Should I be a YouTuber?

Do you love to share makeup tips like Michelle Phan? 💄 💋

Do you like making people laugh like Ryan Higa? 😂 📺 ⏺️

Are you good at streaming games like theRadBrad? 🎮 🖱️ 🕹️

Is making short animations about your life like Domics your passion? 🤔📝 🏃

If you like doing any of these, then consider being a YouTuber! 📹 🤳 📸

YouTubers create and produce videos of different interests for their viewers.

You'll have to:

• choose a niche

• create your channel

• film short videos

• edit recordings

• optimize your videos

• promote videos to the public

YouTube videos could be anything under the sun.

Some of the most popular categories are:

• reviews and unboxing

• ASMR

• vlogging

• fitness

• music

• educational/informative

The good news?

You can do it as a hobby, part-time, or as a regular hustle! No degree is needed.

You can also monetize your videos. Your earnings will depend on your channel growth.

According to YouTube, you can make money from ad revenue after getting accepted into the YouTube Partner Program. The average pay per 1,000 ad views is US $18.

These are the average payments (U.S. Dollar) YouTubers receive per channel size category:

• Nano: $10–$100

• Micro: $200–$1,000

• Mid-tier: $1,000–$10,000

• Macro: $10,000–$20,00

• Mega: $20,000+

Other than YouTube, there are other ways to earn as a YouTuber such as brand sponsorships, paid services, and affiliate marketing.

You'll Love It If...

• you enjoy making and editing videos

• you like to research and conceptualize content

• you want to create a community of like-minded people

• you love entertaining and helping others

Look for Another Path If...

• hate spending hours editing the same video

• you dislike looking for trends and new ideas

• you only care about being popular and making a lot of money

• you're not patient and don't want to start from zero

"I think I want to be a YouTuber. How do I start?"