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I made a Drum Cover 5 years ago and got 50,000 organic views, Could I use this for IM?

by timrodriguez
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Hey guys,

I've been playing drums for about 10 years and just for fun made a drum cover using not so good mics or cameras. This was about 5 years ago. I got almost 50,000 views organically, all positive comments, and people demanding more. Now at the time, it was completely for fun and just to show my friends - it blew up which was great. Anyway, do you think I could use this to generate some income if I start it up again and make some top notch drum covers? Essentially combining my musical passion with IM knowledge learned through WF. Maybe link it to an Affiliate product that has to do with drumming? Eventually set up online drum lessons?

Thanks,

-Tim
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  • Profile picture of the author nicoli
    You sure can mate. Do some more videos linking to your own site where you write articles on beating those skins and some videos etc, monetise the site with Adsense and some affiliate links and drive the traffic through your videos. URL's to your site in the video description, on the video itself and an opt in form to subscribe to your blog on your site to populate a nice list of like minded drummers
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  • Profile picture of the author Markets
    I would say you have a better chance if some of those who watched the video subscribed.
    As I feel like starting from scratch would make a lot harder, either way, give it a go if you love it!
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  • Profile picture of the author jasondinner
    Yeah man. Do a new drum cover each day until you have about 100 of them.

    Make sure your title, description, and tags have have the keywords you want your video to show up for when people do youtube search and ALSO so you show up as a related video for other high view videos similar to yours.

    If you're semi good with video at all, make a call to action on all of them telling them to subscribe to your channel.

    Put a link in your description to some optin page to subscribe to your newsletter so they are the first to know when you put out new covers.

    Once u get a certain amount of views, youtube will offer a partnership with you to place their ads on your vids and pay you. SAY YES

    Promote how to drum clickbank offers to your list once it start to grow. Also do reviews on equipment you use or just tell them where to get the same or similar equipment with your affiliate link.

    Get an instagram account and facebook fan page going and post your stuff there as well.

    Put links to your fan page and instagram account on every video description.

    Never stop making videos.

    Before you know it you'll be getting thousands of views daily and getting paid passively.

    Im sure i'm leaving stuff out, but thats pretty much all you need to do to lay a solid foundation.

    A blog could help too. Post all ur videos there and put some adsense on the blog.
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    • Profile picture of the author timrodriguez
      Thanks so much man. I appreciate the advice.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brent Stangel
    Once u get a certain amount of views, youtube will offer a partnership with you to place their ads on your vids and pay you. SAY YES
    I have to disagree, Jason. I've found Adsense is the least profitable method of video monitization, by far. Plus, you have to kiss Google's ass...
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    • Profile picture of the author nicoli
      Originally Posted by Brent Stangel View Post

      I have to disagree, Jason. I've found Adsense is the least profitable method of video monitization, by far. Plus, you have to kiss Google's ass...
      Agreed, but adsense on his website is another story. You should be monetising the site and driving them there.
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    • Profile picture of the author jasondinner
      Originally Posted by Brent Stangel View Post

      I have to disagree, Jason. I've found Adsense is the least profitable method of video monitization, by far. Plus, you have to kiss Google's ass...
      I'm only saying this because I've seen enough people with channels that get a ton of views make ridiculous amounts of money from their partnership with youtube alone before they do anything else.

      It's free money. You say yes and do nothing else other than make more videos, they put ads on your videos, you get paid.

      No google ass kissing. They reward you for creating content.

      Look up any channel that gets gobs of views and you'll see what their earning potential is.

      Top 100 YouTubers Filtered by SB Score - Socialblade YouTube Stats | YouTube Statistics

      I know of many channels personally that make a killing. Google "top earning youtube channels"

      Google stampylonghead and all of those dudes who just post videos of them playing Call of Duty. They make 6 figures+ just from youtube partnership before even collecting a single lead on their own optin page or sending a single visitor to their own website.

      That girl who was just on Dancing With The Stars (only because she had a massive youtube channel) makes about $40K per month from revenue generated just from the ads google puts on the beginning of all of her videos - and that was before she got on the show. I'm sure she's seen quite a boost in views and revenue since then.

      If you read my entire post, you would see I also recommended he build a list from the traffic he can get from the views. You must not have and probably stopped to disagree on my first point lol

      Oh wait, I actually suggested the list building aspect before I told him to say to google offering him passive income for doing nothing other than just making more videos.

      It will take a ton of views, but his niche is ripe for lots of views.
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  • Profile picture of the author talfighel
    Originally Posted by timrodriguez View Post

    Maybe link it to an Affiliate product that has to do with drumming? Eventually set up online drum lessons?
    Tim,

    That's what you should do. The traffic is already there. Now you just need to earn money from it.

    You can add an affiliate offer or you can even build your list and then follow up with your subscribers anytime and send the affiliate offer through there.

    You should test both ways to see which one is earning you more money.
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    • Profile picture of the author komrad2
      It's never too late to continue something that has been successful for you in the past.

      I'd suggest skipping the affiliate how-to product and just starting setting up your own how-to lessons for beginner drummers and using the drum cover videos for generating traffic. It sounds like the traffic generation is already covered (which is really the hardest part)

      Last thing you want is some great drum cover video being followed up by a potentially subpar product that is not your own.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brent Stangel
    You should be monetising the site and driving them there
    Yep. I recommend sending them to a squeeze page.
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    • Profile picture of the author DubDubDubDot
      Originally Posted by Brent Stangel View Post

      Yep. I recommend sending them to a squeeze page.
      To promote what?

      I don't have any hard data, but I would venture to guess that the vast majority of viewers aren't drummers. They are likely searching for "[song name] cover" and the drum cover shows up.
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      • Profile picture of the author jasondinner
        Originally Posted by DubDubDubDot View Post

        To promote what?

        I don't have any hard data, but I would venture to guess that the vast majority of viewers aren't drummers. They are likely searching for "[song name] cover" and the drum cover shows up.
        Which makes partnering with youtube and getting ad revenue even more of a no-brainer
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  • Profile picture of the author Delboy Trotter
    Add more videos, Grow your channel get more subscribers and start selling your covers or some music instruments(affiliates)
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