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How Much Money You Can Make From YouTube

The amount of money you can make from YouTube depends on several factors. The first factor is the number of views your videos get. In other words, if more people watch your videos, then there will be more ads shown and the ad rates will be higher.

By Courtanae HeslopPublished 3 years ago 7 min read
How Much Money You Can Make From YouTube
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The pay depends on how well those ads perform. Some people are making a lot of money with YouTube, but there's no guarantee that you will. If you want to make more than $100,000 through YouTube monetization - and who doesn't? - you'll have to be extremely popular. Once you've reached 10,000 views on your videos and at least 1,000 subscribers (some people say it takes 100k+ subs), it's time to start thinking about revenue from your channel. You'll need to connect your current YouTube channel to an AdSense account so that you can start getting paid for your ads. Many YouTubers ask for support directly from their viewers by means of Patreon subscriptions or PayPal donations

The pay depends on how well those ads perform.

The amount of money you can make from YouTube depends on several factors. The first factor is the number of views your videos get. In other words, if more people watch your videos, then there will be more ads shown and the ad rates will be higher.

The second factor is how much money advertisers are willing to pay for advertising their products or services in front of your audience. This is known as advertising revenue share (ARS). You may also see this referred to simply as CPM (cost per mille). The higher the CPMs are, the better chance you have at making good money from Google AdSense alone!

With these two factors combined - number of viewers and CPMs - you can estimate how much money you could potentially earn from YouTube ads alone based on how many views each video receives over its lifetime across all platforms including mobile devices where ads are not shown.

Some people are making a lot of money with YouTube.

You're probably familiar with popular YouTubers like PewDiePie, Zoella, and Rosanna Pansino. These are some of the most successful people on YouTube - and there are more than one billion videos watched on YouTube every day.

But there are also plenty of ways for you to make money from YouTube without having millions of subscribers or views per video. There are several ways you can make money from your channel:

  • Ad revenue: This is where you get paid by advertisers when someone watches one of your videos that has ads running in it. The more views a video gets, the more likely it is that an advertiser will want to advertise on it because they know that there will be a high number of viewers watching their ads (and therefore seeing their products).
  • Monetized channels: A monetized channel means that you have enough subscribers (at least 1k) and have made enough videos where the ad revenue outweighs what Google takes out as part of its 30% cut ($1 per 1000 views). Once this threshold is reached, you'll be able to apply for monetization through YouTube itself before uploading your next video which then enables ads before it plays automatically once uploaded. If approved by Google after reviewing everything carefully again then this means even more revenue!

There are some restrictions on how much money you can make from YouTube monetization.

You'll likely notice the terms "monetization" and "advertisers" when you're looking at a YouTube channel. Monetization is when a video creator makes money off their videos, while advertisers are the companies that pay for ads to appear alongside your content.

It's not too hard to get started with monetizing your videos. To start earning money from your channel, you need 10,000 views and 1,000 subscribers on YouTube. Once you've hit those milestones, it's time to fill out an application for Google AdSense (the company that handles ad networks on YouTube). When Google approves your application, they'll give you access to their AdWords tool - you can use this platform to display ads next to your video content or select which types of ads run before or during each clip.

Once approved by Google AdSense and integrated into my account dashboard, it was time for me to start making money! As I mentioned earlier in this guide: The amount of cash I was able to make depended heavily on how many views my videos got per month - and since my first ever upload only received about 2 million hits over its lifetime lifespan - there wasn't much competition between advertisers fighting over placement space within these videos….

If you want to make more than $100,000 through YouTube, you will have to be extremely popular.

There are several ways to make money through YouTube, but if you want to make more than $100,000 per year, it's going to take a lot of hard work. To start earning this much money through the platform, you will have to be extremely popular.

