Long-Term Strategies on How to Make Money Online

Make sure to promote the podcast on social media and other platforms, like on your own website. A podcast theme and an audio player can help boost the podcast’s brand identity and discoverability.

23. Start a YouTube Channel

Method Stats:

• Setup time: a few minutes just to create the channel, but producing videos can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months
• Age threshold: 13+ to create a channel, but 18+ to participate in Google AdSense
• Time of payment: every month

Running a YouTube channel is a popular way to make money online. As the largest video-sharing platform worldwide, it has an audience of 2 billion+ monthly active users.

There are multiple ways to earn money from a YouTube channel. The first step is signing up for the YouTube Partner Program to ensure you’re eligible for monetization.

The most popular way to make money is through advertising. Alternative monetization methods include channel memberships, Super Chat, Super Stickers, merch, sponsorships, and YouTube BrandConnect.

YouTube hosts many types of niche video content, from gaming reactions to daily vlogs. For instance, our YouTube channel Hostinger Academy provides website-related video tutorials.

To grow a YouTube channel, you must publish content consistently to generate views and build an audience base. Investing in a good camera and editing software can improve video quality and attract more viewers.

Don’t forget to practice YouTube SEO. This includes adding relevant keywords and tags to the video titles and optimizing video descriptions for search engines.

Aside from being a great way to make money online, starting a YouTube channel can benefit a brand. YouTube videos can generate leads and help redirect traffic to your website. Videos also offer a higher return on investment than static images, making them a great marketing tool.

24. Become a Video Game Streamer

Method Stats:

• Setup time: a few minutes to create an account, but setting up your live streaming equipment, software, and content may take up to a few days
• Age threshold: 13+, but some platforms limit monetization to 18+ users
• Time of payment: every month

Streaming has taken off in the past few years, generating an average of around 2 million daily viewers on Twitch alone.

It’s a great money-making idea if you’re good at playing games and enjoy being in front of a camera. You can stream for a few hours at a time and interact with your audience to foster a sense of community.

Streaming platforms like Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook offer partner programs, allowing streamers to accept ad revenue and tips from their audience. Video game streamers can also earn money from brand deals, sponsorships, and merchandise sales.

The amount of money you can make depends on your following’s size. For example, the Canadian streamer Shroud has an estimated net worth of $8-$12 million and 10 million+ Twitch followers.

25. Become an Influencer

Method Stats:

• Setup time: a few minutes just to create an account on a social media platform, but building your audience may take months
• Age threshold: 13+
• Time of payment: varies depending on income sources like ads and sponsorships

The continuous rise of social media has made influencer marketing a popular choice to make money online.

Like affiliate marketing, companies pay influencers to market their products and services. The main difference is influencers aim to impact people’s buying decisions instead of simply bringing leads.

Like streamers, how much money influencers make significantly depends on their following.

The most critical aspects of being a profitable influencer are cultivating a personal brand and becoming an authoritative voice within your niche. This will help attract sponsors and advertisers.

Although many influencers are on Instagram, you can take advantage of other platforms like YouTube and Twitter to build a following and create different types of content.

Learn which content types work best for each platform. TikTok, for example, is excellent for people who want to create viral videos.

Rhett and Link from Good Mythical Morning and Andrew Rea from Babish Culinary Universe are some of the popular influencers cultivating their careers on YouTube.