So you admit that you are pushing people to quit their jobs to sell out on youtube. The fact that you shill for courses in your description, that you call it a "job" is laughable. You are doing what every other loser did that cannot hack it in a 9/5, selling out instead of just finding a passion, and no, shilling is not a job. Look at you bruv, you use the same tired clickbait titles, thumbnails, red arrows, and cringe pog faces on all your videos. You are soulless, and spit in the eye of what this site was made for. It was made for hobbiests and fun videos, not losers that wanna get paid for playing on the computer all day. Stop perpetuating this cycle. Notifications are off, good luck replying.
lol, i thought i spelt it wrong lol. anyway, very true. my earnings earn right down. i could never quit my job for youtube. its just insane. unless i earn more than my daily job. and earning to the extent. but reality, not there yet.
I went full time way too early and got myself into a whole bunch of financial trouble for a couple years, I was so broke I couldn't eat sometimes. I don't regret it one bit now because it forced me to find a way to make it work and now I'm in a really good place doing what I love. If you want to take the island, burn the boats.
I didn’t quit my job for UA-cam, but I did quit it for a failed business. Some days I go hungry. 😢 If anyone who is contemplating quitting your job. Don’t do it until you have a really good emergency fund, and you have all your basic needs taken care of. I could be homeless soon
You have to be very lucky to actually earn a living on UA-cam, don't quit your job for UA-cam unless you know what you're doing. From the stories I've heard, people that quit their job for UA-cam are people who already have a huge following and are sure that they can pay everything even during low points where their channels aren't doing great. (Also inspirational speaker and influencers who write books are full of bullshit, don't trust them)
This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my UA-cam channel 9 months ago about self development. Now I have 1,528 subs and > 1,000 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place.
Thank you for the transparency! It's so true! I've been gaining more and more views for 12 months straight without increasing ad revenue (hopefully it will go up soon) so it is very unpredictable for sure. I still think it is worth it, but creating a consistent income and have multiple income streams have really helped me get that stability and not base my mood too much on the ad revenue alone. Helps me focus on just continuing to create good videos. :)
Thank you so much for confirming that being a UA-cam creator is out of my depth. I think the core desire of not wanting to start a business translates to not wanting to be a UA-camr quite easily.
wow i lov how transparent you are..ive had this same up n down struggle with UA-cam revenue as we speak im in a downward spiral of losing money each day n this is after having a great month in March. its incredibly frustrating..at one point I thought my my channel got semi demonitized or something or maybe i have violations i don't know
Awesome video Greg, so many people talk about how easy it is to start a video online, so it's nice to see someone being honest about their transition from a job into starting a business 😀 more like this please 😀
@@GregPreece annoying seems like even my older videos that were bringing in tons of views aren't even getting seen..im really not sure seems my videos are being hidden even if they rank which is crazy🤷🏾♀️
I think you’re right even if I am a UA-camr, you still have to get ready to fix the fact that UA-cam moderation is whack and you could lose your job at any point you also shouldn’t get out early at your job for UA-cam so that you have some money before you start your partner program. Have it beside you before you have it as a full-time job
I think it's all about how you prepared prior quitting your job. Quitting your jo is one thing and quitting being UA-camrs is even worst so, just don't quite, keep going and posts more and more video and you'll do good
I've been self employed for over 30 years, and all those things you said are true, but the flexibility and freedom you have being self employed makes it worth it. It helps to have an employed wife with a stable income though 🙂 Right now, I'm trying to get to a point that my one day a week UA-cam hobby pays for the one day a week I don't work because of UA-cam. I don't think I'll ever get there by UA-cam alone, but that's fine, that's why it's a hobby.
True UA-camrs are just hiding these facts to get more views why im thinking of going back to a real job to have a more secure income plus get social life again with a lot of benefits so if youtube decides to do whatever it wants no problem if you have a regular job.
This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my UA-cam channel 5 months ago about self development. Now I have 317 subs and almost > 100 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I couldn’t have learned without getting started in the 1st place.
UA-cam track them using IP address and browser cache of the viewer. If it is from the same viewer, NO.. the creator don't get that extra count and ad revenue as well.
i quit youtube cause no one wants to see my trash skill talent quality it dont matter this platform is dystopian and souless if you plan to quit go with it either finish last projects or quit no one gonna miss you if you quit i learned once a nobody always a nobody
@@GregPreece the negative perspective is just a tip of the top of the iceberg things bellow it are way worse how bad well depressing dystopian dark and hopeless you gonna think its not so bad well being an illegal immigrant cause of expired documents and everyone refuses to help or point to right direction just one big void
I think ego came into it. I didn’t want to start back from 0 subscribers again. I actually think that if you make good videos then UA-cam will find an audience to put them in front of. It’s hard if you pivot and may take time for UA-cam to find you a new audience though. I think my pivot helped me realise that my videos aren’t good enough. I’d gotten lazy and comfortable because I had an existing audience. So this pivot has forced me to work hard at becoming a better video maker which in the long run I think will be a good thing
@@GregPreece idk im not too busy anymore with youtube cuz I been unable to combine it with fulltime work.. that lead up to health issues so I just stopped doing what I did
Yes I know I misspelled it 🤦♂️
🤣🤣🤣 I wonder whether that was on purpose?!! Good for engagement. Maybe we should have a typo bingo on future videos.
