Should We Quit YouTube? What We Earn on a 3K SUB`s Channel

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@Norwegianfarmlife 10 ай бұрын

I would like to than all of you for your encouraging comments and kind words.❤ When I first started on KZbin, I expected that there would be more trolls but so far, I have experienced almost no such comments. The kind words from all of you is what I would miss the most. When I edited this video, I felt like the content of this video is more trough that what I had realized. I spent most of Saturday filming and recording the voice over and all of Saturday cooped up in my office editing the video. All the time the farm and my family where neglected and that Sunday it was Mother’s Day so that just made the guilt worse. Running a farm, having a full-time job and being a good father and husband while on the same time being a full time KZbinr is not sustainable and so things need to change. I have been taking the camera with me when I have been out working but it will be less videos from us in the future. I am working on a plan for how I can make videos that are quicker to edit but for now we don’t have a clear plan.

@Kristian-NH7740SLE 10 ай бұрын

nei nei nei. må ikkje gi deg på youtube, eller selge gården. ser 2 hjultrekkeren ligger til salgs, men kan ikkje gi deg no. du er inspirasjon til småbruk drømmen.

@samueldougoud3289 10 ай бұрын

Hi Eric, my tip would be : do not let YT get a source of stress for you. If making videos spoils the joy you could get by just doing your farm-related tasks, then the meaning of the whole exercise is drifting, and this is basically what you have noticed and if I understand you well, you are not totally happy about that. Getting attention sure can be satisfying, but is it worth becoming a pursuit in itself ? Whatever way you decide : I like your calm demeanor and the honest way the show the reality. 👍

@albertabluesky 3 ай бұрын

Just found your channel, watching from a small farm myself in southern Alberta, Canada. I love the quiet style of your videos, and I find it interesting to see how other small scale farmers do things, no one is as resourceful as a farmer! Lovely family you have too. Cheers!

@glennfugledal 3 ай бұрын

hei. Må ikkje slutte , syns dere er kjempe flinke. Hilsen sauebonde fra Vestlande.

@kayerin5749 10 ай бұрын

Dear Eric and family I've been watching for about 8 months and have really enjoyed your channel. I come from a rural village and understand what real farming is (real work!) and that the big payoffs are never in money, but in community and in the land and animals. I think your insight into KZbin "gurus" is right on - they are there to serve themselves not you. I think your decision to put videoing on the back burner for the most part is sound. You need to stop listening to everyone else and listen to your heart. You want to farm. So farm! Give it a year of really focusing on it and uploading only when you can. I'm subscribed so I won't miss a video if you post ( *Hint to others!* ) Wishing you the best

@Norwegianfarmlife 10 ай бұрын

Thaks for your advice and kind words it means a lot to us. 😊

@julijaspat4477 10 ай бұрын

think the biggest key to success is to actually having fun as a creator.

@torekristoffersen176 10 ай бұрын

I enjoy your videos on the small farm life in Norway. Thank you for these. You can speak in either Norwegian or English, that would be fine by me as I understand both. But I understand that English opens up your market to a much larger worldwide audience (there’s a reason the Scandinavian countries require children to take years of English). My family moved to America from the Bergen and Skien (Telemark) areas because of the availability and lack of good farming ground in Norway (less than 3% is farmable ground there). So my hat is off to you, your wife and family for taking on such a hard endeavor. Keep plodding along, keep your spirits up, and lastly, you are Norwegian, and stubbornness runs in our genes…. We don’t give up so easily! God helg til dere!

@hegetjelta6624 10 ай бұрын

Eg synes dette er en fantastisk kanal ‼️ Håper dere fortsetter.

