I was working on uploading my recent organ improvisations in church today when two students from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater showed up in my balcony. They were here for their organ registration exam.
This means they have to show they know how to use various organ colors for different types of organ music.
While they were waiting for their instructor to arrive, I chatted a bit with them. One of them is a very talented student of mine from the art gymnasium and the other has a church choir where one of my current organ students from Unda Maris studio sings as a bass.
So I asked the first, if she has a YouTube channel and she said, "No." And the second said, "Yes but I don't have any videos there."
I then wondered what is she using her account for and it turns out she is using it solely for upvoting the videos of others after which the first student also acknowledged she has such an account on YouTube too.
It appears though they understand the value of putting your work out there because you have to build a reputation online, if you ever hope to be invited to play organ recitals.
The way I do is through Facebook livestreaming and cross-posting them to YouTube and creating my Secrets of Organ Playing blog and podcast which is just one path. Of course there are many others but it's a valid starting point. And it has been working for me since 2011.
I would love to do everything just on Steem though. But since most of world's organists are on Facebook and YouTube these days, I need to reach at least some of my potential recital organizers and international festivals which are also on Facebook and YouTube.
I then explained how I monetize my videos. YouTube also pays me for ad clicks, if I have an eligible account. To be eligible, I think it takes 1000 subscribers on YouTube. They're not paying me very big money though. Just around 10 USD every month which are transfered to my bank account.
What to do if you're just getting started online? You have just a few subscribers, not thousands of them and can't get any revenue from YouTube.
I told them how I create posts about my YouTube posts on the Steem and Whaleshares blockchains and how they create me an extra source of revenue. and my videos get a chance for a second life. Not wanting to overwhelm them I didn't even mention Musicoin and Choon.
None of them seem to be intrigued. To bad... They don't have the early adoptor mentality and don't understand what kind of benefits it gives.
Do you think this could be changed?