So you admit that you are pushing people to quit their jobs to sell out on youtube.
The fact that you shill for courses in your description, that you call it a "job" is laughable. You are doing what every other loser did that cannot hack it in a 9/5, selling out instead of just finding a passion, and no, shilling is not a job.
Look at you bruv, you use the same tired clickbait titles, thumbnails, red arrows, and cringe pog faces on all your videos. You are soulless, and spit in the eye of what this site was made for.
It was made for hobbiests and fun videos, not losers that wanna get paid for playing on the computer all day. Stop perpetuating this cycle.
Notifications are off, good luck replying.
lol, i thought i spelt it wrong lol.
anyway, very true. my earnings earn right down. i could never quit my job for youtube. its just insane.
unless i earn more than my daily job. and earning to the extent. but reality, not there yet.
And zoomed in on it several times. Amazing.
i didnt even notice spelt wrong
I went full time way too early and got myself into a whole bunch of financial trouble for a couple years, I was so broke I couldn't eat sometimes. I don't regret it one bit now because it forced me to find a way to make it work and now I'm in a really good place doing what I love. If you want to take the island, burn the boats.
Wow that’s deep!!!
wow. like your stuff man. good value.
subbed to watch and learn later.
@@bohemianprince7944 Thanks mate!
Damn that's totally relatable in so many ways! Glad you're in a dope place now.
Great motivation, I'm planning on going full time one day on UA-cam
I think youtube a would great way to supplement/promote an existing business. It should not be the business itself.
I didn’t quit my job for UA-cam, but I did quit it for a failed business. Some days I go hungry. 😢 If anyone who is contemplating quitting your job. Don’t do it until you have a really good emergency fund, and you have all your basic needs taken care of. I could be homeless soon
I am praying for you! The same thing happened to me, and now I am jjust getting by. God will take care of you, your heart seems good.
You have to be very lucky to actually earn a living on UA-cam, don't quit your job for UA-cam unless you know what you're doing. From the stories I've heard, people that quit their job for UA-cam are people who already have a huge following and are sure that they can pay everything even during low points where their channels aren't doing great.
(Also inspirational speaker and influencers who write books are full of bullshit, don't trust them)
if you have absolute no following forget about earning at all
True
Yeah you have to be sure. I advise UA-camrs to build up other income streams do that they aren’t dependent on UA-cam views every month
You have to be extremely skilled.
This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my UA-cam channel 9 months ago about self development. Now I have 1,528 subs and > 1,000 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place.
Thank you for the transparency! It's so true! I've been gaining more and more views for 12 months straight without increasing ad revenue (hopefully it will go up soon) so it is very unpredictable for sure. I still think it is worth it, but creating a consistent income and have multiple income streams have really helped me get that stability and not base my mood too much on the ad revenue alone. Helps me focus on just continuing to create good videos. :)
Thank you so much for confirming that being a UA-cam creator is out of my depth. I think the core desire of not wanting to start a business translates to not wanting to be a UA-camr quite easily.
I went full time on UA-cam 1 month ago and already seeing great results. Not sleeping and have no money for food, thanks for asking
wow i lov how transparent you are..ive had this same up n down struggle with UA-cam revenue as we speak im in a downward spiral of losing money each day n this is after having a great month in March. its incredibly frustrating..at one point I thought my my channel got semi demonitized or something or maybe i have violations i don't know
Awesome video Greg, so many people talk about how easy it is to start a video online, so it's nice to see someone being honest about their transition from a job into starting a business 😀 more like this please 😀
Thanks Robin. I just wanted to bring some honesty to the space 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it
my UA-cam earnings keep dropping too i really don't know why..i got paid more when i had 5000 subscribers than i get with 19+ subscribers
It’s tough to see isn’t it?
Do you know why your views are dropping?
@@GregPreece annoying seems like even my older videos that were bringing in tons of views aren't even getting seen..im really not sure seems my videos are being hidden even if they rank which is crazy🤷🏾♀️
@@ASSEENBYSB maybe competition came in and made newer versions of your old videos?
I think you’re right even if I am a UA-camr, you still have to get ready to fix the fact that UA-cam moderation is whack and you could lose your job at any point you also shouldn’t get out early at your job for UA-cam so that you have some money before you start your partner program. Have it beside you before you have it as a full-time job
The fickleness of UA-cam is the reason why no matter how much money I make I don’t think I ever want to only rely on UA-cam for money
I agree, such an underrated video.
I appreciate your openness.
I think it's all about how you prepared prior quitting your job. Quitting your jo is one thing and quitting being UA-camrs is even worst so, just don't quite, keep going and posts more and more video and you'll do good
I've been self employed for over 30 years, and all those things you said are true, but the flexibility and freedom you have being self employed makes it worth it. It helps to have an employed wife with a stable income though 🙂
Right now, I'm trying to get to a point that my one day a week UA-cam hobby pays for the one day a week I don't work because of UA-cam. I don't think I'll ever get there by UA-cam alone, but that's fine, that's why it's a hobby.
