Learn everything I know about building a successful KZread channel: youtubebackstage.com/ Tech of the Day: KeyChron Q5 Max Mechanical Keyboard www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q5-max-qmk-via-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboard [NOTE: The corrected KZreadr wage calculation at 3:25 is 4 videos per *month*, not week. The rest is correct, so (assuming 100k views per video), it is $500/video * 4 videos/month * 12 months/yr = $24k annual salary]

@PassportBachelor

3 ай бұрын

90% of youtubers who "quit..." make videos after their "I quit" video 🤣

@gasdorficmuncher9943

3 ай бұрын

we have high inflation its like gravy has stopped flowing it may come back after a 2008 collapse in 2024

@eric3434

3 ай бұрын

See you next week.

@LC12345

3 ай бұрын

I heard from a KZreadr that this doesn’t work and you can’t have a successful KZread channel

@abdelkrimhaddadi5098

3 ай бұрын

@@eric3434 🤣

genius! He just earned a new title (As an ex-Google, ex-Facebook, ex-KZread TechLead)

@ktb1381

3 ай бұрын

And ex-millionaire.

@abdelkrimhaddadi5098

3 ай бұрын

BTW he can find a real job !

@besllu8116

3 ай бұрын

I think he worked in YT before so the new title would be ....ex-KZread TL, ex-KZread creator.

@bgsmember3650

3 ай бұрын

What does millionaire even mean (practically speaking) when the overall pace of inflation causes cash to sublime/turn to vapor (figuratively speaking)? /rhetorical @@ktb1381

@assyriaaaaa

3 ай бұрын

Hahaha 😂

Next week: “why I returned to KZread” Can’t wait!

@bernardobiechina506

3 ай бұрын

😅😅😅😅

@LoveLightVibration

3 ай бұрын

different title, but you weren't wrong! 😂

@PoliticalLifePhilosophy

3 ай бұрын

Totally. He's the most infamous baiter

@chuckicha

3 ай бұрын

LOL so true

@astroNexx

3 ай бұрын

next week, probably

People don't care about you, as much as you imagine. -TechLead Truer words, have never been spoken.

@Toyota4Life

3 ай бұрын

Life just goes on

@Chuck8541

3 ай бұрын

Yup.@@Toyota4Life

@AndrewCortesi

3 ай бұрын

This is pretty true on KZread. So often content creators will start a video by apologizing for not uploading lately but did we really notice they were gone?

@Chuck8541

3 ай бұрын

@@AndrewCortesi haha True. That just left a window open to see a video from my 500 other subscriptions I forgot about.

@DoritosBurger

3 ай бұрын

People only pretend to care about you if you have lots of money or social status. If you don’t make lots of money or prioritize making money you will be largely invisible to society and I personally don’t see any issue with that, as long as I have a few friends or acquaintances I can go out with and have a good time with on the weekend I’m happy.

I’m the guy living in the middle of nowhere in Kansas playing video games all day. People need to learn to come to terms with the fact that not everyone can be a big shot in society, there always has to be people like me that are completely invisible to balance things out. 😊

@shiptj01

3 ай бұрын

True that, homes. I hope that you're exercising and eating well.

@DoritosBurger

3 ай бұрын

@@shiptj01 yeah im perfectly fine as far as all that goes. I’m just an introvert and prefer to stay home rather than go out.

@shiptj01

3 ай бұрын

@@DoritosBurger I hear that, cuz. I'm done with trying to be popular and changing the world.

@javier.alvarez764

3 ай бұрын

Bruh even being at home and playing video games gets old. Life has a lot more to offer than that.

@Tadik168

3 ай бұрын

U will be fine dude😢

The KZread algorithm has definitely gone odd, with videos from channels that I used to follow disappearing from search results unless I know their channel name.

@UnknownUser-nu8ny

2 ай бұрын

It was prime around 2018-19 just after the adpocalypse. It’s gone down hill from there. People were bigging up YT to completely kill off TV by now. They dropped the ball

Thank you for everything you have brought so far. Whatever you do after it, enjoy it!

If you quit youtube, I’m quitting too. You are my only subscription.

@Allmenshouldrespectallwomen

3 ай бұрын

No he’s not

@ElNegus9985

3 ай бұрын

Good

@Allmenshouldrespectallwomen

3 ай бұрын

Hurry up and quit

@MarquisDeSang

3 ай бұрын

Nooooo, you were my only smart asian friend.

