I love the transparency! I think you’re adding a lot of value to the community by sharing

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

that is so kind to say, i hope it does! thanks for watching ❤️

@ToriZienka

Жыл бұрын

Sooo true!

@EmandLloyd

Жыл бұрын

Totally second this! As a channel of around the same size, it didn't occur to us that this would be helpful to share until we saw your video. Congrats on the 25k subs as well ☺

@keiarna

Жыл бұрын

Yess! so good seeing more youtubers being open & transparent, sharing this wisdom 🙌

@debbiec6216

Жыл бұрын

Transparency , being honest and that's what everybody needs to do.

I love this. I started my channel and got monetized overnight. Literally. I did a live show and woke up to 5k subs. My first month I made $3,700. But doing true crime was rough. The trolls and drama pushed me away in just a couple of months and I stopped posting. I wish I kept going and just ignored it all. Great channel and I wish you all the best. Keep going!

@5thdimension625

Жыл бұрын

Haters go after success. Get back to it

@WilonaJoy

Жыл бұрын

Please ignore the trolls…. They’ll always be there. I just went to your channel and you’re very talented. I’m rooting for you 💪🏾🧡

@AkilezNewEngland

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget to report youtube earnings to the IRS to avoid getting audited. It's a scary situation.

@CriminalMindscape-jl8im

2 ай бұрын

This is what I’m afraid of- the dark energy of trolls. Did you ever get back into it?

I just got monetized two weeks ago ! I came across your other videos relating to this topic right after I got monetized. I started making videos in February of 2022 and I can honestly identify myself with your KZread growth story, it’s motivating to see how much you have grown in a short period of time ! Congrats !

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

thank you! best of luck with your channel!

@ToriZienka

Жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@Andregarcia5.0

Жыл бұрын

@@ToriZienka thank you ! Best of luck to your channel as well!!

@CatzzMoney

Жыл бұрын

Wow that’s pretty quick. Hope I can get monetized soon. If not, I pray the stock market goes back up so I can make more money.

@ArceusX300

Жыл бұрын

You did YT for 10 years and only have 1K? 😂 boomer and a failure too

In the past few years I've seen people going from 0 to 100k in less than a year, growing so fast. But as you say, every journey is different. And it's so nice to see a "normal" growth story. So thank you for sharing your story with us! and for the reminder of never giving up.

@dan-tech2647

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but most creators never make a dime

@mrz7501

8 ай бұрын

@@dan-tech2647 I used to do that but the thing that worked for me is getting an already big monetized youtube channel from viral npc marketplace and it looks like my main channel is gaining subs every single day haha, work smart buddies :)

You have no idea how reaffirming and inspiring this video is! I am on the cusp of monetization, just a few hundred hours to go and I am so excited for this new phase!

Timestamps: Journey to Being Monetized: 00:02 Overview of the Year: 03:42 January: 04:04 February: 05:37 March: 06:56 April Statistics: 08:19 May Statistics: 09:44 June Statistics: 10:41 July Statistics: 11:30 August: 12:21 September: 13:39 October: 14:48 November: 16:25 Video statistics: 20:04 CPM and RPM: 18:43 Earnings: 20:08 Overview: 20:45 Tips: 21:55 Looking Ahead: 23:25

@jamesrecknor6752

Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU

We appreciate you thanking us without us you won't be where you are. Some KZreadrs can careless about us and only thank their sponsors. We need more people like you.

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t be where I am without you! ❤️

@catoast

Жыл бұрын

So true Miss Courtney, this is such a remarkable learning curve for me. Thank you so much Miss Alexis!

girl.. this is THE MOST transparent and most educational adsense video i’ve seen on youtube!! THANK U!

@hellosoftlife

5 ай бұрын

Totally agree!!! So helpful 🎉🎉

IJUST caught up with you tonight. I have a small paper-crafting channel that started in 2020. Literally, it has taken me 2 years to monetize, but that was not essentially my goal. It was in the back of my mind but it really started out "just for fun" and to share my "maddness." Last year it started occurring to me that if I could monetize my channel, I could possibly support my craft through the channel. I'm still learning the ropes here and ultimately I STILL do this for the love of it. If I earn "paper" money, all the better. Thank you for sharing! I will be watching more of your videos that are on point for me. Thank you for inspiring us "little" people to not give up!

