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It's a lot less than I expected, but I think it's more about how difficult it is to grow a channel rather than the amount you get paid per view. The best example is the daily videos you did - I expected the growth to continue a lot longer after that, and not decline so rapidly. I suppose I expected the passive effect to be greater. Very interesting video as always. Hopefully you can hit 100k subscribers next year :)
More than I expected to be honest, especially in the early days. We have UA-cam Premium so we don't see the ads, not sure how that works for channels. Happy to donate a few quid every so often, its just payment for good content! Started following you when you were in Ireland.
I'm not a fan of UA-cam's algorithm but I'm glad it recommended me your channel when you passed through my corner of Ireland! I've recommended your Ireland videos to lots of friends here, and I hope some of them have stuck around to follow you on your continuing adventures.
Been following since the earlier days it’s been wonderful to see you grow, The Nepal videos have been amazing for me it’s something I have always wanted to do but unable to due to home commitments and general health.
You should never feel guilty for making money on UA-cam and putting mid roll ads. You bring so much joy to your viewers, I guarantee none of your subscribers mind a mid roll ad. It’s a strange thing I felt exactly the same with my videos when I first started putting mid roll ads.
Hello Tom and Isabel. I really enjoy your channel and it's lovely to see how grateful you are in what you achieved 😊. I wish you continued success and fun 🙏
I concur with Anita...wishing you every success... When walking around the hills of Lagos Portugal my beloved wife would say..."How far did Tom n Iz walk the other day" ha ha ...you are part of our lives😎👍
You both are amazing with the sound advice. You have exceeded on so many levels. Realizing this may change with your lives as you both are growing. Cheers.
That was very interesting. I hope you can continue to get the correct work/life balance and earn the amount of money it takes to continue creating videos and make a living. Personally I would be gutted if you ever decided to stop, I know that you will probably stop at some time, but I hope that the monetisation of your channel enables you to carry on for some time. The Nepal adventure was absolutely fantastic. Please stay safe you two.
We dont see an end on the horizon, we love sharing these videos. If we can keep supporting ourselves we will keep making the videos. Thanks for the support as always.
That was such an honest appraisal but I wouldn't expect anything else from you guys. I've followed you since you reached Ireland & binge watched all your Scotland videos at that same time for double bubble and I've been hooked ever since! Your videos are part of my daily\weekly routine (whenever they come out) so thanks for keeping me so entertained and enlightened. You are worth every penny you make, and more. Here's to many more videos in the future 😊🍻
This is brilliant guys, a fascinating insight into the world of UA-caming. Your vids are great and you both deserve to be able to fund your travels from the quality films you make.
Thanks Bob, as long as we can keep La Bamba fed we are happy for now! I still can't beleive we get money by putting videos on youtube, kinda blows my mind
Very interesting. Nepal trip was brilliant but delighted to see you back safely (don't know how you did that plane trip,scary). Looking forward to your next adventure and it would be great if you did 2 vlogs per week. Stay safe.
Great insight to a UA-cam channel I never thought you would have made as much but the ads are a God send and sponsors, onwards and upwards great channel!
@@LostInTransit Big time! think I first followed youse in the Ireland tour, I'm close to donegal, if youse decide to come back there is a great few mountains called the 7 sisters youd love it's a great few mountains grouped together 7 of them great two days or so.
Well done on being totally transparent about your earnings as a UA-camr. It's something I, and I'm sure others wondered about, and I don't know anyone else that has been this up front about UA-cam earnings.... Bravo 👏👏. Hopefully your income can grow exponentially. Btw, I do think you should be more up front and regular in advertising where subscribers can donate to help you. It's because they like you, that they want to help you. So there is no need to feel guilty or embarrassed. Simples 😊.
