Love it or hate it, Youtube is a massive part of our lives now and their new Partnership scheme which allows people to get paid for their videos if they’re popular enough brings massive opportunity for people to become successful for doing what they would normally do for free.
Here are a few examples I’ve found.
Freddie Wong loves action movies.
Freddie used to work in Hollywood in special effects doing things like removing safety wires or power cables that accidently made it into a shot (and also being a national Guitar Hero champion… seriously), but last year he started making little fight scenes and putting them up on Youtube. His great sense of humour and unbelievable talent for action has pretty much made him a star through a couple of Youtube accounts.
Michelle Phan loves makeup.
You dudes out there may have never realised just how much work goes into makeup. But that stuff can be hard!
Michelle Phan has made a name for herself filming tutorials on certain kinds of makeup, to the point that cosmetics companies started sending her products to review and paying her to feature them.
Epic Mealtime love extreme cooking.
I dare you to watch an episode of Epic Mealtime and not feel hungry and a little nauseous. They have recently been picked up by companies like Netflix and Gamefly who offer them sponsorship money to make ridiculous food.
Darren Rowse loves blogging.
Darren Rowse’s blogs Online Photography School and Problogger have made him a very rich man. He knows how to succeed online, and he shares his experience and wisdom with people that want to succeed as well.
Rooster Teeth love making videos with Halo.
Red Vs Blue originally started when a couple of guys found a way to make the space marines in the video game Halo put their guns down and look like they were talking casually. The really well written dialogue and hilarious delivery built up a cult following and everything turned around for them when Microsoft found what they were doing, and instead of shutting them down, started paying them to do more of it.
Rooster Teeth currently run several other shows like ‘Immersion’ where they examine the practicalities of various video game clichés. Check them out on their website here,
Toby Turner loves putting literal lyrics to trailers and commenting on videos he’s found on Youtube.
His trailers have become few and far between, but every time he releases something new, it’s quite special. My favourite is the Tron Legacy one.
If there’s anything we’ve learned today, it’s that I shouldn’t be left to the blog unattended, and that audiences online are full of so many unique people that if you get really good at something, there will be enough people out there interested in what you have to say that they will give to money to say it more!