@volvo_917 10 ай бұрын

Hei! Surfa gjennom noen Homsted og swedish cabin kanaler føre jeg ramla innom deg. Synes det er en artig kanal og med tanke på småbruker livet og at det ikke er like enkelt som folk flest trur. Fokuser på gården og gjør det du synes er artig. Fin måte og dele tips og erfaringer med andre. Samt få tilbake tips fra andre i komentat felte. Stå på👍🇧🇻

@snithereens 10 ай бұрын

I don’t watch the other homesteaders because I felt „at home“ in your content in an instant. Make it your pace, not what fricking gurus with their own agenda tell you. Peace of mind and Prosperity and health to your family.🍀

@timmotheusmeier6652 9 ай бұрын

Hi, I wanted to offer my perspective as well, maybe it helps: I only watch youtube videos that inform me on topics I find interesting or make me feel good / dream of another life. I think to be successful with a homestead-channel you have to do one or both. What works often is showing projects and explaining what you do (and ask for advice if you don't know something) combined with beautiful nature/family-life/animal clips. The reasons why you've not been really successful yet could be: 1) The projects that you show often feel more like a chore and not like a problem that you are excited to find a great solution for. 2) Your narration style sounds almost a bit bored or as if you were reading a script. Maybe that's also because of your norwegian voice pattern, but it increases the impression that you are just working on chores. 3) The bought stock-clips are really detrimental to the feeling you want to transport: I want to see authentic beauty and not fake happiness. Now don't get me wrong: your life sounds incredibly full, juggling a full-time job, a family, a farm, and youtube and I admire you for keeping up with all that. But I have the suspicion that the overload from this gets into the youtube-videos and influences this chore-like impression that I get. I think to make youtube work you need to learn to get both a feeling for what your viewers want and the technical/filming/storytelling-skills that are required to transport these things. Learning this will take time though, and if money is the main objective right now it's faster and safer to rely on the skills you already have (your day job). Good fortune to you! :)

@Norwegianfarmlife 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. It is always useful to get an outside perspective it is easy to get kind of blind after working so much with the same things.😊👍

@randommaniac245 8 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more,it's not the best approach to intentionally make YT videos only to get more views,and earn a penny.Also true that he sounds more depressed than excited on daily routines.All the best channels are the result of one enjoying what they do,and then willing to share it with the others.

@DanielDale-r4u 10 ай бұрын

Hello! Huge farming/homesteading consumer here, I just wanna say I definitely love you’re videos and the algo did push me towards you’re channel! 1 thing I would say about everyone else trying to do the same type of videos is that very few seem to be in a cold climate! I am. So I will always look for homesteads in the snow first and I’m sure many others have this issue with all the tropical homestead videos out there! I think you have a breakthrough coming 😁

@Norwegianfarmlife 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much.😊

@jackiemoffat8499 10 ай бұрын

I really respect your efforts and all that you have done to try and grow your channel. Mabey its time to take a step back and instead of analyzing and listening to people selling their seminars and tips on how to make it big on you tube that you actually look at what has made other homesteading or homes out in nature a great sucess for these creators. Right now we are living in a crazy world where half the population are dreaming about quitting the rat race and moving out to the country / wilderness. I follow these type of channels and I do it because their content is both inspiring and very relaxing. In this video you had the perfect scene and that was around 15.07-15.16 and this my friend is what people love love love to see. Quiet nature scenes without talking and mabey some suitable calming background music. You should do more of this which can also be combined with your daily routine down on your farm. Dont give up my friend you are living in the most beautiful country in the world and building the type of life than many can only dream of and that deserves to be shown to the world . Im proud of you and your family and wish you lots of luck for the future 🙏🏻🍀🍀🥰

@georghanssen8019 10 ай бұрын

I love your channel. I love your content. Learn a lot.

@QuietestKris 10 ай бұрын

Hi Eric, I am grateful that you'll still be around. Your passion, ingenuity, and resourcefulness is a source of inspiration and comfort for me, which is not a singular reason to continue, of course. But if you ever doubt that you and your family have made the world better, improved the lives of your audience, don't. When I feel like my own immigration and homestead dreams are impossible, I think of NFL. Tusen takk.

@keywestalert6329 3 ай бұрын

The farm can receive your creative energy. You can have a student list to help with farm work and you can call it farming studies.

@fintan3563 Ай бұрын

I love your channel, Erik! Don’t give up. 🇳🇴❤️🇺🇸

@shahothmancreative 6 ай бұрын

Keep doing what you love, mate.

@ronaldlucas5360 2 ай бұрын

You encourage me and others.

@michaellynskey7124 3 ай бұрын

Whatever decision you make, It has to be for the better lifestyle and income for yourselfs, and to better everything that goes along with running a small homestead🇬🇧🇮🇪.