Loved the video as always guys! We are soooo far away from you lol, it's crazy to think how scalable UA-cam is. You guys will be at 100k before you know it ❤️
Great information there mate! You’ve done really well in that short space of time and we know as well as anyone, success on UA-cam is far from predictable. Well done 👌🏼
I’m looking at starting up making some content myself, so this was super helpful. For me the channels I subscribe to are because I feel they’re authentic, the people are the real reason I watch, the destinations help, but the natural enthusiasm always shines through! I also think being a couple helps, I personally like the dynamic of a couple travellling and experiencing this type of life together, looking at my subscriptions (yours included!) there are 10 out of 22 channels that are travelling couples. Well done with your content and keep up the good work!
Thank you. Yeah I agree travel is a backdrop for the human interactions. I think being in a couple has it’s advantages, but also makes it harder if you have a vision of how you want a video to be ext. it is also harder to meet local people. The solo travellers I follow all tend to speak to locals more than the couples. Glad you’re enjoying the videos, and good luck with your channel
Great summary. Amazed that the Nepalese videos aren't getting the views of Norway, given the increase in quality through having more time. There's def a theme to the successful thumbnails... sorry Tom. I watch largely for your hair and mushroom knowledge.
I am very happy you’re doing well. I started watching you when you travelled Norway. Being Norwegian from the north of the country I got so homesick seeing your vids, and you did such a good job selling it with your natural enthusiasm and energi. Will continue watching you, I think you’re great and hope all goes well for you. ❤
Gosh you guys are good. Often wandered how it was done. Love watching your channel when I can't travel. Your van travels have given me lots of ideas and confidence. You are trail blazers for camper travel for us olders!. Really appreciate your honesty and conduct. Stay well, travel widely and have fun.
Hey Tom and Iz, thanks for being so open and honest. Really interesting to see the ups and downs of us fickle viewers! I'm not surprised Norway was a high point, your videos were stunning and I was looking forward to each day, but I can see how much work that would have been. A happy medium needed I guess, your situation travelling is very different from someone sat at home with more time to spare on editing and production. But your content is waaaaaayyyyyy better!
Hi guys. This was honest of you and very interesting. Took a bit of work. Glad to have contributed to the spike in subscribers in Ireland. I subscribed when I saw your first vlog in Mayo and haven't missed one since. I started out watching Max and Lee(rip) which then took me to Eamon and Beck. I plan on binge watching your Scotland vlogs over Christmas. Keep on rollin'.
Thanks so much for sharing this information with us guys. Very honest and transparent of you. I'm so glad that you are both able to support your travels using the youtube content. Onwards and upwards !
This was cool to see and actually a bit more than I thought for the amount of views/subscribers. After watching your Scotland trip it's been great to see the expansion of the channel and your appetite to try new things/new ways of working, e.g. the dailies. Because you've changed things around it was really useful to see the effects of this on the figures. Cool!
Very interesting, thanks. It must seem a little weird but also liberating too to earn a “living” from UA-cam and you gave some great insight on this. There is no question that you deserve it as your videos are top notch. Keep it going if you can! Thank you again 🙏
As an oldish guy, I was very impressed with your IT skills 🐸. I wish you both every success, wherever your travels take you, and sufficient funds to carry on. Loved Isobel's Tash 😊
Wow, all the stats and graphs very professional I say. Knowing how hard it is to MT the loo and find fresh water, folks who have never tried miss that aspect totally, I don’t because I do when we are away and it not always easy! Well done to you both👍👍 Your content is really good and that is why I picked up with you during Covid times when we couldn’t get away. I felt like I was on the road although just sitting in an armchair looking at our van through the window☹ Hope La Bamba is ok when you get back to Romania, good luck and Bon Voyage. Cheers Mike🍷🍷10/10
Hey Guys! Thank you for being raw & honest on something that is so personal. Really inspiring & an eye open for some fellow newbies just starting out on UA-cam, we found this video really helpful. Just subscribed & excited to get to know you more through our screens. lots of love xx
Thank you for sharing guys, it really help to put some prospective on youtube and how fast or slowly things can progress. Defenitly lots of ups and downs but it's easier if you know you're not the only one. Thank you so much