@Allmenshouldrespectallwomen

3 ай бұрын

@@MarquisDeSang he was never your friend. Prove you guys were friends

Do what your heart tells you to do. But at least dont delete the previous videos. The Information still stays.

@TrudleR

3 ай бұрын

MILLION TOKEN! become one of the millions club by buying it. huuge potential. social experiment guys, #nfa.

@yingyinou

Ай бұрын

He already deleted some of them 😢 I hope somebody has backup

@melteddarkchocolate000

25 күн бұрын

@@yingyinoudeleting what?

@rahuln8080

7 күн бұрын

He deleted most of them lol

I really appreciate TechLead's wisdom more than anything. For a while I started forgetting the value of work/personal endeavors in favor of slacking, comfort zone and easy money. Thank you TechLead as always.

@iyasugames

3 ай бұрын

Right now there seems to be a lot of opportunities for people who want to put in the effort. If there's ever been a time to see the results from work, it's now

@melteddarkchocolate000

25 күн бұрын

@@iyasugamesKZread definitely shows that reward when it comes to content creation.

This is why I do youtube as a hobby. In that way, I don't have to worry about some of these pressures. And by the way, it's how I get to post genuine content free of trying to please the algorithm and free of pressure to get views.

@indiegrab360

3 ай бұрын

Same. KZread for me is a way to share my personality in a much more effective way than I could on Facebook Insta or Twitter.

I haven't been on YT that much like i used to, to educate myself or watch certain things for the past two years.. Good hearing from you always!!!

i appricate your honesty man, your sacrasm dosn't get past me. love the humor

I'm quiting KZread, too (As a Billionare) 😘

@Allmenshouldrespectallwomen

3 ай бұрын

Prove you have that much money

@adorabledev

3 ай бұрын

an Iranian Billionaire?

@defaultdefault812

3 ай бұрын

I've got a trillion nigerian dollars.@@adorabledev

@redorchidee1372

3 ай бұрын

yeah, me too (as a quadrillionaire) gotta get on the train

@HyperVegitoDBZ

3 ай бұрын

Billionaire maybe not, but a ytber with around 120 milions a year in USD, is easily a millionaire after those few years. A young man in my country of poland who does 315 mln views in 2023 earned around 1.5 mln pln which is around 250k usd.

Called it 2 years ago: Only the real enthusiasts will remain as the money is gone!

@astralfields1696

3 ай бұрын

Which is good. I like the KZreadrs that are in it for the fun of it.

@kevm3

3 ай бұрын

Which is good. Why should content creators work hard to generate youtube more money while they steal the proceeds?

@B3Band

2 ай бұрын

Good. Tired of these whiny entitled algorithm slaves making trash.

Truth is harsh. You were precise, honest and direct. More people must see this. This is the reality. It’s a lesson for youtube content creators in the future.

Dude, dont quit! I just found your channel last week. You're very entertaining, I love your humor and straight-forward no bs talk. :)

@bgsmember3650

3 ай бұрын

The quitting part was sarcasm. He does this in alot of his videos. Some of it's geniune, some is sarcasm. It's up to the viewer to discern his meaning, which is what keeps his channel interesting.

@DBCOOPER888

3 ай бұрын

He's clearly not quitting. He's commenting on all the other KZreadrs who are making quitting videos. Literally said "see you in the next one" at the end. He had that bit about burning his channel to the ground with sponsored products and everything, then at the end gives the product a plug.

I hate to see him leave, but I love to watch him go

@gasdorficmuncher9943

3 ай бұрын

he needs to find a new home for his channel i agree

@ggll4145

3 ай бұрын

@@gasdorficmuncher9943lol you didn’t get his comment

@omingole7304

3 ай бұрын

Fine wordplay lol

If you quit, I hope you keep the archive here. You have been very informative!

I'm not leaving KZread as a consumer of videos. I like putting youtube on in the background while I work and knit.

Sarcasm is a unique feature of human species.

I also felt something is wrong with KZread!

@Allmenshouldrespectallwomen

3 ай бұрын

There’s nothing wrong

@gasdorficmuncher9943

3 ай бұрын

youtube is like a heroin addict willing to censer and remove the gravy for a corporation

I'm never retiring early from youtube. KZread and computer programming is my passion.

@idiocracyishere4531

3 ай бұрын

Check back in 20 years

@jenny-DD

3 ай бұрын

Get in line behind Ai

Thanks for all your amusing vids. Enjoy the future.

