Great YouTube Channel re: The Villages

[MrPelota]

If you like fun and informative info about The Villages, check out “Skip Smith” on YouTube. His videos are fun to watch and he keeps you abreast of happenings on a regular basis. Good, clean fun!

[twoplanekid]

latest - current video - > The Villages - The Good The Bad The Ugly - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXX_EU6AZIE)

[Lottoguy]

This is still the BEST video about THE VILLAGES.

The Villages SPOOF Commercial - YouTube (https://youtu.be/l3HFdC5lxxg)

[KSSunshine]

latest - current video - > The Villages - The Good The Bad The Ugly - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXX_EU6AZIE)

Thanks, TwoPlaneKid! Just spend my last hour watching Skip's You-Tube videos! We will be moving down late Spring or early Summer, depending on when we can get our house sold. So looking forward to everything I've heard about the Villages. ToTV has been great for me to hear opinions & facts both positive and not-so-positive, so we'll be prepared for the next phase of life! Hope to see you flying around!

[twoplanekid]

Thanks, TwoPlaneKid! Just spend my last hour watching Skip's You-Tube videos! We will be moving down late Spring or early Summer, depending on when we can get our house sold. So looking forward to everything I've heard about the Villages. ToTV has been great for me to hear opinions & facts both positive and not-so-positive, so we'll be prepared for the next phase of life! Hope to see you flying around!

Welcome to the Villages! You will enjoy TV as the majority of people do!

[Cisco Kid]

I love Skip’s videos.

[geofitz13]

I've been watching Skip's videos for a few months now. Very entertaining and informative.

[John_W]

Here's a video I shot a couple of years ago with my dashcam on Buena Vista northbound. You can actually see firsthand people not knowing how to navigate a traffic circle.

The Villages, Florida Driving 2015 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNUrsIcSSZU)

[I Tango]

If you like fun and informative info about The Villages, check out “Skip Smith” on YouTube. His videos are fun to watch and he keeps you abreast of happenings on a regular basis. Good, clean fun!

My wife and I love Skip's videos. And we like his presentations. Seems like the kind of guy I could sit down and have a beer with.

[rawfoodrunner3]

Love Skip's channel.

[Ecuadog]

Skip needs 1,000 subscribers on YouTube to continue with his channel. Check out his videos (Skip Smith) and subscribe.

Go to this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvor5CHu0mw) and just click on the RED "subscribe" button to help insure the continuance of Skip's channel.

[TVwantaB]

I’ve been watching Skip’s videos since my first trip to the villages this spring. Very informative. We have closing on a house in Fenney next week. I had almost changed my mind about moving south after the storms they had this summer. Watching his videos the morning after the hurricane him riding the golf cart showing how things are designed to flood the golf course and keep the water away from the homes changed my mind.

[rustyp]

I watched half dozen of these videos. Nice and substantial effort involved. Great for people not familiar with The Villages as a starter. A word of caution many inaccuracies presented which the author himself does acknowledge that a fair degree of "winging it" being presented.

[Lottoguy]

You can have a Youtube channel without subscribers. My grand kids even have their own.

[patfla06]

What a nice guy.
I subscribed yesterday and enjoy his vlogs.

Let’s help him reach 1,000. 😊

[Ecuadog]

You can have a Youtube channel without subscribers. My grand kids even have their own.

They might not have their own for long.

"YouTube’s new monetization rules will affect smaller creators the most. The updated rules state that in order for creators to be eligible for the Partner Program, a collective whose channels can be monetized through Google AdSense, they must have a total watch time of 4,000 hours in the past 12 months and a minimum of 1,000 subscribers." --polygon.com

[Nucky]

Listen to the DOG, what he says is true. Good job with the videos Skip. Thank You.

[geofitz13]

Skip is up to 549 subscribers. Please tell your friends about this channel. Would hate to lose it.
Keep it up, Skip!

[Lottoguy]

This means you have to have a certain amount of "hits" and subscribers before you can make money on your videos. Ever have to sit thru that commercial on Youtube before you can click on it to end it? That is how people (like me) make money on the views. Going thru the process of getting you channel approved by Google which owns Youtube is a long process. But, well worth it, if you have the content that people are looking for.

[Toymeister]

They might not have their own for long.

"YouTube’s new monetization rules will affect smaller creators the most. The updated rules state that in order for creators to be eligible for the Partner Program, a collective whose channels can be monetized through Google AdSense, they must have a total watch time of 4,000 hours in the past 12 months and a minimum of 1,000 subscribers." --polygon.com

You have it wrong. At 1,000 subscribers Skip gets paid. He gets paid very, very, very little. About 7.25 for every 1,000 ad views. Sure that is nice but, so what? Skip, if you are out there and need 7.25 I will give it to you. Point is Skip has done this to help people and not make lunch money.

[simpkinp]

I just subscribed and he is up to 775 subscribers now.

[Lottoguy]

You said at 1,000 subscribers Skip gets paid. But, he has 775 subscribers so how does he get paid "very, very very little"? Confused here. I think the $7.25 per 1,000 ad views is way too high. I believe it's more like in the $1.90 per 1,000 area. He has a fun channel and that keeps him busy.

[adk77]

Gave it a try, seems like he is really into it, but way too slow and dry for my taste.

[Brenda.ball]

I’ve been watching Skip’s videos since my first trip to the villages this spring. Very informative. We have closing on a house in Fenney next week. I had almost changed my mind about moving south after the storms they had this summer. Watching his videos the morning after the hurricane him riding the golf cart showing how things are designed to flood the golf course and keep the water away from the homes changed my mind.

Welcome to Fenney!!! You are going to love it!

[Lottoguy]

Fenney is too far for my taste. Would rather be near the shopping and restaurants. To me, location trumps new.

[graciegirl]

Fenney is too far for my taste. Would rather be near the shopping and restaurants. To me, location trumps new.

There will be plenty who love their new home in Fenney. And just like all of the new areas, soon the commercial venues will open to serve the area. It is market driven and takes a little time.

[Brenda.ball]

Fenney is too far for my taste. Would rather be near the shopping and restaurants. To me, location trumps new.

Oh, just you wait. Great things are happening in Fenney. I currently commute 35 miles one way to work. Driving to any of the town centers is a piece of cake compared to that. Fenney and Southern Oaks area are going to be the best of the Villages in a very short time.