/sarcy mode on
/daft mode on
/sheep mode on
/Interweb may not improve my life mode on

Not quite. Sadly there are quite a few IT industry petrolheads who have this as a sideline and it self funds after a while. So the goal is actually to generate as much content to bring people to his/her blog/vlog/bog as possible and then it kicks off. So the more interesting content that brings page links the better. There are only so many cat videos that the interweb can consume.

In essence you put your videos up online through youtube and adverts appear on the page next to your blather. As you collect a following companies begin to notice your ranking and give you money to have their specific products on your page. Lets say you hit 100,000 of specific followers around a specific market/interest then you can see 10p per advert presented (each time someone visits your page) from really keen sponsors. This before you hit Patreon, tip jar and all the other official begging sites. I understand a typical "donation" is £10-20 as they like and follow you.

Try this URL about how much people can make as a guide. https://www.quora.com/How-much-do-sponsors-usually-pay-YouTubers

So hence the interweb is full of naff Youtube cat videos, self made reviews, unboxings, and what is now referred to as "user generated content". All it needs is an iPhone, 10 GoPro's, 10 suction mounts and most of all talent.

Am I jealous because a few people are making a LOT of money out of it. Does the tax man seed anything out of this digital economy. (yes, no?)

Search for a bloke called Shmee150 who now has his own car collection as a result of his following/advertising. This is not a trivial income and if the wiki page is true then good for him. He also has his own merch (merchandising), Wiki page and I mistakenly clicked on one of his videos for a Taycan the other day. It provoked a strong reaction in me for various reasons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwevvreoNjE&ab_channel=Shmee150 Whineypinhead. (sorry not very kind comment) sitting in his £120k Taycan Turbo in London and complaining about how hard it is to charge. 1st world wazzocks.

His home page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIRgR4iANHI2taJdz8hjwLw the main video being the launch of his Schmueseum where he will keep his cars. (MUST_NOT_PUNCH_SCREEN (again) ) sponsored by eBay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkdzUf-7Vao&ab_channel=Shmee150 (please tell me he did not really say Schmaneva Motor Show......) Really like the interior on the Blue S5 85,000 views.

As you say in the old days they would have been called amateur train enthusiasts or various other terms, now it qualifies as a primary income. Jealous, me, no (yes) but I don't want to see my ugly gob or hear my voice on the Interweb.

For balance there are some really great contributors such as Harrys Garage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C-dSOf0jp4&ab_channel=Harry%27sgarage

/return to generic cynical mode engaged


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