POLL! This side hustle can be VERY controversial and some people have said I should NOT show it. What do you think? Should I show controversial side hustles like this? Yay ✅ or Nay? ❎
show everything (within legal bounds) & let people decide.. you can't take responsibility for filtering information for each individual.. purely exhausting & impossible.. you always have disclaimers & that's ample.. take care :)
I used to be against reaction videos. But if there's an actual reaction to it, it does add value and I've found a ton of interesting channels through finding out about them via reaction videos as well as quite a few less well known musicians. If they just record themselves with no commentary on the original video it's just boring to watch and those channels don't do well, but seeing a reaction is fun although it is largely based on the way the commenter projects their personality over the original video as well as their unique perspective even if it's not very informative.
Yay. A little controversy doesn't scare everyone away 😉 and what works for one may not work the same for everyone. Post it all and let us choose. Also, THANK YOU for the time and the effort that you put into each video ❤
This is the tiktok version of a yt reaction videos... And reaction videos are big business... providing you show your personality... (I did one years ago in the weight loss industry... and I loved it...) Thanks for the reminder ;-)
seeing the thumbnail of your videos in my feed never fails to put a smile on my face & excitement in my heart!! you always put a lot of thought & research in your uploads which help a ton of people! always know you're appreciated, Sarah.. and for me, it's always, always happiness to see you ❤❤❤ take care :)
You're really something else Sarah, and I mean that in a good way. Thank you for throwing out all this interesting information, love seeing how you always have fun doing it as well. Take care, and don't ever stop what you're doing, it's most enjoyable watching your videos.
Good video, Sarah. I think reaction videos are fine if they add an entertaining aspect to it. For example, I’ve seen Italians react in a horrified way to so-called Italian food prep videos that have non-traditional Italian ingredients or prep techniques, so it’s funny and entertaining. It’s no different than a musical parody video. By the way, I’d totally listen to you do reaction videos because I love your New Zealand accent, and you have a fun personality. Maybe dog reaction videos. 🤷🏼♂️
Sarah just taught us a lucrative freelancing skill too in hindsight! How cool is that! 😀 And yes, reaction videos can be done ethically, by taking only small clips from here and there. And by promoting the original creator. Thanks girl, once again. ⚘️
Sera ! I haven't seen your videos for a while until I saw this notification, I commented before seeing the video but I just wanna say thank you, I have been watching your videos since 2017 and I wanna tell you that you are one of the few people who has inspired me❤
I have genuinely watched a RU-vid video recently of someone react to another video where they reacted to another person who was reacting to another video. And it was actually a good video, LOL!
My son loves to watch a channel called 'godzilla reacts' on RU-vid. One of the videos I saw was footage of someone playing a godzilla game. Another person had done a reaction video of it, and then the 'godzilla reacts' channel (which is basically someone who has a godzilla avatar instead of his real face' was reacting to the footage and the original reaction! Big business!
From another Sarah, thank you so much for this video, Sarah! I can't believe people monetize on this. I guess anything is possible with RU-vid nowadays.
Haha there is a reason at 0:53 that I say it is so lazy that it is SO lazy, that it is controversial. Although there is a flip side & it's true - a lot of people enjoy watching a video "next" to someone & that is part of the value too. So that's the argument for it. But it is definitely controversial & there are arguments for both sides.
You could also make the argument that the video itself isn't adding any "value" to anything or anyone either, especially if it's just a random short that went viral. I do, however, think just watching it without speaking is controversial, but if you are actually reacting to it and speaking, I think that is fine.
It's an interesting one. I got into reaction videos mostly because of music. The Charismatic Voice, for example, is an opera singer that does long form reaction videos to music tracks she's never heard before and she's informative as well as being funny and super-enthusiastic. She'll break down what the artists are doing vocally to explain how they get certain sounds. So those reaction videos I get. Not so much the short form ones, unless it's the guy that tries 'hacks' he sees on tiktok because those are really funny. But he's adding to, rather than just reacting to, I guess. I think that's the difference for me - if I'm learning something or watching something be debunked, it's new content.
This what worked for me. i got me a Monetized youtube channel with over 20k from viral npc marketplace (it is now 30K) and im now earning like an old youtuber. This what majority of the people do now im trying to share my experience :) Btw good video
I guarantee if I'm making $200k/year at my "side hustle" it is no longer my side hustle. My 9 to 5 would have already transitioned to side hustle and out of my daily grind so I can do ANOTHER "side hustle."
