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_"Luckily me playing video games fortunately makes more money than it takes to do that"_
Remember when there was a time when Connor didnt play video game regularly on Twitch and a certain Mouse had to drag him into doing it more regularly? Pepperidge Farms remembers.
twitch money is small in comparison to youtube money hes just happy that it does exist at least.
@@itsomegali5342 In the video, Connor literally says that he can use the money earned on twitch to finance his youtube videos, because it "makes more money than it takes to do that", where "that" is making the youtube videos. 1:50 ish. The youtube videos don't earn him enough without sponsors. Probably because of ad restrictions.
@@itsomegali5342 it is indeed small. but if you're at the top of twitch, Like literally how he is, it's much more lucrative than making videos.
@@itsomegali5342 streaming money is way more than youtube money. His views on his videos are not massive like other creators.
@@NemuruYama Yes, but it's a bit different. On UA-cam he's having trouble making some of the videos profitable because he's expending so much money on them, either because the idea itself is expensive or because hiring people is expensive, while on Twitch, he can often just sit around and play video-games for 13 hours, which doesn't cost him any money.
It's similar to Mr. Beast, he's using the easy and cheap content to fund, or help fund his more creative and expensive ideas for his YT videos, who in turn serve as publicity for himself and his Twitch streams.
I wish UA-cam would bring back the subtitle system
Copyright issues, people stole subtitles
The timing was kinda annoying how it worked out. Yt removed the subtitle system just before vtubers started to blow up
@@idealicfool Yeah, Kizuna Ai was legendary for having fans who would sub her videos super fast and collectively back when she was more legit, someone like Korone or Haachama would have 100% had full English subs for every video if UA-cam just kept the functionality.
@@pizzalord4858you can't steal subtitles or copyright them
I remember working so hard on captioning some Binging With Babish videos and I don’t think I’m even credited now :(
Cool perspective on the business side of content creation!
yeah i remember hearing something similar with mr. beast videos like most sponsors can't afford to pay for the spot in videos because that video will be watched by 100million - 300 million that have super high retention so he has to branch out and make other money ventures like the chocolate, and tech start ups. but even then some deals end up pretty bad like the mr.beast burger that never paid him a cent and had low QC from the online app. i imagine connor and other are similar like trying to make a clothing brand, shaving/ soap products, i'm kinda surprised other cities don't offer sponsor ship deals for the rv trips, biking series. i think the figure special do help out as well as the cafe ones. but most sponsor only want to do one video a month so when the schedule is like 5 - 10 video or more it's harder to keep it consistent but that is what the managers are for going out to fight for cool sponsors.
Actually suffering from success
It's not "can't" it's "won't", because google devalued the entire internet advertisement model. Rubbish advertisers would rather spend $1000 pushing gacha/dropship on 100's of low traffic channels so they get their middle-man cut than put that on a single influencer. Only really large sponsors of legitimate products are willing to pay big money, but they don't to put their ads on content that contains profanity or potentially disparages someone/something, especially in Japan.
While I was typing this comment I got an ad for some ai-waifu game. That's what is being advertised to people watching cdawg.
..this is honestly sad to hear but it makes sense, i guess the main youtube wouldnt be much focused now
"I wish that every stream was a banger" Connor....bro. they usually are tho. I don't think I've disliked a single stream I've watched despite not liking the game cause you're genuinely entertaining ❤
Not that Connor will ever read this but don’t be afraid to do simpler videos. My favourite videos ever from your channel were just you doing stuff around your house / talking to the camera. Having a more complex and expensive production doesn’t necessarily make the video better.
The problem is that in a lot of situations streaming on twitch does not grow organically, but you need a constant stream of new people discovering you. In the case of connor it is his yt channel and following that brings people. Without that and only doing twitch i fell like he would slowly die off.
nope he won't, he has already established himself as a streamer. He edit his streaming videos and uploads it on youtube. His main channel isn't growing that much and he isn't uploading that often either. Once you are established yourself, you are not going to die off.
Streamers stay visible by having clips and shorts flying around, which brings in new people. I think people can continue to grow as a streamer. Connor has stopped focusing on his main channel but maybe he's just scaling things up.