Very informative video glad your travels are being partially funded. You are very honest and it's one of the reasons I love watching you both. No acting for the camera what you see is what you get and that's very refreshing . Good luck on your travels looking forward to more interesting places. God bless and keep safe. Veronica 🇮🇪
You two are brilliant and have cheered me up many a cold winter night so thank you and please keep these amazing videos coming . I myself love seeing your amazing travels and all of the unbelievable view's ❤
It’s so interesting hearing your experience, ours has been similar in terms of up and down instead of exponential but we got hit so bad for taking a few months off. Well done for daily vlogs in Norway, that’s incredible! 👏🏼
Great summary Tom, glad to see you're making it work so well although I can imagine the budget is pretty tight. I think you're right not to worry too much about future financial requirements at the moment, sure saving and investing for the future is great for those who can afford it but seeing how hard you guys are prepared to work, and clearly how bright and capable you both are, there will always be good earning opportunities out there for you you if and when you decide to make earning big money a priority. In the meantime keep enjoying the travelling and each others company and thanks for sharing some of it 👍
Hey guys, just wanted to say thank you for putting out this video! We’re small creators ourselves and have been putting videos out since we left on our van life journey back in July. You talk about the ‘big creators’ but we really look up to you and your content, never mind the ‘big guys’!! You don’t give yourselves enough credit👏🏼 And being vulnerable and honest to talk about money in this video is so inspiring to us! Thank you❤️ Martha & Mitch🚐
Loved this video! It looks like your UA-cam Channel and my UA-cam Channel have had a similar growth path over the last couple of years, which is really inspiring to see. Super solid advice! You're right, don't get caught up in all of the analytics, although sometimes it's really hard not to when the video you just spent a week on putting together is ranking #10 out of the last 10 videos uploaded. Thank you for being so transparent with your growth and numbers. LOVED your videos from Nepal. I went to Nepal for the first time this past September and it was amazing, life changing really.
Thank you. This was informing. I also like your channel and videos in general. I got like 400 subscribers after I just put up a video of a band I like because of their great stage performance. (Think I had 60-70 subscriptions originally.) I’m a musician myself (or use to be) so have tried for 10-15 years to get people interested in what I do. Have made several different UA-cam channels for over a decade. Never been able to get more than like 20-40 subs on any of them before this happened. I don’t really know where to go from here or if I want/should. I can still play some songs and have been live-streaming from street gigs couple of times. But it’s been less views than my other channels with much less subs. I almost had a break in music over ten years ago and had a lot of eyes on me, but at that time people I knew, wasn’t on UA-cam. I think my music time is ending because my hearing is getting bad (hearing aid,) …so I think my UA-cam will be a little of this and a little of that. At the same time if I have had suddenly 400 subs like today ..5 or ten years ago, I would of course try to make something out of it.
Interesting video. Thanks. More or less money? More actually. To be honest though, I wasnt all that sure. For the work involved, you deserve it. ...and At the risk of pointing out the obvious....if you click on your 'popular' videos, the still pictures on the top half dozen indicate a possible trend as to why folk are attracted to watching them......:-)
Its amazing how much effort you have to put in to make a modest income. If in theory you ever reached a point where you exceed the UK personal tax allowance would a youtuber have to pay an income tax on earnings if based in the uk? I guess this doesn't apply if you don't spend the majority of your time in the UK? It would be a big consideration before starting youtube I think. Anyway, keep up the good work guys, love the channel and really appreciate all your hard work x
Everyone has to have a tax residence. So if they weren’t tax resident in the UK, they would be in another country where they would have the same issue of paying income tax.
I came on board the Transit bus in Ireland, I'm staying for the ride! There's plenty of time to get a full stamp in to get a state pension (think it's 37 years at the mo??) Likewise, plenty of time to do a 9-5 to tick the boxes if this journey runs the course. I think as long you're happy to share your lives with us and we watch, it'll work. Flip this on its head, if you were both back in Cornwall and had normo lives and rented a house, would you be much better off after all the bills. I've done a fag packet calculation and reckon not, so let's get on with the journey!
