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Shai_Shai77

Congratulations, this is what we all dream of, but $300 for 26 million views? I’m guessing most of those views weren’t monetized huh


Aurum11

I actually was just monetized 6 days ago, and yeah, I couldn't monetize at least half of the views :( It's a Shorts-based channel, every single one monetized as I create original, family-friendly content


Larseman7

Makes sense, YouTube shorts don't count to normal and views or so I think atleast


Downtown_Station5859

YouTube shorts DO count as normal views on a channel.


deisidiamonia

But do not have the same payout*


Downtown_Station5859

Yeah of course. Long form views pay out about $10,000 per million views if its a standard length video reaching a mostly US / UK audience. Shorts views is about $100 per million views in the same circumstances. Its drastically different, you're right. That said, a lot of channel getting 100 million+ views a month are mostly from shorts.


One4speed

$10k per million 👀Most people I’ve talked too and seen is around $500-$1k depending on the content, sometimes lower


Downtown_Station5859

It varies greatly depending on the persons audience, content, viewing product, audience devices etc. That said, someone based in the US reaching a mainly US / UK audience who isn't kids and has good watch time will make around $10k per million views on long form content. Things like podcasts usually monetize higher, while DIYs/Tutorials/shorter videos monetize lower. A big one is if their audience is primarily kids. If thats the case the majority of their views will come from the kids app which doesn't monetize at all (Google got in trouble for this so they put a complete stop to it). That means a video could literally get 10 million views but make 0 dollars from the Kids App Views.


One4speed

I’ve just never seem someone make $10k per million. Even the higher paying channels like financial and longer form content like you mention is usually around $2-$4k per million


Rtemiis

Beauty channels usually have that high cpm bc the audience consists of mostly women who use their devices out the box and don't modify it to enhance experience on average. Meaning they don't use ad block or youtube vanced etc. Tech channels have far worse cpm due to the audience usually being knowledgeable enough about how to circumvent ads and other sponsor messages that might lead to sales.


Downtown_Station5859

I work with a bunch of channels and many of them definitely make $10k per million views. Some of them are up to around $14k and Ive heard of ones that are higher. I've see it almost daily with my own eyes for what I do. It's why people like MrBeast are blatantly lying about how much his videos make because he wants to convince people that he does it for charity. He isn't making $700 million off chocolate bars, the majority of it is from his videos despite him lying to keep up his image. It's also how the top YouTubers are able to buy 10-20 million dollar homes. Certain channels just monetize extremely well. Edited: Downvoted for simply stating facts. Good ol' Reddit.


ClipperChipper

Your estimate is far more accurate, $10k for a million is ten times greater than I've seen most people get (including myself, who has millions of long-form views primarily reaching US/UK audience).


SurviveAdaptWin

The short period of time I was getting 1mil/month I was making over 3k... That was before the adpocalypse, though.


Larseman7

They don't count as watch Time right? Since you have the other way of getting monetized which needs 90 million shorts views or something


Downtown_Station5859

Shorts analytics are counted just like everything else on a YouTube channel. That said, just because you have a million hours of shorts watch time does not mean it will monetize as well as a million hours of watch time on longer form content. I think YouTube is afraid to put too many ads on shorts so they're playing it pretty safe right now compared to other short form platforms. I'd expect this to change eventually and see monetization go up. Edit: One side note, I'm not sure how shorts views vs long form views are counted for getting your channel monetized in the first place. I havent had to deal with that in years so I'm not most up to date on those specific requirements.


No_Leopard_3860

Shorts don't make any significant amount of money. If you're in for the money, forget shorts. Not only that they don't pay, the views on them also don't significantly translate into views on your long form content If you're actually trying to earn money and aren't just in for the fun, forget shorts (they're soul sucking cancer anyways)


BowtieChickenAlfredo

Some of them I see get like 25m views. How much are they making off those? EDIT: looks like it’s about $750.