@GeaOutdoors 10 ай бұрын

Honest words, and truly a chioce I can respect. I am walking around with basically the same dream as you had, but fortunately I live in Østfold and the weather here is less challenging that you have. But until the the gods of luck and prosperity grants me the means to procure a farmstead of my own, I have to contend with living in a blockhouse (saves me money) I have been following your channel for a long time now, and have enjoyed every minute of it. The changes you have done underways have, for me at least, been a good and natural change in content. Again.....good choices. I will have to say I am glad you will continue sharing your farmlife journey and I will keep watching. Best of luck to you and your family. With love Gea Outdoors

@Norwegianfarmlife 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, i appreciate the feedback. It means a lot to me to know that the effort we have been putting in our videos are appreciated. Good luck with your dream and your channel 😊👍

@tonytaylor2776 10 ай бұрын

Hi Erik. Think yr doing the right thing. Focussing on yr farm, yr family and maybe quitting yr 2nd jobs,should be yr aim. I watch yr channel cos it,s interesting seeing how a farm in Norway works. And always find you genuine and intelligent which adds to the experience. Find the best videos,where you are trying to do something on the farm...laying a fence, clearing a field etc. The videos should always show progress which hopefully will come in line with making progress with the farm. So this should help forvthe future, focussing on the farm....My other point is that rare breeds are quite popular, whether for meat or just for keeping stock to sell...Maybe this could be something else to develop, as you touched on in the video...Anyway best of luck and agree the way forward is to develop the farm...

@Thrilltacular 10 ай бұрын

Really agree with you. For both gurus and youtube itself it's all about keeping the hamster running in the hamster wheel, always dreaming of success but not realizing that all huge youtubers are pushed by talent agencies. So unless you're in a talent agency, It's just like you say a "lottery".

@Norwegianfarmlife 10 ай бұрын

I think i would end my pc if I tried to edit 4K😂

@Thrilltacular 10 ай бұрын

Edit in 4K? @@Norwegianfarmlife

@pat5648 10 ай бұрын

Love you guys!

@teresagood8 10 ай бұрын

Well, I haven't been watching g you for lo g but I e joy them very much. I will stay subscribed and look forward to your more restricted content. Wishing you all the best@

@mymagicsigns 10 ай бұрын

Give up next winter, you can't give up now when the weather is getting better! And make 4k videos, YT Algoritm pushes back 1080p content in favor of 4k!

@Norwegianfarmlife 10 ай бұрын

Thaks for your advice.😊 I don’t thing my PC would handle 4K editing as it is struggling quite a bit with 1080p.

@mymagicsigns 10 ай бұрын

@@Norwegianfarmlife Maby try some AI video Upscalers, some can be pretty good, edit in 1080p and upscale with AI to 4k, I never tried it myself, you are a decent video editor, so you should consider investing in a PC that can handle 4k in the future. I am curently living in Kongsvinger and considering getting a farm, but my idea is to take advantage of all the free stuff on FINN and make some Sunken Greenhouses, a huge biodigestor, maby find a land with a spring, we are in Norway and conventional agriculture does not fit this climate, so I want to try to grow in the winter and relax in the summer!

@babanravi 9 ай бұрын

You should diversify the knowledge like tell us about Norwegian culture, how you make connections with wildlife there, safety issues for the children growing up, where they go to school, everything which takes your time, then only will feel confident to watch further.❤

@melchlepp 8 ай бұрын

Dear Eric, I thoroughly appreciate and respect your raw honesty. I had NO idea what was behind KZbin videos and it is quite clear how much heart and thought has gone into each one you have produced. I found your site when I was searching for chicken tractor ideas for raising guinea hens. I am located in the mideast part of the United States. THANK YOU for your passion, energy and most importantly, your honesty. Stay true to yourselves and what you love doing most, and I wish you much continued success and happiness. ❤

@StineMah 3 ай бұрын

Denne videoen var tydeligvis det som skulle til. 👌

@Norwegianfarmlife 3 ай бұрын

Egentlig så var det videoen etter som skulle til. Denne videoen gjorde det ganske dårlig. Det var her jeg bestemte meg for å endre måten jeg hadde tenkt på. Sette gården og familien først og videoene etterpå. Det resulterte i mye mer progresjon i videoene og jeg tror det har hjulpet. 👍🤠

@stan525 4 ай бұрын

I like your channel. I think your newest focus on the farm is your best direction in the long run. solving the soggy fields are a very interesting subject, draw a plan out show us then get on with it . use fast forward filming segments then fill in with the unexpected real life problems that arise. your doing great in my book.

