LOOKING
LOOKING AT EASING THOSE RULES BECAUSE THE WALLEYE POPULATION
IS BOUNCING BACK.
>>> WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN
YOU GREW UP, MUSICIAN, DOCTOR,
ATHLETE?
ATHLETE?
ATHLETE? ALL STILL MAKE THE LIST FOR KIDS
TODAY, BUT GUESS WHAT CAME IN
NUMBER ONE IN A RECENT SURVEY.
THE THING KIDS WANT TO BE MORE
THAN ANYTHING ELSE, A YOUTUBER.
SO JUST HOW REALISTIC IS THAT?
KRIS FINDS OUT.
>> Reporter: SO YOU WANT TO BE A
YOUTUBER, DO YOU?
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU FROM
EXPERIENCE YOU'RE GOING TO NEED
MORE THAN A JET CAR.
AND A FUNNY CAT.
SO WHAT DOES IT TAKE THEN, AND
HOW MUCH MONEY CAN YOU MAKE
DOING THIS?
DOING THIS? I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE
SURPRISED.
SURPRISED. AND TO HELP US EXPLORE THIS
IDEA, WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE TO
INTRODUCE.
INTRODUCE. FIRST, TYLER BLEVINS, AKA,
NINJA.
NINJA.
NINJA. >>
NINJA. >> LET'S GO SNSHTION
>> Reporter: HE IS ARGUABLY THE
BEST FORT NIGHT PLAYER IN THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. ASK ANYONE WHO ACTS LIKE IT.
HE HAS THREE TIMES MORE YOUTUBE
SUBSCRIBERS THAN CNN AND
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
WATCH HIM LIVE STREAM HIS GAME
PLAY EVERY DAY.
HE MAKES A HALF MILLION DOLLARS
A MONTH, THE NINJA.
HE SAYS MOST OF THE REVENUE
COMES FROM HIS LIVE STREAM
SUBSCRIBERS BUT HE ALSO GETS
MONEY FROM YOUTUBE HITS,
SPONSORSHIPS, AND JUST PEOPLE
TIPPING HIM DURING HIS STREAM.
WE WERE WATCHING YOU PLAY TODAY
AND PEOPLE WOULD COST YOU 20
BUCKS.
BUCKS.
BUCKS. SO
BUCKS. SO THEY'RE DOING THAT SAYING
THAT WE SUPPORT YOU?
>> SO, LIKE, IT'S A GUARANTEED
WAY TO GET THE STREAMER TO KIND
OF RECOGNIZE YOU, ANSWER YOUR
QUESTIONS, SHOUT OUT SOMEBODY TO
ASK FOR ME TO SHOUT OUT THEIR
FORT NIGHT SQUAD.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE YOUTUBE
CHANNEL, BOYS.
CHANNEL, BOYS. >> Reporter: SO NINJA'S A RARE
TALENT AND PERSONALITY COMING
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. LET'S CHECK IN WITH BEN, PHOTO
JOURNALIST, EXTRAORDINARIAIRE
JOURNALIST, EXTRAORDINARIAIRE KARE 11 AND YOUTUBE ONE-HIT
WONDER.
WONDER.
WONDER. >> THIS VIDEO, IT JUST MADE YOU
LAUGH.
LAUGH.
LAUGH. BEN GOT A TASTE OF YOUTUBE GLORY
WHEN HE POSTED HIS MAGIC BEARD
FOUR YEARS AGO INTENDED FOR HIS
KIDS BUT QUICKLY REALIZED IT HAD
A WIDER APPEAL.
>> THE FIRST YEAR I GOT 2 OR 3
MILLION AND NEXT YEAR I GOT 5
MILLION.
MILLION.
MILLION. ON AVERAGE YOU GET A DOLLARS
PURVIEW.
PURVIEW.
PURVIEW. >> Reporter: NO, YOU DON'T.