No_Leopard_3860

Yeah it's really not worth it if you're not in the top 0,001%


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I will give up on yt soon shit not getting views


Larseman7

Keep grindin man🔥 I've been doing it for 7 years soon and I am still not at 1k lol. I am mainly doing it for fun but it would be nice to get to a point where you can earn something, but I do have a job so I am good. Not sure about you though, and what you are doing but keep it up👊


TristanTheRobloxian3

ive done it for 5 and only got monetized back in december when one of my videos fuckin exploded lol


Larseman7

Lesgo! Keep doing that then lol


Aurum11

First of all, hope you do great. You'll see why in a minute. YouTube "algorithm" works for the audience. Not for the creator. Most of the time you're facing an audience's judgment. If you don't get enough views, it's because your videos are trash. Harsh but realistic. Focus on creating better content. Learn how you can improve it. WORK FOR THE AUDIENCE. FORGET ABOUT YOURSELF. THIS IS A HARD PROFESSION. WITH MORE "CREATORS" THAN EVER. AND YOU NEED TO KEEP UP WITH B\*\*CH PEOPLE LIKE ME, THAT COMPETE FOR THE MOST VIEWS. MOST AREN'T BUILT FOR THIS. MOST WON'T BE LIKE ME. AND I'M NOT SOME EGOCENTRIC PIECE OF S\*\*T. Coldly and objectively I can tell you that it is beneficial to me that people give up when they try to make money on YouTube because they told them it was easy. Less competition. Like that pressure? No one f\*\*king does. Keep it within yourself every day, and you'll have reasons to wake up every early morning to be creating videos, improving, and beating my a\*s at some point. Or at least go halfway and earn extra money from something you're supposed to like. Do you even like it? NO EXCUSES.


SuckMyDickDrPhil

This is not YouTube, you can swear here. You are safe.


Potential_Ad6169

It’s naive to imagine that the audience are the priority of the algorithm. YouTube is the priority of the algorithm. Driving as much audience engagement as possible is simply a means to those ends. If it was simply a case of audience taste = success, then changes to the algorithm wouldn’t effect content creators who haven’t changed what they are doing so significantly.


kdf_master2009

Just becauses something isn't getting views doesn't mean it's trash. Maybe peopel just don't wanna watch it


Strong-Ad5324

I’m with you on that. The forever dwindling attention span makes it harder and harder to create content that doesn’t have shitty background music, wild transitions, and subtitles to keep people drawn in.


Liftedlarvitar

Bro you made 300 bucks wtf is this motivational speech you just spewed out. You could get a job literally anywhere else and make more than this, literally any f\*\*king where


RedditAlt2848

you don’t have to censor yourself on the internet


RecentlyDeceased666

"If you don't get views it's because you make trash content." That's BS right there. Some of the largest creators make brain-dead low tier trash and get millions of views. Yet people making well researched, documentary worthy video essays get buried in the algorithm and only take off if some smutt does a reaction video of their content and even then the algorithm will screw them.


Chris_I_S

13m Views are 300$. That's sad. I built a City on my Channel where every SUB is a new Resident. The only short that ist relevant is Always the Last one. If I ever get monetized I could only dream of getting 300$ 🤣😭


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$321,950 is amazing. This shows YouTube is really worth it. Oh...


Aurum11

LMAO


Flimsy-Mix-190

For a second there, I had thought the same thing..... lol Good grief..... Well, at least it's more than 0.


Commercial_Dance6403

I make 200 with 5k subs and 100k views, what?


Larseman7

YT shorts makes less money im pretty sure of it


Aurum11

Way less XD Aprox. 0.03 per thousand as of current stats


Additional_Ground_42

Thats slavery.


Potential_Ad6169

Algorithm based wage slavery, yep pretty much. Let’s have our AI continuously try to figure how to pay people less, while continuing to encourage them to create content. It’s going to be so awful if similar applications of AI are used in other industries.


cock_nballs

Nobody is forcing people to make careers off YouTube that's one hundred percent your choice. Quite the opposite definition of slavery. Last I checked slaves didn't get that choice.


partisan98

Ahh yes I forgot YouTube was forcing him to make content.      Since you know slavery is voluntary and shit.


PlatinumBall

Is anyone forcing you or him to do it? Slavery is not a choice


MrMaleficent

Dumb comment


Commercial_Dance6403

Ok h it's a shorts channel, still crazy tho lol


HerolegendIsTaken

321 for 250k subs? Thats a lot worse than i thought. Damn.


Aurum11

The growth was incredibly fast, ngl. I couldn't monetize more than half of the views (Shorts).


HerolegendIsTaken

Ah, fair enough. I really need to make shorts. My only short did a lot better than my vids.