@Norwegianfarmlife 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your support😊

@KYKAYAKER274ey1 2 ай бұрын

I love your channel

@ralphjvc 9 ай бұрын

Hello, I have just recently found your channel, but this is right up my alley, love farming content! Love from New England!

@Norwegianfarmlife 9 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!🤠

@saethman 10 ай бұрын

Tror du er inne på noe veldig klokt - youtube bør være fordi man har en hobby eller lidenskap (for å lage videoer og/eller noe annet) man ønsker å dele, og dersom man er blant de ekstremt få som er heldige (ja, enig med deg der) til å gjøre det stort så er det en bonus. En annen ting er jo at dersom man legger for mye arbeid i youtube så blir det kanskje like slitsomt som den jobben man ønsker seg vekk fra - selv om man liker å være kreativ. Jeg tror at fyren bak favorittkanalen(e) min kastet inn håndkleet fordi at det ble for mye mas å hele tiden MÅTTE opprettholde en viss frekvens av videoer, i stedet for når man er inspirert og har noe å formidle slik han gjorde i starten. For gårdslivet så tenker jeg at mat dessverre (?), i hvert fall her på berget, er for billig - så å leve av gården er fort kun mulig for de som allerede har en stor gård (og for mye penger) eller kanskje de som er villig til å jobbe vettet av seg for en liten (?) lønn - med mindre man finner en eller annen nisje slik at man faktisk får fornuftig betalt i stedet for å konkurrere med de store. Skjønt, dersom man kombinerer det med at en av dere er i fast jobb så blir det vel fort noe annet - med mindre man skal imponere naboen med kjøp av ny bil, dyre merkeklær og annet tull. Vi fikk omsider kjøpt oss et lite småbruk i fjor sommer, men jeg har ingen ambisjoner om å noensinne leve av det. Jeg tenker å ha det som hobby og så får det kanskje betale for sine egne regninger etter hvert, skjønt bare det å sette opp en gjerde for å holde rådyrene ute (jeg tenker en polykulturell frukthage) kommer til å koste flesk :o

@joepalme1441 3 ай бұрын

Have someone give you lessons on how to operate your equipment. More time spent on the equipment the better you will get.😮

@heidinoreng5892 6 ай бұрын

Lærerikt, takk !

@renata-s5b 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for explaining us the yt topic. And I think you have the passion for farming 😊

@Norwegianfarmlife 10 ай бұрын

So nice of you 😊

@BogdanDaniel 10 ай бұрын

Dear Norwegian farmer, I've been following your channel for a while now and I'm always so impressed by your work. You're living my dream! I am 47 years old and still live in the city, so it's likely that my dream will remain just a dream. I envy you for the chance to raise your children in such a beautiful and healthy place. I also envy you for being able to pursue your passions and for showing me how it's all done. I watch many people who have been like me but who have had the courage to give up city life for a simpler life in the middle of nature. I can only imagine how difficult it is to financially support such a business. In fact, money is the only thing preventing me from realizing my dream. But if you stop, who will I learn from? Who will give me hope that I can do it too? KZbin is a tool, you have to use it, don't let it use you. I like it when people build, how they build, how much they enjoy building... the rest is nothing. Head up and don't stop what you're doing because you're doing really well!

@Norwegianfarmlife 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your kind words and feedback.😊 We have filmed a lot more that I have not shown yet. Taking the camera with me while I work dos not take much extra time. The problem is the editing of all the clips. I am working on a solution that hopefully will make it a bit more manageable. 🤔 I also thing that if you have a dream about rural living or farming you should go for it. You only live once. 👍🤠

@NordicMicrofarm 10 ай бұрын

This, exactly! I've been thinking the same after publishing a few videos. Thanks for being so honest and sharing this. If you want to use the animals for something useful, I recommend watching Talasbuans videos. They feed the sheep outdoors in the snow at different locations in the field where they grow hay in the summer, so the feces and urine are trampled into the snow and melt into the grass in the spring, resulting in better crops. You also have chickens that can follow afterward, and then you can potentially grow your own vegetables directly on the ground (unless there's flooding...). You might already follow them, I don't know. There's a lot to be inspired by. There's so much fun you can have with a farm, but it has to come from your own interests and desires. I don't think you'll lose followers by doing things a bit differently on KZbin going forward. I enjoy the content you create and will continue to follow as long as you keep at it. Hope you and your family find balance in your daily life ahead!

