Originally Posted by
GlobbyGuts
Im an IT guy so I watch a lot of tech and social media phenomena documentaries and opinions from credible Drs in the Bsc Computing field.
From what I have taken, its a bit like the housing Market in Auckland NZ, everybody knows its reached its peak, it lost 10% and now is just bubbling up and down, but is listed in the top 2 cities in the world most likely to crash. What would it take, a simple financial crisis in any major lending country, especially China, which is the most worrying one at the moment. So its not if, but when.
Youtube is a phenomena, its not an economy, its not fixed and its likely interest will eventually dive hard. So if it were me, I wouldnt be counting on it being my bread earner in 5 years time, thats not to say it wont, its more, what is the next social phenomena. Currently instagram is the one really blowing up. Which makes more sense, Instant social media gratification (not a 15 minute video I have to pay for or youtube does). A whole generation have grown up to near adulthood with social media as the norm. But the internet itself is even fragile, it is possible the internet could be lost (thats a whole another subject but google it, blimmin scary if you like the internet lol).
But by then Brodie and La Vagabonde will be multi millionaires doing something we would all love, simply because in Brodies case 1. He comes across as a good dude (perhaps hes not, its the net), 2. He has an unbeatable subject/location to produce what are pretty average home edited videos. 3, He has a Playboy girlfriend to put in his video icons (but to his credit usually he is there to, unlike la vagabonde in the early seedy years).
If you can get those 3 items its all about marketing, getting your name mentioned by Brodie, getting your channel linked to buy a big youtuber etc etc, SEO, SEL search engine technology, meta data. Pretty easy to be honest.
The difference is Im too old, my chance at this was one generation too late. Thats not to say old guys cant make other youtube successes. But Bikini clad 25yos in paradise spearfishing is just not going to happen for me. Well it could some young chick like 15 year older guys, heck Ryleys girlfriend was barely legal when he started her out on videos for la vagabonde But unless I move to Broome, take the risk Im going to find a hot 30yo, it aint gonna happen.
To be honest I find Briggsy from Moontide more genuine than all of them. He doesnt use sex to sell his videos. Rod from ROkkit is another I respect for that.