[evrimoztamur]

I checked his YouTube account to see the kind of content he was producing and honestly, not really impressed. None of these have educational value per se and look (at a thumbnail glance) like opinion vlogs.

For someone who's making a full-time living out of this sort of work, I suggest checking out https://fasterthanli.me/ who writes long-form technical articles on Rust, and provides similarly educational and enjoyable videos on his YouTube channel. He wrote about his journey and his decision to go full-time over at https://fasterthanli.me/articles/becoming-fasterthanlime-ful...

I believe firmly that the type of content OP is producing is not ones people find of monetary value. Educational content with a semi-niche focus is the hot stuff if you are interested in generating income. Provide service, obtain funds!

[dopidopHN]

I never heard of that content creator before and I wanted to see by myself as well.

I picked a video on the utility and challenge of test engineers because of all the thumbnails that the subject I had more familiarity with.

The content is good IMO. I can’t tell if great but it’s not garbage.

But you are right that it’s not educational per se. It seems akin to a podcast of Software lifecycle.

[vasco]

I don't think getting into producing educational content is a viable strategy if someone is starting now and their goal is to have a good living. Specially on youtube where you also have to give away some of your privacy to the internet.

[zamnos]

For recorded media (ie not streaming on Twitch) you control what you upload, so there's very little exposure you don't want, other than giving your details to YouTube so they can pay you. If that's too much exposure for you then becoming a YouTube star may not be for you.

Eg What do the people that run Kurzgesagt look like? I have no idea, because almost all their content is animated. Other YouTube stars choose to share some things, like what they look like, but most don't give away enough serial to be stalked, and with good reason!

If you get to Mr. Beast level of recognizability, then you have a whole slew of other problems, but you're not gonna get there, so I wouldn't worry about those problems just yet.