I subbed u when you were on 8k subs and you made a video about being monetized for 6 months :) It got me motivated and today my channel got monetized as well :D. The way you add value and being transparent abt it, may u have more success ahead!

Just restarting my channel after getting laid off, and hoping to follow in your footsteps! Thanks for your transparency and encouragement! ❤

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

you got this!! i totally feel for you and wish you the best of luck ❤️

@MusicVibeLOFI

Жыл бұрын

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Awesome! 👏💕🌿🙏🌟🌱Thank you so much for the 411 and transparency! 💕

We love the numbers that no one else talks about. Keep at it. Great video.

I remember watching your first monetization video in August when I had 500 subs Now yesterday I finally got monetized! Thank you for sharing your story long the way it’s truly inspired me and many other creators!

@madelineraeedwards

Жыл бұрын

I’m at 500 right now and hoping I can make this comment soon! Congrats on your monetization!

@CharmingTracyRobin

Жыл бұрын

@@madelineraeedwards congratulations, I just hit 500 too 🎊😊

@madelineraeedwards

Жыл бұрын

@@CharmingTracyRobin yasss let’s go!!!

@CharmingTracyRobin

Жыл бұрын

@@madelineraeedwards 💃😊💕

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

congrats! i hope your channel continues to grow and thrive!

I just started a ASMR channel and am 600 watch hours away from being monetized. THIS IS MOTIVATING 🎉❤😮 the inspo of starting a series is super unique too I love that and love supporting a fellow KZreadr. Thank you for the detailed breakdown and also how your RPM changed…didn’t know that could happen!

Your voice is a great balance between casual and friendly, and consise and clear. I love the realism you bring to the topic.

This has got to be THEE MOST informational monetization video I’ve seen thus far! Thank you for being so transparent and diving deep into each month. I found your video to be so helpful in understanding how Adsense works and for that I’ve subscribed to you. Best wishes to you on this journey! 💕

I’m 6 months along as a small channel & your journey is so inspiring and insightful! Thank you!❤

Upload frequency does seem to coincide with fast growth. Once you snag your niche audience it’s important to feed them steady content. The most successful creators like Shelby Church don’t even try to edit their own videos. So you create loads of great content and your editor packages it. Fortunately you can find editors online very affordably. But times change and even Shelby is seeing a YT drop off. It’s crucial now to be on TikTok too.

Congratulations Alexis! Your hard work and motivation/devotion is paying off! And thank you for the details, I will be sharing your channel with other KZreadrs so they keep pushing!

Love how in depth you are!! Thank you for sharing girl! ☺️

Easily one of the most motivating videos I have seen for small youtubers. Thank you. It's incredibly motivating that even a few thousand views per video were making you a helpful amount of money each month. I kept thinking I had to hit hundreds of thousands of views/subscribers to make a difference and it was too overwhelming.

Congratulations on your growth and thank you for being so straightforward! Good luck in everything you do! 🎉

I love this video! I love your genuineness and the chill vibes and the encouragement to keep going!

I love how in-depth and transparent this video is! I completely relate about feeling uninspired & struggles with consistency especially when the algorithm is not on your side! So glad this got recommended to me! Just subbed so I'm so excited for more content!😆💕

This is so incredibly helpful and actually inspiring thank you!!

Thank you so much for this video. Very interesting! We have millions of views but only a rpm of USD 0.20 which is nothing 😢 Reason: 70% of our views are from the Philippines.I wish we would have more viewers from the US because there the rpm is so high. Congrats for all your work 🎉 I know as a creator how much work you spend for your videos. It is just fair in my eyes that you get paid well for it ❤ By the way I like your personality, it is really entertaining to watch you ❤ Go on! Greetings from Switzerland, Susanne

This is going to help so many small creators and those thinking of giving up. Really useful

Thank you for this video. You are exactly correct in your assumptions about what people like me were looking for in your intro, about wondering how well people do in small-midsized monetization projects. I'm not a KZreadr, but a mobile game developer, and I've been looking up vids on how much people made from their apps. Your channel got recommended to me from those searches, and even though I have very little interest in lifestyle videos, I still found what you went through extremely fascinating. I'm going to subscribe to your channel to remember to look up your yearly monetization updates (if you will still be doing them!). Thanks so much for making this video series!

