The thing is that I cant actually think of many people here who believe otherwise. OK maybe occasionally someone who hasnt put in insane amounts of effort into their vlog, wonders why they arent being noticed and propelled to the giddy heights, but generally it seems like most people know that it will take a certain something to make a show with a large audience and h potential to make money via advertising.
There is of course a natural desire for some people who get so hooked on vlogging and related arts, to want to do it all day, and so to wonder what ways may exist to make money. But most people are quite realistic, they may not know demographics but they know the approximate size of their own audience. What may also have encouraged talk of people getting paid here, and the view that many vloggers believe this will happen as if by magic, is the businesses that have got a lot more riding on this. These companies, and their associated media & blogs, are the ones that need this stuff to happen, and they are going to talk things up. And when they buy eachother for insane amounts of money, or get a load of VC money, or do advertising deals that sound lucrative, the people who make the videos wonder about their cut. But like with so much of web 2.0, there can be some very big numbers involved which arent actually based on any revenue stream, just the expectation that there will be revenue in the future. At this stage my concern is not about how many people are going to get rich, but about whether the infrastructure for easy vlogging will survive ok if the buzz dies and the income to the companies that do the hosting etc doesnt materialize. I was sarcastic about the sheer number of video hosting companies that appeared once videoblogging become big, but choice is good, I like variety. Its not going to be very nice if at some point some video hosting sites get unplugged forever and people face losing or having to reupload all their stuff. Cheers Steve Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Absolutely. > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Cammack" <BillCammack@> > wrote: > > > I agree, Chuck. I'm not saying that people shouldn't do what they > > want to do and what they love to do and HOPE to get paid to do it. > > I'm just saying it's more of a longshot than I've seen discussed in > > this group. > > > > -- > > billcammack > > http://reelsolid.tv > > >
