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Curious on the shift to YouTube business. Is the ad revenue really that great these days for new YouTube creators? What's the real business on going YouTube sem

• geerlingguy 4y ago
  Not really; I'm earning less than half what I did consulting (and that on a midwestern salary... would've been much higher on the coasts). If you want to play the ad game and line up a ton of sponsors, you can make quite a bit more, but since I'm very selective with any form of sponsorship (most of my videos don't have a sponsor), that's a lot of revenue I'm leaving on the table.
  • rexreed 4y ago
    So is your revenue all ad revenue? How long did it take to earn? I'm curious because I'm also thinking of putting a lot of tech-oriented content on YouTube, and to make a bit on it (side hustle money), but I'm not sure what to expect. You have a lot of subscribers!
    • geerlingguy 4y ago
      Each niche in YouTube is a bit different, the RPM is the most important thing. For tech you get maybe $2-4 per thousand views. For finance like $10. For gaming and lifestyle maybe $1-4, depending on what you talk about.
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