To reach that kind of popularity on YouTube, you'll need to:

  • Reach a large audience - at least hundreds of thousands or even millions of viewers
  • Maintain that audience - keep them interested and coming back for more content consistently over time (don't just have one viral video that goes viral)
  • Produce high-quality content consistently - don't let quality slip; it will eat into your profits if people aren't happy with what they're seeing

Once you've reached 10,000 views on your videos and at least 1,000 subscribers, it's time to start thinking about revenue

Once you've reached 10,000 views on your videos and at least 1,000 subscribers, it's time to start thinking about revenue. You'll need a few things before that can happen:

  • At least 1,000 subscribers
  • 10,000 views for your videos
  • A PayPal account (if you don't already have one)

You'll need to connect your current YouTube channel to an AdSense account so that you can start getting paid for your ads

You'll need to connect your current YouTube channel to an AdSense account so that you can start getting paid for your ads. You can do this by logging into the AdSense website, then navigating to "Earn Money" and clicking on "Get Started."

AdSense is a Google service that allows you to make money from your videos. To use it, you need to connect your channel with an AdSense account (which is free). You can do that by signing up at https://www.google.com/adsense

Many YouTubers ask for support directly from their viewers by means of Patreon subscriptions or PayPal donations

But how do you get paid as a YouTuber? There are lots of ways to make money on YouTube. You can use your channel to sell products, or you can ask for support directly from your viewers by means of Patreon subscriptions or PayPal donations. You can also simply ask them to make a tip jar donation by clicking on an icon that says "Support Me" or similar.

Some people even have multiple sources of income - for example, they might be sponsored by companies who pay them in cash, but then they may also have subscribers who donate money each month through Patreon subscriptions and/or PayPal donations.

If you really want to make it work as a YouTuber, you'll need to try other forms of revenue generation rather than relying on ads alone.

If you want to make it big as a YouTuber, it's important to realize that advertising alone won't cut it. If you want to make enough money from your videos to pay the bills, you'll need to find other ways of generating revenue. Here are a few ideas:

  • Sell products or services. This can be anything from physical items (like T-shirts) and digital products (like ebooks) through your own site or another vendor's website like Amazon or iTunes.
  • Get paid for speaking engagements at conferences and events. Some conferences will pay speakers up front, who then receive all profits from ticket sales after expenses have been covered - but others simply take a cut of ticket sales and give nothing back upfront.
  • Create your own merchandise line and sell it on websites such as CafePress or Zazzle where there's already an established audience base familiar with buying fan gear related to YouTube personalities they love watching every day!

If you just want to get paid for advertisements and aren't interested in long-term relationships with your viewers, YouTube might not be the choice for you.

If you just want to get paid for advertisements and aren't interested in long-term relationships with your viewers, YouTube might not be the choice for you. If your goal is to make money from YouTube, it's best to think of it as a business. You need to create quality content that people enjoy watching and sharing. In order for viewers' videos of yours to generate revenue, they also need to go viral and gain millions (or even billions) of views before they will earn anything at all.

If you do manage to build up enough subscribers and views - which is no easy feat - you can then consider other ways of earning money on YouTube like taking advantage of Google's monetization program or finding an alternative source of income by creating a Patreon account where fans can pay monthly subscriptions for exclusive content or early access to new videos.[1]

Conclusion

So, how much money can you make from YouTube? It depends on a lot of factors. The more popular your videos are, the more likely it is that you'll be able to monetize them. There are some restrictions on how much money you can make from YouTube monetization, but if you want to make more than $100,000 through YouTube, there are ways around that too. You'll need to connect your current YouTube channel (or create one) with an AdSense account so that you can start getting paid for your ads. Many YouTubers ask for support directly from their viewers by means of Patreon subscriptions or PayPal donations in order to keep content coming at regular intervals without having to wait until they reach 10k views per video before making money off of advertisements themselves; however this isn't always possible depending on what type of content your channel focuses on providing! If all else fails then try finding other sources such as merchandise sales via stores like Redbubble or Society6 who offer free printing services up until 100 shirts per month with no minimum order quantity required! Happy earning!

PS: Hi! I am a freelance writer with a passion for writing. I am open to most genres, but my primary expertise is in content and blog writing. If you would like to discuss any upcoming projects please feel free to contact me by email at [email protected]

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Courtanae Heslop

Courtanae Heslop is a multi-genre writer and business owner.

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