theJKtoday

[Ducklings4]

I was looking at their social blade projections. They'll hit 100K before the end of the year. It took C&K years to hit that milestone. I don't think they're picking up subs from C&K anymore. They've averaged around 33K views daily compared to C&K's 115K. That's kinda impressive considering that they 1/10th of the amount of the videos uploaded to the channel. I didn't realize just how soon they could surpass C&K. I'm impressed.

I think when Daily Bumps was in town they got more subs. Those teeny bopper seemed to like Madelyn and Bennett.


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[lmmomSD]

Shoot. The last sentence of my last post wasn't supposed to be there. I thought I deleted it.
That's what I get for posting after taking night time cold medicine!
I agree that Cullen will post more clickbait to try and keep up.
And they don't have a network, so anything they get, they keep.

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[whatthepho]

Late on the haul video but dear god those are some ugly clothes!

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[RecklessDisregard]

Be prepared for lots of sarcastic, passive aggressive comments from Cullen. I think part of him will be happy for them, but part of him will also be seething with envy. It took them so long to get to 100k, and the really had to push to break 500K. And JK Today has 1 mllion views for the b

You're probably right, I think it would eat away at him to see JK catch up so quickly... And not because I think he's a crappy person - I agree part of him will be happy for them, but he's been at it so long, and I'm sure it already drives him batshit to know that others are earning so much more. All that said... he and Katie could try harder. I like them, but they are pretty boring, about like an average 35 yr old couple, lol. I find myself defending them occasionally, because I can relate to their personalities and they will never have a house cleaning schedule or go to bed at 10 pm... Which is fine, but if they're trying to support their family long-term on YT, there are a lot of things they could be doing differently. That makes me wonder if perhaps they are earning more than we realize, or if the trust-fund thing has some truth to it. Cullen spends a lot of time editing and does a better job than many, but there are so many lifestyle and content things they could change, if they were very concerned about increasing their earnings.

As for JK, since this is their thread... I usually don't click on their videos. Every once in a while, I'll watch one and usually enjoy it... But I'm primarily a baby-watcher, lol, so my motivation to watch them is pretty minimal. It's interesting to see their channel grow, though. Initially I didn't think it would.

[Caisflame]

Bennett is a sweet kid, reminds me of my nephew. He's really the only reason I watch them occasionally because I too am more of a "baby watcher", kids Gaines age and younger are so funny and entertaining.

[lmmomSD]

I didn't think it would take off either. I would rather watch paint dry than Kelly go on about her crock pot. I have one. I love mine. Whatever. And I'm not interested in grade school kids either. I think Gaines is the best thing about C&K. I love the way her mind works. I don't think Cullen is a bad person either. I just think that it frustrates him (understandably) that DB and 8 Passengers and now Jay and Kelly are doing so well, while they struggle for views. I think a lot of his stuff just doesn't hit the mark. When he tries to be funny or do those prank videos, he doesn't get a whole lot of views. It's going to be interesting if JK passes them. JK isn't projected to get to 500K for 2 years, so it's not crazy fast growth like SlyFox and Ruby, but still, it's faster than C&K it seems.
SlyFox has 800K subscribers, and they have only been vlogging a year and a half!

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[Boredomatitsfinest]

I didn't think it would take off either. I would rather watch paint dry than Kelly go on about her crock pot. I have one. I love mine. Whatever. And I'm not interested in grade school kids either. I think Gaines is the best thing about C&K. I love the way her mind works. I don't think Cullen is a bad person either. I just think that it frustrates him (understandably) that DB and 8 Passengers and now Jay and Kelly are doing so well, while they struggle for views. I think a lot of his stuff just doesn't hit the mark. When he tries to be funny or do those prank videos, he doesn't get a whole lot of views. It's going to be interesting if JK passes them. JK isn't projected to get to 500K for 2 years, so it's not crazy fast growth like SlyFox and Ruby, but still, it's faster than C&K it seems.
SlyFox has 800K subscribers, and they have only been vlogging a year and a half!

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I agree with you, 100% lmao. When they first started, I thought it was just going to be this extremely cringey channel that would slowly crash and burn once the C&K subscribers stopped coming in. I'm sorry, I think they're good and sweet people and all that, but I honestly don't know how they've possibly managed to bring in the numbers that they have.

I used to think C&K didn't do as well as the others because their audience is more mature and their videos (until more recently) were always focused toward adults. JKToday doesn't seem to have that appeal to the kiddie audience like the other vloggers you mentioned do, but they also don't seem to have any appeal to more mature audiences that prefer channels like C&K or Bonnie, either. Its very puzzling, lol.