@@shadmanbashar6067 He doesn't edit them lol.
Uber eats should really sponsor. And McDonald 's. After cyclethon sponsors should be lining up. That Connor has such an involved fan base.
Has he considered doing the streaming on youtube and twitch? Unless they walked that back already.
He is signed as a Twitch streamer, don't think he is allowed to stream on Twitch and UA-cam at the same time
@@rebucato3142Twitch no longer has an exclusivity clause in its contract for partners
@@rebucato3142 i think his contract might have already ended with twitch but he doesnt want the split chat/communities that come with multi-streaming
@@samuelwillows3757 People who only watch UA-cam will never follow him to Twitch. What he needs to avoid is simulcasting aka streaming on both at the same time. I've seen people do this a lot and it was disastrous. Especially the insistence of making UA-cam chat second class citizen.
There's a reason almost nobody does it.
It's not a particularly great idea as the platform friction is insane. You need to put in significant effort into making the experience identical on both platforms and even then youtube viewers don't throw money at male streamers quite like they do on twitch. Different audiences with different expectations. The effort to set it up only to make 1-2% of what he makes on twitch isn't worth it.
If it was you'd see everybody doing it or at least a lot more than currently do it.
It “loses money” by itself. What is not really mentioned is that those videos bring in a larger audience and those people then watch more videos and maybe sub on twitch or buy a shirt or whatever. Its effectively a marketing expense.
Unsponsorable
1hr of work here is 1$
Does Twitch pay Connor in USD or Yen? The yen isn't doing too great either, so it does mean projects cost more too.
Twitch generally pays in USD in my experience 🤔 but that just means he has conversion fees for each pay-out.
Looks like you need more
What's that noise at 3:08 ?
ironmouse i think?
just ironmouse saying hello
And iron rodent
Weird flex but ok. I wish I had money to loose to bro.
Connor: I loose money making videos
The video: 50K apartment in Japan tour😮😮😮
Not Nice
tax write off
tax write offs dont solve everything, (unless youre a multi millionare or billionare)
tax writeoffs don't decrease the cost of expenses
People really need to inform themselves what a tax write off is.
It doesn't mean the government pays for your costs, it just means you can get a specific percentage of consumer tax refunded, if you bought something for your company/work purposes.
you could save alot using ai for the translation and just have someone check it over
10k lol
yea youtube is not really a good place to upload to it seems anymore? Also to the commenter who said make more money, what do you mean? Do you mean that he should make more money through youtube? Should he kickstart something? Take a job? What?
Rob a bank?
@@TheRedKnight101 or that
I believe the chatter was being sarcastic. And while youtube has its many many issues, there is no other competitor for anyone to go to. Google has the entire monopoly on hosting internet videos.
high production content has never been profitable on youtube for the majority of content creators.
And again as Connor said, it's not as if his own financial is in the red because of the videos, it just that main channel videos aren't profitable due to it's high cost, and that he has patchwork solutions by using the money he got from sponsors and his second channel/streaming to fund his other projects.
And that is the reality of content creation, be it a small youtuber or a big giant media corporate.
@@masonguyman3074 True, but it seems to be slowly loosing power.
It's called a "loss leader", the video itself might lose money but it brings people to the stream and publicizes other things.
So it's not a loss, it's slightly dishonest to claim that the video costs more than it makes. It might create less direct revenue than what it costs to produce, sure but it brings revenue in indirect means.
its better to have livestream as the loss leader than the videos
That's all supposing the video gets recommended, but if it flops or doesn't hit the algorithm, it doesn't bring in new people.
The way Connor Mention it seems to be Correct in my Ears...
-Video on UA-cam are not Making Enough Income by themself, so it Requires Funding from Elsewhere to make it Sustainable.
-"Loss Leader" Cdawg is not Necessarily doing that as he is Trying to Find Sponsors to make it Profitable
(But is Fortunate Enough to let some Videos go in the Red due to the External Funding he Can Provide...)
I really dont know how he is in this situation. Most of the videos I see on his channel are not that high budget.
