I just thought it might be funny/ironic. I kind of see things like a Fellini/Blake Edward’s kind of way(think of Clouseau talking to the organ grinder and the response). Most folks don’t wonder how the sausage is made(generically) and sometimes I do and thought I’d give a little insight. Life happens.
@bobnelson2499
2 жыл бұрын
Man Jim, thanks for the shout out. This was a great topic. Since I don't expect any thing in return from what I do, I do it just to share the pleasure I get. Funding? Just my expense hoping I can put a smile on a face. Be well and safe sir, you are appreciated.
@my.motorrad
2 жыл бұрын
I just thought it might be funny/ironic. I kind of see things like a Fellini/Blake Edward’s kind of way(think of Clouseau talking to the organ grinder and the response). Most folks don’t wonder how the sausage is made(generically) and sometimes I do and thought I’d give a little insight. Life happens. Thank you Bob, I do appreciate you.
@HarleyDayRider
2 жыл бұрын
That was a great topic! I fund my channel myself. I do get $30.00 from KZitem each month And I do save that up for gear. But it’s a hobby that I don’t mind paying for. Thanks for the ride and the survey idea. Ride Safe
@my.motorrad
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jack, I appreciate you stopping by and commenting, it means a lot.
@MRGS48
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the shout brother. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 to you and yours. The initial hobby investment was all the recording equipment. All being bought and paid for by my paycheck. The hard part is to build stock meaning buy the stuff you need to start, then it’s really cheap I would say to maintain. Just gas and insurance… If it comes out to gain me a couple hundred bucks a month whenever that happens it would be great if not ohh well. But it’s like a therapy for a loooooot of people and that doesn’t measure in smackaroos!!!!
@my.motorrad
2 жыл бұрын
I am in a similar place. For me, it has to come out of my pay and I don't make as much as one might think, so I do a couple things to supplement. I just do it to do it. It's a form of therapy for me. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well or καλά Χριστούγεννα και ευτυχισμένο το νέο έτος!
@MRGS48
2 жыл бұрын
@@my.motorrad ohh wow that was beautiful 👍👍👍
@cycletron
2 жыл бұрын
Jim, thanks for the shout out. I have some money coming in from adds but it has gone down to a trickle compared to when things first took off a year ago. I have not asked for any sponsorships or even promoted that opportunity mostly due to time constraints and reluctance to make things too commercial. I view most of my costs to be associated with my time costs (compared to if I just did more work at my regular job) which could not be justified by the bit of money that comes in. This is why money is not my primary or even secondary motivation for having a channel. It would be great if one day enough money came in to cover all of my motorcycle expenses but that would be a long term wish. I did use my video making experience to make a technical video presentation for something at my regular job recently. I may have a way to monetize those type of video presentations with my clients in the future. This is something I would not have even dreamed of a few years ago. There are a lot of channels on KZitem that make a lot of money that are totally vapid and without integrity so "there's that" as you would say. Keep 'em coming on your videos. I like the new directions you are branching in to.
@my.motorrad
2 жыл бұрын
See my comment to Bob about my motivations. I just think it's bizarre and I was self-deprecating. I am doing 4/10s now and with Friday's off I can shoot during the week and edit on Friday. I am just more tired though. 11 hour days gets to be a lot. I am salaried and it doesn't matter if I work more hours. No more money is coming. Next Sunday's video touches on a work subject. Maybe too real. John from Road Reality says we should be real.
@cycletron
2 жыл бұрын
@@my.motorrad My youngest says I should start doing Tiktok videos. I have not decided though. Have you messed with that platform?
@my.motorrad
2 жыл бұрын
@@cycletron Tiktok kind of caters to people with ADHD. It's one minute or less videos and people binge from one to the next. I have an account, have watched some, but trying to do something that's going to catch people's attention and hold it for such a short length of time seems difficult and unrewarding. It's like being Topper from your last video. I guess it's a compressed and sped up version of YT. I am barely learning about value creation with youtube, doing it in 60 seconds or less seems like something that a coke fueled comic would do well at, like Robin Williams...Did I just say that? I liked Robin a lot, but you get the idea. Lots of ho's on there too. I don't get that...It's like a deeper darker hole that people jump into, so even more vapid.
