# It is only a matter of time before big content creators flee other platforms to become steemians. #
![steem vs adsense](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/05/steemadsense74b8e.jpg)
## How could I possibly be so confident? ##
![](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/05/jeff-bridges-big-lebowski09ba7.jpg)
It's about the money, Lebowski.
# ...and it pays more to be here than elsewhere. #
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I should know, I had a monetized youtube channel that I raked in thousands of views with and earned next to nothing the whole time I was there. 
## For a little case study, lets see my Adsense earnings vs mine from Steemit ##
![Capturea4847.png](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/05/Capturea4847.png)
In a little over 2 years of actively posting videos from 2011-2013, I earned about *$36* for the 72,898 views I generated. 
![details](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/05/Capture718eb.png)
Here's a little [sampling](https://www.steemimg.com/image/0kCxe) of those videos and what they earned. These are some of my most viewed videos, they all have 1500+ views, and the highest earner of the bunch hauled in a meager *$3.32*. 

## Fast Forward to joining steemit ##
I spent some time on steemit curating, and posting a few blogs and comments.
https://steemimg.com/images/2016/08/05/Capturec734a.png
...and I've already made more than the total I made in my youtube career in a single post, *multiple times*. I can't say it for certain, but I'm fairly confident I haven't attracted anywhere near the 72,898 views I accrued on youtube here on steemit. That means that my *payout per view* has been **astronomically** higher on steemit than it was on youtube.  

## When other content creators see how much more worthwhile it is to spend time on steemit, they'll come in droves. ##