Most people at this point know what Youtube is. For those who missed it, Youtube is a video sharing site with a monetary aspect for its content creators. This monetary gain is built through the use of add’s, a certain portion of which goes to the creators of the content. This platform has allowed many young Entrepreneurs to sprout up and build successful “careers.” One successful Entrepreneur would be Evan from EvanTubeHD. At 11 years old, Evan is doing quite well for himself with a projected income of $102.7K – $1.6M (socialblade.com) yearly. Evan reviews toys and has been doing so for the last 6 years. Evan is among many entrepreneurs who successfully building a name for themselves in an increasingly challenging environment.
http://youtube.wikia.com/wiki/EvanTubeHD
https://www.youtube.com/user/EvanTubeHD/featured
https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/evantubehd
Cool story! I agree. YouTube is a great platform for ordinary people to become successful. I am amazed at how much the site has grown in the recent years. What I like about YouTube is the platform is open for everyone and allows the content creators to control their destiny. Becoming an influencer is a growing profession. It will definitely be interesting to see where famous YouTubers end up in 10 years and if they will continue to dominate the industry.
Youtube is really cool at enabling young people to try to start a business around their interests and hobbies. It really good for Evan to start something like this so young. Hopefully he doesn’t turn into the classic Hollywood child star where his parents use him and take advantage of him and mess up his childhood. However if this is a family thing that would be an excellent opportunity for all of them.