My take on the diagram above + Personal Experience
As mainstream and powerful as Red (YouTube)
is, that long process just isn’t for some people. Obviously, you
won’t make as much on with Blue (Dailymotion)
than on red. With the red site, there’s greater revenue –and
greater risks too. My biggest
turnoff about Red’s monetization process is the (sometimes longer
than a) month-long processing review –with the added bonus of
having a channel with 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours
(minimum). Even after
you’ve managed to meet the criteria, it’s up to their discretion
to monetize your channel. Otherwise, you’d have to start from
scratch again (for whatever reason) and reapply a month later. Even
if you’ve gotten approved, be sure to walk on eggshells with the
content of your videos. No copyrighted content under any
circumstances. Instant video and/or channel demonetization, or in
some cases video and/or channel deletion. It’s almost like Red
wants specific people off their its platform.
While Blue’s monetization isn’t
perfect, it definitely doesn’t involve any of this shady,
underhanded nonsense in which it all could be taken away from a
person in an instant. For example at the beginning, Blue even asks
you to become a partner and upgrade your channel from a basic into
Partner HQ channel (for free). You just need to get a website domain
in order to get both your video and website monetized. I got a
blogger via Google domains for $12 per year. The process is not only
fast but easy (once you figure out the inner mechanics of how to
verify your domain and keep your ads.txt up to date). Even if you’re
stuck, Blue’s pretty good with its customer support service. That’s
saying something, considering this “House-Cat Flu” Pandemic we’re
currently experiencing. Meanwhile, I believe Red’s monetization
process has completely halted during the crisis and Blue’s still
running strong it seems. Now, just because Blue is far more lenient
with its copyright infringement than Red is doesn’t mean you can
upload just anything.
The core purpose should be to keep
your videos 100% original –like the episodes of JSA: The
World/Untitled Ambition I create. Keeping that in mind with Blue,
your videos will definitely stay put on their platform just fine.
Now, your main concern should be to promote your videos through
social media well enough to get those advertisers on to your videos
and website to start turning your passions into profit. There’s one
lesson I’ve learned from my experience: Just because it’s popular
and mainstream, doesn’t mean it’s for everyone. Sometimes, you
gotta walk the road less traveled to get where you need to be
heading. Point in case!
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