people to know the truth of where our food comes from.
@@messianichebrewshawnkawcak1550 lol yep l agree
They are the parasite of the society & whether we want them or not we have to live with them, that's the harsh reality.
At last a Truth full video on what bloggers make. I make farming videos here in Ireland 🇮🇪 and There’s a myth is that we make a fortune out of it. Truth is for the hours that’s put in. It really pays very little and yet some begrudge us getting the small amount of revenue we do get. Your really need to like making videos and telling your story. Well done on the channel and keep up the great videos 👍
Thank you -Mike
I appreciate yours and Erin's efforts with your videos. I have been watching them for nearly two years and partly because of the impact of your efforts, I moved from Hawaii to Powell, WY. to enjoy the harsh winters and the peace of rural life. Keep up the good work.
What I think truly sets you above the bar is how you took the time to debunk some guys myth about something he has not a clue about - yet you didn't name the person or bash their character; You simply stated facts vs. BULLSHIRT ( ;-) ) and kept it all 1st Class. Bravo, Mike! Been with you now for nearly 2 years and am amazed at how interesting your ranch life is and how I look forward to watching yours and Erin's videos and my goodness, how your children are growing! Are they getting into your fertilizer!?!!
That's about the most transparent look at what it takes to make it on yt! Once again Mike, thanks for the effort of you and yours!
Some people have nothing better to do but stick their noses where is doesn’t belong. Keep up the videos. I look forward to them every week. Ranching is hard enough and 99% of ranchers do something else to make extra money on the side. Most people don’t understand that ranching is most of the time a break even operation if you paid yourself a wage. And why not. It is a hard job. So don’t worry about what other people say. They will never understand. The people that watch every week. We understand and like your channel. I personally like that no matter what you are going through you tell it like it is. The truth. It is refreshing. Keep it up. I’m with you.
Thanks! Your willingness to discuss the economics and finance of both the ranch and TH-cam makes your videos so much more interesting and important.
Getting trolled sucks. You and your family are doing great. Keep it up.
Thanks for the honest insight!
Well said. Don’t let them get your spirits down! Unfortunately what you hear most is going to be negative, but a large number of us already know the truth and don’t feel it’s our place to comment. And moreover if you were making $30k a month I’d be happy for you because your good people and do good things. And I hope you blow $30k a month out of the water some day! Good luck to you.
I have been on TH-cam for over 10yrs now, monetized for 7 of those years. I did some figuring and with the cost of cameras, a computer, editing software, etc. I thought I would come up with a I make a dollar per video or something. In actuality I have paid over $2 per video to upload on TH-cam. The nice thing is I enjoy posting videos, and the monetization helps me afford my hobby.
Thank you Mike for taking this issue head on!
Thanks Bill, its the only way to do it. You can't let others dictate your message. Thanks again for all you do - Mike
@@OurWyomingLife Thank you as well Mike, You and Erin have a strong voice that has been and will continue to benefit agriculture. I look forward to spending a lot more time helping you and Erin spread that message.
Always love your video and personally, I don't care if you made boat load of money (not) off the videos. Help spreading the word of ranching, family life and rural pastoral lifestyle is far more important. People are so disconnected from nature and food growing, we need more videos like yours to open the eyes of people who do not have any understanding of what it takes to grow or raise the food that they eat. So my hats are off to you. You and Erin are doing great service!! Thanks from a permaculture based family farmer.
Thank you for the time you spent. I enjoy the Wyoming life video. They take me back to my child hood
Mike the guys that put you down doesn't get many hits on their channel. i say more power to you. What your doing is keeping America moving forward.
Ignore the negative, and keep doing what you’re doing. Cows are great!
Do not ignore the negative, pay attention to it so you know what it is up to. Positive thinking is poppycock. Positive action is more desirable. Wishing is like fishing...they don't call it "catching" do they!
