True. I'm not really building the channel for money, but right now, it's the only source I have. I can't survive getting 3€ a month. Worst of all, I can only get the money I earn after I reach 70€ total. It's been almost 2 years since I haven't received a single cent from the channel... At this rate, I just have to give up, but I love the channel so much...
You don't need to give it up. Obviously you need another source of income but you can keep the channel as a hobby, If you have fun with it'll get popular. But for now treat it as a side project
I tried that last year, couldn't get anything done. My job would take up too much time, and coming home too tired to do anything. I call it the dark year of the channel.
The point is, I don't see why people think it's bad to let an ad play for 5 seconds before the video. It's not like they're paying or anything... I know ads can be annoying, but if that is what supports a youtuber I like, then I'm down for that.
How's about you advertise your channel, i would be more than glad too help you out and spread the word. As for the last part, people are just plain spoiled and want everything to be as convenient as possible i guess.
@The 3rd Wario Brother, I try to motivate people to share and retweet and all that, it would be the best way to help. I just don't know how to get around to that. If you guy could help me and share my videos, it would mean the world to me. CM30 did that with the Wario Land 4 remake album, and that helped so much!
Oh, and usually, advertising your channel needs money, which I don't have...
I don't want to overflow other sites with my videos just to get views, I don't want people to get annoyed...