I just applied for monetization. Any tips for beginners?

[AARONAUTIX]

Depends what you think is enough to live on? I earn a decent amount but not yet a living in my opinion. Its way to inconsistant.
For example I earned £2800 from November (5m views) £1600 from December (3m views) and so far in January (8m views) estimated £2000. (Low RPM in Jan)
This time last year I was happy with £200 a month. Next month could easily see it back down to £200.
I am in the clutches of YouTube and its them that decides when to let me fly or sink.

what's rpm? and what do you mean by youtube has you in the clutches ?

 

[KingUsher]

I monetised from day 1.

Oh wow lol didn't that make it hard to keep subscribers?

 

[EVO]

what's rpm? and what do you mean by youtube has you in the clutches ?

Revenue per 1000 impressions.
Estimated what you earn per 1000 views. But this will fluctuate wildly depending on your niche and the time of year.
I believe that I dont hold the key to my success. I dont believe that my SEO/Tags/Thumbnails/Titles etc have any real influence on my video succeeding or not. YouTube chooses when it wants to.[DOUBLEPOST=1485856399,1485856366][/DOUBLEPOST]

Oh wow lol didn't that make it hard to keep subscribers?

54'000 subs later..