adammakonda
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True crime is still one of the fastest growing niche on many channels, are you someone who's in that niche? What's your thoughts on it?
Anyone in the true crime niche? How is it going?
- Thread starter adammakonda
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What? Like those constant murder trial docs. Psychology students study?
adammakonda
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No, police bodycam in the true crime niche.
Views and watch time are insane in true crime, but monetization is a nightmare. YouTube constantly yellow-demonetizes videos for violent terms or sensitive themes. You have to rely heavily on sponsorships, Patreon, or affiliate deals instead of AdSense
conolly34
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True, true crime does have the ability to elicit some incredible retention, but the risks involved with AdSense don’t make it a scalable endeavor. Perhaps sponsorship and affiliate marketing would be a safer approach
josh.phliphi
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Same here, even from the perspective of an observer, one can see how much effort goes into captivating the audience. The art of telling a story is critical in this segment.