THIS is How Much YouTube Paid Me for 1 Million Views (Shocking)

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Sean breaks down what 1 million-plus YouTube views actually paid him. He says he started in October 2018, reached 1.1 million total views over four and a half years in the niche Amazon KDP / make-money-online topic, and was not monetized until April 2020 — about a year and a half in. He reports AdSense of $1,442 in 2020, $5,176 in 2021 and $8,328 in 2022, for $17,508 lifetime, which he calculates as about $3,777 a year or almost $315 a month. His RPM, he says, is around $15 to $20 — higher than the $3 to $5 he hears for gaming, travel or vlogging — yet his top video made only $789 from close to 40,000 views, another $817 from 40,000 views, and another $739 from 38,000 views. He argues viewers grossly overestimate AdSense and underestimate production time, even for talking-head videos. He stayed because he monetized from the first video with affiliate links in descriptions, which he claims grew from about $1,000 a month to $2,000-$3,000 a month, and later by selling his own course, Royalty Hero, on KDP publishing. He says he has not done sponsorships, which he expects only at 50K subscribers or more, and claims he has made well over seven figures lifetime from KDP, making multiple six figures a year semi-passively. His conclusion: survive on YouTube only by adding affiliates, products or sponsorships with genuinely good products, not AdSense alone.

Key takeaways

• He reports $17,508 lifetime AdSense on 1.1 million views over four and a half years, about $315 a month
• Even at a claimed $15-$20 RPM in the business niche, a ~40,000-view video made only $789-$817 lifetime
• He was not monetized until April 2020, roughly a year and a half after starting in October 2018
• He claims affiliate income of $2,000-$3,000 a month, plus his own Royalty Hero course, is what makes the channel worthwhile
• He advises creators to only promote affiliate products, sponsors or courses that are genuinely good, or they invite justified backlash

Episode details: published March 31, 2023 · 13:59 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Sean Dollwet’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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