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Youtube pays people peanuts!

posted 5 years ago by [deleted]
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I got a video that now has 1.5 million views and over 5,000 comments. You'd think that would mean a good paycheck, but it's only up to $211 USD.

It's a nice bonus for a video that was hardly any work, but what about all those who put hours of work into a video and struggle to get 100,000 views? Do they get $20?

[–] FredBurroughs (19645) 5 years ago

I'll let you know when one of my videos cracks six figures.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

How much has this guy made ??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmtzQCSh6xk

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

maybe zero, the song is not his property.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

That's disappointing.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

He would have had to have worked out a deal with the music company, otherwise they could say 'remove our video' or 'we claim all monetary rights'.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

he deserves recognition for his talent.

[–] FredBurroughs (19645) 5 years ago

Probably not that much from this video since it was on the internet before Youtube was.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

So 31 million views for nothing

[–] actionkamen (23176) 5 years ago

Tell that to PieDewPay!