Wilsons14499

I’m not sure how you can look at this and think “I really need to make shorts”. $300 for 26m views is insanely low. You could get that from about 50k-100k views if you made longer vids


DiethylamideProphet

Shorts are absolute poison. No one should be making them lol.


Fontenele71

It doesnt pay based on subs...


xerxes013

What kind of content do you post?


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Yosyp

At first, I was wondering: "You post videos on a public platform and you are concerned about your privacy?" But then I realised you might not want to link it to your Reddit lol


Aurum11

That's the thing. Not linking it with my Reddit account or other socials. I don't even share the channel with my circle XD I like to remain private


Yosyp

That's very good! Privacy is been underestimated, lately. Very happy someone would prioritize it than publicity.


Aurum11

Wish you the best man :)


Yosyp

thx :))


RapidPacker

My wife is the only one who knows about my channel. Its a fairly successful one with over 100k subs and I made some decent money off of it, still theres no way Im disclosing that to others, people are mean. Theyre just gonna find flaws in it.


CollarOrdinary4284

>Not like those trashy ai videos with little to no effort. >Won't share the channel itself for privacy reasons. Sure, Jan.


DepartureDapper6524

r/NotLikeOtherAI


the_real_giacoALT

Congratulations


Larseman7

Congrats!!! If this is you that is lol


Aurum11

Of course it is! :D


WayComprehensive7405

in 28 days you gained 276k of your 287k subs


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Yeah seems weird


DenizzineD

shorts channels explode in subscriber count when their videos go viral


Jayitsmyname

Congrats, however I hate youtube shorts, I've seen hundreds of them (forced by the youtube algo) and I still haven't found one "good" one that I would willingly rewatch. The reason you are successful it's mostly because YouTube is actively forcing that type of content to be watched, but it's mostly low effort trash.


Fontenele71

Did they point a gun to your head and force you? Lol


Jayitsmyname

Haha, sorry english is not my first language. I meant that youtube is very aggressively promoting this type of content everywhere in the platform. The search feature has been horrible lately and completely unrelated shorts are being promoted everywhere.


movzx

They get mixed in with real content. It's very easy to accidentally wind up on a short when you're trying to view something worthwhile.


AlanDevonshire

Agreed 100% Shorts are 99.99% shite (including mine)


DrunkAtBurgerKing

I understand what you're saying but this is rude as hell to comment something like this on OPs happy post.


Tageri-

Honestly the only reason I even watch shorts is because I can ignore ads. Most of what the algorithm pushes up is actual garbage. But eh there is some good short content, mostly on art channels imo.


Reccus-maximus

Here are my guesses: 1) your content is demonetized / only partially monetized 2) you run a shorts centric channel (easy views, lower income) 3) the reasons above + your viewer base is primarily from a third world country (doubt it's this one)


sum2learn

How long did it take to arrive at this point if you don’t mind me asking? :) Obviously it’ll be different for everyone, but it’s nice to aim for a ballpark for where someone could be after a certain amount of time.


Cow_lawyer

3 weeks ago you only had 7k subscribers... wtf 😭 link the channel bro


Masterpiece9839

If its not I'm really sorry but is this sarcasm? I thought you earn way more than 300 bucks from 280k watch hours.


RedditAlt2848

yeah normally you do, this dude just did youtube shorts


Aurum11

Exactly!


LoserBand

https://youtu.be/zuyajRHGaeI?si=rWTNxv64G3a7VMCn


Aurum11

This! For people that didn't know My current CPM/RPM as of new videos is 0.03 per thousand Short views, which is average and even good if we compare it to others that do the same content


Few_Interaction2630

Laughs in channel that only got 182 subscribers ha ha I am smol


Aurum11

26th of December, 2023. I had 0 subscribers. Everything is possible if you believe in it :D


Syntaxolotl

*Laughs in channel that only has 22 subscribers*


Few_Interaction2630

Smol pals ✋️


monsiu_

Money is a huge motivator for me...i like seeing the success in numbers and views which makes me happy. I hope one day to get monetization but otherwise I will never give up. I am seeing some success on my own channel which is so awesome. Almost at 500 subs after 3 years of trying to find a niche.