His costs are mainly paying his staff
some of them are literally spending a couple thousand ($1000 gacha and other buys)
A lot of times it's the "behind the scenes" type of stuff that you might not think of. Stuff like having to rent out a space for a day, or rent a vehicle, or pay a full team of editors.
he is paying his editors and a proper translation. Legit translators aren't cheap. Sometimes he also brings a cameraman/crew that he needs to pay too.
While some places might just need a permit to record, some places also ask you to rent the place or have a minimal order amount to cover cost/sales.
@@bohlam6c Still it's not close to how much a video gets on revenue.
Also the fact that he has low sponsors 💀💀💀
Sorry, not going to lose sleep over this "issue."
You know, honestly, I think it’s cool to put money and production into videos and stuff, but if I were a UA-camr, I don’t ever want to turn my channel into a business. To me, it’s a capture of my growth as a person and my life, and I feel like people value that connection above anything. I understand the appeal, but the starvation I have for watching people grow is just so deep that even good content doesn’t feel fulfilling after watching it sometimes.
people need money in their life. Unless you are doing youtube as a hobby to record your growth then yeah but if it is your only income source then yeah it becomes your business.
Not to throw shade at Connor but that just means you are not running your business efficiently. Times are fucking tough, and just like he said in the video everything is expensive. But if you are losing money that means you need to simply scale back. I mean we are on UA-cam, the most approachable way to create for the broadest range of audience. Some of the most popular channels are commentary like Mutahar or MoistCharlie, who just kinda turn on the camera and talk. That's not your style of video and that's fine, but even when you consider something absurd like MrBeast, he started off with videos that he could do and edit alone and upscaled to what he is now. How about closer to home, Connor himself, he used to do videos that realistically cost 0$ but required time and effort to record and edit of course. That's how EVERY UA-camr started. How about reverting step by step to that style of content? Until you are in the sweet spot where you make satisfactory content that pays for itself way easier.
I think there is a misunderstanding due to the lack of explanation he can give, but also a lack of background knowledge (not calling you out, it's not like you are in the field).
Connor is mostly a streamer (he is also a very large UA-camr, but the focus seems to be streaming). Saying he should scale back UA-cam is like telling a company to scale back ads because they only lose money with them, which is only true if you take an isolated look at them. Now videos are different as they generate their own revenue, but my point is that they don't just exist to make money on their own.
What most streamers do is have someone run their UA-cam channel and they make all or most of the revenue of it, but don't have to deal with editing, thumbnails etc.
If you want the sad reality, the main reason why a lot of channels can afford high quality editing while still making a big profit is because the editors are highly underpaid. Just for comparison, a professional thumbnail can quickly scale up in cost to 300-500$, per video. On the flipside, most artists take 20-30 or they have no customers. And with editing it's the same. Editing hours worth of footage down to 20 minute video can easily cost a couple thousand, but if you look for a cheap editor it will take a while, but you'll find one from a third world country that does the entire video for $300 (heck, some even go as low as 50-100). I don't think I need to explain why this is harmful.
So in summary, if someone pays proper prices, the entire revenue of a 20-25 minute 1 million view video that was originally 5-10 hours of footage is just gone. But again, this only talks about that particular video, isolated from everything else.
I think Connor is doing the main channel videos more for fun rather than for profit. I mean, he himself said it, he has other ways to make more money than doing the videos. If he really wanted more money, he'd rather just stream every single day and earn money through that but he doesn't. If he's itching to post the video without waiting for a sponsor, then I think that in itself is a reason enough that he does it for fun.
Well, as an individual, he doesn't lose money. He still has a positive income.
It's like some companies can carry through some side businesses bc the main business makes enough money.
It is not inefficient in the sense that it is prestigeous and gives people a good impression of him and his content. You don't always shut down a department in your company because it's standalone net gain is in the minus.
And with a sponsor, not even every single video might make red numbers.
It generally creates eyes on him, garner fans who pay for other suff like subscriptions and merch or watch TT.... It's basically good for marketing.
And probably also good for him mentally, because he has fun doing it.
There are so many gaming streamers, if that was his only content it would possibly go stale for him and us. Investing in nice videos isn't a bad choice.