Great what you're doing on such limited earnings! Maybe a nomad job might help a bit, but maybe that gets in the way of the experiences. Re. Pension, don't know if you are aware, the UK state pension you need 35 years full NI, so you've got time to make that up, you can buy voluntary years for about £800. As for private pension, even if you're not a tax payer you can contribute £2880 per annum and this is grossed up to £3600 (essentially £720 free money), you can't touch this until about 57 though. If you ever fancy stopping travelling and buying a property, don't forget Lifetime ISA will give you an extra 25% on top of your money upto £4k (grossed up to £5k each year), can only be used for 1st home.
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It's a lot less than I expected, but I think it's more about how difficult it is to grow a channel rather than the amount you get paid per view. The best example is the daily videos you did - I expected the growth to continue a lot longer after that, and not decline so rapidly. I suppose I expected the passive effect to be greater.
Very interesting video as always. Hopefully you can hit 100k subscribers next year :)
Less than expected.
More than I expected to be honest, especially in the early days. We have UA-cam Premium so we don't see the ads, not sure how that works for channels. Happy to donate a few quid every so often, its just payment for good content! Started following you when you were in Ireland.
Less than I expected. Hope you manage to grow and grow as love to travel with you guys 😊
It’s less than I expected but also made me wonder. I try to skip the adverts if I get the chance. Does this cut into your revenue? Apologies if so.
“Getting recognised in the street” Tom you’re probably two most famous Cornishman since Trevithick 👍🏻🤣🤣
Haha, wonder if they will sing songs about us in 100 years "Driving up Bodmin Beacon, driving down"
I'm not a fan of UA-cam's algorithm but I'm glad it recommended me your channel when you passed through my corner of Ireland! I've recommended your Ireland videos to lots of friends here, and I hope some of them have stuck around to follow you on your continuing adventures.
Snap! Same here.
Great videos from very likeable people. best wishes.
Thanks Josh! ☺️
Sounds like very hard work. Respect.
It is actually a LOT of work, but the perks of the job are pretty good, plus i actually love doing it as well.
Congrats on making it successful, looking forward to seeing more of your
videos, 👍👏
Thanks Michael, hopefully lots more to come!
Been following since the earlier days it’s been wonderful to see you grow, The Nepal videos have been amazing for me it’s something I have always wanted to do but unable to due to home commitments and general health.
Thanks Liam! so nice to have you joining us on our adventures. Nepal was INCREDIBLE, i'm so glad we could share it with you.
Like everything, it's about perseverance.
Ahmen, probably the most important thing in starting a youtube channel!
Thanks guys, your videos are great, glad you’re earning enough off them to get by. Take care.
Cheers Mark. Would say it keeps the wolf from the door, but they struggle to keep up with the van anyway
You should never feel guilty for making money on UA-cam and putting mid roll ads.
You bring so much joy to your viewers, I guarantee none of your subscribers mind a mid roll ad.
It’s a strange thing I felt exactly the same with my videos when I first started putting mid roll ads.
Y’all are the best. Thx for this. Keep it up. Cup of coffee coming your way
Thanks Bit of a Wander, thats too kind. Glad you like the video
Hi Tom and Lis
Thanks for exampling to me how You Tube work's.
Our pleasure! glad we could give you a "behind the scenes" of youtube
I just love your blogs and i hope you get more and more dosh you are both worth it.❤️🤑
Thanks Maura ☺️
Hello Tom and Isabel. I really enjoy your channel and it's lovely to see how grateful you are in what you achieved 😊. I wish you continued success and fun 🙏
Thanks Anita, I hope this channel has a long life ahead of it, we love making and sharing these videos. Here's to success and fun!
@@LostInTransit I'm sure you will succeed 😊
I concur with Anita...wishing you every success...
