[listen_playlist]YouTube isn’t here to show you videos..

This is definitely NOT my normal towing and recovery video… but it might explain how I’m able to keep making them. Come along for a 360° drive from San Jose to Watsonville, California, where YOU control the camera. Look around, enjoy the scenery, check out the traffic, or stare at my pretty face for an hour if that’s what makes you happy. 😂 While we drive, I’m pulling back the curtain on the business side of being a YouTube creator and talking about where the money actually comes from. How does YouTube make money? How much of the advertising revenue gets shared with creators? How important are sponsorships? And why can dealing with brands and marketing agencies make you want to repeatedly slam your head into a wall? We get into YouTube monetization, ad revenue, sponsorship deals, brand partnerships, merchandise, giveaways, creator income, and some of the behind-the-scenes stuff viewers normally never see. There are some fantastic companies that understand creators, respect the audience, and are genuinely great to work with. Then there are the agencies trying to wedge themselves into the middle and skim money off the deal, along with brands whose list of demands makes you wonder if they actually understand YouTube at all. I also get into merchandise and giveaways, because that’s another huge part of the creator economy that I’ve never been completely comfortable with. Merch can be a great way for viewers to support a channel, but I don’t want every video to become an elaborate sales pitch designed to convince you that you NEED another T-shirt. At the end of the day, my goal with this channel is to help people and make entertaining videos while doing it. I don’t want the business model to become figuring out how to extract the maximum amount of money possible from the people watching. Eventually we make it to a good friend’s tow yard in Watsonville to drop off some parts, and I wrap things up with the most important part of this whole discussion: you guys. Your views, comments, shares, memberships, purchases, and support are what allow me to drive hundreds of miles to help somebody, spend hours recovering a vehicle, and quite often hand them a bill for exactly $0.00. So thank you. Seriously. You guys have given me the ability to build a business model around helping people instead of charging them, and that’s something I never take for granted. Enjoy the drive, move the camera around, and welcome to the weird behind-the-scenes world of how YouTube creators actually make money. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Support the companies that support us! https://autohaul.com/ Auto Transport. Simplified. Zacklift International https://www.youtube.com/@zackliftinternational4841 Get protected online with a 2 week free trial of Aura! https://aura.com/caseyladelle Yankum Ropes https://bit.ly/CHRyankum 10% OFF!! https://youtube.com/user/VDCgear OnSpot North America https://www.youtube.com/@onspotnorthamerica22 SetPower Fridges! https://setpowerusa.com/discount/Caseypt30?ref=CASEYLADELLE Elite Fleet Automotive Discount code: Just bring Nate a cold water https://youtube.com/channel/UCijvdet40iyFWp88vLHER2w EcoFlow Power Stations https://us.ecoflow.com/?aff=325 Discount code: P285U57N Morrflate Inflation Systems! Harbor Freight Tools https://youtube.com/c/harborfreight -------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out some of our other videos! I modified my wife's Jeep without telling her! https://youtu.be/RTvqsqFIQc8 Search and rescue job takes a wild turn! https://youtu.be/rTSNyVLWdaQ Driving an abandoned concrete mixer across the desert! https://youtu.be/zhhD1bxLIUA V8 Willys Jeep rescues stranded truck! https://youtu.be/U6y-ujHSyCU Epic snowcat recovery! https://youtu.be/Q2kYvTIN15E Major fail during a search and rescue mission! https://youtu.be/MWM4XVXnJZc Tracked Jeep saves Toyota from a snowmobile trail! https://youtu.be/FeLoUOpbZqM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ https://www.patreon.com/user?u=67485120 Venmo @cascadeheavyrescue PayPal @cascadeheavyrescue Mailing address: (please, no packages or items) Cascade Heavy Rescue 740 NE 3rd St STE 3 pb316 Bend, OR 97701 For entertainment purposes only. Do your own things at your own risk and make your own decisions about things. Nothing in any of my videos is to be taken as training or instruction. Get properly trained from acreddited sources before attempting any recovery. #work #recovery #business #truck #outdoors #nature #travel #viral #youtube #video #vlog