More than 1 billion people visit YouTube every month (Reuters). To put that into perspective, the United States only has a population of 317.6 million, while the largest, China, has a population of 1.355 billion (""). Youtube has become so famous that it has gone from a noun to a verb. Want to see someone try to do stunts and fail? YouTube. Want to see a monkey throw poop at someone? Well maybe not, but yeah, it's probably on YouTube. Or do you want to learn how to do a useful task, such as how to fix a car radiator or learn a new language? Yes, you can YouTube such videos. Now imagine, if there are more than 1 billion monthly viewers online on YouTube, if one person gets even 1%, that's 10 million potential viewers. It's no wonder that YouTube is seen as a potential career path or for those seeking stardom, where millions of people try to achieve one of these by uploading videos. But what exactly do you need to know before embarking on the path of a career on Youtube? There are many challenges included in this line of work that one must be aware of before taking on this type of work, from learning how to target content to a group of people, the amount of work needed to make videos and attract viewers to the pitfalls. that derive from it. To illustrate, YouTube is often described as a social website where millions of people go to upload videos that anyone can click and watch. It works like this: a person, as long as they have a camera, can upload something and hopefully people will see the video, which leads Google, which owns YouTube, to pay the content provider based on the number of views each video gets . . Some people like to post videos to share with friends or anyone who is willing to......middle of paper......://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVuyKk3epeQ>.Fischbach, Marco, director. Markiplier's farewell charity livestream. YouTube, 2014. Web. March 13, 2014."Psychology of cyberspace: the online disinhibition effect." Cyberspace psychology: The online disinhibition effect. Np, nd Web. 06 March 2014."Copyright block removed on day one of TotalBiscuit: review of Garry's incident." Copyright lock removed on day one of TotalBiscuit: Garry's incident review. Np, nd Web. 06 March 2014.Chin, Anika. “‘SeaNanners’ and the Art of Video Game Commentary.” CNN. Cable News Network, January 1, 1970. Web. March 11, 2014."Markiplier YouTube Channel Stats." , Member statistics, Ranking. Np, nd Web. March 13, 2014.Bain, John, dir. This video is no longer available: Garr'ys' First Day Incident. YouTube, 2013. Web. 13 March 2014. .