When walking around the hills of Lagos Portugal my beloved wife would say..."How far did Tom n Iz walk the other day" ha ha ...you are part of our lives😎👍
@@roaminghereandthere 😊
amazing all the subs you've gained in past year...
You both are amazing with the sound advice. You have exceeded on so many levels. Realizing this may change with your lives as you both are growing. Cheers.
That was very interesting. I hope you can continue to get the correct work/life balance and earn the amount of money it takes to continue creating videos and make a living. Personally I would be gutted if you ever decided to stop, I know that you will probably stop at some time, but I hope that the monetisation of your channel enables you to carry on for some time. The Nepal adventure was absolutely fantastic. Please stay safe you two.
We dont see an end on the horizon, we love sharing these videos. If we can keep supporting ourselves we will keep making the videos. Thanks for the support as always.
That was such an honest appraisal but I wouldn't expect anything else from you guys. I've followed you since you reached Ireland & binge watched all your Scotland videos at that same time for double bubble and I've been hooked ever since! Your videos are part of my daily\weekly routine (whenever they come out) so thanks for keeping me so entertained and enlightened. You are worth every penny you make, and more. Here's to many more videos in the future 😊🍻
...and your channel has just crashed through the 5 million views. Astonishing 👏👏👏👏
Thank you for the transparency but its none of our business you are extremely entertaining that's enough love you both🥰😇🤑💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
This is brilliant guys, a fascinating insight into the world of UA-caming. Your vids are great and you both deserve to be able to fund your travels from the quality films you make.
You both deserve way more, very entertaining
Thanks Bob, as long as we can keep La Bamba fed we are happy for now! I still can't beleive we get money by putting videos on youtube, kinda blows my mind
@@LostInTransit 😂 that's the spirit
Hello ! we met a few days ago at the bran castle
Thanks for your honesty. Wish u well. ❤
Very interesting. Nepal trip was brilliant but delighted to see you back safely (don't know how you did that plane trip,scary). Looking forward to your next adventure and it would be great if you did 2 vlogs per week. Stay safe.
Love watching lost in transit myself and bf jim have being following since ye were in Ireland 🇮🇪 😀 🙂 😊
Keep up the good work - we love watching your videos...thank you from Canada...
Thanks Anne, hope you are well in Canada it must be getting pretty cold now
Great insight to a UA-cam channel I never thought you would have made as much but the ads are a God send and sponsors, onwards and upwards great channel!
Yeah! im actually surprised a channel our size earns this much, it makes you wonder just how much some of the bigger channels earn
@@LostInTransit Big time! think I first followed youse in the Ireland tour, I'm close to donegal, if youse decide to come back there is a great few mountains called the 7 sisters youd love it's a great few mountains grouped together 7 of them great two days or so.
I found you guys on your Ireland road trip and I’ve been checking in ever since! Love it x
Well done on being totally transparent about your earnings as a UA-camr. It's something I, and I'm sure others wondered about, and I don't know anyone else that has been this up front about UA-cam earnings....
Bravo 👏👏. Hopefully your income can grow exponentially.
Btw, I do think you should be more up front and regular in advertising where subscribers can donate to help you.
It's because they like you, that they want to help you. So there is no need to feel guilty or embarrassed.
Simples 😊.
Loved the video as always guys! We are soooo far away from you lol, it's crazy to think how scalable UA-cam is. You guys will be at 100k before you know it ❤️
Great information there mate!
You’ve done really well in that short space of time and we know as well as anyone, success on UA-cam is far from predictable.
Well done 👌🏼
I’m looking at starting up making some content myself, so this was super helpful. For me the channels I subscribe to are because I feel they’re authentic, the people are the real reason I watch, the destinations help, but the natural enthusiasm always shines through! I also think being a couple helps, I personally like the dynamic of a couple travellling and experiencing this type of life together, looking at my subscriptions (yours included!) there are 10 out of 22 channels that are travelling couples.
Well done with your content and keep up the good work!