Haha that makes the most sense & you'd think that everyone would do that, but I've posted on here about how when I was younger in my teens & early 20s, I did lots of things despite having a successful side hustle business: I went to university and I got day jobs, despite having a successful 6-figure side hustle, all because I was told by people around me that it would be "risky" to choose to scale it up instead of going to university and getting a job. I was so confused as to why everyone around me thought that - but I assumed they were right & I was wrong. Nope. It turns out they were wrong and yes, if you develop a successful side hustle, the smart idea is to scale it up!
@@Sams_I_Am More like the old ways are no longer as lucrative in the current economy. The average person (depending on state of residence and cost of living of course) must now have at least 2 jobs or more to be able to pay bills and rent and still have money for food JUST to be able to support themselves. If you don't have roommates to share the expenses it's a massive struggle
Hi Sarah, you just blew my mind. I´m so broke right now I can´t even afford food- no kidding. Maybe I should try it. I have an idea how to add value to it. Can you do this with youtube shorts instead of video from other plattforms, as well?
your video info and tutorials are just so informative and great you are fantastic ! thanks for all the videos you produce they make my dayx Jody from australia
"There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist" - Mark Twain 💰 I know it's summer vacation in the Northern Hemisphere so I decided to make this video to inspire teenagers out there starting a new side hustle. If you do, I'm sure people will try & tell you that you can't do it. Well, I started my first side hustle when I was 15 & it changed my life. Best decision ever. Don't let the negative nancies stop you: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kd7bS68o4gA.html
Way to go! loved this even though im no teen. still appreciated it. Heaps of value in your video once again. Thank you for making a difference in the world🙏....and yeh nah mate to toothpaste on apple😁✌️
Another awesome video Sarah but because of the controversy involved it doesn't appeal to me. Thanks for another interesting and informative video. Love ❤ Sarah.
Hi Ted. What if I'd like to do this, but being almost 60 and unattractive, I really don't want to show my face. Could I use AI to create a person that does the reacting? Thank you in advance.
Wow, I had no idea these would be monetizable! So does that mean any faceless videos, shorts and long form, can't be monetized or just reaction videos like these can't be faceless? Interesting!
The video is nice and has some useful info, but you skipped too fast the upload part . A good description and TAGS selection is almost more important than the video itself
These are reaction videos. Theyre not exclusive to teens either. I think they exist mostly because people enjoy the personality of the person doing the reactions.
Honestly, when it comes to YT Shorts Reactions, I don't think that the successful Reaction Channels rely as much on personality as long-form reactions. It instead really seems to come down mostly to clip selection. That's why I included 2:29 - it's subjective but I think this shows that viewers on YT Shorts don't require as unique of a commentary as they'd demand with say, a long-form video.
Wow awesome video thanks. What about reaction long videos of movie or tv series? How they do it without getting caught on copyright? Could you please make a video on that?
Hey Sarah, I got a TikTok account today but it doesn't have the seach bar. I want to be able to look at the videos from the most popular and viral as you said. Could it be my smart phone isn't smart enough 😂 it's an Android and is about 3 years old
Hi, I have a question about making my shirts with Canva then selling them on websites like Printify or Shopify. How do I remove the background to make them in multiple different colors when I sell them Instead of making different background slides on Canva. I am happy I discovered your channel and I just want to know how to do it correctly to make sales like you do.
I'm still in kind of a shock seeing this video. That is nothing short of Crazy that this is a valid and legal possibility. And there will be no problems from the other content creators to basically take their videos and put them on RU-vid? We live in a veeeery interesting world :)
There is a reason I said at 0:53 that it is so lazy it is controversial! Reaction videos are not something I am interested in, but they are indeed a monetizable piece of content on RU-vid.
Who cares if it's controversial if it makes you plenty of money. It actually helps the person who made the real video. And I reckon you could make plenty of money by watching viral ads, and having an affiliate link to the product. Would that be legal, do you think?
I would personally not do it for I would die of cringe! However, you made another nice tutorial Sarah, which can be useful in the future. I saved it for later ;)
DID THE SAME, guess what? I got copyright claims for those viral videos and got demonitize saying um not adding a value and reused... not working. LOL!