@Norwegianfarmlife 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your feedback and advice. We have actually been following Talasbua for several years now. Thay have been a grate inspiration for us. 🤠👍

@aaronswanson6719 10 ай бұрын

Interesting even though I’ve never had any desire to ever make a video. I was initially drawn to your channel because my ancestors were farmers in Norway before emigrating to America so I felt a connection. Side question: have you seen the channel, Just a Few Acres Farm?

@Norwegianfarmlife 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your feedback👍 We are following “Just a few acres Farm”. It is a fantastic channel that defiantly has been an inspiration for us. Although his farm is a bit bigger that ours it is still not as big as the farming channels with the giant factory farms. 😊

@DinSF 3 ай бұрын

I recently came across your channel and instantly liked it because it's "The Real Thing" And down to earth. Im glad you continued your channel, I've been catching up on all your videos. Do what you need to do, don't change the channel on what you think will increase the algorithm, just do your thing because that's what makes your channel, "Your Channel"!!! PS- we live up the street from KZbin in San Bruno, California, USA, LOL I think good thoughts for your channel when we drive by KZbin 😊

@Norwegianfarmlife 3 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!❤️

@hamburg6958 3 ай бұрын

Eric, Danke für deine Videos, sie so gut weil sie nicht der standert sind von den meisten YT. Bei vielen andereren Kanälen wird es extrem langweilig weil sie nur über ein tema Wie blummen und dann auch nur über eine Pflanze in 100 Sendungen sprechen. Das tust du nicht .Du zeigt mir als Nord-Deuscher was für probleme du mit der Verwaltung und dem Normen hast. So was finde ich gut. Dann sind da noch Die Bilder die du immer einfügst, um das was du erzählst, zu untermauern. Einfach toll. Meine Gedanken - Erzähle doch mal was für Probleme du in Norwegen hast die wir in der Europa nicht haben oder, ob es bei euch deiner Meinung besser ist oder ob es alles gleich ist. Zeige doch Mal Projekte wie neue Hünner in einen Video von Aufzucht bis Grassen auf dem Acker , ich weis das du es schon gemacht hast aber ich will damit nur sagen das du so was Widerholen kannst mit anderen Gross verändernungen Wie ach ich weis nicht , was du planst. Du Zeigst uns nur den Hof aber was ist auf der insel sonst noch los . Ist sie klein oder gross. wie kommst du zur Arbeit und was tust du . Nimm uns doch mal zu ausflügen vom Hof mit. Das waren meine Gedanken du kast sie anregen finden oder aber auch vergessen . Sei mir nichtg böse wenn du Rechtscheibfehler findest den ich bin Legasteniken und habe Probleme mit der Deuschen Rechtschreibung.

@boltingcoyote1589 10 ай бұрын

If you want the channel to get more popular you should expend to more popular platforms like TikTok and twitch and others

@ahkkariq7406 3 ай бұрын

Og der fikk jeg svaret jeg lurte på. Kanalen deres vokser ganske raskt nå. Lykke til videre.

@Norwegianfarmlife 3 ай бұрын

Bra du fant ut av det👍 Husk å trykke på Subsribe knappen så du ikke mister oss igjen😉

@vildings 9 ай бұрын

dette er sååååå bra info TAKK!!

@t.n.9720 12 күн бұрын

That's a lot of work for little money

@SanderEintr 9 ай бұрын

hva er det beste tipset for og starte en youtube kanal som folk liker og se på

@Norwegianfarmlife 9 ай бұрын

I thing I would start by asking why do you want to start a KZbin channel? If the answer is to become rich and famous I would find something else to do like playing the lottery. KZbin is so saturated that braking trough is nearly impossible. If the answer is because you like to film and have a passion for video making, I would suggest to just make the video types you like to make and those that like them will come. If you want the more traditional advice you can check out VidQ. Good luck 🤠👍