@@cravinbob I am new to " Our Wyoming Life" And you pissed me off as a first timer on this Blog. Keep those stuff to yourself ??? Too many like yours - " self confirmation bias " trying to be too smart. Stop wasting your time writing long useless comment. It will not get any where with most of us, who like and enjoy, watching what Mike have to share.
SCREW any negative comments...the only good negative comments are those that become CONSTRUCTIVE..other than that, human nature means 10% of people are LOOSERS...just life...same for ALL YT channels...trust me...every YT channel MUST go through this learning curve...I am amazed how many "guys" get upset over comments...SCREW THEM...seriously, LET IT GO...this is a GREAT video...tell YOUR truth so others cannot! LOVE THAT
I think this sets your channel above the others, keep up the good work,
Sorry to hear you've been getting mean/nasty comments. No excuse for that. I'm glad you hit this head on and set the record straight. I think it is ridiculous that they take 45% off the top from you. Thanks for making videos.
Great video Mike
It is amazing how others love to shove their noses in other people's business and never have or know the truth when doing so.
Keep doing what you do.
People are so afraid of others making money that they make none for themselves. I was one of the very first subscribers here, and very proud of the growth that has happened. I remember watching some of the videos before they broke 50 to 100 views and saying wow, this creator deserves millions of views and he will get it. The content here is 100% authentic and you could be making a billion dollars and I would still support. Dont try and let someone tell you that you make too little or too much. Or let those numbers change you or the plan you set out for this channel. Use it to do even bigger and better things, you and your family are so deserving.
Thanks, Mike and Erin. Thanks for the food, thanks for teaching people about agriculture and thanks for the videos. Cheers.
Thank you Mike and Erin for staying positive throughout those people who seem don’t know how much work goes into feeding the country.
Your financial business is your private matter. I wish for yours and Erin's mental health you could ignore or put blinders on regarding the trolls. You could disable comments. No other viewer cares about my opinions on things--and actually, I don't care about the opinions of other viewers. Maybe one of your moderators would take on the task of going through them before they are posted. You guys are great people. Please try to focus on your fans and let the others fall to the wayside. And may you make that 200K someday!!
This might be the most interesting and informative video I've watched on TH-cam. Thank you so much for sharing and keep up the fight. God bless you and your family.
Very cool. Great truthful breakdown.
Thanks for the video Mike. Very informative. Don’t know why others have to post about things they know nothing about. Keep her going Mike...I think y’all are terrific for what you do!!!
Thank you for sharing your story, and keep up the great work. You and your family have much to be proud of. Ignore the negative trolls! You deserve every penny you make for all of your hard work!
Thank you very much. We appreciate it
Mike, all I have to say is how some people love to try to kick others with a keyboard, you handled this very well and keep up the work you do to put food out for the masses...
Keep making them TH-cam videos .it's no one business how much you make off the TH-cam . All i care is watching our Wyoming life. You and your wife work hard doing what y'all do. Thank you for let be part of it.
Thank you for bringing me back to my roots. You have been a reminder of how I was raised, something I was starting to forget. Please keep up the good work.
Great Video Mike!
Keep them coming love learning from you
Mike, keep up the great work of showing all of us your Wyoming life! All to often in this world, people assume because you produce their food, that you are making a ton of money. As a retired farmer, I can tell you that although farming allowed me a great way of life, it took me a lifetime to accumulate what people who work in town could accumulate in a few years.
Keep making these great videos! It’s one of my favorite channels!
Hats off to Mike! He didn’t have to tell but instead he had to explain. Appreciating the transparency of it but you shouldn’t of had to. A big thank you from the UK’s farmers.
Well handled Mike.
As much as I love the social media of today, I also hate how it can be used to opress.
That's America for you! Free to be and free to oppress.
The fact that uninformed people gave you hate mail and rude comments makes me extremely angry. You guys are doing AWESOME and I look forward to your videos every time.
When I started my channel I never imagined that I would be making friends from all around the world.I like the community feeling. If we have a question about something on the farm we just ask. It’s amazing how there’s always people there to help figure stuff out.It reminds me of group of friends hanging out at a small country store BSing. Thanks for sharing your life on the ranch with us. Have a good week.