@cycletron
2 жыл бұрын
@@my.motorrad Well said Jim about Tiktok. Our audience has much longer attention spans. The average view time on my channel is 5 minutes which is a 50 percent retention rate. I bet yours is similar. 60 secs is not enough time to get warmed up.
@YBGuy
2 жыл бұрын
Lol! Love the thumbnail. I think I need more cash in my thumbnails.
@my.motorrad
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@RoadReality
2 жыл бұрын
"How do I say this? John, from Road Reality" LOL ... that could've gone one of several ways! Thanks for the shout-out! Online surveys to fund a channel? That's a new one by me... I must look into this :D My funds for the channel come from my kids' college fund and whatever they WERE going to eat for dinner! :D Just kidding - mine is funded from my day job and whatever my wife is willing to buy me. I put money into a hobby fund and that's where it comes from. Now that I'm doing Lego on top of motorcycles & vlogging, the hobby fund is looking a little thin - I may need some side hustles to build it back up :D
@my.motorrad
2 жыл бұрын
Wait until this Sunday's Video. You get another atta boy. My toys come out of my pay, so there's that. I've been doing surveys for a while now. Like Clouseau, I guess I don't always ask the right questions, but it is what it is. When I get all the debt I have paid off, I'll have money to play with. Just going for tier 1 credit so I can get real toys without as much pain. That I tend to be a cheap fuck. It comes from year of suffering the consequences of bad decisions. Anyway John, I do appreciate your work and commenting on my videos. Some day we should a live show.
@RoadReality
2 жыл бұрын
@@my.motorrad Debt sucks! I owe on my truck, my Harley, and my house. Everything else is paid off, which is how I had the funds to buy my vlogging gear, and as of late, my Lego sets. Good luck on getting out of it - it ain't easy or quick if you do it right, but it's a huge boost to yourself :D
@araneaetvelivolum1086
2 жыл бұрын
I am not funding my YT activities other than through my gainful work. I consider making videos a hobby. If I feel like it, I put a video out. If not ... My goal is not to get millions of subscribers but find those people that are like minded. My wife and I will get a Sena 50C each when they are finally released and just record our rides. Friends and family all over the world - she is originally from Moldova and I am from Germany - are enjoying this form of getting updates from us. And as I don't do any other social media platform, this is my way of staying in touch (other than the good old way of grabbing the phone and actually talking to someone). Looking at the content creation crisis videos that several full time YT'ers have posted already (like HTW, coach Bob, etc.), it is a way to high risk to me to put my financial fate in YTs hands (subscribers get deleted, other put copyright claims out which blocks your money until you have proven wrong, etc.). Ride safe 🤙
@my.motorrad
2 жыл бұрын
Read my response to Bob for the short explanation. I guess my point didn’t get across as I am very dry. If one does YT, even the basics come from somewhere. Mine not even salary, but then I’m an uncivil disservant. :)
@YBGuy
2 жыл бұрын
Around 2:15-2:30 it seems your audio is a little muffled.
@my.motorrad
2 жыл бұрын
The noise cancellation on the Cardo caused that and I had no other audio source that was any good.
@YBGuy
2 жыл бұрын
@@my.motorrad No prob, interesting, ya my Jarvish X helmet used to have no noise canceling that would have that same effect too.
@larry68hd11
2 жыл бұрын
I buy and sell motorcycles profit from that pays for my KZitem. But I don't spend much.
@my.motorrad
2 жыл бұрын
I am not into the arbitrage/flipping thing. I am too risk averse and I hate dealing with people over money. Some folks excel at it and more power to them. I used to help a friend out that did that with cars. If fact he's a guitarist on a couple songs I use here, but I digress. I used to help out with mechanical stuff and that was a long time ago. He's still at it though.
@YBGuy
2 жыл бұрын
Money from the paycheck for me. A little bit of cryptocurrency trading too.
@my.motorrad
2 жыл бұрын
My toys have to come out of my bucket and I am a civil servant. Or is it uncivil servant?
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