This was the most open and honest yt finance video I’ve ever watched-thanks for doing it!! I love watching your videos for inspiration but this was such a cool peak behind the curtains.
It is honestly very shocking to me that you don’t have a heck of a lot more views and subscribers. I’ve just think you are so fantastic and entertaining and to know that you have had a meeting disorder and are able to be working on recovery while running, and going through the Olympic trials is something else!!!!! You deserve to be rewarded for being so open about your struggles and helping so many of us. I think you do an amazing job! In terms of videos for this coming year, I would love to hear how things are going recovery wise right now and what has helped you and what has not helped you!! Thank you for being you.❤
I agree she should have way more viewers. But I think that can happen thru marketing herself more & in different ways. I think she's absolutely awesome. And so many more people need to hear what she has to say. I stumbled upon her by complete accident. I guess the algorithm suggested it. Because I wasn't athlete and recovering from an eating disorder. So I look at a lot of fitness and recovery content
You deserve more!!! I discovered your channel through your Olympic trial video so I guess that makes sense! I’m not much of a runner but I do share the experience of being an athlete and an EDC-D “alum” living in recovery. I really appreciate all of your content and have learned so much from you. Thank you 💜
Love your tranparency about your RU-vid earnings, your training, your competitions and your dealing with a eating disorder. Your videos are inspiring, educational, and often entertaining (your facial expressions when training, your friends, your hijinks, and especially when Georgie shows up in the videos! HA!). Best of luck for an even more successful and prosperous 2024. Happy New Year, Allie O!
Your videos last year got me through some of the hardest times at the end of my PhD and helped me to keep going. I graduated in December but plan to keep watching your videos since I am now trying to get fit again because I stopped working out regularly for a few months. I hope you have a great 2024!
Good for you and thanks for the transparency. Oh, and I never realized it took 5+ hours to edit the videos. You do a really nice job on your videos and seem so down to earth. I hope you keep doing it so you can continue to follow your passion. Oh, and have a lucrative 2024!
I love ALL your videos. That being said, your eating disorder videos were of particular interest to me. I run and I have lived with disordered eating since my teens, I’m 70. Keep up the good work! ❤
I’m glad to hear that you’re proud of your videos, especially the ones concerning ED. They’re extraordinarily important. I’m certain that they help other runners in like situations better understand that they’re not alone. And knowing that might just be the first step in seeking help. Yeah, you should be proud. It also interesting to learn about how RU-vid works. Just as your videos peel back the layers and uncover what it’s like to be a professional runner (super fascinating), so this video gives us a window into what it’s like to be the subject, producer, and manager behind your channel (again, super fascinating). The money is important and unimportant in the sense that one needs money to get by, of course, but no amount of money would be sufficient to account for everything that has gone into making you the person and athlete that your channel presents. In any case, yeah, you should be proud!
One of the best break downs of how the You Tube monetize system works that I have seen. Anyway the modest amount you make you deserve every cent and the great you tube content you create is definitely better than most of the boring stuff on TV. 👏👍
Your videos have really evolved and just get more and more professional looking! I'm so impressed with how your video creation skills have exploded! That is no small feat to figure it all out. Bravo!!!
I am actually glad to be able to support you here not just because of the effort you put into your videos and how they lighten up my day but also because I know how much effort you put into your training, how hard one has to train in general to take part in races and win and how little money athletes actually get out of it … proud to be your subscriber ❤
Love this Allie! Your video storytelling is an inspiration and I’m so glad you’re making an impact in the world while also being a full time athlete. It’s a lot to balance! Could you talk about recovery between workouts and what it feels like? How tired are you? What is your mood in the downtime? Do you ever feel both antsy and exhausted at the same time? Would love to hear more about that aspect. Thank you!
