Video content increased 2017 by 3000%. People are watching more and more videos on social media like YouTube an Co. Reason enough for us to see how we can make money on YouTube. Who is ready to be the next big YouTube star?

We have witnessed it over the last years, stars have grown on social media which we call the B Celebrities are successful on YouTube and earn big money. One of the most discussed ones was PewDiePie who earned $15 million in 2016 but lost in 2017 the crown. Attracting millions of followers is hard work and sometimes not so easy to achieve.

Ads may be the quickest and easiest way to monetize YouTube content, but an infographic by video editor Filmora offers other ideas as well. To be exact they show us 8 new ideas how you can make money on YouTube.

For example, you might consider…

Super Chat: If you have more than 1000 active subscribers, you can put videos behind a paywall and enable Super Chat, in this way, you can get a better connection with big fans and get revenues at the same time

Sponsored videos: Companies pay you to post videos or include product placements and shout outs.

Affiliate Marketing: If you don’t have a great premium product to sell, find someone who does and cut yourself into the revenue stream.

Renting Out Videos: Some brands or other YouTubers want to place a link in your video description for a monthly or annual fee. This is a good method to make good use of your previous high ranked video.

Consulting and Private Work: If you are a professional in something and get well known in your niche, you can provide consultant service to creators and small businesses.

Licensed content: Brands pay you to use your content in their ads.

Crowdfunding Support: Crowdfunding is where people go to a specific page or website, such as Patreon, and donate money. The fans are willing to pay cash so that the creators produce even more videos.

YouTube stars charge up to $ 300,000 for a post while on Instagram the highest paid stars receive only $ 150,000 per post

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Gret ideas make great people. We can see here is a variety which might fit for one or the other person. Since 2005, YouTube has become the de facto platform for the millennial generation of celebrities. These stars maintain millions of subscribers and have a personal relationship with fans.

From comedians to gamers to beauty vloggers, YouTubers achieved to built their followings outside of the control of media giants, and on top realized large deals with those companies to be their voice.

To see details about those income-generating ideas and Make Money on YouTube, check out the infographic. Are you monetizing your YouTube channel, let us know in the commenting section below.