Thank you. Yeah I agree travel is a backdrop for the human interactions. I think being in a couple has it’s advantages, but also makes it harder if you have a vision of how you want a video to be ext. it is also harder to meet local people. The solo travellers I follow all tend to speak to locals more than the couples. Glad you’re enjoying the videos, and good luck with your channel
brilliant channel, hope it works out, you are both entertaining and a good watch, Norway was amazing. More Izzy's sister please she was a riot.
Im sure she will be back before long. Isabel's brother will actually be popping up soon, but he isnt quite a pretty, haha
Congratulations to you both. Hope it goes from strength to strength. You both deserve it.👍😊🇮🇪🇬🇧
Thanks for the info folks. Very informative and useful for us UA-camrs
You two are great. No, wait. You two are heroic! I'm inspired! You have opened my eyes, my heart, and my soul. God bless
Great summary. Amazed that the Nepalese videos aren't getting the views of Norway, given the increase in quality through having more time.
There's def a theme to the successful thumbnails... sorry Tom. I watch largely for your hair and mushroom knowledge.
Yeah, if you look at our top performing videos 👙 you would get the impression people are not interested in mushroom knowledge, haha
Good luck
Hai Isabel en Tom, I like your video’s very much! You don’t have say What your finance is. I hope you het more abonnees!
I am very happy you’re doing well. I started watching you when you travelled Norway. Being Norwegian from the north of the country I got so homesick seeing your vids, and you did such a good job selling it with your natural enthusiasm and energi. Will continue watching you, I think you’re great and hope all goes well for you. ❤
Cracking vlog lots of info on this one 👌💯😊
Gosh you guys are good. Often wandered how it was done. Love watching your channel when I can't travel. Your van travels have given me lots of ideas and confidence. You are trail blazers for camper travel for us olders!. Really appreciate your honesty and conduct. Stay well, travel widely and have fun.
I love what you guys do and how you guys do it. I feel such a happy vibe watching your vlogs. Keep shining!
Well deserved guys. Hope it continues to go from strength to strength 💪
The week I subscribed, I'm 100% sure I walk past you on the Derry Walls, I was told to look you up by a friend that week. Its been great to watch
Great stuff
Yea ! Chilly Girl and boy ! I was waiting your vids ! Got it now ! enjoy ! Have fun !
You guys deserve so much more for your efforts. Hope you're having a great week. Be safe. Sending love from a very wet Cornwall. 😄💙🌊🌧️
Cheers for this! You guys are cool. Happy trails my friends. I am an American living in Nepal. I hope you enjoyed Nepal 🇳🇵. Be well!
Hey Tom and Iz, thanks for being so open and honest. Really interesting to see the ups and downs of us fickle viewers! I'm not surprised Norway was a high point, your videos were stunning and I was looking forward to each day, but I can see how much work that would have been. A happy medium needed I guess, your situation travelling is very different from someone sat at home with more time to spare on editing and production. But your content is waaaaaayyyyyy better!
Congratulations 🎊
Hi guys. This was honest of you and very interesting. Took a bit of work. Glad to have contributed to the spike in subscribers in Ireland. I subscribed when I saw your first vlog in Mayo and haven't missed one since. I started out watching Max and Lee(rip) which then took me to Eamon and Beck. I plan on binge watching your Scotland vlogs over Christmas. Keep on rollin'.
Thanks so much for sharing this information with us guys. Very honest and transparent of you. I'm so glad that you are both able to support your travels using the youtube content. Onwards and upwards !
I did think it would be more than that, hope you smash it this year and get a lot more. Love the videos guys, keep it going 👍
This was cool to see and actually a bit more than I thought for the amount of views/subscribers. After watching your Scotland trip it's been great to see the expansion of the channel and your appetite to try new things/new ways of working, e.g. the dailies. Because you've changed things around it was really useful to see the effects of this on the figures. Cool!
