Board Thread:Games Tent/@comment-31322722-20180218051043

Some of you may know that I own two channels: one for animations, the other for gaming. The reason why I have a gaming channel is because I don't want content to get mixed up on one channel, and prefer to keep the two separated since my style is different when I game. That said, my gaming channel is more for fun, and I have it if I feel like making a video and don't have enough time to do anything big. That's why my videos are often low quality, and that's why I don't expect it to blow up. I still only have 9 subscribers, anyway. I may put some more effort into them in the future, such as a facecam (or an animated facecam) or a better mic, but for now, I'm staying casual with my gaming channel, and have no extravagant plans for it as of now.

My animations channel, on the other hand, is a different story. Ever since I found out that YouTube jobs were actually stable, I was wondering about the possibilities. I knew that getting into a YouTube business was rough, and it would take a while for it to become stable, so I didn't think I'd start a full-time business online. At least, not anytime soon. Plus, my parents probably wouldn't approve either. However, I do think that making money off of YouTube (and possibly other websites) while having a job at an animation company would be very beneficial. Either one would be a backup for if something blew up in my face. Plus, animation is my passion, so I'd like to go into that one way or another. My plans for my animation channel have always been great, especially after seeing the strong community of animators on YouTube in recent years. I have planned out short film releases, test animations, scene recreations, and everyone's favorite: personal life anecdotes. Naturally, if I ever did become popular, which is highly unlikely, I wouldn't be able to follow the algorithm, like most YouTubers in this field. The animations would take a while, especially alongside work. I could work on more than one at a time, of course, but the process would still be lengthy. That makes things a bit harder, but not every popular content creator follows the algorithm.

Now, I won't be monetizing anything anytime soon. I'm fully aware that you need 1,000 subscribers to apply for monetization. But, I've been wondering about the process too. First of all, if I do get over 1,000 subscribers before the end of high school, I'm not sure if I'd be able to monetize anything. Definitely not before junior year, at least. If I did, I'd probably just keep the earnings online, if possible, until the time is right. I've heard stories about young kids doing that. Now that that's out of the way, I can get to the point. I'm a bit confused about how monetization works and how money is received. For example, does monetization monetize every video you upload? Or can you disable it for certain ones, simply because monetizing them would be illegal? And what about the online earnings services? Can you really stock up money online without, let's say, your family knowing? And which ones are available in the U.S.?

If someone could answer these questions, I would like to hear the answers to them. Thanks. 