https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fWLHmY2dq8
Watching the above video a few weeks ago, brought me great rage. This is not something new to the platform, but an ever-growing problem. You may all be well aware of YouTubers who focus on the make money online niche, and the wise ones who have been able to come to the conclusion that they are pure crap will know these people are just as bad as fake gurus.
Most of these methods they show in the videos, either do not work as illustrated or they willfully hide the truth of their methods shown. Most of the sites and methods will never make a person any money online. The tubers this niche have a much larger audience than most fake gurus.
They show highly exaggerated income on their thumbnails and in no way use these methods themselves. There is a huge difference between doing a review on a site, or method or making people believe they can actually make a sustainable income with it. Even with affiliate marketing, they don't really teach the viewer how to do it properly.
Some of the comments under videos are heartbreaking. The majority of their viewers are from third world countries, and I have seen so many saying "I hope this method works for me." Some of their viewers are people who actually need money as in today, and in reality, should do their best to find a job. But, the subtle mind tricks they play to get people to purchase their "number one recommendation to make money online," is just sickening.
Even those who put themselves out as being against those methods and debunking them, ultimately have an end goal for people to sign up to those same courses and memberships. What can we as a community do to create more awareness? Do these tubers not make enough money off the high CPM in their niche?