200.000 YouTube Subscribers v.s. 325 Followers on Steemit! Which Is Better?
I have over 210.000 subs on Youtube and 325 followers on Steemit but which amount serves me better, and which platform serves you, my followers better?
As always you can watch the short video, read the blog or do both:
Criteria
When it comes to deciding how 'well' I'm doing on a platform I like to look at 3 criteria; Exposure, Interaction and Earnings. To be honest I would rather not have income in the list, but hey creating content online is my full-time job so I have to earn my salary and therefore it is included.
Btw, keep in mind my piano youtube channel with over 200K subs is in a different niche than my Steemit blogs.
Exposure
Whether you want to spread a message, or get leads for your sales-funnel, getting exposure on social media is essential to online entrepreneurs and companies. With exposure I mean, how many people are actually viewing your content. Let's dive straight into the numbers, on YouTube I get an average of 1300 views in the first 7 days on Steemit so far my posts have been getting over 200 views on average in 7 days most of them over 300. Keep in mind, on YouTube you may expect more views later whereas on Steemit after 7 days your blog is very far dawn on the trending pages. Yet most YouTubers see the highest number of views in the first week, depending on the niche. This is different for my niche, the piano niche :)
Important:
In the table below I show actual numbers and percentages based on followers. Example: if let's say 2000 people view my youtube videos, I will say 2000 views, 1 in 100 watches. Therefore: 200/1%
| Amount per Post in 7 Days | Youtube | Steemit |
|---|---|---|
| Followers | 212.536 | 326 |
| Views | 1300/0.61% | 200/61.3% |
| Likes/Votes (bot corrected) | 49.5/0.02% | 115/35.3% |
| Comments (bot corrected) | 6.8/0.003% | 29.8/9.14% |
| Earnings (bot corrected) | $1.6/$0.0000075 | $25.4/$0.07 |
Interaction
As we can see Steemit is slaughtering YouTube even with absolute amounts, let alone the average amounts per follower. The interaction on Steemit compared to YouTube is just of the charts. 35% of my Steemit followers like my posts versus 0.02% on Youtube. 9.14% of my followers on Steemit comment, and the comments are of higher quality and longer, versus 0.003% on Youtube.
Earnings
And in the earnings section I mean, come on YouTube I'm earning more than 10X more on Steemit per post, with almost 1000 times less followers. $0.07 per follower on Steemit compared to $0.0000075 per follower on YouTube.
Conclusion
I would rather have 500 Subs on Steemit than 500.000 on YouTube. I love the interaction here, I love the fact that I'm actually earning some money for my efforts. Most of all I love actually getting the Exposure and being able to change peoples lives for the better.
of course 325 steemit follower better than youtube huge subscriber if 325 follower upvote your post
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Youtube is falling apart because of Steemit and Dlive. If they will not adjust to the new trends of Crypto, youtube will be eaten alive. Great post @markdeheide and moreover if you can bring all those subscribers here...Another followers is added to you. Cheers!
@hiroyamagishi :) yeah they will be in a lot of trouble soon.
It also depends on how rich your Steemit Followers are.
LMAO! Somewhat I agree to a point.
You've won the golden ticket! Where do we send your Willy Wonka Chocolate Bar?? =)
Thanks @cryptoj215 :) I love chocolate :) Where would you like to send it?
Hahaha @wf9877 it's so true. Regards
That’s the truest (most true?) I’ve read this week.
@wf9877 yes, to a certain extend, yet the fact that people are actually interacting here makes it worth my while :) so even 1000 small fish in the steem pool can really give you an incredible boost, you don't just need to be followed by whales. But true, the fact that there are whales who can vote on your posts does really help :) This is something that is completely not relevant at youtube
Beautiful, well done .. wonderful work
Wow .. there is no comparison really
Great post from you
Thanks for sharing
Thanks @slimanepro :) always good to see you out here!
Steemit is simply the best and a user-friendly. And since it is crypto-based platform, surely it will skyrocket soon and its payout will be far better than anything else.
very good
Wow thanks for the comparison and analytics between your YouTube account and Steemit. I didn't realize YouTube paid so low per viewer. Just imagine the day when you get 200,000 subs on Steemit. I didn't know you had a piano niche! That's cool. You should introduce that on here as well. We are all early adopters of Steemit, I can't wait for it to go mainstream.
I have my piano lessons here, but I have been focussing more on this account on Steemit because I enjoy it more :) When I have time I will roll-ou the piano lessons on a more daily basis.
Yeah the average pay is $1.2 per 1000 views.. So yeah.
STEEM is better! Or at least it will be very soon!!
Whoop whoop! :) @skycornish
In my own view point and experience, even 100 good followers on steemit is better than 50K subscribers on Youtube because most on Youtube and the nature of the capitalist system does not add financial value-only exposure which is ok however you can still go hungry...good post, upped and more success to you.
Thanks @charles1 :) Yeah the whole system of getting a lot of exposure, and then hoping that people will purchase your products to me is less appealing than simply getting paid a very small amount like even $0.01 by someone liking your content, because that is a more direct link, and therefore more predictable :)
You need just 1 whale follower and you are rich. 🤑😂
Haha YES :) that's also a very good point :) @scorer :)
But do not get overexcited, because when you get one you have another problem - other users are going to abuse you for that. So, instead of one abuser (Youtube) You get hundreds of them.
@scorer thanks! You mean the schmaltz guy? but how does that work anyway, if someone flags you. Does it affect your reputation score if they are lower? And do you lose visibility or I don't really understand.
No need to demonstrate ;) just explain please :)
The same as upvote just the opposite - downvote. You loose money. If the upvote is +$100.99 and downvote is -$90, you get $10.99.
Open the previous link and click on one item which was voted and see the details.
@scorer but I thought we could only flag, not downvote on steemit? I'm a bit confused :P
bro please gift me upvote
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Great analysis, as more youtubers become aware of the earning potential with Steemit the platform is going to take off.
@Elijah yeah I mean how can you not? I know some youtubers still earn a pretty fat stack of cheddar, but I'm not one of them haha
I agree. I like that the platform verifies you.