Hey everyone, this is Miz Moffatt
from Across the Litoverse—
at this point, I'm pretty sure everyone on BookTube
has heard about YouTube's changes to their Partner Program.
For those who might have not heard about this,
and for the sake of posterity,
I'll sum things up for you.
As of February 20, 2018,
creators are only eligible to join the YouTube Partner Program
if their channel meets two requirements:
you must have more than 1,000 subscribers,
and your channel must have 4,000 hours of watchtime over the past 12 months.
4,000 hours translates to 240,000 minutes,
in case you were wondering.
As I film this, I currently have between 840-850 subscribers,
and, in the past year,
I managed to get to 39,000 minutes of watchtime on my channel,
so I definitely no longer qualify for this program.
Out of the kindness of their hearts,
YouTube has given us just over 1 month
to reach these new targets before demonetizing our channels.
I started filming these videos with the built in camera on my computer,
and I had no microphone and no lighting to speak of,
and I loved making those videos.
Over time, I was invited to join the YouTube Partner Program,
and it made a huge difference to my channel.
Full disclosure: I have never made money off of YouTube,
not through ad revenue, not through sponsored posts—
I've never even gotten an ARC because I'm on BookTube,
and I'm fine with that.
However, the tools offered through the program definitely brought more viewers,
and eventually more subscribers, to my channel,
and my older videos gained more traction because I could showcase them
in the newer videos I was posting.
When I read that e-mail on January 16,
I was devastated and I know I'm not alone.
BookTube is full of smaller channels
and lesser known creators—
in fact, it feels more rare for a BookTuber to gain celebrity status,
and it's even more rare to get sponsorship for a post.
And for me,
I've always wanted to make videos that are short and sweet
(I was inspired by the VlogBrothers, John and Hank Green on this one),
and that decision is actually hurting my chances of getting back
into the YouTube Partner Program.
But, leave it to BookTube to mobilize and to help each other out.
On Twitter,
I saw Catriona over at LittleBookOwl
respond to a frustrated smaller creator with an offer—
Cat started a thread where small creators could post a link to their BookTube channel,
and she would retweet that to her 35 thousand Twitter followers.
In addition, she was encouraging people to not only share their channel,
but to also subscribe to everyone in that thread.
Elizabeth Green,
a fellow small BookTuber,
created a Google Doc where, again,
small creators could showcase their BookTube channels, leave links,
and offer great book recommendations.
I've left a link to that sheet below, so make sure to check it out, add your name,
and find some new friends too!
From there, Twitter has exploded
with larger channels making room for smaller channels,
new creators connecting with established creators,
and readers like me who are actively finding new BookTubers to champion.
In the past, maybe 12 hours,
I have found more Canadian BookTubers than I have ever found on my own,
and I am thrilled.
Seriously, we're like the unicorns of BookTube or something.
YouTube might be changing the terms of their program,
but they don't have ownership of our community
and they don't have ownership of our voices.
If you're a BookTuber with a small channel,
please feel free to leave a comment below so I can check out your videos.
As always, thank you for watching,
and make sure to subscribe for more videos from Across the Litoverse.
On that note, signing off.
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