Love this man's humor and sarcasm😂

I hope it's a click bait and you won't quit youtube, your videos have been charging me with positive energy and kinda healed me from depression, this video in particular "a day in the life of a Google software engineer" you will be missed, The TechLead 😔

@LuisSierra42

3 ай бұрын

He already quit, he made this video simply because quitting yt is trending

@MrBadjohn69

3 ай бұрын

I thought he was in prison. When did he get out?

@theren8311

3 ай бұрын

r/whoosh

@kevinwoodrobotics

3 ай бұрын

Just keep hustling

@dereknicolls5909

3 ай бұрын

This is - hand's down - the best informative show on illicit shyt such as weed, paranoia, etc., Heck I know ... how am I going to get my corpus of 'dark' info now????

Where can we get more techlead now?

Will miss you!! Have always enjoyed. Like it also when you had a crypto show the best! Best to you and hopefully to see your Son soon. Thanks for all the fun.

@FurkanSavas

3 ай бұрын

He isnt leaving

people underestimate how much meaning the right work can bring into your life

@True38

3 ай бұрын

And people underestimate the importance of money in life.

Dont stop. This level is sarcasm is needed for burnt out low value engineers

you'll be back...

I believe his main point here is if there is a feel for retirement (as a KZreadr), you have to make sure that you don't bore yourself to death despite all the money you got. It's all about planning for the end that will still carry and maintain the status you had built and solidified. Tough luck to say the least.

@charleswhite758

3 ай бұрын

Better to divest yourself of "status". Who needs it? Why does one need it? Freedom can be a scary place.

we're gonna miss you! I hope to keep be on touch

Nobody is quiting KZread, we are here for life, and after that.

Don't quit Tech Lead. Hang in there bro.

Good to see you, Patrick!

@FalconBlack

3 ай бұрын

You mean Kim

Patrick, you will never quitting youtube, Mark my Word !! I can bet every dollar I got !!

@ogre706

3 ай бұрын

Pennies are not dollars.

@premchettri7170

3 ай бұрын

@@ogre706 I am not broke like you brother !! I can almost put "As a millionaire" but I wont :)

@inadad8878

3 ай бұрын

@@ogre706 funny. FYI the US mint doesn't make pennies. They make CENTS

@290revolver290

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@rahuln8080

7 күн бұрын

he quit :(

He's always so logical, to the point, wasting the least amount of time humanly possible to explain everything and then there's me -__-;

I've been watching TechLead videos for a while now, and I really hope this isn't the final end. Overall, I believe there will be a significant restructuring of the internet medium in the future. Many things that were authentic in the beginning have evolved into mass media today, and KZread is no exception.

@tzc9309

3 ай бұрын

yeah censorship of comments/videos and algorithm tuning for profit/company agendas is very real.

@tzc9309

3 ай бұрын

but this is where a lot of these larger companies wil fail longer term imo. They essentially forget about the desires of the people who make the platform what it is, and the users. Over a long enough period of time, if there are better alternatives which catch on, plus the perception/trust/financial incentives have been destroyed, they will die a slow death as a company. A lot of large tech think they are infallible/invincible at this point which is very far from the truth

@user-di4bt7qu2i

3 ай бұрын

If history is any guide, I believe it will be a race to the bottom. YT will squeeze its creators for a bigger slice of the revenues and the talented creators will just give up and go to a new platform, leaving only the untalented creators on the channel who are willing to work hard for low pay.

@TO-mx1bs

3 ай бұрын

I absolutely agree with that! What started with joy in 2010 is slowly but surely developing in a completely wrong direction!@@tzc9309

@TO-mx1bs

3 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, the decline of KZread can no longer be stopped; something good turns into something bad over time!@@user-di4bt7qu2i

Many peopl are switching to other site that, also, has the same original spirit of KZread at its initial conception 10 years ago - no hidden direction and algorithms.

as a adblocker user, I am partially to blame for this.😅

Only if you quit KZread can you stage a comeback.

Great vid. I asked another youtuber if they see the same thing happening with KZread's competitors, such as Tiktok, Oddysey, Rumble Instagram, etc. Granted, some of them might not have the volume of KZread's, but are creators in other platforms quitting as much as they are here? Or is it only a YT phenomenon.

Damn this talked about some of my issues very well. I will definitely come back to this over and over till i make peace with my innerself

I better start watching my favourite KZreadrs videos so that they don't lose motivation and quite.

