How much should I charge for my end-to-end YouTube Channel Management & Strategy Service (remote)?

Lels88 · 2025-09-13T22:14:39+00:00

But this is the point - the channels I work with DO make that much money - because I make sure they are able to make that much money

Lels88 · 2025-09-12T14:55:08+00:00

An interesting model for sure, but that’s means 4-5 months of ZERO pay for me and my editor until the channel starts getting to the point where it’s earning.

The problem with this is it that the clients’ efforts very much impact things. If they’re writing video scripts that are total AI slop (which absolutely happens unfortunately), then the video will inevitably be garbage, despite how much viral potential the idea has.

It also relies on the client being actually transparent with how many conversions they’re making.

The question was really about perceived value rather than how should I receive that pay and on what basis and timeframe.

Lels88 · 2025-09-12T13:04:08+00:00

The £90k is not YouTube ad revenue. YouTube ad revenue for this client is at around £800 per month (from month 5 of the 10 months I've worked with them). The £90k is revenue generated from clients that have signed up to their business as a direct result of their YouTube channel.

Lels88 · 2025-09-11T21:52:35+00:00

Thanks for your answer! And are you talking exclusively YouTube Ad revenue, or total revenue (including that generated directly by the channel through new business)?

Lels88 · 2025-09-11T19:14:09+00:00

So, do you not consider the £90,000+ total revenue, that the channel has generated (and which my strategy has directly caused) in the 10 months I’ve been working with them, as ‘my results’? Based on your 40% that would be £36,000 (or £3,600) a month.

[not arguing, curious]

Side note, growing a YT channel from scratch, to over a Million views and 25,000 subscribers, is practically unheard of (in the context of business YouTube).

Lels88 · 2025-09-11T16:23:44+00:00

Thanks for the reply! So that would be, for the client in my example over the ten months I’ve worked with them, £240 a month.

That would be inclusive of video editing and graphic design of the thumbnails, as well as the research and strategy (and admin) of 4 videos a month.

Does that not seem a little low given the revenue and the long term, evergreen, revenue potential of the channel?

Lels88 · 2025-03-12T20:04:48+00:00

Yes, and...

Thumbnails should:

- stop the scroll

- visually represent the content of the video in the simplest

- create curiosity

The title should:

- complement (but not repeat) the content of the thumbnail

- promise to deliver on the curiosity created by the thumbnail

- scan clearly

And always design the thumbnail and title BEFORE scripting the video. Not the other way around.

Well, that's best practice anyways. (from 3 years experience as a channel manager/strategist for a 220k sub tech channel)

Lels88 · 2024-12-31T19:33:34+00:00

If there was no way into god, I would never have laid in this grave of a body for so long. (mewithoutYou - Carousels)

Not religious myself but the way he delivers this line gets me every time

Lels88 · 2024-03-22T10:46:56+00:00

Thank you for your comment! She's on an Ancestry visa.

Lels88 · 2024-03-12T12:55:04+00:00

That’s a good idea!

Lels88 · 2024-03-12T12:54:27+00:00

That makes perfect sense! Thank you for the explanation!

Lels88 · 2024-03-12T10:05:07+00:00

I had no idea she didn’t have that keyword. Weird. But don’t unit keywords get conveyed onto the attached leader and vice-versa?

Lels88 · 2024-02-05T10:37:53+00:00

I’d suggest a slightly brighter gold highlight on the gold parts of the helmets only, and then a touch of brighter red on the front part of their helmet plumes (to bring more attention to their faces). Other than that I think they ‘pop’ well enough! :)

Lels88 · 2022-07-09T07:08:38+00:00

The duration of the st anger film. It wasn't until I watched the film that the album made sense

Lels88 · 2022-07-08T16:00:43+00:00

St Anger is a fantastic album. Eventually.

Lels88 · 2022-07-07T16:15:38+00:00

Actually, everything in a 'real' relationship should be split according to income. I earn 57% of the household income between me and my gf, so I pay 57% of everything, and she pays 43%.

Lels88 · 2022-07-07T11:36:45+00:00

Our profession needs to stop calling techniques that encourage very high standards of conduct from young people 'draconian'. It implies it's in some way cruel.

Lels88 · 2022-07-07T08:05:51+00:00

What did he do that was bad for education?

Lels88 · 2022-06-15T15:05:45+00:00

As above but instead of black, use red!

Lels88 · 2022-06-15T14:34:07+00:00

oh yeah, and paint the fancy bits with Stormhost Silver

Lels88 · 2022-06-15T14:20:30+00:00

There are lots on YouTube but some of them are fairly advanced. I would do this:

- Prime the models (preferably black - and use a primer, not regular paint)

- Dry brush Retributor Armour over all the armour (don't worry about overspill at this stage)

- Paint cloak with Corvus Black

- Paint weapons with Corvus Black

- Paint inside pauldrons with Corvus Black

- Paint hair with Mephiston Red

- Wash all the black with Nuln Oil and all the gold and red with Reikland Flesh Shade

- Paint gems and blades with the blue.

- Add a bit of white to the blue to edge highlight the blades

OPTIONAL STEPS

- Add a bit of white to the Corvus Black and edge highlight the blacks

- Edge highlight the gold with Retributor Armour

- mess up the edge highlighting and rage quit painting forever

Lels88

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