Your channel is one of the most honest out there...no hype...no clickbait. Thanks for your honesty and I truly hope you and Erin keep going. Haters gonna hate...
Keep it up Mike. One of my favorite channels!
Thank you for being straight up and showing the real numbers. It's no one's business and people should not care, but I know that they do and it's great that you put the truth out there. For me, I am a beef eater. Native Texan, will choose beef everytime over chicken, and will choose pork second. I support your channel and others bc I hope that beef producers continue to produce beef. What I love about your operation is that you truly care about the animals. You get that the end game is, well, freezer camp but you treat them well for the time they are with you and to me that matters.
Thanks for taking the high road, so many people like to stir up trouble these days, Carry on brother, you're doing good.
Grew up in southern Wyoming and dad was Ranch Manager in what is now, Teton Park for a couple of years. I've always been around horses and cattle until about 20 yrs ago. For those who don't know, it's almost impossible to make a ranch today, profitable. You are a good cattleman and I'm glad for every penny you can put in your pocket! Good luck to you and God Bless!
You have helpfully taught many people "How to make a TH-cam" video, along with all the ways to improve a video too. I have sent the link to your channel to several who wanted to make a TH-cam video or were struggling with their channel. All our subscribers now and reference you. Your background was great networking for viewers.
A way of life, the Wyoming way, so well represented with Our Wyoming Life channel. This world is truly incredible and I enjoy my share of it in the Pacific Northwest, haven grown up in Idaho and Oregon. Mike's channel is a small, very small part of the www, and here I am watching it at 5 am ahead of a busy day. Ya just gotta love America. There's a reason viewership from other countries streams into Our Wyoming Life. Part of it is that many of them really want to be here, especially after watching the video CAM of wide-open Wyoming. Really enjoy the channel and the people. Good job.
Thank you for all this information. I didn’t know how important the ads where, I would skip most. I have a very large amount of channels that watch. I won’t be skipping ads thanks again for the info.
Hi Mike,
Am thinking that I was one of the first few hundred people that watched your "Feeding the cows" video. As a smaller beef farmer, just connecting and seeing some of the same challenges was encouraging. You and Erin have grown "Our Wyoming Life" to be a high quality, professional program. You've also stayed true to your original purpose of educating people of the importance in knowing where and how they get their food. Thank you and I hope you will benefit greatly for your efforts especially this year with the calf prices. :)
Thanks Mike for your honesty and perseverance in doing what you love. My applause for you and Erin for the work you both accomplish. My thanks for this video
Judy
As usual one of the most honest people on you tube. People think Ranchers are rich but mostly it’s for family and lifestyle. All the best to you and your family. ❤️
Keep doing what you’re doing sir and you will continue to prosper, you have a great channel.
I really give you a wagon load of credit to showing our operations so openly. I would love to have a live feed of my dad at his farm online, so people can see how farmers tirelessly work for their animals and their meager income. The thing that always held me back was ppl in warm living rooms spouting off ignorant opinions with no context or knowledge of the matter at all.
Keep it up - you're a exceptional and needed voice. Also, get yourself a Hereford Bull! ;)
Thanks for the insight mike , love the videos thanks for sharing your lives with us
You deserve to make as much as you can from TH-cam. Your channel has become part of my daily entertainment and it doesn't cost me anything.
Thanks Mike, that was very interesting. You and Erin do a great job and we get to enjoy your videos. I watch a lot of utube and yours is a favorite. Just know that your hard work and dedication is a source of pleasure and education for a lot of people.
Wow Mike! Fantastically open video!
..... is your surname Galloway!? That's where I live in South West Scotland lol
Scottish ancestry?
You are correct sir!