BEN SAYS THE REAL RATE IS ABOUT
A THOUSAND DOLLARS PER MILLION
VIEWS OR ROUGHLY ONE-TENTH OF
ONE CENT PURVIEW.
>> MY VIDEO FIRST WENT VIRAL I
GOT CONTACTED BY LIKE THREE OR
FOUR AGENCIES WHO MAKE IT THEIR
JOB TO, LIKE, MONETIZE THESE
VIDEOS AND MARKET THEM
ELSEWHERE.
ELSEWHERE. AND BASICALLY IT MADE MY VIDEO
AVAILABLE TO OBSCURE GAME SHOWS
IN JAPAN WHERE IT'S STILL
RUNNING.
RUNNING.
RUNNING. >> Reporter: SO YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO RETIRE ON THIS VIDEO?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. SO
>> NO. SO EVEN MILLIONS OF VIEWS
DOESN'T EXACTLY MAKE YOU RICH.
BUT BEN BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT.
MAKE SURE YOU MONETIZE YOUR
ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNT. WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO DO THAT
AT THE END OF THE REPORT.
BUT STILL THERE ARE PLENTY OF
PEOPLE MAKING A LIVING OFF
YOUTUBE LIKE ASH HARDELL.
>> I ASKED MY TRADITIONAL
CORPORATE DAY JOB IF I COULD
WEAR THE MEN'S UNIFORM TO WORK
AND GUESS WHAT, THEY SAID YES.
I'M ASH HARDEL, AND I MAKE LGBT
EDUCATIONAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS.
>> Reporter: SHE LIVES IN ST.
PAUL BUT ON TOP OF HER DAY JOB
SHE LIVES IN ST. PAUL.
>> I'M GOING TO WRITE TWO
SEXUALITY ON A PIECE OF PAPER.
>> Reporter: CURRENTLY SHE HAS
ABOUT HALF A MILLION
SUBSCRIBERS.
SUBSCRIBERS. >> SUBSCRIBERS GET PEOPLE TO
KEEP COMING BACK.
THIS MONTH I GOT JUST UNDER 2
MILLION VIEWS, AND SO THAT DID
TRANSLATE TO JUST ABOUT $1,500.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE MAKES
ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO $6,000 A
MONTH DOING THIS.
AND THE REAL MONEY COMES FROM
SPONSORSHIPS.
SPONSORSHIPS. >> SPONSORSHIPS ARE SUPER HUGE.
SO I FIND, LIKE, A BRAND THAT I
REALLY LIKE AND WE CREATE SOME
KIND OF INTEGRATION WITH THEIR
PRODUCT.
PRODUCT.
PRODUCT. THIS BID IS BEING BROUGHT TO YOU
BY -- I CAN BEAT ALL THE MONEY
THAT I USUALLY MAKE IN VIEWS IN
A MONTH IN ONE SPONSORSHIP.
>> Reporter: ARE YOU HAVING FUN?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> Reporter: ARE YOU GOING TO
QUIT YOUR DAY JOB?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. I'M NOT GOING TO QUIT MY DAY
JOB.
JOB.
JOB. I
JOB. I REALLY AM GRATEFUL FOR MY DAY
JOB.
JOB.
JOB. >>
JOB. >> Reporter: SO, BEFORE YOU GO
AND QUIT YOUR DAY JOB, CONSIDER
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. ABOUT 300 HOURS OF VIDEO ARE
UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE EVERY
MINUTE.
MINUTE.
MINUTE. AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF VIEWERS
WILL ONLY WATCH YOUR VIDEO FOR
THE FIRST TEN SECONDS.
SO GOOD LUCK.
BUT TAKE CARE OF YOUR MONEY.
I'M KRIS.
I'M KRIS.
I'M KRIS. >> HE TALKED ABOUT MONETIZING
YOUR ACCOUNT.
YOUR ACCOUNT. YOU CAN DO THAT BY SIGNING INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT AND CLICKING
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