YouTubers can't earn money with ProTube's paywall
15 posts across 3 communities in the last 60 days; 47% from r/NewTubers.
“Not impossible but highly unrealistic, also, why would content creators use his site, where there isnt a chance of getting money, compared too youtube, where you can blow up, and be "set for life".”
“It's a potential win-win-win. YouTube makes the paid experience more addictive for binge watching so users will re-up more and more will tolerate price hikes. Creators get higher and longer views so they get paid more. And I suspect the premium user structure has a different pay…”
“They don’t give you secrets they regurgitate basic info to get you to buy their course and of course some of em are telling truth but it’s little nuggets of info not a full how to become succesful”
Creators are frustrated that ProTube, a third-party YouTube app, now requires a payment to access its features, reducing their earnings potential. Users argue this paywall disproportionately impacts smaller creators who rely on free tools to grow their audience.
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“They don’t give you secrets they regurgitate basic info to get you to buy their course and of course some of em are telling truth but it’s little nuggets of info not a full how to become succesful”
“Degrading quality for people who don't abide by the TOS.. You're lucky you can still enjoy for free. "Not merely a source of income" yes, yes they are... YouTube is a private service, not the entire Internet. The business relies on advertising. They don't care about the experience of people blocking ads, nor should they. YouTube views it's users as an income stream, because it's a business not a charity service. How do you think business stay open? If it's users”
“Yes he could, but that didn't require his vibecoding skills that you were claiming initially to start with. He's a millionaire, he could have done this years before anyways. So, I dont get your argument.”
“Not impossible but highly unrealistic, also, why would content creators use his site, where there isnt a chance of getting money, compared too youtube, where you can blow up, and be "set for life".”
I saw the other day one guy said he got ~$3 per 1000 views.
“Many YouTubers have to do those if they want to pay staff and YouTube doesn't pay them enough of a percentage of regular yt ads, so I don't get too bent out of shape by their existence. I just skip most of the time and don't freak out if I'm watching something live that has them.”
“How is posting on Patreon only scummy? You saying as if you are owned free video or something. If you want to watch her just pay, if not just watch literally millions of videos other videos on YouTube that are free”
“like i don’t get it, i follow this youtuber who says that at 40 he’s never travelled abroad and doesn’t own his apartment. And yet he claims of making 8 grands a month. wtf ? submitted by /u/Radiant_Attorney_857 [link] [comments]”
“Questions like this just prove you should never create content. If you're making content just to make money it will never work for you, the channels that get big and do make money are peoples passion projects, people do it because they enjoy it not because they hope it will make them money. Stick to your day job.”
“If I like their content, I'll subscribe. If they beg me to like and subscribe, I absolutely won't.”
“Short answer: No. Long answer: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo-”
“I don't wanna stop uploading either, because the extra pocket money definitely helps. submitted by /u/Safe_Inspection69 [link] [comments]”
“Doesn't YouTube usually just deal copyright strikes or delete the channel when they want to get serious as opposed to taking somebody to court? I hear YouTubers complain about those 2 things all the time but never about getting taken to court over these things.”
“I worked on YouTube for 3 years and did not get paid at all. It was basically a second but unpaid job for me. Today it's my primary income.”
“If you want to support your favorite creators, it would be a lot more beneficial for them if you sent them some donations directly. They earn f-all from you streaming a couple of their vids.”
“"Stick around and get a false ban with us instead" - Youtube. Google think they can treat their creators like shit now finally they have some competition.”
“jesus, since when is "free internet" something i should stfu about and just sit down and be grateful? colonizer mentality lol”
“true youtubers wont walk away. the people who think youtube is easy money if they just press record will be the ones who walk away. slop creators. trend chasing channels. copy cats. etc. im actually happy about this change and maybe it will wake up a lot of people to one hard truth: there are no shadow bans, the algorithm doesnt pick favorites, and there is no secret sauce to a viral hit. for 99% of creators: they dont get views simply because their videos suck. and we need to stop pretending th”
“I think a lot of people choose it as a career path unwisely, it's like acting where many are working in restaurants and never make it big. I've never expected to earn anything, it's just somewhere to post a few random videos, low effort hobby stuff that I know is safe for perpetuity and may amuse others for a while. I have around 10 to 15 views a day across 20 odd short videos.”
the outrage for shorts is VALID. I'm not even gonna sugarcoat that one.
“after 5 years my last paymemt was 12€ now the want 20€. are you f…… kiding me. well see ya, no money from me!! submitted by /u/Kuchendienst [link] [comments]”
“It's barely any money though. Like working one shift will earn more money than getting to these milestones will”
“Doesn't stop them from being created, but it keeps them from monetizing almost immediately before their automated system figures out it's just an AI slop channel, and of course its for money. That's their entire business model.”
Get the protube app. It’s basically like premium without needing to pay
“It's a potential win-win-win. YouTube makes the paid experience more addictive for binge watching so users will re-up more and more will tolerate price hikes. Creators get higher and longer views so they get paid more. And I suspect the premium user structure has a different pay scheme. The users get to binge watch with less friction. Going back to an ad supported experience becomes more painful.”
“It's difficult to evaluate the idea against American laws. The better judge would be a Lawyer specializing in social media litigation. The way it's positioned.... it's a pretty tough call because of the problem of stapled ads and sponsorships from the creators themselves”