Great information Mike! Forget the haters and keep your head held high. Have been with you since the beginning and you are doing an awesome job. 😉👏🤠
Not a TH-camr just watch a lot of TH-cam. Have a small operation, 15 head of cattle. Make hay in my spare time for friends and neighbors. This answered some questions I have had about TH-cam. Not a rancher by birth but started on purpose. Maybe I'm not very smart. If I brake even it is a good year. Enjoy your videos keep up the good work.
You candidly put it out there! I appreciate that, at the end of the day, your business is none of my business. I hope the truth will shut the jealous boneheads. Food, like freedom, isn't free. Best wishes.
Hello Mike just want to say you are a great example to lot of us. I am first generation rancher here in texas as well (friends and family had cattle in other country but is not the same as here at the states).
This October (2019) is been a year we bought a small piece of land (20 acres) and bought our selfs 19 cows and 1 bull (herefords) as now i know i didn’t knew what i got my self into.
But you been that person with a high quality of video and respect to teach others your experience.
With that i have been one of your best follower, You have help me in so many ways and i really appreciate that. All your videos are great but please dont forget to do simple videos of your everyday task, as a new generation (1year) everything helps,
Some times i just ask my self “what would Mike do” hahhaha.
Thankyou mike dont worry about others negative comments do you and what you and your family believe . Hope one day i can visit,
Happy Sunday from a Texan friend (houston tx)
Great video .. I just love your channel always great content.. I always watch the ads to support. Keep up the great work.
Hi Mike can not believe you get Hate Mail i enjoy your videos you and your wife works really hard on the ranch to provide for your Family so the haters need to go somewhere else there is a lot of Hours that you get very little sleep with Calfing and hay season and other task so my Highest respect to you and Erin
your contribution is like a trustee in a fiduciary role, but in your case, it is bigger than the bucks, it is the idea of being a Rancher, business man, family man and giving back to your local and national communities.
Wow! Who knew. Thanks for sharing. I enjoy your show. God bless and good luck to Aaron and you, your children and family. Especially good health to Aaron's mom.
Thanks for the breakdown. I’ll try to watch more of the adds. Love your videos, and how you talk, you did not have to tell people how much y’all make. Are we going to get to hear you play the guitar? 😎
Great job!!! Don't let the little people take you down....
Hey anybody that doesn’t like the real numbers tell them to go milk a bull. LOL
Did you notice his shirt. I had to laugh.
@@andrewinbody4301 I want one!
You can get one on our website :)
I still don't understand, but I do hope that eventually you will make enough to sustain your lifestyle without having to cut the herd, or wonder where the money to buy needed supplies is coming from. You put out the best videos and they take a lot of work, so yeah, good for you. And now I know not to skip the ads. Keep going, and continue to share ranch life with us, please.
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Good on ya Mike! Those detractors will always be out there,they just have a bigger megaphone now with PCs all over the place,but now too they can be muted. Keep on putting out your message,it's reaching a bigger and bigger audience as well it should.
What I want to know...
You watch an ad, it's over, the screen turns grey, there's a little 10 second timer in the bottom left corner.
If you click skip at this point does the channel still get credit for you viewing the ad?
I'm not even sure what to say, and keep it G rated. You've brought to light not only what cattle ranching is about, but also what family is about. The time, support and sacrifice. Thank you for sharing this life with us, so that we may have a glimpse of what it is like.
Thanks Mike you just educated me on how TH-cam workseven though I find it's none of our business how much money you make off ofI don't want your videos to wonder how much money you make I watch your videos to learn where our food comes from and how you're doing it and keep going year by year you your wife your kids your mother-in-law how y'all live off the ranch ❤️ so thank you for everything that you do to bring these videos to us so we get educated so maybe you should receive teachers pay so it sounds like you already are lol
Thanks for your honesty. Everyone thinks we Farmers and Ranchers are rolling in the money but normally they don’t have a clue. Thanks for your candid approach to the life that we all live if we plan to live in agriculture.
People think I make a lot also; Yet I’m still here sleeping in my car.
Love you, Cody. If you ever make it to NYC, beers are on me!
Good job!