Very interesting, thanks. It must seem a little weird but also liberating too to earn a “living” from UA-cam and you gave some great insight on this. There is no question that you deserve it as your videos are top notch. Keep it going if you can! Thank you again
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As an oldish guy, I was very impressed with your IT skills 🐸. I wish you both every success, wherever your travels take you, and sufficient funds to carry on. Loved Isobel's Tash 😊
Wow, all the stats and graphs very professional I say. Knowing how hard it is to MT the loo and find fresh water, folks who have never tried miss that aspect totally, I don’t because I do when we are away and it not always easy! Well done to you both👍👍 Your content is really good and that is why I picked up with you during Covid times when we couldn’t get away. I felt like I was on the road although just sitting in an armchair looking at our van through the window☹ Hope La Bamba is ok when you get back to Romania, good luck and Bon Voyage. Cheers Mike🍷🍷10/10
Blown away by your honesty again! Really useful thanks so much!
Thank you for the honesty and openess guys, really interesting to watch this! ✌
Glad you enjoyed it
Hey Guys! Thank you for being raw & honest on something that is so personal. Really inspiring & an eye open for some fellow newbies just starting out on UA-cam, we found this video really helpful. Just subscribed & excited to get to know you more through our screens. lots of love xx
Thank you for sharing guys, it really help to put some prospective on youtube and how fast or slowly things can progress. Defenitly lots of ups and downs but it's easier if you know you're not the only one. Thank you so much
Been with you from n.ireland and you deserve all you're success lz &Tom..well done.👍🍀
Niiiice! You go guys. We are in our first few months on the tube. Watching this one on the full screen together to study. Excited 😆
Very informative video glad your travels are being partially funded. You are very honest and it's one of the reasons I love watching you both. No acting for the camera what you see is what you get and that's very refreshing . Good luck on your travels looking forward to more interesting places. God bless and keep safe. Veronica 🇮🇪
Well done guys . Thanks for the update really interesting . Keep on keeping on. Love the updates
Honesty above eveyrthing else! Thanks and finally subscribing "Lost In Transit" :)
You two are brilliant and have cheered me up many a cold winter night so thank you and please keep these amazing videos coming . I myself love seeing your amazing travels and all of the unbelievable view's ❤
It’s so interesting hearing your experience, ours has been similar in terms of up and down instead of exponential but we got hit so bad for taking a few months off. Well done for daily vlogs in Norway, that’s incredible! 👏🏼
Wow. That was a surprise. We are both pleased for you. Very well done. A great year indeed. Good not to mention the woke trolls. 🤣🤣
Great summary Tom, glad to see you're making it work so well although I can imagine the budget is pretty tight. I think you're right not to worry too much about future financial requirements at the moment, sure saving and investing for the future is great for those who can afford it but seeing how hard you guys are prepared to work, and clearly how bright and capable you both are, there will always be good earning opportunities out there for you you if and when you decide to make earning big money a priority. In the meantime keep enjoying the travelling and each others company and thanks for sharing some of it 👍
Wow an excellent explanatory video I was wondering where you had gone you’ve made my day thanks so much 👍🏻🇮🇪☘️
Hey guys, just wanted to say thank you for putting out this video!
We’re small creators ourselves and have been putting videos out since we left on our van life journey back in July.
You talk about the ‘big creators’ but we really look up to you and your content, never mind the ‘big guys’!! You don’t give yourselves enough credit👏🏼
And being vulnerable and honest to talk about money in this video is so inspiring to us!
Thank you❤️ Martha & Mitch🚐
I just read your comment and subscribed
Love how honest you guys are and love your content too!!!❤
👏 well done very honest appraisal , great what u guys have seen and achieved ‘ hope ye come back to the Emerald Isle some day 🍀
love your honesty - keeping it real :D
Thanks for sharing all you have learned and your earnings! All so good to know... especially the tips at the end :)
Really interesting video. Hope it continues to go well.
Thanks for sharing. Was wondering what the economics of this was.... Fingers crossed you see further growth in subscribers and views.
Ireland was good for yous 👍👍🇮🇪
Excellent guys
Well done Tom & Izzy. I hope your channel continues to grow.