I enjoy your videos, I'd miss you a bit if you stop but you do what you must do. One thing I think is it matters if people watch all the way through the video or not. The more of the video people watch the more you'll be recommended. The length of the vid is not so important to the algorithm, a 4 minute vid and a 10 minute vid matters little, what matters is the viewers watch it all. Just do shorter 3-4-5 minute vids. It's probably less work and viewers might watch all the vid and not fast forward missing most of it. Then you have more time to do other your stuff. 500 is not a lot for all the work that goes into making vids.

Always a good video ! BTW been using this keyboard for 4years : KEYCHRON K2 Wireless RGB Aluminium Brown Trådløs, Kabling Tastatur Nordisk, Sort 😎

Hi there!!! we as human go on passing some phases of creativity, of lonenlyness, of sadness, of joy, of seeking the adventure, of meeting a love partner, of enthousiasm or hate of that ex - love partner. Each time the struggle is there and we have a different motive to DO and PRODUCE or DO NOTHING and just act lazy. We have to live it all in order to understand life. From the busyness/crazyness of a center of a large city to a quietness of living in a semi forgotten village somewhere in the country hundrends and hundrend miles away from the crowds... That's life. We can always find the beauty in it as we ... roll around. Heraclitus, the great philosopher (another Greek) was saying once "Everything is in flux"

Please don’t leave😘

@Allmenshouldrespectallwomen

3 ай бұрын

Good riddance

@jenny-DD

3 ай бұрын

It's time for people to work to get paid now. The field has now been leveled by Ai

KZread *has* changed, only the last few months, I started rage quitting KZread because it keeps on serving me ads every few minutes. It basically makes it impossible to watch a video on tv on the background.. I guess it's a channel/video setting, but it's a lot more prominent than it used to be

It has been a while since I saw your video. Best of Luck!

Could not agree more my views have dropped by 1/2 after last year algo change that's after 10 years of running the channel

Please no! Please no! I need you!

now an ex-KZreadr as well 🤣 jokes aside, you pointed out important topics over the years.

Finally, my main demotivator is quitting 😅 Now I can learn peacefully learn to code

You are just too logical and an overthinker. If you were passionate you would just keep going (doesn't matter if that is a YT or smth else) Saying that because I am very alike. GL for you

I am quitting too, as soon as my YT premium trial expires in about two days time.

KZread is such a mess with the algorithm right now and I find it totally unpredictable so I decided on my channel just to do whatever the hell I wanted and whatever I found interesting and the chips will fall where they may. I grew 300% last year.

its sad to konw...thank you for being there during the lockdown. ( we had almost 2 years lockdown here.)

Wait, at the end you said "see you in the next one"? I thought you were quitting :)

They programmed KZread streams for streamers where if I watch this 3 times a day KZread will only count this video for 1 stream for a day not 3 . Before spring 2022 it would count as 3 streams watching this video 3 times a day .

Last year, KZread decided to go up against TikTok by promoting KZread#Shorts, that was basically the end of content creators who upload long video's.

@PS-qn4oz

3 ай бұрын

Shorts are so annoying, though. :(

@lbks16

3 ай бұрын

Why? I can show teaser of my music in shorts, which is good.​@@PS-qn4oz

@Healthy_Toki

3 ай бұрын

@@PS-qn4oz they're horrible, very annoying.

@TrudleR

3 ай бұрын

anything to back that up? can't agree on this one.

@lbks16

3 ай бұрын

@@TrudleR it's not true, if it was then they would demonetize long form.

I enjoy watching you selling the keyboard at the end, finished the full commercial 😂

Podcast soon Mr. TL 🙏

Since you're not motivated by money, keep doing those bits that you love to do most. You know how to keep it simple, so please continue to upload your salient observations and wry wit when you have something to share. We may seem invisible, but we're out here welcoming your perspective. Really!

@mo.G_2020

3 ай бұрын

If he doesn't care about money and status then does he talk about them?

@kwimms

3 ай бұрын

He's motivated by boredom, he is lost, disconnected from God, and living in sin. Who cares?

I stand with you. Milk the hell out of this channel.

You are an explorer. Go find yourself out there! 😊

What a great keyboard, but if I am quitting youtube before I get started even is it still a tool I will need?

He's probably coming back next week because he has a desire to learn, improve and share.

KZread has not been a fair or level playing field ever since google aquired it...its almost impossible for a new channel to succeed on KZread.

50 years later going back to the IBM keyboard that were so great

Before you quit.. can you ship 2-3 tech lead wallets? I mean the one with urban camouflage. Asking for a friend..

