Ayden TravelsandToys
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YouTube ad revenue is a really difficult thing to count on, money-wise. If you really want to make money from your videos, the days of uploading and gathering subscribers then living off of ad revenue are pretty much going away. Nowadays, creators are either going towards subscription payment services like Patreon or funding large projects through crowdfunding like Kickstarter, or they're working out brand or affiliate deals. As the latest shakeup shows, YouTube can change their way of paying creators at any time, and doesn't seem to have exceptionally clear details about how their rules (new or existing) are enforced.
So make videos because you want to make videos. The money, you'll have to figure out as either an offshoot of that or make it not as much a part of the reason why you YouTube in the first place.
Thanks, XingCat. I appreciate your comment.
I enjoy making these videos (although I walk around like a zombie in the morning...lol), and my little guy loves watching them. One day years down the line, he'll have some great videos and memories to look back on, all in one place.