[FitMom]

The kids ages is what is gaining them subscribers. I bet the majority of subscribers that aren't C&K fans are teen girls watching because of Madalyn. They are also smart with their thumbnails and titles of the vlogs. School related vlogs always get a ton of views...and anything to do with Madalyn in the title will get the tween girls.

The problem with C&K taking so long to gain subs is that up until a few years ago, it was just them. They were two working adults that lived a normal life. Nothing spectacular...but that is what I miss the most about them. I enjoyed the vlogs more back then. (I am a C&K OG back when they had like a couple thousand subs)

[RootBeerFloatie]

CK don't really do anything, that's their problem. Cute kids are a dime a dozen on youtube, and while there are some viewers only interested in the infant to preschooler age range it's a small demographic. Children are watching Daily Bumps (who cater to them), teenagers are watching other families with teenagers like JK and Ruby, and adults are watching vloggers like CK and Bonnie. But CK don't go out of their way to do anything to create vlog content for the most part, and frankly are just boring and borderline obnoxious. Adults have less time to watch yt vlogs than kids do, and their vlogs often feel like a waste of time.

[Lovethesnark]

CK don't really do anything, that's their problem. Cute kids are a dime a dozen on youtube, and while there are some viewers only interested in the infant to preschooler age range it's a small demographic. Children are watching Daily Bumps (who cater to them), teenagers are watching other families with teenagers like JK and Ruby, and adults are watching vloggers like CK and Bonnie. But CK don't go out of their way to do anything to create vlog content for the most part, and frankly are just boring and borderline obnoxious. Adults have less time to watch yt vlogs than kids do, and their vlogs often feel like a waste of time.

It seems like C&K never really put much thought into Youtube. They just follow whatever they see other people doing. It's super lazy. All of those years they spent going to conventions just to hangout really shows. Their friends were networking and learning about the business side of YT.

[Playsinrain]

I can't understand how they get the views they do get. Ive forced myself to watch several of their vlogs this week and its sooooooo boring!!! That lamp they made yesterday was so freaking ugly and the kids are STILL robots on camera. At Madelyn's age they shouldnt have to feed her robotic lines to repeat. Just let the girl talk on her own! Emily seems like a spoiled brat and Bennett is just quiet, which is fine, I'd rather him say nothing than repeat a forced script, but i just don't get how even kids their age would find it entertaining. My daughter is Madelyn's age and she thinks they are boring too. Jay reminds me too much of an Ex to even want to watch him vlog and Kelley is vapid. Does she ever cook anything more than crockpot meals??

[lmmomSD]

Kelly's home alone all day, except for taking the kids to school and picking them up. I use my crock pot on days when I work, or when we want comfort food like pot roast. I can't imagine eating that heavy cheesy chicken in Alabama in the summer!
I would love to see their engagement statistics. Because if tweens are clicking on the vlogs because of Madalyn (why did they have to spell it that way?) I wonder if they are actually watching once they see how boring it is.
Do Cullen and Katie even go to workshops at the conventions? I know I have heard Sam from Samika (not Sam and Nia) and Jared mention them. Sam is another vlogger who seems to be struggling to find that magic formula. Cullen does stuff like pouring out the Cheerios on the bean bag chair to seem silly and "crazy" like, say, Ruby. And it just falls flat-- in my opinion, anyway. And then when they complain about things, they're often such first world problems that I personally get turned off. I can't imagine tweens wanting to watch that. But when they go out to the mall, teens and tweens do approach them. Maybe it's from seeing them in DB.
Anyway, to bring it back to JK, I am mystified at the growth of their channel. I thought they'd get an initial bump from C&K, and fizzle out. Funny, I see Jay more in C&K vlogs than JK ones.
Just for comparison, here's their stats on Social Blade. This has got to be depressing for Cullen. The one with all the red, _losing_ subscribers, is C&K. Maybe that's why they started the baby sister talk after all the "We're not ready for another"...[img]//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201708 ... 57160b.jpg[/img][img]//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201708 ... e2f519.jpg[/img]

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[whatthepho]

Kelly's home alone all day, except for taking the kids to school and picking them up. I use my crock pot on days when I work, or when we want comfort food like pot roast. I can't imagine eating that heavy cheesy chicken in Alabama in the summer!
I would love to see their engagement statistics. Because if tweens are clicking on the vlogs because of Madalyn (why did they have to spell it that way?) I wonder if they are actually watching once they see how boring it is.
Do Cullen and Katie even go to workshops at the conventions? I know I have heard Sam from Samika (not Sam and Nia) and Jared mention them. Sam is another vlogger who seems to be struggling to find that magic formula. Cullen does stuff like pouring out the Cheerios on the bean bag chair to seem silly and "crazy" like, say, Ruby. And it just falls flat-- in my opinion, anyway. And then when they complain about things, they're often such first world problems that I personally get turned off. I can't imagine tweens wanting to watch that. But when they go out to the mall, teens and tweens do approach them. Maybe it's from seeing them in DB.
Anyway, to bring it back to JK, I am mystified at the growth of their channel. I thought they'd get an initial bump from C&K, and fizzle out. Funny, I see Jay more in C&K vlogs than JK ones.
Just for comparison, here's their stats on Social Blade. This has got to be depressing for Cullen. The one with all the red, _losing_ subscribers, is C&K. Maybe that's why they started the baby sister talk after all the "We're not ready for another"...[img]//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201708 ... 57160b.jpg[/img][img]//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201708 ... e2f519.jpg[/img]

