When you block ads on YouTube, the ads are deleted. This has the problem of not giving creators money, forcing you to actually spend $10/mo or whatever the average Patreon subscription is. What if there was an option for an ad to play in the background while a black rectangle covers the screen while temporarily muting the browser tab? (Since the ad still plays in the background, the creator still gets money, allowing you to be a freeloader) edit: peertube has no ads

  • tkoAEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Just out of curiosity… if you could charge per view rather than relying on ads, how much would you need to charge per view in order to meet your income goals?

    • TeaHands@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Views vary wildly between videos so I took my last year’s stats to average it out a bit. Looks like the answer is around 10p.

      • tkoAEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Forgive me, I’m not super familiar with world currencies… is that 10 GBP?

          • tkoAEnglish
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            1 year ago

            Ahhh that makes more sense… that’s about 0.13 USD. It’s interesting to me, because I would gladly pay that much per video (or more!) if it meant I didn’t have to watch ads.

            Of course that model doesn’t exactly lend itself to mindlessly clicking through videos (which is what Youtube wants). I know there are other video platforms out there… do you know of any that charge users per view?

            Thanks for doing the math!

            • TeaHands@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              1 year ago

              Honestly no idea, I don’t know much about alternative platforms at all. Only just started to look into other options myself!

              I’d never framed it in terms of price per view but I do love a good stat so no worries lol, was interesting.