It's what caused me to write an open letter on the Freedom forums. They archived it so that it wouldn't be on their main forum.
http://www.freedom.tm/community/threads/open-letter-to-recruiters.12113/#post-60564
In case they decide to delete it, here is the text.
Open Letter To Recruiters:
You may know me, you may not. This message isn't hostile, it's just blunt. Besides, if you were on the receiving end of the constant messages from recruiters, especially from Freedom, you would not be happy that you were continually bothered either.
Let's get real. No sub-network nor any network with a relationship to Freedom will ever have a shot at getting me to sign up with their network.
At 10 million views a month, I can pay for whatever I want and not have to give up a percentage of my revenue month after month.
Music? I pay for music so that I'm not tethered to any obligations. Graphics designers. I can pay somebody on a per-job basis if I wanted to. No, I'm not interested, don't message me.
I'm getting offers of 80/20. I'm not stupid. Find another sucker. 90/10? Networks are fine if they are providing some type of value in exchange for the surrendered revenue. You have absolutely NOTHING of value to me for the $30,000 that would be your share.
$30K. Think about that. What are you offering to deserve $30K annually from just my account?
No ad sales. No promotional opportunities. No sponsorships. You don't bring anything to the table of value to me.
Please stop sending me messages through the YouTube inbox. I will be re-posting all recruiters messages here if you can't respect my wishes.
George. Please.
Sincerely,
Mark Kasimoff
YouTube.com/racegrooves