My First Year Monetized on YouTube: Earnings with 10,000 Subscribers in 2022

My First Year Monetized on YouTube: Earnings with 10,000 Subscribers in 2022

Hi everyone, welcome to Project Rich Mum. For those of you who are new here, I’m Gemma. I create content centered around my financial journey, focusing on generating income, saving, budgeting, and ultimately achieving a more sustainable financial future.

In 2022, my YouTube channel became monetized, marking a significant milestone in one of my income streams. Let’s dive into a quick review of my YouTube analytics for that year and reveal my total earnings from this channel.

Monetization Journey

My channel became monetized in March 2022. To recap the rules for YouTube monetization, you need to have at least 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours in the past 12 months. Recently, YouTube has included new rules involving shorts, but since I don’t create shorts, I’m not too familiar with the specifics.

From January to December 2022, my channel garnered:

• 327.6k views
• 31.9k watch hours
• 10.7k new subscribers

A heartfelt thank you if you’ve been a part of these numbers, whether as a subscriber or a viewer. Your support has been instrumental in my channel's growth.

Key Performance Highlights

A significant portion of my watch time and views came from one video that went viral and still generates decent views and revenue, even though it was posted in March of that year.

• First day of monetization (March 22, 2022): Earned £2.83
• Daily average revenue post-monetization: Approx. £20
• Highest daily revenue (December 1, 2022): £54.41

Given my channel’s niche around financial topics, which generally attract higher CPM (Cost Per Mille), these earnings were quite substantial for a channel with around 10,000 subscribers.

Total Earnings Revealed

From March to December 2022, my channel, Project Rich Mum, made a total of:

• £7,811.46 or approximately $ 9,390.21

Nearly $ 10,000 in earnings, which is still mind-blowing to me. If you’re curious about the potential earnings on YouTube or you are at the beginning of your YouTube journey, I hope my experience gives you some insight and motivation. It is indeed possible to create an income through YouTube.

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Take care, Gemma

Keywords

• YouTube monetization
• Financial journey
• Income streams
• Subscribers
• Watch hours
• Viral video
• CPM
• Earnings
• Project Rich Mum
• YouTube analytics

FAQ

Q: What are the requirements to monetize a YouTube channel?
A: You need at least 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours in the past 12 months.

Q: How much did you earn in your first year of monetization?
A: From March to December 2022, I earned £7,811.46 (approximately $ 9,390.21).

Q: What was your highest daily earning as a monetized channel?
A: The highest daily earning was £54.41 on December 1, 2022.

Q: Why do financial topics generally attract higher CPM?
A: Financial and business topics are often associated with higher CPM due to their association with luxury and high-end products or services.

Q: Is it possible to create a significant income from YouTube with a relatively small subscriber base?
A: Yes, it is possible. My channel, with around 10,000 subscribers, generated almost $ 10,000 in 2022.

Q: Do you create shorts for your channel?
A: No, I don’t create shorts, so I’m unfamiliar with the newer shorts-related rules for monetization.