You Too Can be a YouTube Millionaire! Ink Eze’s Insights from #YouTube4Africa 2 Day London Space Tour

Ink Eze for BellaNaija and Tallulah Doherty of EbonyLife TV at YouTube Space London

… Yes you can! And I will share how.
A week ago I headed out to the YouTube Space in London to explore the studio and all the company has to offer us as Africans. And the answer to that exploration is: A LOT.
The good news is, YouTube is officially launched in eight African countries – Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda and Senegal. Which means if you’re in any of these countries you can earn money from your page being popular.
We heard from someone in a lesser discussed category – a content uploader (not primarily a content creator) and his story moved us to tears.
Creators make and produce fresh and original content for YouTube. But never mind, if you’re more the business type, content uploaders have the rights to videos they share, but they may not be the creators.
Here’s the story of Murphy Ben International. How they work is that they get exclusive rights to content from the creators/owners for YouTube.
If you’re brainstorming your next move, there are so many types of YouTubers, let me mention some popular Nigerian kinds so it gives you an idea.
The big players include broadcasters who update their YouTube everyday like Channels TV, Sahara Reporters and co. They also include online only stations like Ndani TV and of course the extremely popular Nollywood movie channels and Nigerian artistes’ music videos.
Now for you sitting at home thinking up how to be a YouTube star, here are a few of the most popular types.