5 Intriguing Myths & Facts About Youtube Earnings

If you’re planning to become a YouTuber soon then you definitely need to know these interesting myths about YouTube earnings.

Myths & Facts About YouTube Earnings

Myth #1: More subscribers = More Money

FACT

As we already discussed, the amount of ad revenue you receive has nothing to do with the number of subscribers your channel has.

A channel with 100K subscribers and another with 10,000 subscribers can still make the same 1000$.

So, it might arise to you, ‘What’s the use of building your subscriber base?’

Well, if you make interesting videos, your subscribers will tune into your channel to check for the latest videos and also bump them up into the trending section to enhance your viewership.

Besides that having a good subscriber list builds your brand popularity.

However, your subscriber count will be helpful to gain sponsorships and partnering with influencers in the market.

Myth #2: More views = More revenue

This is a partial myth and right to some extent. This metric can help you determine the monetization capabilities of a video but not to the exact mark.

Not clear? Well, allow me to explain.

FACT

You make money based on your visitor’s interaction with the ad.

By interaction, I mean clicking an ad or watching an ad for more than 30 seconds if they are unskippable.

You get paid for only such ad views, the rest of the views don’t make money, they just add up to the count.

There’s an assumption that an average YouTuber can make 1 dollar for every 1,000 VIEWS he/she gets on a video. Get to know what is youtube pay per view. Based on this metric, you can estimate your probable YouTube earnings.

Myth #3: No Partnering Required!

FACT

As a matter of fact, you need to partner with the YouTube Adsense revenue sharing program to start monetizing your channel from ads.

Check out for a detailed overview and benefits of the YouTube Partner Program here.

If PewDiePie (the most popular channel on YouTube) hadn’t enabled monetization on his videos, he would earn nothing from ads, regardless of how many millions of subscribers he has.

Myth #4: Upload Videos, Relax & Make Money!

FACT

Running a YouTube Channel is similar to maintaining a blog. You can’t simply sit and expect visitors to pour in and visit your channel without your intervention.

What happens if you do so? Your channel is will be lost in the treasury of millions of videos hosted on YouTube.

You need to build your brand, stand out in the crowd and increase your channel viewership.

The only way to achieve this is by optimizing your videos for SEO, adopting proper advertising formats, and promoting your videos on social media to drive referral traffic.

Remember, No pain, No Gain!

Myth #5: Get Rich Quick!

FACT

When you add in the reported 45% cut that YouTube takes from every video, making money on YouTube becomes an uphill battle.

It’s easy to look at a CPM number and assume millions of dollars pouring into the pockets of top video creators, but for almost all of the YouTube community, that’s simply not the case.

You might become a sensational star, but you can’t get rich overnight.

Making money on YouTube is much harder than the numbers suggest unless you have some viral and interesting stuff.

The money you can make on YouTube totally depends on your capabilities, the content you produce and the monetized views its gets. Talent, innovation, and a bit of luck can make you a sensation.

But only patience, consistency, and hard work can fulfill your dreams of getting rich.

So what’s your take? Have you been through these delusions? Leave your comments below.