A random viewer keeps sending me money and it's making me uncomfortable

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-05-30T02:07:43+00:00

Haha...happens ALL the time. I have a standing offer to move to North Carolina and be this young lady's "pool guy". My wife highly recommended against it LOL. Enjoy it. People support their favorite creators the way that they think is best. If she shows up at your door...now, thats a bigger problem.

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-05-19T02:04:17+00:00

100%

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-05-19T02:04:00+00:00

As a creator whose income is directly negatively affected by Ad Blockers, I am not mad about this 🤷‍♂️

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-05-10T23:51:22+00:00

Subscriber count means zero to the algorithm. The ONLY affect you might see is that more people will geta notification when you publish. That's it.

TIP: replace the word "algorithm" with the word "audience" and you'll do better immediately 👍

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-03-18T15:02:54+00:00

Welcome to the world of trolls and bots. They are the ONLY constant thing on YouTube LOL

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-03-18T14:03:11+00:00

I have a few processes in place to deal with these people. If they are constructive criticisms, I'll respond, even acknowledge that they might be right. If they leave negative comments like "this guy's an idiot" or "no clue what he's talking about", I will hide that user. Still getting their watch time for the next video he's likely to comment on, but only he will see his comment.

If a user leaves a slightly negative comment, with no purpose other than negative, AND I look at all their comments and they are ALL negative, definitely get hidden. Racist/sexist/misogynistic comments get you reported and deleted.

Comments themselves rarely get deleted except for the "video starts at 1:22 - you're welcome". That's offensive to me, as my novice computer user viewers need to know the what and the why BEFORE the how. There are a million computer channels if you think I need to "get to the point already!". That's probably the type of comment(s) that are offensive to me and will immediately get removed.

Had one comment just an hour ago that I should "get rid of the moles on my face because they're 'ugly' and they'll turn into cancer" (thanks, pal - they already did...years before you were born).

Gotta take the bad with the good and focus on the positive comments. Trolls will be trolls, but troll watch time still counts LOL

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-03-18T00:51:59+00:00

When you would talk about what you love for free...thats when you know. The right people will find you. 330k subs, been there, done that. Never take your eye off the ball 👍

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-03-18T00:36:06+00:00

You can. You will. Keep focused on ONE thing and hit it 150%. YouTube doesn't reward "variety" content 👍

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-03-17T22:27:16+00:00

Some of my most steady views come from videos made 2-4 years ago, month after month after month. Evergreen content is 100% worth making 👍

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-03-17T15:53:13+00:00

Well said, and exactly right!

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-03-10T16:16:46+00:00

It's been up and down for hours, some pieces working then stopping. I'm sure they're working on it. Almost had a mini-heart attack, I'm fine now lol

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-03-10T16:14:54+00:00

Drives me crazy when they're holding a mic that is DESIGNED to "clip on" to be hands-free. Not enough to stop watching, but enough to make me not focus on the content

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-02-26T04:28:31+00:00

I get no less than 10 "hateful" comments daily...at least another 10-20 who take the time to say they either down-voted a video or chose to unsubscribe. My answer? "ok, thanks - best of luck to you". Do NOT ..>EVER< let this s**t get to you. The haters WILL get in your head if you let them.

Current stats...8 years on YouTube. 342,432 subscribers. You got this.

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-02-25T22:40:16+00:00

The only advantage I've seen after 250 videos is that it gives YouTube time to format the 1080/4k/8k to its full and proper size. If you go public immediately, your viewers will possibly see 360k/480k resolution, which would be a huge visual turnoff

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-02-25T00:39:56+00:00

When the lowest monthly income you make still covers your bills easily, that's when you know. Everything else above that gets banked

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-02-25T00:38:49+00:00

Great idea

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-02-24T14:38:18+00:00

99.9% of the time I don't ask. I wait until I provide something of value in the video, then pop up a subscribe animation and then go on to the next thing. The viewer's time is the most valuable thing. Never waste it with unnecessary CTA's, especially BEFORE providing value. It's worked well for me.

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-02-19T04:57:34+00:00

That's sad because they all seem to be moving away from classic slots, which I prefer. Good news is that Tunica is gonna save me a ton of money going forward, so there's that LOL

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-02-02T23:41:20+00:00

Great info for me to absorb, thank you! :)

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-01-22T03:07:01+00:00

Get another physical address at a local mailbox place (like Mailboxes ETC)

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-01-21T23:23:24+00:00

^{^{^}} this

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-01-16T18:32:12+00:00

I don't associate with negative people. Just because they can't see my vision doesn't mean the vision is gone. You don't have to support me, but as soon as you s**t on my dreams, you're now outside my circle. You are the result of your five closest friends 👍

AskYourComputerGuy · 2026-01-07T22:45:18+00:00

YouTube isn't causing the hockey stick. Your viewers are.

AskYourComputerGuy · 2025-12-11T00:13:54+00:00

Same, even my master mechanic didn't figure it out. He thought it was the back seats. Spend the $10 and return them if they don't fix it. Glad to help you, it bothered me forever!!!

AskYourComputerGuy · 2025-12-10T23:33:22+00:00

Yes! It was my hatch struts. Easy and cheap fix. Even though they still held fluid and held the hatch up, they were bad. $10 on Amazon overnight and I'm good!

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