Andy

He/him. 20 something years old graphic designer with a spice of storyteller on top. YouTuber. Adobe Community Expert. Link is below ( ˘ ³˘)

[Andy @AndyTellsThings]

I've participated in this month's Lightroom Remix It! Challenge! Check out my creation and make your own: https://t.co/rhmUzkb5ew

[Andy @AndyTellsThings]

@Akselsky You didn't know? It's Creative Commons, which means it can be stolen

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Someone had the audacity of not only stealing one of my videos, but also going through the effort of re-recording the voiceover and even using face cam to pretend they were doing it in real time. This just pisses me off so much.

[Andy @AndyTellsThings]

I'm reading through Avatar's "The Rise of Kyoshi" and I wasn't prepared for how violent and adult it is 😭

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@graphicious @YouTubeCreators and @YouTube hasn't said a single word about it. I've seen people mis tens of thousands of dollars in revenue since August due to this issue. That's really, really unacceptable.

[Andy @AndyTellsThings]

Dear @YouTubeCreators, either you tell me "Good news! Your channel received more views than usual", OR you tell me my revenue is limited due to "invalid traffic". I'm sorry, but you can't have both.

[Andy @AndyTellsThings]

@graphicious @YouTubeCreators Yeah, it's just my revenue got cut to almost 1/4 during the whole of September, while my views consistently grew. And it's ridiculous to think 3/4 of my views were "invalid traffic". And it's an even bigger problem because multiple creator are reporting the same issue +

[Andy @AndyTellsThings]

Well... I guess happy birthday, Andy.

[Andy @AndyTellsThings]

Yup, that's me! And sadly, all @YouTube @YouTubeCreators do is provide vague answers that don't tell you anything and don't solve the problem either.

[Ed Lawrence @Ed_FilmBooth]

How would you feel if you lost $20k last month?

Well, this is happening on YouTube to creators right now with the “Invalid traffic issue.”

If you don't know what it is, it's basically when your views are considered “bots,” so YouTube pays out no ad revenue.

The thing is, every day I get messages from people who have had all their ad revenue taken away because of this, and there’s almost nothing they can do.

Some have had to shut down their channels as their entire income vanished.

This is why it is so important to create a following off-platform, like on Twitter, Instagram, and email, so that you can diversify your risk.

BUT it’s also another reason you MUST find other ways to monetize outside of ad revenue.

Im sorry if this has happened to you, I hope it ends up being a blessing in disguise like it has been for a few other creators I've spoken to.

[Andy @AndyTellsThings]

@artcrumbss @YouTube @YouTubeCreators I'm not sure, I've seen a few people put it under "teaching" channels thought...

[Andy @AndyTellsThings]

Opening @NotionHQ literally causes my processor's temp to go up 20°C and fan speeds to triple. Bizarre.

[Andy @AndyTellsThings]

Dear @NotionHQ, can you pleeeease fix the freezing on Windows 11 after alt-tabbing? This is such a huge bug which has been reported by so many people for such a long time now. Impossible to work with a 5-10 seconds complete freeze of the app every time you switch windows.

[Andy @AndyTellsThings]

I just wish I didn't get 3 different emails everyday to "try our AI product and share it with our audience".

[Andy @AndyTellsThings]

@NVIDIAGeForce Fortnite because my friends refuse to play anything else. #BeyondFast

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@artcrumbss @YouTube @YouTubeCreators I find it hard to believe, because CPM dropped throughout ALL videos, not a single exception. Also, my content is so technical that I doubt there would be anything inappropriate in it 🤔 it's literally just press this button use this tool apply this effect hahahaha

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How good to be a content creator for @YouTube! The place where your revenue drops 70% overnight and @YouTubeCreators support says "Hey, it happens 😁 may I help you with something else?"

[Andy @AndyTellsThings]

@YouTubeCreators No one's 😁 I've had enough laughs with the joke that is my overnight CPM drop.

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@artcrumbss @YouTube @YouTubeCreators ...like yeah, all my viewers changed their behavior all together. It's a coup! A mutiny! :P

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@artcrumbss @YouTube @YouTubeCreators The weird thing is that absolutely every other stat on my channel remained the same - average of views, watch time, ad impressions, demographics... it's ONLY the CPM that dropped, literally overnight. @YouTubeCreators support even suggested "viewers might not watch every ad"...

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@artcrumbss @YouTube @YouTubeCreators That's so awkward. I contacted them 2 times and it was always the "this is working as intended" response. Glas I didn't go full time a few months ago, right? Right? RIGHT?

Yeah I might be in trouble 😬