Thanks Alli for letting us know how you survived 2023 financially! Very interesting indeed. I must say that the best thing is it helps you to keep running and bringing us your story which is why we watch them. Your story so far has been inspiring and I'm sure very helpful for so many out there. Here's to a successful 2024🎉 Cheers
Way to go, Allie! As a content creator myself, I am always interested in seeing how other's are doing! One thing you didn't mention was the 8-minute video length / Mid-Roll ads. For instance, I compared some of your earnings with my own videos, for example, your video with 60k views made 476 dollars because it's over 8 minutes and viewers may have seen 3-4 ads during the video in total. My videos that have 60k views only made around 100 dollars because viewers may or may not see just 1 ad at the start of the video because my videos are only 3-5 minutes generally. Just a little tidbit of info for anyone who is thinking of pursuing this! 8 minutes is they key mark for long-term, it's just not feasible in my content! Thanks for sharing and keep up the awesome work!!
While it's none of our business to know how much you make on YT, it is definitely interesting to see data in general. Keep doing you and your channel will continue to grow like crazy 👍🏼
Allie, thanks for being open and sharing this information, it was interesting. I would be proud of you if you were my Daughter, mostly because you are a nice person and being a big Track & Field, road running and ultrarunning fan you are very easy to root for. I hope 2024 is a great year for you. Also I wanted to mention that is it really nice that you respond to our comments, that means a lot, many RU-vid channels never respond. Best regards
Thank you for being so open about this. I’ve been enjoying your videos so much! You really are inspiring and motivating. I hope you have a very successful 2024!! 🎉
Your professional insights and your openness about ED along with your sense of humour are highly appreciated. You’re offering valuable learnings AND good entertainment. Thanks for this and keep up the good work!
Great job It is amazing how long it takes to edit some videos. Your insight and experience is so helpful for middle and high school cross country runners. From experience, if you keep uploading you will be amazed at how much your channel can grow.
I so appreciate your time and efforts. I had an eating disorder for years, and still have my own battles and exercise was something I was told I couldn't do even though it was my joy... To recover from an ED and still do what you do- so proud of you! I've enjoyed your content as someone who is seeking to improve my running every year. Thank you!
This is so motivating thank you. As a small RU-vid who started last year and still have 86 subscribers hearing all this is quite excellent. Because I have since discovered that growing a channel is hard. I quit my job in December and now giving up is not an option. Thank you once again.
You have to remember Allie that without you being you and the way you are (cool, funny, thoughtful, interesting, committed) you would have got any views so credit to you for where you are on YT today
Your numbers (and channel size) are very close to ours. You're doing great - the authenticity and transparency resonates with so many people. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much for doing this! I’ve always been so curious how much people make on RU-vid but never wanted to ask. I’m curious which of your videos did the “worst”…. Funny how my favorite videos are just your regular workout days, Georgie being cute, you making coffee, etc. Also interesting about the shorts, some creators post a ton of those, I was thinking they were more lucrative. I love how transparent you are in general, it takes a lot of bravery. Do you know if you make more money if we comment or if we watch ads in their entirety or only the first 15 seconds?
Congrats! The focus of your videos for me is the impact that you are making in real lives (especially female distance runners). Your transparency and authenticity is helping so many people and to me THIS is the real mission in life. Super proud of you.
Allie....you truly shared excellent dialogue and perspective of your experiences and earnings for the videos that you produce. When you are making in the vicinity of $50-$100 per hour, that is doing well. Of course your focus is with your amazing running career and achieving all that you are able. Yet, to have supplementary income in the vicinity of $20,000, is excellent. In watching your presentation, the following that I write, is shared from my decades long career with economics, finance, and real estate development and investment, with both the public and private sector. If am just being my analytic self, what I saw in this video is somebody who is exceptionally well organized, communicates amazingly well, is highly relatable, and completely trustworthy. What came to mind as I was watching you, is that in the world I have been in, you would be a great corporate vice president or president. You have this wonderfully non-transferable skill....of being you, for which the greatest part of that, is sharing who you are, and of your journey, in which you tell it like it is. All of this with 100% responsibility, and that is very, very rare. Although you might not make a bijillion dollars from RU-vid right now, as long as you keep pursuing your dreams in the very best way that you can, no matter whether you do make a bijillion dollars, or not, you will have led a tremendously successful life. I hope you have a long and amazing professional running career. But I can see you years down the road of being a speaker, an author, or maybe the owner of an awesome bakery, or who knows...Vice President of Normal or Nike? I'll leave you with my favorite quote....."Follow your dreams and enjoy the trip", and that is what you are doing!