I remember seeing that video shortly after I started watching OWL. It was pretty obvious that dude had no clue how advertising revenue worked. Still, your numbers are a bit higher than I would have guessed. Congrats on your success!
Thanks for taking the time to educate all of us on your Wyoming life. Ranchers and Farmers are the backbone of this great nation!
I'm going to cut this one short as I feel that while I have good friends who are creators, one with 10m subs, one with almost 300k subs but his views on his last video hit 8.5m it's just none of my business on how much you or anyone makes on TH-cam. As a fan of the channel I clicked that Subscriber Button and Rang that bell because its clean content, down to Earth and you remind me about my love for animals and that childhood dream of owning my own ranch.
Hate mail, that's so dam sad that people have nothing better to do with their lives than to troll and try to extend a part of their own miserable lives on others.
Keep up the great work, I'll always support you guys/gals, and when you hit 1m subs, with 1B views you can send that creator a ticket to the Ranch on us... then drive him to the farthest corner of the ranch.and let him walk back.
Spot on. Remember, haters gonna hate. Don't let it get to you. Keep up the good work. Some of us understand and appreciate what you're trying to do.
People do not realize how much work it takes to do a video for TH-cam the hours of videoing and the hours of editing P/S I JUST Ordered beef jerky thank you again Mike
I own a factory in Ohio. Your title about how money is made on a ranch caught my eye. I have been a subscriber of yours since then. You are so easy to listen to. And this video is a gem that I will share with my family, friends and associates. Keep it up
I think it’s none of their business how much you make from your videos.
I hope you make bank with them and you Mike and Erin grow your subscribers. Good luck and keep them coming.
dang, ya'll are making it now. gonna have to move up to the east side with revenue like that. Sure glad you guys are around and putting this effort in. Your channel has been educational for me, and also along the way, entertaining. Making money on youtube? Well, definitely better way. Pennies is better than no pennies. I subscribed, back a while and I am sticking around.
The east side of the ranch? A bit swampy over there, smells like a cowpie most of the time. Guess we will hold off for a bit :) Thanks - Mike
im going to turn off adblocker for this channel cause you guys really use the money for the ranch.
captain_fluff_ I almost never skip ads, I just let them play. I figure it’s the least I could do. If a person makes quality content and chooses to share that for free (to me) on TH-cam, it’s the least I can do to let someone else pay them a bit on my behalf. I will concede there are a few ads I just can’t force myself to let play though, lol
Ryan Grider Like those anti Trump ads! 😀
To be fair, almost any YT creator is going to use their income to improve their lives.
I don't understand why anyone would have any negative reactions towards videos like the ones you come up with. It costs me nothing to watch your videos yet I gain so much from it. Thank you for all your hard work.
You should do a collaboration with
Welker family farms or the MN Millennia farmer.
I think it could be cool and maybe boost your subs.
Either way keep up the great work
Your family rocks
I think more smaller channels that involve farming, ranching or homesteading should collaborate more. More exposure to the realities of life, real life, maybe people can see real America.
I have enjoyed watching some of the channels bouncing back and forth. Zach and Brian like to give Cole the CornStar a hard time! Haha
We appreciate your hard work and taking the time out to share your story. Don’t listen to the naysayers, they don’t make a difference like you and your lovely family do! We love y’all. StraightouttaTEXAS!
Well done and said mike.
When you gonna start narrating for the discovery channel......
Whitewater Cowboys I AGREE WITH YOU, their videos belong on Discovery Channel. Someone needs to forward some of their vids to the Discovery Channel
He should keep narrating on here, though. Learn more on this channel than the discovery channel
Thanks for sharing love you videos
Does this mean when we hit the “skip adds” button about 5 seconds in, you get less or no revenue from that?
Minimum to watch is 30 seconds
@@davelawson2564 Thanks, that's nice to know.
I love that you are doing this and your voice is as smooth as glass. Keep going. I found you my accident and I'm happy I did.
I’m happy too :). Thank you