Can You Do Moto Vlogging Full Time And Quit The Day Job?

Do you personally know someone who does youtube full time successfully?

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40Yrold

40Yrold

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So,

This is a question that i have been pondering and trying to decipher.

Some of the moto vloggers I follow have now quit their day jobs totally and do youtube full time.
They have 300,000+ subscribers and they really rack up the views.
Now quality views I am not sure

Also most seem like single bachelors with no children.

Wondering if the economics of if I make X dollars per year NET, I am willing to cut the cord?
Net meaning, all the free stuff they get?
then also the amazon affiliate links for products that people review or talk about online could bring in some extra cash.
Also one guy seems to have been hired by a gun company to make videos, which could be a good stable base pay to make the whole thing work out?

yet no one really talks openly about how much they make.

And its estimated how much the really big earners make on youtube.

then i see some non moto vloggers, but people with 1.4 million subscribers across multiple channels they run.
They have full blow media teams, and employees.

Just wondering.

Because people in other fields start running classes, seminars and mastery programs to teach others how to do it... but they they are making more money teaching others how to do it , than actually doing it.
or so it seems.

It truly is the best time to be alive and doing fun things on a motorcycle with super compact high resolution video cameras.
 
It really depends on your living conditions. I bet those who live off of motovlogging had to make some sacrifices and maybe even work more than they did before to make ends meet.
They do get to do what they love doing though.

I don't know anyone personally who are professional youtubers. Those who make vids with the aim to make it their career path usually fail. If you love what you do and do it for yourself, you'll get the fame you deserve soon enough. I don't see how online fame would last too long. At some point you have to either move on or do something new. Internet fame is temporary, If anything it may land you jobs.

Of course, we don't know how things will be in the future. Hopefully I'm wrong, and youtube fame lasts a long time for those who can handle the task.

Bottomline, making a living from youtube fame is nice but you don't just choose to get it, it happens to you if you deserve it.
 
I am pretty happy with what i do .

only problem is I am stuck in NJ/PA area where the weather is a factor.
Thought I do enjoy snowboarding which helps make the winter bearable.

Thats the rub.. when it becomes a job. do you really love being a youtuber?
the pressure of creating content?

bc honestly of the the vloggers do seem to be mailing it in once they get over a certain subscriber count.

And once in a while they post something cool
 
Like you I face the same weather issues in WV. I am just looking to post videos that someone thinks is cool, and increasing subscriber and view counts just makes you feel like the time involved with editing is worth it. Now if I can develop a style and deliver content people will enjoy.
 
If you want to do YouTube full time, you have to find something that people find wildly entertaining. Right now, that seems to be Let's Play type vids, but things change. Then you have to either be the first to do it, or do it better (or something more unique) than they guy who did it first. Some of the guys who followed Ray William Johnson several years ago or copied PewDiePie more recently, for example. motovlogging is a highly segmented and limited market. Shit tons of people like/play video games but motovlog fans seems to be males 18-34, who also like/ride motorcycles. And there are hundreds of guys like us out there with small channels and a few big names. No idea what those guys make, but I'm sure it's not on the same level as RWJ, Smosh, Pewds or Markiplier. Some of the creepy story narrators seem to be doing it full time as well, but not everyone has a voice designed for narrating.
 
As others have mentioned its all about the quality of living you are used to. I know people who make it off 30k a year (not YT), I also know people who blew 30k on Christmas presents alone...

You should also not depend on view/add revenue, getting yourself seen and adding personal sponsors along with product endorsements can help bump earnings...
 
Clint Love said:
If you want to do YouTube full time, you have to find something that people find wildly entertaining. Right now, that seems to be Let's Play type vids, but things change. Then you have to either be the first to do it, or do it better (or something more unique) than they guy who did it first. Some of the guys who followed Ray William Johnson several years ago or copied PewDiePie more recently, for example. motovlogging is a highly segmented and limited market. Shit tons of people like/play video games but motovlog fans seems to be males 18-34, who also like/ride motorcycles. And there are hundreds of guys like us out there with small channels and a few big names. No idea what those guys make, but I'm sure it's not on the same level as RWJ, Smosh, Pewds or Markiplier. Some of the creepy story narrators seem to be doing it full time as well, but not everyone has a voice designed for narrating.
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ok so i am not the only one creeped out by the narration on those videos? hahahaha
 
You need to be going places before you think about it, and there's few motovloggers who reap it. You'd probably need additional channels.

