How do I make money on the web?

How do web shows make money?

• It's easy enough to figure out how television shows make money--advertisements, product placement--but how do web shows? A television show would have a larger audience, and a web show might not even have ads. How do they make a profit?

• Answer:

  By monetizing an aspect of it, perhaps through t-shirts, etc. If the content generated is completely original (meaning, having no copyrighted material in it), then they might also sell DVDs of the show, digital downloads, etc. It really depends on the show and what they want to do. If the show is aimed at bringing brand awareness to something, that "something" may be the profit center of the venture. It would be better to be able to comment on specific examples, but you gave none. So, I offer a few YouTube channels as examples: PrankvsPrank, JackValeFilms, McGoiter all produce free content, but each of them has a way to make money built into them: PrankvsPrank and McGoiter sell t-shirts; Jack Vale of JackValeFilms gives links to his fart device. This is an example of what I've been talking about. If a show doesn't have something monetized, it could be that the productions are just a labor of love, showcasing the creative talents of the people who put the shows together.