Love your videos 🙂
Great overview Tom, detailed and interesting 🙂
Great video. Thank you.
Hello me Lovelys I was wondering what you were doing..it will be good to have ye back .. Stay Free and Safe Travels 😀 greetings from 🇮🇪
Loved this video! It looks like your UA-cam Channel and my UA-cam Channel have had a similar growth path over the last couple of years, which is really inspiring to see. Super solid advice! You're right, don't get caught up in all of the analytics, although sometimes it's really hard not to when the video you just spent a week on putting together is ranking #10 out of the last 10 videos uploaded. Thank you for being so transparent with your growth and numbers. LOVED your videos from Nepal. I went to Nepal for the first time this past September and it was amazing, life changing really.
ah Tom i thought you and Iz were making 50k a day lol joking good video and well explained 100k subs on the horizon
I am a big fan of lost in transit ❤❤❤
Hey you guys are doing great,you are so funny but you work really hard.Keep us all entertained pleas😂😂😂😂👍
Thank you.
This was informing. I also like your channel and videos in general.
I got like 400 subscribers after I just put up a video of a band I like because of their great stage performance. (Think I had 60-70 subscriptions originally.)
I’m a musician myself (or use to be) so have tried for 10-15 years to get people interested in what I do. Have made several different UA-cam channels for over a decade. Never been able to get more than like 20-40 subs on any of them before this happened.
I don’t really know where to go from here or if I want/should. I can still play some songs and have been live-streaming from street gigs couple of times. But it’s been less views than my other channels with much less subs.
I almost had a break in music over ten years ago and had a lot of eyes on me, but at that time people I knew, wasn’t on UA-cam.
I think my music time is ending because my hearing is getting bad (hearing aid,) …so I think my UA-cam will be a little of this and a little of that. At the same time if I have had suddenly 400 subs like today ..5 or ten years ago, I would of course try to make something out of it.
Superb!!!
Yay
Go Tom thanks guys
Beautiful
Love your channel..
Interesting video. Thanks. More or less money? More actually. To be honest though, I wasnt all that sure. For the work involved, you deserve it.
...and At the risk of pointing out the obvious....if you click on your 'popular' videos, the still pictures on the top half dozen indicate a possible trend as to why folk are attracted to watching them......:-)
Its amazing how much effort you have to put in to make a modest income. If in theory you ever reached a point where you exceed the UK personal tax allowance would a youtuber have to pay an income tax on earnings if based in the uk? I guess this doesn't apply if you don't spend the majority of your time in the UK? It would be a big consideration before starting youtube I think. Anyway, keep up the good work guys, love the channel and really appreciate all your hard work x
Everyone has to have a tax residence. So if they weren’t tax resident in the UK, they would be in another country where they would have the same issue of paying income tax.
Your to honest
Cool
I came on board the Transit bus in Ireland, I'm staying for the ride! There's plenty of time to get a full stamp in to get a state pension (think it's 37 years at the mo??) Likewise, plenty of time to do a 9-5 to tick the boxes if this journey runs the course. I think as long you're happy to share your lives with us and we watch, it'll work. Flip this on its head, if you were both back in Cornwall and had normo lives and rented a house, would you be much better off after all the bills. I've done a fag packet calculation and reckon not, so let's get on with the journey!
Great what you're doing on such limited earnings! Maybe a nomad job might help a bit, but maybe that gets in the way of the experiences.
Re. Pension, don't know if you are aware, the UK state pension you need 35 years full NI, so you've got time to make that up, you can buy voluntary years for about £800. As for private pension, even if you're not a tax payer you can contribute £2880 per annum and this is grossed up to £3600 (essentially £720 free money), you can't touch this until about 57 though.
If you ever fancy stopping travelling and buying a property, don't forget Lifetime ISA will give you an extra 25% on top of your money upto £4k (grossed up to £5k each year), can only be used for 1st home.
I’d agree on the pension piece. Even a small amount compounding over 30 years will make a difference.