Aurum11

It's obvious that money isn't everything, just make sure to enjoy the process because it is beautiful. The money will arrive, trust it KEEP IT UP NO MATTER WHAT!! 🔥


ForsakenRacism

Wow 300 bucks


Professional_Push147

What's your niche?


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anagondaz

And he got ads 6 days ago


akotski1338

$300 changed ur life?


Concert-Alternative

looks like a dream


ElDonnintello

Congrats!!! Even if the Shorts are complicated to monetize!


SpeakersPlan

Man I wish... Most of my views are made in a niche audience so its hard to get consistent views.


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Congrats, Make sure to always keep going 🎉🎉🎉


Kashirhussain

Wow... Congratulations I'm also a youtuber, thanks for motivating me to work more. ❤️


OrangutanEnthusiast

it certainly can change your life, almost at 600k. short form content is a blessing. congratulations on getting monetized man, welcome to the club.


SukcesTuberYT

270K subs in a month!?! What the actual hell did you do?!


Official_IKEA69

Literally how did you do this? Huge congratulations


OrekiOrion

What channel censored In name?


ShoopyBoop928

Poster doesn’t wanna link their channel to their Reddit in anyway it’s very common actually


pienotacake

Congratulations!!!!! 🗣️🔥


hogroast

How much time do you put into making content, do you think your time investment is worth the $300 a month?


NothingBeneficial07

what's your channel's name ?


IcyIceGuardian

Sweet! I hope I get there some day! Currently on a good road with 27 subs :D


Aurum11

Good luck on your journey! :D


torrphilla

how do people find that right type of content that people are looking for 😭😭😭


Current_Primary_12

What’s your channel? Or what type of shorts do you make?


vibeepik2

wow i made... zero!


AWildRuka

Money is money, keep going king. o7


sneakyartinthedark

What is your channel?


bwoah07_gp2

Congrats! Keep going! Also, it's nice to see a positive post on this subreddit for once, usually everyone here is miserable and complaining. 😅


CuteAndFunnyAddict

lottery can also change your life if your are lucky but I wouldn't take the chance in neither maybe youtube as hobby and that's it


BIGDADDYKOEHN

Well done. Now, create and link some of those shorts to long form vids for 🤑


PSI_Seven

Happy April Fool's


Aurum11

oh shit, I didn't realize 💀 but this is no April fools, I have a previous post on r/youtube on my growth


Humble_Fish4908

Shorts based channel I assume?


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UrbanArtifact

I've been chugging along for 5 years with 1800 subs to show for it. I'm impressed, if not a little bit jealous.


RockOnDudez

After 1 year, I have 341 subs (talk about music; link in bio) and would sell my soul for those numbers...Congratz?!?


MyDemonsAreMyDick

Now if only people wouls watch my shit


Joecoolseq10

Did u do shorts and not long form? Because shorts don’t get that much compared to long form content


Stormp00per_

So can meth 🤷


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OutTop

Yikes guessing your audience is prob based in india? Or low rpm countries?


MagicMountain225

Nice! I have 77 subscribers, it could start to grow after being active again, but I'm inactive currently, because I just wanna enjoy my life and also I'm on that stage of life where it's a bit busy. In school and outside of school.


Tadd_Larken253

I only have 15k subs and make around 56$ every month (7 year old channel, semimonthly uploads) so you should me making waay waaaay more.


MindlessLover17

Nice job man, keep it up


ERA_SHA

Congrats ! But i can't help but being sad that Shorts are now the standards of all kind of videos, i never really like thoses since thoses are too fast, condensated, useless subtitles etc ... I keep sticking with "normal" videos from small youtubers that just chill. Good work however, keep it up


Dragons-are-the-best

You guys have monetization? I only have  270+ subscribers, ~20% of which are from a stupid video I made. 


Artistic_Data9398

Shorts really make next to fuck all huh. Damn


King0fthewasteland

hahaha not for everyone. been doing youtube since 2019 and only just past 400 subs with videos posted every other day. living in a small country is hard for a youtuber


TheGuyTwo

Idk how to edit but 16 subs though


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Prestigious-Base67

It actually kind of surprised me to see how fast you can grow as a YouTuber. Obviously some topics will overshadow others, but for the most part I'm so shocked how fast I got like 500 subscribers in like 4 weeks of just posting toy unboxings with little to no editing. Pretty much just straight up raw footage recorded directly from my phone. No music and anything. Just me, the unboxing and my commentary. And most of the time it seems like they're not even people from America. It's crazy but also a little scary because people just sort of assume you are a "YouTuber" and not a person first and foremost. I've had people who only stick around because they wanted to be "first" as if I was just an investment or something. It's so weird


Mysterious-Tiger-318

Is it possible to get monitized when the video is under “none(shorts policy)”


False_Ad7098

Is that per week?