Actually I like your channel even more since you're trolling

Love your take on this. I'm glad this yt algorithm problem is not yet affecting my content style, and I can still pump out daily gaming videos and still make a living, but it's very healthy to be cautious.

i did not knew your channel before but now i do and i will support whatever youre up to.

He quits KZread each year 😂

@3:22 $500 per video x 4 videos a week = $2000 / week (in a 52 weeks per year calendar) this is equal = $104,000/year

@connorcodes1368

3 ай бұрын

Can you make 4 quality videos per week for the whole 52 weeks, that's the question

@Feri9

3 ай бұрын

It comes with practice and passion but that depends on if you also working full-time or KZread is your only job and source of income so you have enough time to make these many videos, but definitely it's not easy like no other work.

@yungkonnekt

3 ай бұрын

did he do the math wrong as a joke? im pretty surprised if he didnt considering his credentials

@JohnnyMcKinney

3 ай бұрын

@@yungkonnekt ​it's an engagement strategy. Put something incorrect in your video to get people to comment on it, thus helping to rank higher in the algorithm.

@SF-fb6lv

2 ай бұрын

Good catch!

Personally, my goal with FIRE is NOT - "I don't have to do anything" but rather "I can do anything". So my mind won't be occupied with how to pay bills. One day if I wake up and feel like driving trucks, I'll drive truck, if I want to write code I'll do that etc etc

Tech lead , thank you for sharing your perspectives

Let's see how long this last...

Part of the problem is that EVERYONE wants to be a KZreadr now for a living. Any field that gets too saturated is going to see wages or profits drop. Being a KZreadr or TikTok star is basically like 20 years ago when everyone wanted to be a movie star or play in the NFL….everyone wants to do it.

@tzc9309

3 ай бұрын

It certainly becomes a more competitive space, but bottom line revenues affected by higher fees/lower payouts for example, or algorithm tuning for specific content as mentioned, is purely at youtubes discretion - unrelated to how many people want to be a youtube star. Just a negative structural change for most if not all creators.

5:30-5:35 It's like, _how can a KZreadr who's just staring at their belly button compete with that._ 😂🤣

but what if it was just a local maxima?

TechLead is a rare personality on KZread, which is why I always come back to watch his content.

More chances for viewers to find new channels

"I'm Quitting KZread, as a millionaire"

After half Year of posting videos I have 20 subscribers on my KZread channel. I am not quiting. After 5 years I expect to have 200 subscribers. Please don't quit too. Thanks.

The irony here is that, if you have to purchase things to create the content the return is lower than what the people whom just vlog are complaining about…

How did I quit KZread (As a Millionaire)

@MusabSalahi

3 ай бұрын

"Ex-Google, Ex-Facebook Engineer"

It is the 5th time or so that TechLead has left youtube! He'll be back as well.

you're probably the only one here talking about this very specific thing. i wonder how many of us are out there. keep it up

the last 5 years or so have truly been the Golden Age of KZread, we will look back on the classic channels in 20 years with nostalgia. It is understandable, it is hard to grind at anything for 5 years. It has been entertaining to watch some channels grow from thousands to millions. If Foresty Forest ever quits, it will be a sad day indeed.

There's no way TechLead is leaving youtube anytime soon.

@gasdorficmuncher9943

3 ай бұрын

economy is at a standstill gravy has left i really think techled should take a long break

@Snail641

3 ай бұрын

He unironically has no life. It must suck

Great video. Since the first adpocalypse it was clear that yt is not a "career", just a temporary gig. Slaves at the whim of the algorithm.

How would I become a millionaire if you quit? we need you're helpful insights

What a brilliant human being

As long as good content on YT don't even get a fracture of attention like the typical channels for the adhs asberger crowd, YT will no fkn care if you go or you stay. I love your content, it's informative and it calms distress me. So, the content give me a real gain of life quality. Then look around on YT, see channels with 10+ Millions, some idiots doing prank, make up, dressing, just being stupid. This content has no worth, it's worthless. But it has a big audience, good cash in. How must this feel, if you are a quality content producer, seeing this degenerates making 10 time more money and get much more attention range. Now, it is like it is. Depression.

I'm just extremely proud of your success. I don't mean your finances or material possessions. I'm really happy that I can come here and find as genuine and straight-forward of a person that I can think of. Man. You're just cool beans. Keep on keeping on.

@wnekuu

2 ай бұрын

success as chinese spy? :D

The others can leave, you NO. WE NEED YOU. PLEASE

Sounds good. See you next video.