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Appreciate that :) In a previous life I was a programmer/CTO, so it's an old habit to visit HN.

Did you foresee a 5 year span before stable revenue (and indirectly, did you have to alter your ways/work to have better views and workflow) ? Also did you try other platforms ?

Kudos on the dedication :)

When I started I studied some other channels in the photography niche. And I saw that you need around 100k subscribers to make a living. I also saw that most of the successful channels in this niche needed around 5-7 years to get there. So yeah this was very much expected.

But I’m not doing this for the money. I do it because it is the most fun project I have ever done. I would do it for free. If I go too long without posting a video I actually start feeling depressed. So for me it is therapy. But it is nice to earn a living from doing something you must do to be happy :) And also it feels nice when people ask what I work with, to mention something that actually earns me a living.

YouTube is pretty much the only viable platform if you make long form content and want to earn money doing so.

Heh interesting how you monitored the field before doing it.

I understand the feeling of doing something you love. Money is for bills, after that you need something else. I'm currently on a similar quest.

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