Thanks for sharing! Well done for sticking around when it was so much easier to quit and thank you for sharing all of this. For people who are not even monetised (and, in my case, can't even picture ever being monetised lol), it's really motivating to see what successful channels like yours can lead to! Thanks 💖

Hey! New subscriber here! This vid popped up in my recommended, so you're doing it right! Was glad to hear your journey, and I LOVE transparency! Thank you for that. All us 'little people ' need to hear it. So many big KZreadrs forget that they still need to inspire! Also people need to remember that there's also taxes, and cost of filming, and such, so it's not just easy money, even for the content creators that make popular videos! And so thank you also for sharing that you do other things (kudos on being actress/dancer/singer! Would love to see more of that someday?!) as well! Ok... Sorry this is a novel, lol🤦‍♀️ Good luck with your new year, and look forward to binging your vids! 🥰🤗

Thanks for that breakdown! I really appreciate the advice and transparency ❤

Ive never seen one of your videos before, but congrats on getting to where you are. That's so much work, and to not see much for the first year and still keep up the work ethic, is really impressive.

Thank you so much for your transparency with this. It's refreshing and very helpful! 💛

This was so helpful to watch! Thank you so much for putting all of this out there! You're helping so many people who want to get started :)

Absolutely love the detail you shared and your story. Gained a new sub!

I love that you told us to keep going 🥰! I really needed that, sometimes it’s easy to get discouraged. So anyone wanting a channel, let’s do this together 😮‍💨

Not what I'd normally watch but well put together and informative. Love the fact that you've a 9-5 job and do singing/acting as well. Hope my subscription goes a little way towards you flourishing. Well done girl

Love this Alexis, just found your Channel & I love your video style & personality. Glad you kept going & so awesome to see your channel thriving. Thanks for sharing your experience!! Mwah xx

Thank you for the transparency!!! Keep making more of these please x

This inspired me so much! I'm still not monetized and it feels sooo slow. I am starting to see some growth so I feel like I'm on the right track. This really motivated me to keep going!

you're so inspiring. I was bange watching your YT videos, you're very transparent and got great personality. I just started my YT channel about a month, and hopefully soon I'll reach your stage ❤

Congratulations! I think it’s great to see these numbers from a smaller creator. You were so smart about your series and doing things to grow. I think I’m about at the point where I should probably throw in the towel! Lol. I’m not moving in NYC any time soon. But I will just keep going as long as I enjoy it regardless of views.

Thank you so much for this. A journey story like this is always a motivational and aspiring for me. Especially when we do the down phase. Stay inspired everyone!! ✨🙌🏼

Congrats, Alexis! This is really incredible growth. Can’t wait to see what happens for your channel this year! ✨🎉

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

thanks hannah!

Thank you for explaining as I really didn't understand the concept of monetizing, views, etc. Thanks for the transparency and being open and honest. For me a 52-year young woman I really didn't understand and me just watching but trying to like cause just thinking all the efforts people make these videos. Thank you!

Thank you for this video Alexis. Loved how succinct and informative it was. Really inspiring for those of us growing our small channels. 🙏🏼

Thanks for the break down!! Love your story

Hey Alexis, just wanted to say that I absolutely LOVE content like this. Please keep making, financial transparency is so important, especially in the creator spaces. I am a mmm, and run my own influencer agency. Started about 3-4 months ago and it's been a really exciting process.

Love the transparency! So happy that you’re doing well! Best wishes for the new year!

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much! best wishes to you too!

I enjoyed watching this video! Watched till the end! Congratulations!!

Congrats! You worked hard this year and we all enjoyed watching :)

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

thank you for being here!

