Freelance work

Google demonetizing YouTubers reporting on Russia's war on Ukraine

(Sat Oct 08 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)) While YouTube is fighting a real problem of misinformation regarding Russia's war on Ukraine, some YouTubers who report on the war have been demonetized.

Medium giving writers more direct access to their audience

(Wed Aug 11 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)) Most content creator platforms have maintained control over the subscribers to each Creator. Any notifications are sent by the the content platform, are completely branded by the platform, and serve the platforms purpose. The content creator hasn't been in control over when notifications are sent, what are in the notifications, nor can the content creator export the list of subscribers to use on another platform. Today, Medium.COM changed that arrangement, by allowing readers to subscribe to e-mail notifications from specific writers, and by giving writers in the Medium Partner Program more tools for directly contacting those who subscribe to content.

Content platforms (Medium, YouTube, etc) are rigged against individual creators

(Tue Jul 20 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)) Many recommend making money working online by creating "content" for platforms like YouTube, Medium, or many other user-generated-content platforms. You create and upload content, to earn income from visitors to the website, who are viewing videos, reading articles, or ordering t-shirts. However enticing it is to find an audience on a content platform, the platform owners are in the drivers seat, and the terms of the deal can change at any time.