chescaleigh: i can'tbelieve that this is still news to people, but yes, imake money making videos. most of the peoplehere on youtube that put out videosa few times a week, and have been doing it foryears, are making money. a lot of them aredoing this full time. [music playing] earnest: all right,youtube nation. carly: what if we told you thatyou can make a living doing
what you love,like making videos? but how would you go about it? earnest: there are peoplewho have figured this out. carly: people likedevin supertramp. devin supertramp: the threeways that we make a living. number one, adsense. number two, product placement. and number three,stock video footage. a company in japan,for example, they'll
see our water jet packvideo, which this is actually something that justhappened recently. they're like, "welove this video. we would love to feature fiveseconds on a tv commercial." so we're like, "yes take it." earnest: you knowwhat else works? sugar daddies. carly: not literally, ofcourse, but two creators did invent a way for fans tosupport their favorite artist's
future project, based on howmuch they love their past work. when the vlogbrothers lostone source of funding, they created subbable,as a way to get fans involved to helpsupport their series. vlogbrothers: crashcourse will, of course, still live on youtube. it will still be free. but our hope is enoughpeople who can pay for it-- and we understand that lotsof people can't-- will choose
to, so that all peoplecan have access to it. we're asking --andthis is weird-- for you to pay for contentbecause you want to. not because you're forced to. earnest: patreon wascreated by jack conte, who is one half of theband, pomplamoose. with patreon, they're now ableto pull in over $6.000 per video from their fans. lots of musicians are usingit, like peter hollens.
peter hollens: now, patreonis a new funding platform, very similar to kickstarter,but with one major difference. instead of raising a lotof money for one project, it's small, recurringtips for every upload. you set whatever amount thatyou are comfortable with. every time i uploada music video, it will take thatmoney out, and you'll be tipping me that amount. carly: subbable and patreonhave been an awesome way
for fans to get involvedin what creators are doing on areoccurring basis. earnest: but maybe you onlyhave an idea for a big project, and you need help creating it. i give you indiegogoand kickstarter. carly: for thesecampaigns, it's all about getting the fansinvolved from the start. and they're rewardedfor donating. male speaker:another standalonetier that we're adding
by popular request is a $50standalone board game tier. these are mock-ups of whatthe foam finger, t-shirt, and hoodie's going to look like. earnest: the greatthing about indiegogo is that you get to keep all themoney pledged to your campaign, whether you reachyour goal or not. carly: that's not quitethe case with kickstarter, but their secret weapon istheir built-in communities. like their indie video gamedesigners, and tech, and even
hollywood. earnest: zach braffraised over $3 million for more 46,000 fans. zach braff: maybe this could bea new paradigm for filmmakers who want to makesmaller, personal films, without having to sign awayany of their artistic freedom. earnest: and while he isa known hollywood name, it's worth noting that this isa platform that anyone can use. carly: it's fair game, people.
everyone has thesame tools and power to create whatever they want. as you create yourvision, you may be approached byadvertisers and brands. earnest: and thesepartnerships can vary. carly: a lot of creators,like miranda sings, simply plug the brandorganically into their video. miranda sings: as you guysknow, i love audible.com, because they're the leadingprovider of audio books.
they have over 100,000 booksthat you can listen to. and because i love them so much,i'm hooking up my mirfandas. earnest: for filmmakerslike anna akana, productions can be expensive. anna akana: well, the last twomonths, i've had two sponsors, one a month. and i'm very lucky, inthe sense that one sponsor a month pays forthat short film. earnest: i love how transparentshe is about the budgets.
she lets you know exactlyhow much everything costs. carly: maybe you'll beapproached by a brand to create somethingoriginal for them. casey neistat does that, butalways in his own unique way. casey neistat: "dearcasey, 20th century fox is releasing a new movie. we'd like to know if you'dbe interested in creating a video aboutliving your dreams. here's my concept.
give me the budget. i'll go to thephilippines, and spend every penny helpingpeople in need. this is what "the secretlife of walter mitty's" promotional videobudget looks like. earnest: as you cansee, there are many ways to make your vision a reality. carly: just knowthat each of you is going to takea different path.
earnest: and let usknow in the comments. is there a way to make moneyfrom videos that we missed? carly: and if it's a reallygood idea, message me privately. earnest: until then,study up, or start practicing your ping pongtrick shots like dude perfect. male speaker: yeah! whoa!
Just got my check for $500
Sometimes people don't believe me when I tell them about how much you can make taking paid surveys online...
So I took a video of myself actually getting paid $500 for paid surveys to finally set the record straight.
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