Not my favourite topic, but fair enough folks have interest so you give answers. What’s more important, i really appreciate the genuine tone you use and the clarity of what you presented. Thanks for that :)
You deserve all of it, and more really.... Considering you are a brilliant person im sure you could earn more money elsewhere, but your passion shines bright in the path you have chosen for now!!
As a small time pro soccer player, I started doing RU-vid because it’s a good way to make extra income and because I wanted to share my knowledge of the industry with aspiring players. It’s very rewarding but I feel you about how it’s also a grind. Love the video!
Appreciate your efforts and videos. That number is not enough to live on, and you should be paid more. Your videos are inspiring and valuable to those involved in competitive distance running. You suggest 20 hours a week and at 50 weeks per year, that is 1,000 hours and you were paid $20k. That’s $20/hr which is far too close to minimum wage. You should be paid more like $50/hr for content of this quality. Hopefully you can reach higher numbers in the future. Keep up the good work!
Hi Allie, I just saw this video and I haven’t seen any others but a very good video. I’m a creator that has two monetized RU-vid channels and you are doing really good keep it up. I also followed your races back when you use to run up that mountain in Alaska as a teenager. You were an inspiration to me in my fifties when I took up running. I also was a fan of Scott Jurek who I met running in Boston in which I beat him but only because he was running with his wife who was many months pregnant. Glad your still running and feeling better.
Thanks for all the work you put in! It’s much appreciated!! Kofuzi does a video like this each year. Super interesting to see change from year to year with growth on RU-vid!
Thank you for sharing. I had no idea how any of that worked. Your content is so diverse and heart felt which draws me to it. Keep up the good work. I look forward to your journey forward.
I hope that 2024 is even better. Love your content. The mental health messages are so important, the training is inspiring, Georgie is adorable and wonderful to see someone living their dream.
I actually found you through a video about Natacha! I watched her regularly and yours got recommended to me by youtube. Now I am watching all your videos ❤
You are my favourite overseas youtube creator, your honesty and integrity and passion for putting out such relatable and interesting content is top notch, wishing you much health and happiness in 2024, best wishes from Somerset UK
I found you through the 50km video that you won in 😆 also love that you posted a video like this, so interesting learning how monetization works so thanks for sharing!
Congrats! It's inspiring to hear that you've been able to earn a decent amount of $ here on RU-vid. It's definitely inspiring for new creators like myself. Keep up the great work.
I love your videos and appreciate your sense of humor and humility. You often show a brief glimpse at the gym. I would love to see a video of your specific strength training and weight lifting.
Thanks, that was really interesting! I had a feeling it wouldn't make a person rich, esp considering the time you put in editing, but useful to see how it could be a supplement. (I'm sure there are other monetizing youtube vids out there but I've never watched or looked for one to be honest). Love your channel and nearly always watch. I'm past my competitive running days but loving your journey.
Thank you for sharing! I agree with the other comments, you deserve much more revenue!! It does take a lot of planning and effort to produce quality videos like yours! Cheers👍👍
Really interesting breakdown. Illustrates how dysfunctional the RU-vid algorithm is that so much dross makes its creators so much money, but quality content like yours earns a very modest income. You deserve better! I'm curious about the ads - if a skip button is available and I skip, does that affect your earnings? I'm happy to let the ads play if it means you get more! Also what difference does liking and subscribing make??