Maybe take a look at these channels and see what they do differently - these channels haven't been demonetized, so you could compare and see if there is anything different you do 🙏 the most common thing I see people do that gets copyright claims is music/sound which is why I muted the clip and removed its sound & replaced it with my own Ai enhanced audio 🔈
@@WholesaleTedHi Sarah, if you mute the music, does that also delete the speaking part of their video? Or can they be separated, with only music being deleted? If deletion also removes voice, I’d say it would be important to choose videos that don’t have background music. Tks.
@@bernardpeel7133if you were making a video with reaction commentary, I think picking a video that can be fully muted so that your voice doesn't have to fight with it would probably make the most sense
The amount of content on the internet is so huge, that one person might never be able to reach the original video, so even if people just reposted the same one and had luck with the algorithm they could get traffic this way. Which is an immoral way to earn (Unless they pay some comission to the original video creator, which typically they don't) considering how much value is just copy-pasted from others.
Maybe I missed this point, I am not a copyright lawyer, however my understanding is, using a TikTok video without permission is a copyright strike, and your channel risks getting banned and shutdown. By adding the reaction segment of at least 33% of the video is a very grey area. I suspect the size of the reaction portion matters to the algo to qualify it your own original content of value, and to escape the watchful eye of the youtube Copyright Police. My gut tells me , RU-vid will close this loop hole in the near future. thoughts??
So, historically, RU-vid has monetized reaction channels. You can use copyrighted material, as long as it is fair use. Reaction channels have been approved for monetization because the reactions are considered to be transformative enough to be deemed fair use: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use That is why, when I've had people react to my videos, I've never copyright claimed them, even though they have "reuploaded" my video. In saying that, yes - Fair Use is very much a grey area of the law & so when I stated this is not a side hustle I was interested in, it was for many reasons. The grey area being just that. It is one of the multiple reasons that reaction channels are, well, controversial, despite being such a popular genre 0:53 In terms of whether YT will continue to monetize them, my gut says absolutely, given they are one of the oldest & most popular genres on YT. In saying that, that is just a gut feeling based on historical trends. I could be wrong!
I'm too lazy to even record myself. Can you make a video showing how to create a realistic human AI avatar that reacts to watching videos so all we have to do is push record and then upload it to RU-vid?
Honestly, I don't know if YT monetizes reactions with Ai avatars & kind of like the voiceless reactions, even if they do monetize Ai reactions... I don't know if they'll keep doing it in the future 6:57 I think that given historically YT has monetized on-camera reactions that if one wants to do a reaction channel, that sticking to on-camera reactions is really the way to go. Otherwise, there are lots of other faceless channel ideas out there you can try instead!
I have a question! Once you upload the reaction video to YT, how do you get people to see it?? If it's gone viral on Tiktok, will it go viral again on RU-vid? Or will nobody see it because they don't know it's there? Also, if the Tiktok creator is credited, wouldn't the YT viewers just go to their original video to watch it properly?
So, there is a feature built into RU-vid Shorts (and TikTok) that I like to call "Test Impressions." The algorithm tries to analyze & guess who might want to watch your video, then it will place your video in front of a small audience, even if you're a new RU-vidr, to "test" your video. If it does well, it'll expand the audience, and then keep expanding it if it keeps doing better & better. Overtime, as RU-vid gathers more data on your channel, it'll get better & better at guessing the right audience, so the more you do this, the easier it gets in-time. But this "test impression" feature is what allows Shorts (and TikTok) to constantly find fresh, new channels to go viral. And they have to do this, because as I explained in this video (note, this video was released before RU-vid switched from the creator fund to ads, now RU-vid runs ads instead, and so earnings are now uncapped unlike when this video was released) they have to give all videos, including new videos, an opportunity to go viral because they are literally desperate for content: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-069EaiaNenw.htmlsi=5O1QRKxWamyrbjL0&t=442
@@WholesaleTed I love your videos and this one is great! Question: For tiktok money you have to make sure your reaction video is at least 1 minute long?