YT can work, pewdipie has book deals and all sorts, so once you're there you can probably get some real momentum, but you need a good USP and probably a bit of luck
 
I watched a couple videos about the whole thing
youtube is just one income stream that works in a part of a whole network of blogs and networks.
pretty much it is better than having a 9-5 job, but really demanding to get there, and create videos and content etc.
 
You dont just make money on youtube,
you need to have other ventures where you push your subs towards.

Phil defranco for example, Has the youtube channels, but also his tshirt thing, And he gets sponsors in from all over. He has had deals with discovery etc,


Sadly, motovlogging wont bring in that type of money, SO while its possible now, In a year or two, you gonna be unemployed if youtube is your only income source.
 
Jake the Garden Snake, I have met him on a few occasions. He seems to be doing fine, but even in his vlogs he has said that at times money is a problem. And even being at my level I can see why. December is a really good month, but January just hits rock bottom when it comes down to advert revenue!

But, other YouTubers such as 6Foot4Honda are probably doing better with their merch than they do on YouTube.
 
Never make your hobby into a job. Because you will end up hating your hobby. I've done it once made money. Hated my life.

As for YouTube. Where will all these people be in a few years. People can't sit through a 3-5 min vid are they going to continue to support you for 3-5 years.

As others have said the successful people have other income streams as well.
 
alot of talk about making "it" with youtube. You can, nothing comes overnight, but you can. I do agree that if you make your hobby your job, you lose the thrill of it. Been there and done that.
 
If you're getting good revenue from YouTube/etc and believe you have a solid plan to keep the pace going to entertain the viewers, sure you can make it full-time.
 
Itd be possible, but unlikely for the majority of us. I dont think its something you could do by just quitting work and hoping to make it big. I do it for fun, not fame, however if it ever became that way that I could do it as my job i would give it a go.
 
I don't know anyone personally that made it big, staying on youtube.
I do know people who started out on youtube and made it big because of the exposure they got on their youtube channel.

That being said. Here is my top (in comical verse)

1. Can you live off of what you earn on your youtube channel? I looked it up on Google. There are some countries that the average person lives on less than $50 bucks per day. https://www.worlddata.info/average-income.php

2. A million subscribers for some, each video is different $, so on average, those that have been working at it state a million subscribers, with a successful channel, averages about $400 to 1k monthly from 1-3 million subscribers. I didn't check into the "successfulness" of the individuals "admitting" to what they earn. And this is on average of 4 videos per week being released. They are saying this is what they take home. I don't know if it includes taxes. I just know thats what they say they are taking home after fees.

I think that if you want to make videos, make videos and LOVE MAKING THEM. Your level of moto verses revenue generation may change down the road. Go in doing what you love, and do what it takes to stay in love with it.

What do I know? Probably not much. I am that kind of person who wouldn't cut into a beautiful cake because it would mess up the pretty. I do however throw them out when the mold shows up.

3. If you dream it, you owe it to yourself to try it, otherwise, why dream it? (within all legal criteria that is)
 
They may live on less than $50 but if they were a YouTuber earning their money, sadly YouTube pays different ad revenue rates to different countries, Americans get a much higher rate than a creator from India, even if the Indian creator was getting more views and more interaction (which they quite often do!)
I love cake :D
 
To make enough to quit your day job, cover your bills and put a roof over your head, YouTube should just be one of your revenue streams. In this game, you can't put all your eggs in one basket. Things change rapidly, policies from the big corps change, trends come and go, you can't guarantee an income today will still be with you tomorrow no matter how hard you work.

So, to quit the day job, you need many income streams: YT, merch sales, influencing deals, brand/product promo/sponsorship work, affiliate schemes, blog ads, sponsored posts, training materials, ebooks, or whatever other revenue streams you can think of or happens to emerge as time goes on.

The other aspect we can't ignore is to go big enough to earn enough will be a huge effort, likely more hours than a traditional day job. Many would struggle to do it alone, without a production and promo crew. To do it alone would likely be a path to burn out from the pressure of constantly having to deliver interesting and successful videos or risk falling back into oblivion.
 
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