The algorithm is constantly changing, but right now the best things a person can do to help the video reach a wider audience is to watch all the way through the video, like, comment, and also click the suggested video at the end. No pressure to do that, just sharing the info! Also, watching through the ads does help a little bit with the amount made, but I'm guessing it's very small, so don't waste your time watching all the ads!
I found your channel through your #1 top video (which is no surprise after hearing the stats on it). I subscribed because I got into running last year and I thought your vids were so inspiring. I think the perspective of getting a look behind the pro running curtain is so cool to see :)
We are here for you, Allie! Thank you so much for letting us take a peak into your life and profession every week! It's sincerely one of the highlights of my weeks--getting to keep up with you and Spencer and Ari and all of the other athletes who make such great content. Video I want to see you make: What it's like to be a sponsored athlete! or like My 3 favorite workouts to build fitness (I always love stuff like that)
I agree with other comments. Many of us, probably most, are interested in what money can be earned from RU-vid. However nearly every video explaining it is badly put together and difficult to understand. You created a very interesting and simple way to show to us all. Thank you!
thank you thank you thank you, finally someone is giving insight to RU-vid as an added source of income for pro runners. Really thankful for all the work you do Allie!
Hi Allie! I love your videos! You rock! A few video ideas I’d love to see are as followed: 1. How do you recover and manage sleep when traveling across time zones when you race, especially internationally. 2. How much of your time do you spend prepping and traveling to and from your workouts. I find that even if it’s a 40minute workout I still need to allocate 2hrs, driving to the gym, warmup, actual workout, cooldown, drive home, shower, etc. It would be cool to see a breakdown of time rolling for your gym sessions for example. 3. How far in advance do you plan for races, and what kind of races are in the books for Allie for 2024. Thanks!
I like the transparency! Good video . … not related , but can you show us sometime how you do your hair like you have it in this video ? Like step by step for someone that doesn’t know how to do anything with their hair? It’s cute and I need different ideas for wearing my hair to work 😊
I think you are amazing!!! I’m so glad you earn something for your videos as you work hard to put out great content… I think you probably would’ve posted a lot of what you did even if you didn’t get paid… just because you are loving what you do diesnt make it less work or less valuable… also… the # of people your videos have helped dwarfs the $$$ you made!!! Keep posting… I’ll keep watching!
Allie, you're not getting rich, but you have a nice apartment and eat well, so you're doing okay, which I am happy about. I've watched your story for a few years, and I find it interesting. You have a nice way of telling your story, and there's natural humor there, which I like. Well, it's funny, what's not to like? Also, you're a really talented runner! Those mountain races that you won in the beginning of your career were defining races for you, showcasing your grit, stamina, and never-die attitude. Those are characteristics of someone who will rise to the top of their field. I hope you will learn your lessons (eating, etc) and find the formula of your training regimen so that you can compete with the best and set some records. I was a runner, and a friend and I created a race that's still going on, 40 years later, as far as I know. It's the Eureka Springs Victorian Classic. It started as a 10K. My friend won it the second year, and I came in second. Anyway, it's a great race, so hilly! The town is interesting and accomodating, a tourist town. You should race there sometime, early spring. I like your videos. Your intimate, sharing videos are so helpful and inspiring for those who suffer similarly, thanks for doing those. Helping people is a virtue, and although it doesn't pay in money that well, it pays in heavenly accounts. keep it up, young lady! Finally, shorts don't pay well, but you look good in your shorts, and they are funny usually. I love your expressions in them, so funny. Keep having fun with them. A fan. Oh, I almost forgot... I don't see anything wrong with offering your fans, the ones who want to do it, the opportunity to help you stay in a nice apartment and pay the expenses of being a professional athlete. Patreon is one platform for that, and there are probably others. Talk to an IT friend about it. You need sponsors. OK, God bless you.
I would be really interested in seeing a video that shows a longer term view of your training plans/load (as in build, race specific blocks, post-race recovery blocks, etc). Thanks!
