How can someone become internet famous?

[Mai72]

I was just watching a few prank videos. A few of these guys have I've 1-4 million subscribers.

Pewdiepie has over 30 million subscribers.

What's their secret? Is it just about being stupid, and taking chances in life?

I wanna be internet famous!

 

[Mixolydian]

Stop using emoticons that aren't built into the forum.

 

[Mai72]

Stop using emoticons that aren't built into the forum.

Why? Do they show up for PC users?

*better?

 

[lxskllr]

Stop using emoticons that aren't built into the forum.

ASCII is king. I know you love ASCII :^P

 

[BeeBoop]

Those guys are banking. Michelle Phan said that you only need 200k subscribers to make 5k a month.

 

[Mixolydian]

ASCII is king. I know you love ASCII :^P

 

[Mai72]

Those guys are banking. Michelle Pham said that you only need 200k subscribers to make 5k a month.

Really?

The only thing I'd worry about is trying to find work after your You Tube days are done. Imagine doing prank videos for a few years, and then trying to go through a job interview?

$5k a month is nice, but you're not going to get rich. Hell, most (99%) of You Tube stars aren't going to become wealthy.

Imagine going thru a job interview:

Interviewer: So why do you have a 5 year gap on your resume?

You: Umm.....

Interview: I know you. Didn't you do those prank in the hood videos? You got into fights with African Americans.

You: Umm....

Interviewer: Hmm... Next!

I wonder what type of image damage these young people are doing to themselves?

 

[lxskllr]

Really?

The only thing I'd worry about is trying to find work after your You Tube days are done. Imagine doing prank videos for a few years, and then trying to go through a job interview?

$5k a month is nice, but you're not going to get rich. Hell, most (99%) of You Tube stars aren't going to become wealthy.

Imagine going thru a job interview:

Interviewer: So why do you have a 5 year gap on your resume?

You: Umm.....

Interview: I know you. Didn't you do those prank in the hood videos? You got into fights with African Americans.

You: Umm....

Interviewer: Hmm... Next!

I wonder what type of image damage these young people are doing to themselves?

That's called "independent film maker". It doesn't look especially bad on a resume AFAIC.

 

[Mai72]

That's called "independent film maker". It doesn't look especially bad on a resume AFAIC.

True. I guess it depends on what type of job you were going after. You could state making porn as independent film making, but I would think that you would still have a difficult time finding work outside of entertainment.

What about damaging your image? This is rarely talked about today.

 

[manimal]

dont look at fame as a positive. Do what you love and find a way to make what you love be the passion in your life. If your lucky enough to make that passion your livelihood you have reached level 10 at the life RPG.

 

[HOSED]

Get a job with an NSA contractor and follow Mr Snowden's lead.

 

[mmntech]

Same way you get regular famous. Produce interesting content that people want to watch.

 

[T9D]

Same way you get regular famous. Produce interesting content that people want to watch.

I'm going to say from his posts here that he is about -99339393 interested people. He's got a long way to go

 

[IronWing]

Post a lot of obscure references to 18th century french intellectuals across multiple forums then shoot up a shopping mall.

 

[BeeBoop]

I've notice some people regularly create news bloopers with millions of views. Curious how much those channels make since all their revenue comes from shared ads.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Unless you're really starved for fame (and/or attention), maybe a better question might be how you can make money from YouTube. From what I've gathered, a lot of people are making a nice living just from posting videos. Anything from pranks to tech reviews to guitar instruction to recipes. Like anything else, do something well and people will notice.

 

[JMapleton]

Those guys are banking. Michelle Phan said that you only need 200k subscribers to make 5k a month.

That's misleading. The number of subscribers you have does not determine how much money you make. It's how many views you get on your videos. There are many users who put out one video a month and some who do 3 videos a day. The more videos you make, the more views you get, which in turn the more money you make.

The general rule I've read over and over is that for every 1,000 views, you make about $3-5.

 

[JMapleton]

I wonder what type of image damage these young people are doing to themselves?