If one had to do reaction videos about "spiritual" content and offer opinions that might question or debunk the original video, yet offer a kind of "regulation" on some of the fairly nonsense new age spiritual stuff going viral, would the owners of the original content likely want your content taken down and have the power to make that happen? Or is it all in the hands of youtube in terms of the value offered? .. and how exactly does this help actually drive traffic to your videos? "Piggybacking".. including the original channels handle? Is the algorithm supposed to actually know what viral video you used and promote yours accordingly? I don't quite see how the "piggybacking" is doing anything more than making any other kind of video. This didn't seem specified, sorry to ask. I did watch and listen to every word and hopefully didn't misunderstand/miss this concept, but I tried hard to make sense of why this helps in the first place :D
RU-vid's copyright policy seems to outlaw this type of thing, "Creators should only upload videos that they have made or that they're authorised to use, not upload videos that they didn't make, or use content in their videos that someone else owns the copyright to, such as snippets of copyrighted programmes or videos made by other users, without necessary authorisations." To do the above and expect to receive money seems a bit of a stretch - unless I'm missing something here?
Reaction content creators monetize their videos by using the Fair Use clause in copyright law. Not everyone agrees with that ethically, but it is why they are successfully monetizing reaction videos. To be able to show their reaction, they also have to show the video.
I know about this and no matter what people have to say, about this being legal or interesting, etc... I just don't want to be know for reacting/using people content to make money off them. In my book this is stealing content and even though sure, you may add value or have a cool reaction to video it still feels like you aren't doing much and yet stealing the traffic from original video creator. And this is absurd especially with people on TikTok that don't even react or that use random AI content on top of it to count like they added value or changed something in the video so it isn't straight away copy pasting. But, nah, this is such a scam 😭 can't believe that this is allowed and even monetized. 😢
If it was straight-up illegal, then RU-vid wouldn't monetize the videos! Your channel needs to pass a human verification check to get monetized. But fair Use is the grey area of copyright, haha, which is one of the reasons I call this a controversial side hustle 0:53
@@gtaitzI think the best way to characterize it, is that it "could" be illegal, depending upon how much of the video that is being reacted to, is being used, and if it is small clips that are interwoven with new, original voice-over reactions, and graphics or animation are being interwoven, and video clips from other channels are being presented also. I think if the ONLY video being reacted to is the one channel's video, and long clips are used, and not much reaction is going-on, then that is a big problem. But that;s why Sarah correctly suggested that it is a gray area of Copyright.
@@pat4005 Yeah if you don't credit the original source of the video it could definitely be illegal, that's why Sarah showed us how to put their social media handles on the video.
Can't help but wonder why you have your phone facing backwards. Why are't you using your front camera? How do you know if you are seeing yourself properly? Odd.
My front camera is lower quality than my rear camera. It took about 3 tries but after 3 tries I got the placement right - it honestly took like 3 minutes, I think it is definitely worth it for a higher quality visual image!
Hi, I’ve tried a lot of your side hustles just because you were so convincing about their ease and effectiveness and this one is no different. I’m definitely going to try it out.
I wonder though...is the originator ok with this? It seems this is the type of video that get copywrite strikes or you get contacted to take the video down. Is that just part of the risk of doing this type of video? Just curious.
Not everyone will agree with this side hustle I am sure. These channels have been monetizable for years. But that doesn't change the fact that, as I say at 0:53 this is so lazy that it is controversial! 💀
Why use Chat to find a viral video? Just thumb through the videos and in no time a viral video will show up. But Tik Tok will show you want is trending.
In my humble opinion, creating a reaction video on RU-vid that features a viral TikTok video should and can involve several legal considerations, primarily related to copyright and fair use. This process may not be straightforward, and in some cases, consulting a lawyer could be necessary. Just as using copyrighted music without permission can lead to copyright infringement, so can using the video itself. Finally, it may not be as easy as it seems at first sight.
And so people produce so much content that no one has time to watch it even 24 hours a day, and so people will make more films than you can watch. And when you need a film on a topic to learn something important, everyone has a similar or the same film about it. thus. And so finding something important on RU-vid becomes almost impossible.
I mean, I just eyeball it really. I picked the frame it looked like I started talking, cut the rest off, then shaved off the end, and watched it back to see if it looked right and it did. Don't over think it!
Hi Sarah love your work as always👍. if you don't feel comfortable showing your face do you think a gimmick would work like wearing a mask like a bigfoot mask or animal mask or some type of mask to cover your face??
I have an entire section dedicated to this at 4:14 - I answer a lot of questions in this video so I highly recommend watching it fully through! I was surprised, back when Shorts first launched, the CPM was much lower, but YT have been pushing it with advertisers.
How do the number of views on a viral video get transferred to the person making the "piggyback" reaction video? I'm certain I must be missing something, so pardon the question if it is indeed stupid.