So freakin excited to watch this. Congrats on all your growth this year ❤

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

thank you! and thank you for all your support this year 🤍🤍🤍

@BrielleJuliet

Жыл бұрын

@@alexiseldredge of courseee, your content is amazing 🫶🏼

I’m so glad I came across your channel. Thank you for sharing all this insight into the behind the scenes of starting a KZread channel. ❤️

This is so motivating to watch! Thank you for sharing this with us.

Such a great video! Thanks again for sharing - we watched your original one that took off, and it's absolutely awesome to have a follow up! You have done incredibly well during your first year! You go girl!!

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

thank you!!

I just got monetized on KZread so this video is really helpful for me!!! This gives me hope. I know i need to work on my content but this gives me motivation so thanks for sharing 🙌💕

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

you're welcome! i am so glad it helps- best of luck with your channel!

Thanks for sharing this!! It gives me hope in the slower months

First time watching your channel and this was awesome. Thank you for sharing and explaining.

Congratulations! You are a wonderful creator, work hard and we are all so happy to see you shine and succeed.... and your helping so many folks with this! Also, you are a GREAT producer ( I am a producer myself ) and have great instincts in that area!

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much!!! ❤️

Thank you so much for videos like this! I found your channel through your six months of being monetized because I was starting my own youtube channel. I found you really inspiring and realistic, and you help me stay focused and try to be creative with my own content. Again, thank you!

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

you're welcome! thanks for being here!

Love the video you gave me some inspiration on continuing my channel. Love the how you explain everything to us. Keep it going!

such a good video! thanks for taking the time, being so vulnerable, and making a clear and concise video! found it super helpful and am sure thousands of others did and will too :)

Thank you so much for making this video!! The fact that your "niche" isn't about marketing or "how to grow your channel" makes this video so much more valuable to someone like me! 💕 I've been on the platform for years and although I've been monetized for a while my numbers aren't even half as good as yours lol! You never really know what'll kickstart your channel so I agree! Don't give up! :). Also, I really like your vibe and personality 😊new subbieee here! 🙋‍♀

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

thank you! i'm happy you are here!

You are awesome. I am 54 male. Started my channel end of last year. Long way to go - but your bravery and honesty and advice is meaningful, insightful and helpful to me. Thank you.

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

thank you! best of luck with your channel!

Kudos to you! Great vlog as always and may 2023 be even more fruitful than 2022 for you! ❤

I don’t have a KZread channel, not yet anyway, but I appreciate content creators who are transparent & honest. I just subbed! I can definitely see your channel continuing to grow, a lot! I am glad it was in my recommended videos :) Thank you! Your time is recognized & appreciated. Sending love from across the country in Oregon ❤

Thank you so much for making this!! I am so close to being monetized and this video is really encouraging to watch ❤

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

you're welcome! i hope you get monetized soon!

Congrats Alexis! Thanks for the info and the transparency ❤ I'm restarting my youtube and trying to be consistent, thanks for telling us not to give up. I really hope I can get monetized too.

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

thanks! best of luck with your channel!

Great breakdowns!!!!! I appreciate it all the details you gave in your video!!! Hope all continues well for you!!!! Thanks soooo much 😊

Thank you for sharing this and being transparent! I just restarted my channel this month so thank you for telling us not to give up!! I can't wait to see where this next year takes you!

First of all, thank you for your honesty and sharing your $ numbers. Many channels are very vague with dollar amounts so it's hard to get the real picture. I loved all the stats! Secondly, I for one, do watch less videos in the summer. It's just a busier time and you want to be outdoors. The same is true for the hustle and bustle of December. I find during those times I pick and choose the shorter channels to watch. (I don't have 45-60 minutes to watch content.) Congratulations on your first successful monetized year. I'm happy for you.

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

thank you!! and thanks for watching!

Thank you for sharing this! I love how realistic it is--I've also always watched videos like this but from bigger creators and it left me wondering how realistic making money from KZread was a small creator. This helps put it perspective and set appropriate expectations! ☺

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

you're welcome! i am glad this helped!

Good for you Girl! Keep up the good work. This just came up on my KZread Home Screen.

This video was so in depth and helpful! Best of luck to you on this awesome journey 😊

Congratulations and thank you for telling the truth with total transparency, it is appreciated that you are true to your principles and share them with us 🤗

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

you're welcome!