Yeah, besides the millions of dollars some of them are making.

It's called taking risks in life. PewDiPie allegedly makes close to $20m a year.

 

[JMapleton]

I've notice some people regularly create news bloopers with millions of views. Curious how much those channels make since all their revenue comes from shared ads.

You are put under increased scrutiny by YouTube if you turn on monetization on your videos but your content is from other sources. You would likely get shut down by YouTube real quick. Most of those blooper videos are not being monetized.

 

[OverVolt]

It does take work. Think of how many graphics they incorporate into their videos and such. They brainstorm ideas of what to make for videos. Certain topics "Pewdiepie's girlfriend!!?!?!?!?" get a bazillion views even though it has nothing to do with videogaming like his other videos.

Its a combo of good production values, personality, engagement time (per youtubes algorithm), and being good at trolling... in a fun way

Smosh is a bunch of dudes my age who just joke around like I used to joke around as a teenager CLEARLY living in their parents giant suburban house basement and I have no freaking clue how they are so popular. Kids idolize them I guess because its 90's humor and stuff that kids miss out on these days. FOOD FIGHT!!?!?!?!?

 

[BeeBoop]

That's misleading. The number of subscribers you have does not determine how much money you make. It's how many views you get on your videos. There are many users who put out one video a month and some who do 3 videos a day. The more videos you make, the more views you get, which in turn the more money you make.

The general rule I've read over and over is that for every 1,000 views, you make about $3-5.

I don't think Michelle Phan is trying to mislead anyone and your general rule is wrong. She was speaking about her friends that have around 200k subscribers. Michelle said, and I agree with her, a majority of the revenue comes from product placement. The majority of revenue does not come from views or what google pays you. Example, people pay Michelle to use their makeup in her tutorials and she also has a makeup sample service in which people pay her 10$ a month to receive makeup samples.

 

[JMapleton]

I don't think Michelle Phan is trying to mislead anyone and your general rule is wrong. She was speaking about her friends that have around 200k subscribers. Michelle said, and I agree with her, a majority of the revenue comes from product placement. The majority of revenue does not come from views or what google pays you. Example, people pay Michelle to use their makeup in her tutorials and she also has a makeup sample service in which people pay her 10$ a month to receive makeup samples.

Depends on the type of user. People YouTubers have zero product placement and are making lots of money. The $3-5 per thousand figure has been quoted numerous times. Particularly by the gamers on YouTube. Most, if not all of their revenue is coming from Adsense on YouTube.

 

[BeeBoop]

I don't disagree with that figure. It could be true but if views is the main source or revenue, I believe that that person is doing it wrong. Even PieDiePie has product placement and all he does is play video games. Game companies pay him to play their games and make it look fun.


I found the interview I was referring too. Here's the exact quote.

Asked about the economics of YouTube, Phan said, “It’s like any medium — you have the subscription, but that’s not going to make all the money. You have to bring on sponsors, and you have to sell a product.”
And not every viral star has to have seven million followers — there’s a healthy YouTube middle class: “So many of my friends have 200,000 subscribers, and they make around five to six K a month,” she said. “Which is completely cool.”

http://recode.net/2014/10/27/michelle-phan-youtube-star-to-startup-founder/

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[Mai72]

Yeah, besides the millions of dollars some of them are making.

It's called taking risks in life. PewDiPie allegedly makes close to $20m a year.

I'm not going to argue against risk taking. To be successful we need to take risk, right?

Anyway, I thought Pewds was making $4m a year. It's still a lot of money regardless.

 

[Mai72]

That's misleading. The number of subscribers you have does not determine how much money you make. It's how many views you get on your videos. There are many users who put out one video a month and some who do 3 videos a day. The more videos you make, the more views you get, which in turn the more money you make.

The general rule I've read over and over is that for every 1,000 views, you make about $3-5.

Yep. That's why those Let Play videos are so popular. I know Pewdiepie was able to manipulate the system by putting out 1-2 videos a day.