- Today I'm looking to answer two questions.
One, what is the Epic Game Support-A-Creator program,
and two, if you're a Fortnite channel,
what can you do to get one of these coveted codes?
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Now today I'm gonna focus specifically on Fortnite channels.
We've actually gotten a lot of requests for this.
And if you're somebody who's familiar with Epic Games,
my question for you today is
have you ever purchased anything off the Epic Games Store,
and if you have,
have you actually used one of these codes
to support your favorite creator?
The code I'm referring to is part of a program
that Epic Games runs called the Support-A-Creator Program,
and it works like this.
First, you need to get 1,000 followers
on a major social platform.
Now we're covering this
because 1,000 subscribers on YouTube counts.
But it could be Twitter followers or Instagram followers
or something to that effect.
Once you have one of these codes,
you can share it with your audience
and encourage them to use it in the Epic Games Store.
This code tells Epic that you got somebody
to purchase something from their store,
and you end up getting a cut of those profits.
This is another pretty unique way
to monetize your YouTube channel.
If you watch a lot of our videos,
you may know that Rob recently did a video
about how to get your first 1,000 subscribers.
And in it, he asked a simple question:
Why do you want 1,000 subscribers?
And the answers were, you know, pretty wide-ranging.
A lot of people would like to get 1,000 subscribers
and 4,000 hours of watch time
to enable their channel for monetization.
Not only is there an interest in getting 1,000 subscribes
just for YouTube monetization,
but a lot of our Fortnite respondents
wanted to get one of these codes.
But I also talked to a couple of friends
who play Fortnite for themselves,
and I wanted their perspective,
and they actually told me a few interesting things.
The consensus seems to be
that if you're a Fortnite player,
you're not really legit
unless you have one of these creator codes.
A lot of viewers and creators alike
see this code as sort of a rite of passage.
I can understand why,
but I would encourage you
not to put that kind of pressure on yourself
when making Fortnite content.
Obviously the biggest reason people want this code
is because it's a free way
for their viewers to support them.
If you're spending your V-Bucks anyway, spend 10,000,
your favorite creator, if you use their code, gets $5 US.
And as for the Epic Games Store itself,
these codes can earn your favorite creators discounts.
Of course, if you wanna hear more about this
in greater detail,
I encourage you to check out the FAQ,
which is linked down below.
When you combine getting 1,000 subscribers
and 4,000 hours of watch time
with this creator code,
it starts to make a lot of sense
as to why we see so many Fortnite channels
popping up in the gaming niche.
So now the question remains,
how can you as a Fortnite creator
with less than 1,000 subscribers
get yourself one of these codes?
It's 2020, Fortnite's not new,
and new creators are probably popping up all the time.
So it's important to stand out.
And as a new Fortnite creator
with less than 1,000 subscribers.
You have your work cut out for you.
Just playing Fortnite isn't gonna be enough
to get you discovered.
Your content needs to solve a problem
or answer a question that the viewers might have.
And the best thing you can do with any popular game
is to go after the questions
that new players are going to ask.
How-tos are always a great place to start.
How to build in Fortnite,
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in Fortnite.
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neon wings.
I encourage you (air whooshing)
to try to think back
to when you were a new player in Fortnite.
What questions did you have?
What problems did you try to solve?
What videos perhaps did you have to look up?
Now, of course, I did my own video
on how to get your first 1,000 subscribers
if you're a gaming channel,
and that was an incredible deep dive
into all the different things you could do to get there,
and I encourage you to check that out.
Games like Fortnite
that just feel really big and oversaturated
are still possible
to grow a successful YouTube channel around even today.
(sucks air) I just takes a little more thought.
Just put yourself in the shoes of a new Fortnite player,
someone who was once like you,
just trying to get better at the game
and on YouTube looking for answers,
and answer the questions
and solve the problems that they have
by making videos.
I wish you Fortnite creators good luck
in getting your creator codes.
And remember that you can still
make excellent content in the meantime
as you work your way towards that goal.
Thank you so much for watching,
and we will see you in the next one.