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RE: FINALLY It Happened (YouTube Monetized)
Congratulations on surviving the Google gauntlet.
I determined that Youtube is too big of a gamble. There is a huge number of creators with great content who've failed to get subscribers.
It seems to me that even if one spent the effort to get subscribers, there is nothing to prevent Google from changing its ToS or algorithms in ways that would demonetize or undermine one's efforts.
The only reason I would use Youtube at this point would be for free video hosting as they creators to embed videos on their personal sites.
While this is true it's really no different than any other third party platform.
Why should I spend time on Steemit because BernieSanders or Cheetah could not like something I say and make sure I can't earn anything?
Why should I create an ebay account because eBay could ban me?
Why should I setup an Amazon account to sell because they could ban me?
Anytime your in bed with a third party platform this is a risk. this is why you never want to have all your eggs in one basket and this is why you always use these platforms and don't allow yourself to be used by them. If you start a youtube channel start using it to drive people to other social profiles or even better a website or blog you own and control. This is why I tell people never start an amazon fba business. You can start a business that uses amazon fba as a sales channel but never start a business solely that relies on amazon.
If your creating content for Steemit there's almost no downside to also cross posting that content on Youtube. If it winds up taking off you have another revenue strema and another audience, if it doesn't you've invested a very minimal amount of time ie just as long as i takes you to upload content you were already creating anyways.
I agree completely with what you say.
I advocate that content creators start by creating their own web sites. Once you have a site, you can usually get ads from affiliate networks.
Content creator should use the social media sites to build traffic to their site.
If you have a site, you should stop being link stingy and put links to other independent sites that you support.
As for youtube; you can embed their videos on your web site and monetize the views that come through your site with your personal ads.
People are foolish to invest too much into any single social media site.
It certainly is a precarious situation out there right now. And one of the main reasons that Blockchain actually solves a problem. True account and funds ownership on something like the STEEM blockchain. Where as like you said with YouTube they can change the terms and then you are kicked out or that income stream is shut off like a light.