Thank god you are not a big figure from a big Company... Or at least I hope you aren't. The focus on not making money on every single upload equating to "cut the quality" is very bad, literally the reason why people hate big companies. His channel isn't his main form of revenue, it is instead a form of advertise his streams and brand.
UA-cam give you money for successful videos and all, but like Crunchyroll putting anime on their yt channel, they want you to eventually engage with them in a more financial meaningful way. Or if that doesn't happen, your viewership or even word of mouth makes someone else notice him and then he gets money.
Official subtitling is something I feel could definitely get cut to reduce spending, I wouldn’t think it’s worth it
I think he meant that for a lot of his content, he needs to properly translate when there's japanese
For accessibility reasons, I very disagree
Proper subtitling and transcription these days are the norm everywhere online and should be because it helps for accessibility reasons but also for people whose first language is not English. Subtitles make it easier to understand in that regard.
@@hornitako7006 ah, that makes more sense
He is usually interacting with Japanese people in his videos so I think subtitles are kinda necessary.
can't he use AI for subtitles? apple's speech-to-text seems pretty good to me. i bet google's is even better
Well its not guaranteed perfect yet, and why not support a translator rather than just use an AI? He's already living well enough he can make that expense
Apple? Just use GPT, it's way better.
Yeah chatgpt 4o has a model that transcribes audio, the accuracy of JP and EN is pretty high I think.
@@willzombieking8100 That's not how that works. If you can do the same job for cheaper, then there's no reason not to do it. That's literally why old traditions die out because of automation, no business makes unnecessary expenses out of the goodness of their heart.
@@revenger211 It is very much how it can work, its not one or the other. Sure profit businesses do this, but its exactly like buying fruit and veg from a local store rather than your monopoly grocer. Most people don't, but it doesn't mean you don't have to either.
Connor is a person, in the end, whilst expenses do still influence those around him like a business, his business is much less focused on just making profit and its less inclined to - not being a corporation. Why else would he spend so much on videos that don't earn back their money?
womp womp
omg you're so cool (bumass)
You don't loose money by uploading content without a sponsor. If you can't get a sponsor and never upload the video, THEN you absolutely loose money and everything for that video goes to waste. At least if you upload it, you gain AdSense revenue, and depending how the video is structured, you can direct viewers to other content or platforms for addition interactions & revenue generation.
If you spend all that money for a video and then you hold it back waiting for a sponsor that may or may not come, why make the video? If you put passion into it and you want your audience to see it and, more importantly, you want to build your audience by having new people see it, then releasing it should be the number one priority.
I know AdSense doesn't pay the bills and sponsorships pay WAY more, but the video will do better without a sponsorship integration & you will make something on it and be able to show off work you are proud of, rather than never show it and end up actually loosing all that money spent.
It is his job, he can't just focus on passion alone
when the bronze 1 backseats the master ranked player 🤦.....
@@immortal_shrooms6757 The job came from passion. If he has no passion, he has no job. If he begins to only upload videos when he can get sponsors for them, then the passion is fleeting. Now that’s not the case clearly as he recently uploaded a crane video with no baked in sponsorship, but if he is as passionate about this video of his as he says he is, then holding out for a sponsorship is in my opinion the wrong idea. If a video is good, it’ll do the rounds, and like a mentioned, there are many other ways to earn revenue off a video aside from just a baked in sponsorship, and sometimes that can actually harm how a video does.
Everyday the video sits unwatched in his hard drive is lost revenue. Could he get a sponsorship for the video eventually? Maybe, but depending on the video and financial circumstances, it may be better to start gaining some revenue from that video without a sponsorship, rather than waiting for one that might never happen.
@@itsomegali5342 Calling it as I see it. Same as you my friend ^.^
@@WinglessValkyrie he can always post the video yes, but it would still be at a loss, that's the point he's making
Use AI to subtitle instead of paying someone to do it. It might not be 100% accurate but they are 99% accurate.
Actually 0 views 1 minute ago, fell off 😢
Cringe
Why's he paying for translations?
He some times has japanese people in his videos