Suggestion on YouTube Cooking Channel

[mu_enrico]

Hi guys, I want to create a YouTube cooking channel with my wife since she needs more activities and as a side project to earn some money. Do any of you have created a YouTube channel and can monetize it? How much money can you get from, let's say, 1000 subscribers, 10,000 subscribers, 1,000 views, 10,000 views, etc.?

Any tips and tricks to become successful in this project? It can be about anything from naming the channel, device to record, software to edit, how to grow the channel, learning material, whatever... Your input is highly appreciated, thanks!

[joniboini]

I found some videos related to the earnings from other Youtubers like this one[1], but I'm not sure if you've already watched it or not. Have you tried lurking around the newtubers subreddit or cooking communities? You'll have bigger chances to get input from them instead of this forum IMO. The numbers vary quite wildly as far as I can see, not to mention where your viewers watch/demographic also affects this. I followed a few channels from their early days to this day, from gaming to horror channels. Based on what I see their main income comes from brand deals instead of YouTube ads nowadays.

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[mu_enrico]

Have you tried lurking around the newtubers subreddit or cooking communities? You'll have bigger chances to get input from them instead of this forum IMO.

I don't feel comfortable asking this kind of question there since it's too general, many people are asking the same question -> and it probably will be downvoted to oblivion
Here or on bitcointalk is where I am familiar with most of the members.

From the above link, it's quite lucrative (from the 3rd world standard), perhaps I should make videos without human talking since it can be for a global audience and not just local. $15k is enough for a year's living cost here, and he's not actively posting new videos! Crazy!

I followed a few channels from their early days to this day, from gaming to horror channels. Based on what I see their main income comes from brand deals instead of YouTube ads nowadays.

Maybe it's a local channel so the AdSense revenue is pretty low.

[joniboini]

From the above link, it's quite lucrative (from the 3rd world standard), perhaps I should make videos without human talking since it can be for a global audience and not just local. $15k is enough for a year's living cost here, and he's not actively posting new videos! Crazy!

Yeah, that's a good result. I agree that targeting a global audience is better for income since the rate is higher than ID viewers, although I'm not sure how to promote your channel. Maybe provide subtitles in ID, and EN, and auto-generate the subs for other languages? The choice of the dish matters too. Making a recipe for local cuisine alone probably won't be enough to attract interest from global audience.

[electronicash]

if you are open to traveling to other places and just try out the unique food in a certain place i think they will appreciate it when someone vlogs or write about it. this will gain your followers as well.  and then your wife cooks a version of that food.

there usually is a expat community in every estate. lets say you are from Cali, then you find the Irish expat community because they might be able to share the kind of dish they have. there are tons of expat community, maybe visit the China town or try street food like Balut.

i wonder how to make money out of this also, i have a youtube channel with 800 subscribers already. i am just uploading random videos i took. no real niche really.

[mu_enrico]

although I'm not sure how to promote your channel. Maybe provide subtitles in ID, and EN, and auto-generate the subs for other languages? The choice of the dish matters too. Making a recipe for local cuisine alone probably won't be enough to attract interest from global audience.

Maybe I could make something similar to an ASMR video since it can be viewed globally without translation problems. However, I don't have a studio-quality setup, so let's see how it can be enhanced via editing.

Related to promotion, well, perhaps I can wear a signature for it when my current contract ends and no one interested in renting it It's the only free way other than WoM marketing with IRL circles. I'm curious about whether links from signatures have an impact on SEO as well.

if you are open to traveling to other places and just try out the unique food in a certain place i think they will appreciate it when someone vlogs or write about it. this will gain your followers as well.  and then your wife cooks a version of that food.

The idea is for my wife to cook at home since if it's traveling then I must accompany her as well, and it takes too much effort just for her hobby lol
But yeah, asking the original cook/chef to demonstrate their skill is a good idea, probably will do it if the channel has enough income.

i wonder how to make money out of this also, i have a youtube channel with 800 subscribers already. i am just uploading random videos i took. no real niche really.

800 subscribers without serious effort are good! If you put more effort and resources into it, perhaps you can grow your channel mate...

[joniboini]

Oh, that's an interesting idea. I've seen similar channels, including street food vendors documenting how they cook their food and their daily activity as sellers in general. Some of them have millions of views too, so I guess the market is quite big. Not sure how friendly videos like those are for the algorithm though, because I've seen a sharp decline in some channels too. I guess you can only upload as frequently as you can to make sure the algorithm doesn't drop your channel.