3 low-key sneaky ways I make money on YouTube without monetization

Getting monetized on YouTube is a long, tough slog, and it can be tough to stay motivated when you’re effectively doing it for free.

It’s hard to get up every day and keep chipping away at something when you know it could be months — and even years — before you ever see a dime for your effort.

That’s the reality for a lot of wannabe YouTubers, but I’ve found a few effective ways to make a decent amount of money from the platform without being monetized.

That has helped to keep me motivated and on track as I continue the grind toward monetization.

I recently made a video about those techniques, and I thought you might enjoy it.

Here it is!

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