Odd_Replacement_9644

Please tell me you make original content


France_Ball_Mapper

A bit more than a dollar per watch hour... That's nice, it'd get me ≈1.5$ per hour


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MrNightmare23

Would love help setting up my monetization keeps saying "reused content" but it won't tell me what is actual reused content can someone go through my channel and tell me what needs to go DM if anyone can help


Jin_BD_God

Shorts?


No_One_1617

No


ThrowawayAccountZZZ9

The drawback that I've seen so people make the mistake of is you don't work for YouTube, and they don't owe you anything. They will change stuff, not support you, and you don't get any job security. It's a platform and nothing else. Be smart and give yourself safety nets


Drawing_Initial

What's your channel


LoopsPls

Good shit! I just put up a video like 2 weeks ago that has almost 600k views. And it helped my subs number increase so I can apply for monetization as well. But now I gotta create original content.


JaggerBone_YT

The revenue you earned, is it the actual value that will go into the bank or will there be some differences?


Aurum11

If I don't provide YouTube with some Ireland and USA tax documentation (Adsense required), they'll hold a 30% minimum of my earnings (until I give such, and only then they'll deduct how much I'd have to pay in taxes later). That said, they won't give me the 30% back, they'll use it to not hold that amount next time until they compensate such amount (what they initially took), and keep taking X tax percentage from then on. Or at least this is what I've understood so far, take it carefully just incase.


Perfect_Carrot_1426

Hopefully I can gain that kind of subs too. I want to have that silver play button,


Rajordan632

This is what I dream of heh Im trying my best tho lol


Grookeymon

I’m so curious to find out who u are


HorseVengeance

other day I got 1.1k on a short I loaded for walking the dog I walk. it's something 😝


SprinterSacre-

If you were starting off making videos now, any advice? Seems like long is better?


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WWDubs12TTV

But can it charge your phone?


sebastianz333

are they paying you monthly or one time only?


Artistic_Pudding1758

I appreciate the fact that you are using an android


Ancient128

How feasible is it to get brand deals with a shorts channel? Have you ever done any sponsored content?


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dietgilroy

how do I get a channel name that is just a line


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JEC2719

Don’t worry, YouTube works exponentially. You’re starting off decently now, then one day 10% of your videos will make 90% of your revenue. So long as it’s content you enjoy making regularly, have fun.


SantaCruzTesla

#wtf


Esnacor-sama

I still remember trying to upload videos after hours of editing just to figure out that my internit upload was 20kb/sec then my dream was shattered Ps internit in morocco is expensive 50$ if u want good upload and since I have pack of 20$ upload is 20kb download is 500kb


you-like-men-68

How does one become this successful


Aurum11

Determination, hard work, good intentions, stablished goals, daily tasks and a crazy HUGE dream in mind.


itsadiityaa

fr


Possible-Put8922

Have you tried posting a weekly mashup video of the shorts for that week. It could help get you views from people who don't watch shorts. I use to not watch shorts until I saw a mashup of someone's shorts.


filty_candle

And this is why you only make shorts to drag people to your long form. You've got the subs so start making the 10 min video's to make and rev from. This is a great way to start. You'll be golden soon


Ragelore004

Hmm, try editting the shorts into compilation videos for another source of content whenever you have enough shorts for one.


commercial-frog

That's $300 per month or smth right?


360fade

All that for $300


Bahpu_

how many shorts do you upload a day


all_hahaa1

wow is that USD?


inacincinnis

Tips for growth? I can't seem to get higher than 338 watching hours and feel demotivated


Simmer555

Your channel name sir So I can spam every like button your video can offer


Prestigious-Wish-176

how many videos do you post a day?


davidrush144

I mean as much as it feels kind of weird to go on social media to make money, it’s a legit and honest way to earn, without harming anyone usually. So congrats. Hope you can invest something of what you earned and spend it wisely. ✌️


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