Are We There Yet?
I've been making videos in the Philippines now for over two years, and has it ever become a chore! When I first started my Youtube channel, I was having fun creating videos and posting them to Youtube. It was fun, it was easy. Lately though, it has become a big hassle. From power outages to internet interruptions, it has become really time consuming to produce a single video. Soon, I will be headed back to Guam where we have reliable power and internet. It will become easy again, but then it will come down to this - dealing with Youtube!
For a while now, Youtube has been another obstructor of sorts... mostly pertaining to monetization issues and copywrite claims. Most recently, I had a year-old video receive a copywrite claim on it. It has since been released, but this kind of makes my point. Then I recently had a friend who was told unless he had 1,000 subscribers, he would be "de-monetized." Yes that's right... Youtube is drawing new lines in the sand. His channel is also an expat channel in the Philippines called Cagayan Valley Isabela and Beyond. Unless he reaches 1,000 subscribers, his channel will lose its monetization soon. I told him about Dtube, but of course it will take time to get him there. So to all Philippines expats, check out his channel and help him out by subscribing if possible. Thanks for that!
I'm sure hoping Dtube can smooth out the rough edges soon. Many creators really need a place to go!