We have been loving your videos since we moved back to New York last year! Love all the hard work you put into this channel, it shows, and we're here for it! So inspiring!

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

thank you! i am so happy you are here!

Love the transparency and honesty - this is the first video of yours that was suggested to me, you seem to have such a calming vibe - new subscriber here :)

Thank you for this detailed video! It's so helpful for those of us just starting on here 🥰

Started KZread channel recently and I have 17 subscribers yey!! I will not give up

It would be very interesting to hear about your earnings from brand deals. You do not have to be specific necessarily about which brands but I am so curious to know how negotiations happen and if brands reach out to you or you reach out to them. And ball park totals from doing add deals as a comparison to ad revenue. Love your videos! Keep it up! :)

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

this could definitely be a video i make in the future! thanks for the suggestion!

@tinaw.6178

Жыл бұрын

@@alexiseldredge would also like to see this vid...

I’m so excited to continue to see you grow!! Thank you for being a huge inspiration to my KZread (social media) journey!!! ❤❤❤❤

this is awesome, thank you so much for sharing! i love this & your other videos sharing your analytics as a smaller creator. i've been working towards monetizing for about 6 months and am getting pretty close, but also know that i probably won't make an insane amount in my first few months of being monetized. seeing your analytics is really encouraging & informative, thank you!!

Thank you for this motivation. I started my channel in October 2021 and I haven't been really consistent and now after a break I don't really get any views. It has been super discouraging and I was thinking about giving up today but I am taking your words as a sign!

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

yes, keep going!!

These videos have been SO inspiring as a new content creator juuuuust getting started. I appreciate how authentic and down to earth you are! I probably never wouldn’t have found you without these videos but I’m so glad I did and I’m here to stay FOR SURE ☺️

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

yay! i am so glad they are helping and i am so happy you are here! ❤️

Congrats on all your success!!! I am growing slowly but surely. Usually don't watch videos like this because I know what it takes. But I needed a pick me up! My hubby just had surgery so my channel and our business has slowed way down annnd....I'm exhausted! Thanks for the complete breakdown! Very interesting!! Hope your year goes crayyy!! :) ❤️

This is very inspiring! Thank you for sharing! 😊

I love analytics videos. Would be nice to see this every month - not necessarily the money but the views, subscribers won and lost, how each video does for watch hours, top 2-3 videos, etc.

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

yes, that is also helpful information! i will keep that in mind for future videos like this!

Thanks for sharing your numbers, Alexis. It goes to show how far apart some of the numbers can be between different KZreadrs. And respect for being persistent. I know that can be tough sometimes. I'm still learning to be more comfortable shooting videos and editing them and I just try to enjoy the process and know that my time will come. Good luck for 2023 and I'm looking forward to a video where you share your numbers with 100K subscribers.

@alexiseldredge

Жыл бұрын

thank you for watching! best of luck with your channel!

@thechrisverhoeven

Жыл бұрын

@@alexiseldredge thanks

Thank you for sharing all of these~ I was always so curious about how much people usually make on youtube starting small, this was really helpful~ wish you the best!

Thank for this video! I hope it goes viral! You popped up on my recommendations today. First time I’ve seen you!

wowowow!!! thank you for sharing the details and being so open and specific!! this is super encouraging to me that there will be slow seasons but growth could be around the corner! thank you for making this

Definitely needed this! Very encouraging for us beginning KZreadrs!

Super helpful! I like your mindset about how one video preforms against another, and how you even have funks come up that cause you to publish less. This encourages me to keep publishing!

i just wanted to give you feed back! i personally found you through your teaching abt yt videos and i love how ur videos all have value ! def a new sub here

Videos like this are SO motivating. Thank you!!

Loved the follow up from the 6mo video!! Thanks for being real about it!

I needed this motivation 😅 makes me want to keep pushing💪🏼 good luck with your continued growth!!

Really inspiring! Thanks for being so honest and detailed 👍

This is such an inspirational video, thank you! As someone who’s been randomly jerked with the inspiration to start youtube again, watching all your tips & informative videos has really helped with my plan! Sending love from london❤