I’m a Premium subscriber mostly so I can still support the creators I watch, but sometimes I ask myself why it even exists when most content creators bolt in long sponsored segments. Even if they’re skippable, I should be able to enjoy the ad-free experience as advertised.
Companies don’t ask for retention statistics, so most of the time, they won’t even know people are skipping it. But I suppose if YouTube advertised a skip feature, it would decrease brand trust in creators.
Yeah, that is a good point about decreasing sponsor money.
As for premium helping out creators it has me just leaning towards buying merch directly from them being a more enticing proposition. Like they get more money, and I get something I want like the screw driver from Linus that costs less than a year of YouTube premium. Or like coasters from Gamers Nexus.
I’m a Premium subscriber mostly so I can still support the creators I watch, but sometimes I ask myself why it even exists when most content creators bolt in long sponsored segments. Even if they’re skippable, I should be able to enjoy the ad-free experience as advertised.
Companies don’t ask for retention statistics, so most of the time, they won’t even know people are skipping it. But I suppose if YouTube advertised a skip feature, it would decrease brand trust in creators.
Yeah, that is a good point about decreasing sponsor money.
As for premium helping out creators it has me just leaning towards buying merch directly from them being a more enticing proposition. Like they get more money, and I get something I want like the screw driver from Linus that costs less than a year of YouTube premium. Or like coasters from Gamers Nexus.