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I'm being nitpicky, but they spell it Madelyne

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[lmmomSD]

Kelly's home alone all day, except for taking the kids to school and picking them up. I use my crock pot on days when I work, or when we want comfort food like pot roast. I can't imagine eating that heavy cheesy chicken in Alabama in the summer!
I would love to see their engagement statistics. Because if tweens are clicking on the vlogs because of Madalyn (why did they have to spell it that way?) I wonder if they are actually watching once they see how boring it is.
Do Cullen and Katie even go to workshops at the conventions? I know I have heard Sam from Samika (not Sam and Nia) and Jared mention them. Sam is another vlogger who seems to be struggling to find that magic formula. Cullen does stuff like pouring out the Cheerios on the bean bag chair to seem silly and "crazy" like, say, Ruby. And it just falls flat-- in my opinion, anyway. And then when they complain about things, they're often such first world problems that I personally get turned off. I can't imagine tweens wanting to watch that. But when they go out to the mall, teens and tweens do approach them. Maybe it's from seeing them in DB.
Anyway, to bring it back to JK, I am mystified at the growth of their channel. I thought they'd get an initial bump from C&K, and fizzle out. Funny, I see Jay more in C&K vlogs than JK ones.
Just for comparison, here's their stats on Social Blade. This has got to be depressing for Cullen. The one with all the red, _losing_ subscribers, is C&K. Maybe that's why they started the baby sister talk after all the "We're not ready for another"...[img]//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201708 ... 57160b.jpg[/img][img]//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201708 ... e2f519.jpg[/img]

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I'm being nitpicky, but they spell it Madelyne

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Thanks. I saw it spelled the other way here and thought that was how they spelled it. Not nitpicking at all! Appreciate it!

So what's funny, is that on their channel description, it talks about how they film their "unscripted daily lives". Pfffft. Unscripted? Nope.

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[Nuna]

Wow. I went and looked up C&K's social blade and I can't believe their low speculated income. How did they afford to buy that house? I know Katie can always go back to working, but she's made it pretty clear that she doesn't want to. At this rate she will have to in order to afford that home, and how sad for any future children that their time with Katie will be sacrificed for a fancy home just because thats what Katie was used to. They should have waited.

[theg0ssiping1]

so i am new to this thread and i haven't read anything yet but this channel keeps coming up recommended for me. i watched their channel trailer as well as two of their most recent videos and figured i would look them up on here and sure enough........i just wanted to make a couple of comments about what i think so far and maybe some of you can fill me in?

i am assuming they are related to or friends with cullen and katie because i watched their channel trailer which was pretty much a shitshow of a production and noticed they went into c and k's house?

the videos i have seen so far have honestly been painful to watch it reminds me of when my parents would sit me down during holidays and showed me old home movies or something. very discombobulated and out of order and very scripted it felt like. as soon as the camera hits one of the kids you can see the others in the background telling eachother to hush as if they are programmed to be quiet when the camera is rolling so they film everything perfectly.

i read their description and it says they are in alabama but the wife's voice sounds like someone from louisiana when i can understand what she is saying (no offense to anyone in louisiana it's just the accent i get from her not an alabama one)

the way the wife looks at the screen and not viewfinder is a big pet peeve of mine but honestly the biggest thing i can say right now is that this is far too scripted for me so far. is there something i am missing or not connecting with the channel because it sort of comes off like they are trying really hard. kind of like the daily bumps' neighbors how they are always trying to put on this facade that things are perfect and they are the best bred family this side of alabama........pun intended

[lmmomSD]

Kelly is Katie's sister. Jay and Cullen are best buddies.

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[theg0ssiping1]

weird because the men look alike to me

[lmmomSD]

weird because the men look alike to me

They act a lot alike too. It's funny to me, because my sisters and I have vastly different taste in men. But these two could be frat brothers.

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[theg0ssiping1]

weird because the men look alike to me

They act a lot alike too. It's funny to me, because my sisters and I have vastly different taste in men. But these two could be frat brothers.

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i can't really watch these vlogs they are somewhat cringy