Realistic look at early YouTube earnings after monetization

Dec 13, 2023

One of the most satisfying days you can experience as an online creator is the first day you actually get paid for all your hard work.

There were many days I never thought that happen for me on YouTube.

In fact, I almost quit just a few short months ago.

But I persevered, kept publishing, and recently passed the final monetization threshold of 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours.

So what did I earn on my first day and why is it the most important money I’ll ever earn on the platform?

I covered all this and more in an article recently, but I know some of you prefer to hear from me on video — so I made this one for you. Enjoy!

Thanks for watching! If you’re interested in more videos like this, there are dozens more over at my YouTube channel!

Publish Every Day progress update: Day 37

I’m experimenting to see if I can make enough money to retire from commuter life within a year by publishing every single day on different platforms and investing my earnings into passive income vehicles.

How much I need to retire: $250 CAD per day

What I earned on Day 37: $40.00 (writing) + $1.23 (YouTube) = $41.23 total

Publish Every Day update: Day 37, Chart 1

Publish Every Day update: Day 37, Chart 2

What I’ve published in the last day:

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