As from today it is likely that if you see an advert when watching one of our videos on YouTube that we will benefit from part of the revenues paid to YouTube for the placement of that advert. We have, in other words, chosen to monetise our YouTube channel.
I am aware that YouTube adverts can be irritating. Because I use YouTube a lot, I pay for YouTube Premium so that I avoid adverts, altogether, but I am aware that this would not be everyone's choice or option.
This decision was taken after some agonising. I am not a big fan of advertising, in general. However, whilst both blog and YouTube traffic have grown significantly since we began putting out videos again in April, the level of donations made has hardly changed, and for the last few months the blog has been running at a loss as a consequence. Just the cost of keeping the blog going, including web hosting, mailing, tech support, all the software fees, and the hardware costs (which are not inconsiderable, as I need access wherever I am) comes to quite a lot each year. Employing Thomas as a videographer has tipped that over into a potential lossmaking scenario, at present.
I admit that we have already found at least one other source of income for his services, and another may be on its way. He is already becoming a bit of a professional perfectionist in what he does (as I know from the number of times he makes me redo things until he is happy), and is learning rapidly, and as a consequence is becoming quite good at this whole game, whilst also developing his skills in related areas like drone photography.
But, that means he and I need to earn income to cover these costs and as a consequence we have decided that if YouTube is going to play ads around our videos, and it appears that it does based upon questions that we have raised on the channel to which viewers have responded, then we might as well take a share of that revenue from them. In the interest of full disclosure, I thought I should mention that fact.
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Everything wise requires some element of compromise; the trick, or the problem is discerning where compromise runs out of road, and becomes complicity.
I really doubt that the egregious universality of advertising in our lives is much affected by your modest and constructive accommodation; and only time will or can tell whether it was worthwhile. I have already made too much of a meal of it a trifling matter……. and so have you (but good to know, because diversions of this kind, when unexpected, are not always well received)!
Thanks John
We have no idea what the monetary beenfit of this will be – YouTube really does not hekp you work that out. We will have to see.
First an admission, I don’t watch your video’s because of hearing problems. I read the transcripts instead (I can’t watch TV for the same reason).
So from someone who doesn’t watch YouTube either does it pay if a watcher actually clicks on an advert? Or do they just need to play the video?
I can do either, or both, and play a hand of Solitaire whilst it runs!
They just have to let them run, that’s all.
Looks like I’ll honing my Solitaire skills then!
Advertising is a small price to pay for being able to read and watch your content.
Thanks
If YouTube is making money off Richard (which they are), then Richard should get a cut of the proceeds.
As Ian stated above, “Advertising is a small price to pay for being able to read and watch your content.”
Richard, as we say in the USA: “Go for it”
Thanks
Thanks Richard – I appreciate and value your transparency. It builds trust
I don’t watch You Tube if I can help it, but read the transcripts. Quite understand that ads are a necessary compromise as you have costs, but I’d prefer to buy you a few coffees a month, which I do because I value what you do. Perhaps I should buy you more!
Thanks
Coffees appreciated….