True UA-camrs are just hiding these facts to get more views why im thinking of going back to a real job to have a more secure income plus get social life again with a lot of benefits so if youtube decides to do whatever it wants no problem if you have a regular job.
Young people want to believe the Get Rich Quick (without working) Myth. Very sad.
This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my UA-cam channel 5 months ago about self development. Now I have 317 subs and almost > 100 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I couldn’t have learned without getting started in the 1st place.
You say this comment everywhere.this the second time I am seeing 😂😂😂😂it and you said it on a lady channel. Anyways more grace and courage
Yawn. You and 10 million others. Why would anyone take life advice from a complete stranger?
If I watch a particular video twice does the UA-camr get credit for 2 views or only 1 since they are from the same person?
UA-cam track them using IP address and browser cache of the viewer. If it is from the same viewer, NO.. the creator don't get that extra count and ad revenue as well.
@@joejohn404 Thanks for the info. There are a few that I have watched multiple times and I always wondered if they got credit. Oh well.....
Yes growing a channel is hard i have 49 subscribers since last year. But i had to quit the job was suffocating me. I hope i will soon
Finally someone who actually did, what all of the gurus talk about.
Grifters*
Well I never had a job so it can't get worse
Hahaha 🤣
i quit youtube cause no one wants to see my trash
skill talent quality it dont matter this platform is dystopian and souless
if you plan to quit go with it either finish last projects or quit no one gonna miss you if you quit
i learned once a nobody always a nobody
Ouch, that’s a pretty negative perspective on things.
You don’t think you’ll ever come back to trying UA-cam?
@@GregPreece the negative perspective is just a tip of the top of the iceberg things bellow it are way worse how bad well depressing dystopian dark and hopeless you gonna think its not so bad well being an illegal immigrant cause of expired documents and everyone refuses to help or point to right direction
just one big void
I love those stories
You are really doing a great job
Thank you for watching. I’m glad you enjoy them 🙂
Every month from your employer??? I need mines every week
why didn't you start a second channel? instead of changing your niche on this channel?
I think ego came into it. I didn’t want to start back from 0 subscribers again.
I actually think that if you make good videos then UA-cam will find an audience to put them in front of. It’s hard if you pivot and may take time for UA-cam to find you a new audience though.
I think my pivot helped me realise that my videos aren’t good enough. I’d gotten lazy and comfortable because I had an existing audience.
So this pivot has forced me to work hard at becoming a better video maker which in the long run I think will be a good thing
Is this the same channel that used to be called START STARTING UP ?. Your voice & face look familiar
That’s right, you got me 🙂
Thank you for sharing, great story!
Thanks for watching Genc!
True! It’s easy to just show off the good stuff!
I QUITTED MY JOB FOR UA-cam .... I DON'T LIE
Amazing candid video Greg - so refreshing, thank you!
all the best, i totally get what youre saying..
Ah sad to see the views dropped
Yeah it sucks. I’m working on it to get them back up though! 💪
Are there any topics you’d like to see videos on in the future?
@@GregPreece idk im not too busy anymore with youtube cuz I been unable to combine it with fulltime work.. that lead up to health issues so I just stopped doing what I did
How can I make money on UA-cam
Watch my videos
hello sir good day from Godbee , sir can youtube pay me through western union
I still watch UA-cam
sooo what’s this about
That’s my goal is UA-cam full time
Keep working at it, it’s possible.
How long have you been doing UA-cam for?
My finaces are all messed up
You are a Lion Greg!
Love the honesty
you can just do a UA-cam as a hobby and then get a job alongside a real job!
Make more motivated
No one sees the struggle!
Good talk
Get a real job bruv, the online world is not worth it. Go out and explore, save up money and travel
Ooh SNNAPP
Hopefully you get some money or an job soon
Thanks 🙏
@@GregPreece your welcome bro hope for your future
@@RyanWRoehlAKZoomberBoomer you too man!
@@GregPreece Si amingo
I love and enjoy your content. I dropped a request to join your community 💓
subbed
Glad to have you here ✊
No one lies you accept untrue information ppl need to keep their real jobs not sure why you folks fall in to the fantasy life
Love your videos 😍
Love your comments 😍
My guy!
My guy!
Awesome video
You’re awesome 🙏
First spell FINANCES right! Lol not FINACES!
Cool video!! I hope I get to monetize my channel 🫡
The is a couple who are UA-camrs. Who both do UA-cam full time and only have 54,000 subscribers how is that possible?
UA-cam is hard! I'm sure they will grow faster as they get more experienced on UA-cam
Cause they aren't getting marketed
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first.
OMG
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There's so much information that goes into UA-cam there's so much to digest
@@LIVINUSROY yeah it can be tough. Just take it day by day and over time you’ll make a big impact
I see UA-cam as a hobby not a job it’s like saying being a pornstar is a job
Actually it is. Being in an influencer is also a job,it is 2024..wake up. Things are different compared 10 years ago