Posted on February 15, 2016
When people think of successful YouTuber's especially YouTubers like Pew Die Pie they think wow. They must earn millions of dollars. And many people I meet assume that you are making so much money online doing very little but making videos. So how do YouTubers make money and how do YouTubers get paid? Do YouTubers make money or is it all a big lie?
I know so many people that want to quit their jobs to become a full time YouTuber because it seems easy and they would make more money than their current job. It's one of those careers where people suddenly think of Fame and Fortune when the reality is incredibly different! I can possibly say the same thing about full-time bloggers but that's a totally different topic all together and not one I can comment completely on.
In this blog post I'll be talking about how much a full-time YouTuber makes and how do they make money and how do they get paid? If you have other questions regarding YouTube life, please leave it in the comments box and I will type up an in depth blog post for you soon 🙂
To answer this question with a frustratingly common answer I would have to say.
It depends
The reason why I and many YouTubers will give you this answer is because it depends on a lot of factors. I'm going to list all the factors that affect one of the most common source of income for YouTube and that is Advertising income.
If you would like to watch my personal story before eyou get into the nitty gritty I recently made a video explaining how much money I got paid and my financial circumstances after being a full time YouTuber for 2 years:
The following factors will affect how much ad revenue you get: