FIRST YouTube Paycheck as a Creator with 1250 Subscribers // Real Analytics and Numbers!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

I do regular personal finance content to help you control your money! So subscribe if you'd like to keep up on regular budgeting videos or FinTech reviews. 💵💵Also, if you liked this video, check out what I made in my first 6 months of monetization here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXXdpH2ZecmMgcU💵💵 🎬🎬AND if you want to see the ways I made $2500 through KZbin BEFORE I got monetized, watch this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnjCYnR4mNambrs🎬🎬

[@BBGOnYT]

Damn you make a lot of money for the size of the channel.

[@slowshotzz]

I have over 100k views in the last year and as I do shorts I have to hit 90 million in 90 days and 1000 subs !!!!!!!! HELP!!!!!!

[@thatcoolnameDedoko]

Noice brother, thank you for the info!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

I know, that's an insane number! Shorts are definitely different than long form content!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Well, it's the same advice as what I said in this video. Keep improving the content and focus on putting effort into the videos that gain traction. And do it consistently!

[@DestructX]

The hardest thing for me is being consistent with uploads. And when you see people unsubscribe it just demotivates you even further

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Oh I GET it. I remember many times it felt like I was NEVER going to make it to 1000, especially when people unsubscribed. Those were some rough days

[@xgalphaz]

@@shapeshifterstudios884 thats good advice, i wish yall success

[@xgalphaz]

omg your videos are amazing!

[@DestructX]

@@xgalphaz Thank you very much! Appreciate the kind words

[@DestructX]

@@shapeshifterstudios884 I don't take it personally, I just feel I don't deliver the quality

[@GoldenGirlBudgets]

Congrats Caleb!!! 🤩

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it! You'll be there before you know it!

[@deadsetondreams1988]

I'm typically not the biggest watcher of finance videos on here but I love your transparency of how much you make on KZbin. So many people say they will tell you but they give you rounded numbers or don't actually show all the figures like you did. I appreciate your transparency and have subscribed to check out more from your channel moving forward =^_^=

[@CalebBaleFinance]

That's fair haha. Well I'm happy I could help. One of my goals is certainly to be transparent about numbers. I hope that you can find some benefit from the finance content here! Coming from someone who doesn't tend to watch finance, if you think of any topics to cover, hit me up and I may add them to my content ideas!

[@JasonBagnell]

Thank you Caleb for letting us aspiring creators peek behind the scenes of what happens surrounding monetization. I’ve grown to 768 subscribers but I’ve recently been posting a lot of Short videos. Those “Shorts” views don’t count towards the 4,000 watch hour requirement so I’ll have to start posting more long How-To computer videos to reach the threshold. My content is focused on several different topics which it makes it harder for KZbin to figure out who my core audience is. I just like so many different things and want to share all of them. Congrats on your channel’s growth and thanks for giving everyone motivation to continue! Cheers - Jason

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely, Jason! I certainly get the struggle with different topics. But for what it's worth, you can try a lot of different things within a niche too. I'm still doing that and that can be pretty fun.

[@JasonBagnell]

​@@CalebBaleFinance Hi Caleb! Here's an update on what ended up happening on my KZbin journey. I decided to focus on posting only I.T. / Windows PC related videos and my channel finally reached 1,000 subscribers. The watch hours were under the 4,000 threshold so I had to wait until the channel had almost 1,200 subscribers before it hit the 4,000 hour target. KZbin quickly monetized my channel on December 7th. A few months prior, one of my tech videos started taking off and after the channel got monetized, KZbin sent it another 100,000 viewers over the next two months! My subscriber count zoomed up to 3,245 (as of today) and since December 7th my channel revenues have exceeded $400. Like you said in your video, it sure does feel good to finally get rewarded for all of the hard work. Thanks again for posting this video and getting everyone excited about what's to come. I see that your channel is growing and I wish you the best for the future! Cheers! -- @JasonBagnell

[@lilac.moonlight]

Thanks for sharing this Caleb! I’m in my 4th month with only a bit over 200 subscribers, and of course some days just as you say feel a bit discouraging - but I really enjoy the creation peocess and remind myself that growth takes time. So let’s keep going 🤗

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Hey it took you way less time than me to hit 200! Seriously took me over 6 months for 100 haha. Imagine how discouraging that was but I've been continuing to post and that's been worth it. Keep it up!

[@solozerogaming]

I agree with Caleb just dont Quit.. it really is hard work. You can only fail if you Quit

[@Ms.Frazier]

Keep going you got this!🤗

[@lilac.moonlight]

@@Ms.Frazier hey, thanks, will do :))

[@lilac.moonlight]

@@solozerogaming hi there! I also agree, will keep going:) This is a fun experiment, good luck to all of us!

[@hunterx8736]

Keep going, I’ll share your video!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@MarieHolliday]

Its about time someone really give a realistic break down of the process and an explanation of the process and what is actually earned because most content creators give the impression a person can Strick it rich quickly thank you for this video.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thank you for the kind words. That was the goal of this video is to be transparent about the journey and what to expect along the way.

[@user-fc3vu4kg9v]

Thanks for showing what people make on yt I’ve always been interested and I have never found any other creators that are willing to share it

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely! Happy to

[@GReimerGaming]

It’s stupid hard to grow here on KZbin! You used the word “resilience” and that is definitely something any content creator needs to have! I’ve been at this nonstop, posting 2-3 videos a week, for going on 4 years as a gaming channel (highly competitive) I do this mainly because it’s my passion and not so much for the attention or revenue so I might be an odd one but I totally understand why so many creators drop out. The amount of money earned is definitely not worth effort so I highly advise people find a different reason to do it if they chose to.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Agreed, it definitely takes more than ad revenue for most people to make it as creators. It's a grind for sure.

[@hekateontherocks]

So true! I have more than 3k subscribers on my other channel and I just post things that I'm interested in. I've been monetized but I'm earning $2 a month haha

[@refkibouslama7480]

@GReimerGaming you say "highly competitve" but your videos are doing random stuff Minecraft mods? Buddy you need to stop lying to yourself, you probably just saw that minecraft streamers are getting high views because they cater to younger audiences. There is nothing competitive/unique/differentiate yourself for any of the 1000 other channels that are trying to copy the 5 top minecraft youtubers. Well as long as you keep it as a "hobby" and you dont keep lying to yourself that you are a "highly competitve gaming channel". If you still dont get it take for example mister caleb over here , he made a video about his paycheck as a small content creator ------> me random guy clicks on the video because its unique and im curious . Couple of more videos like this and mister caleb will pool in a bunch of random subs from everywhere and start getting youtube algorithms on his side. Meanwhile ur posting copy cats minecraft videos that are just worse products that top 5 minecraft channels. Hope this helped, also Caleb great video! "

[@ShikiTikki]

4 year and still not many subs i feel for ya man its already a satuated market and even more so with cgaming, its like sure its a gr8 revenue stream but 2023....for every 1 youutbe channel making it 1000s more get no where even if they produce good content

[@paninizachini]

​@@refkibouslama7480I think they meant to say that the gaming niche is a very competitive field, as in he recognizes that thousands of other people are doing the same thing.

[@RorysRamblings]

Great work mate! Still grinding

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much, keep it up!

[@stefanjacobs5710]

Good job man, your videos will inspire many people to keep on going and not to give up. I'm surprized that your channel doesn't have milions of subscribers and views yet

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Wow, what an endorsement. Thanks! Just gonna keep putting out content.

[@CLCIII]

Interesting to note and encouraging for new creators I'm sure. As Always, May God Bless you and yours!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much! You too!

[@SpencerYonce]

That’s awesome Caleb!! I’m currently trying to get monetized as well :) this was a wonderful video and super motivating. Thank you again!!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely, Spence! I appreciate it and super glad you found it motivating for your own journey

[@MommyEms1983]

@spencercreates just keep pushing forward

[@SpencerYonce]

@@CalebBaleFinance I even posted my first short on this channel because of your video :) Thank you so much again. I hope you have lifelong success in all you do!

[@SpencerYonce]

@@MommyEms1983 ❤we got this

[@MommyEms1983]

@@SpencerYonce i just subscribe to your account

[@arigutman]

Keep up the good work, congratulations on the first paycheck, brother!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks, Ari!

[@Treyleelee]

Congrats man, I'm starting back working hard on my KZbin to get where you are! May we all get there one day

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks! Keep posting that content!

[@Makingofabetterlife]

Congrats! I dont know you but your consistancy is impressive. Not giving up is admirable!!! 🎉🎉🎉 commented for your algorithm. Wish you all the best.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks! Consistency has been one of my strongest things in my KZbin channel so far. Thanks for the comment!

[@ClearDiscussion]

Nice video Caleb and thanks for breaking that down. I started my KZbin channel somewhat recently and I've been doing more and more research and seeing what others before me have done. You've over tripled your subscribers since posting this, so you're killing it!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely! Yeah, insane about the subscribers! And weird that it popped off after 5 months

[@lilmama6523]

Thanks for really explaining because I’ve looked and watched other videos and they never really break it down this far! Thank you.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Happy to help!

[@markkelderman2439]

You're one of the best creators out there😀 I still remember my first KZbin 'paycheck'. I was so proud of myself. If it wasn't for my consistency (and a little bit of Famester of course), I probably wouldn't have made anything.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much for the kind words, Mark! It is a great feeling for sure. Keep it up!

[@PopKingKeith]

@markkelderman2439 Any advice for me? 🙏

[@GIide]

Sure...

[@AJ-tk1uo]

You have 45 subscribers.

[@GIide]

@@AJ-tk1uo Ye this bro a fraud

[@CaravanKaaren]

Wow. This gives me a lot of hope for the future. I make Travel vlogs solo. I'm 2 months in with 100 subs, 10.6k views, 145 hrs. Let's keep it going.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

That's awesome to hear. Heck yeah, congrats on your progress so far!

[@californianreacts]

It's a journey, that's for sure! Enjoyed the video, Caleb! Keep it up!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

For sure! And thanks, I appreciate it!

[@ReveVersant]

this was super interesting, thank you caleb.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely!

[@chicagoemt8769]

Congrats! Love your channel so I’m glad you’re holding strong and staying motivated.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much! I always appreciate the support and your comments!

[@MurderMostFowl]

Well you’re at 440K views today for this video alone so it looks like the channel is taking off! Good luck to you!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

It has popped off recently for sure! Thanks!

[@Lazy_Kiko]

That was really inspiring!! Watching you give me a lot of courage to continue my KZbin journey! ❤ I hope you will grow more recognition!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

I'm happy to help and thanks so much!

[@lswatEnt]

Hey I enjoy this video and I really enjoy the love and support that the people of the youtube community shows

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much! And I know, it's insane the amount of support there is from the KZbin community

[@Gap2GapMLB]

Thank you SO much for your transparency and willingness to show this info. Really helpful in understanding and knowing where someone close to those thresholds can expect to be at!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely!

[@stephenhood2948]

I went through all the OPs in this comment section and threw them all a sub. I have thought about becoming a content creator for some possible side cash down the road. Your channel is really funny, I'll be checking out more of your content and am certainly glad I went through this comment section and found your channel.

[@stephenhood2948]

LOL The video of the Presidents playing 2K23 is hilarious!!!

[@PeterpanSyndrome_]

Congrats man, that's really awesome, just getting a check, at all is badass!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks man! Yeah, I'm just happy to get something from all the work at this point. Helps me provide more good content.

[@shaunralston]

Congrats. Love your content around debit cards with benefits. Too few financial channels cover this topic, but it’s a great niche for you. Keep up the good work. 😊👍

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much, Shaun! I appreciate the feedback and the encouragement! Let me know if there are any debit cards you think would be good to cover and I'll check them out.

[@A2_buckets]

i started my KZbin journey last month, this motivated me a lot.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Glad to hear it!

[@justinsugay1149]

I really appreciate this. I work with special needs kids. A lot of them think they can just "become a youtuber". It's clearly not that easy and takes some hard work for the average person. This gives a more realistic outline of what it might take (obviously numerous variables make translating this exactly not really possible) however it shows a path that one can research from. Again, much appreciated, keep it up!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Happy to help! Unfortunately it isn't easy at all. Doable! But not easy.

[@brettbixby1]

They have new requirements. 500 subscribers, provided you have uploaded at least 3 public videos in the last 90 days with a minimum of 3,000 watch hours or 3 million short views.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Yeah, my understanding is the 500 sub mark is for creators to be able to actually do more crowd funding from their channel with channel memberships, super chats and other things. I believe monetization for ad revenue is still at 1000 subscribers.

[@FigBlox]

Very good video! Keep it up!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much!

[@EpisodicGamer]

I only started to engage in content creation and uploads on my new channel about a month ago, and I seem to go from 13 sub to 1000+ in 2 weeks. I think it really helps to engage with your audience and stick with an upload schedule. KZbin algorithms likes it enough to help organically promote your videos.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Great job! I agree.

[@MattsFishingEscapes]

Thanks Caleb... Just what I needed to hear

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely, happy to help!

[@WanderingWizardChannel]

This video was super helpful… we have a new-ish channel. 6 months old and it’s nice to see what a realistic first paycheck could look like. Hoping to be monetized before the end of this year 🤞🏻🙏🏻

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Glad it could be of help! And good luck JJ! Looks like you're posting consistently so if you do that along with improving every video, you'll be golden.

[@WanderingWizardChannel]

@@CalebBaleFinance THANK YOU for taking a look at the channel. I’m actually JJ’s Mom Rose. I manage his channel for him since he’s just 11. Your feedback is much appreciated! I’m glad I found your channel. I don’t watch a lot of finance videos on KZbin but I probably should …Subscribed and ready to learn some things!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

@@WanderingWizardChannel My pleasure! I actually thought it might be his mom but thought I'd go with JJ since he's the face of the channel. That's okay, finance videos aren't always the most interesting! Hopefully I make them at least a little better. I'm honored to have you as a subscriber and am happy to answer any questions you may have!

[@WanderingWizardChannel]

@@CalebBaleFinance I’m sure I’ll have many!

[@ImDonnieDarko]

Keep grinding! Proof of concept is there, now all ya gotta do is execute!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely!

[@TrystaneTheBlack]

This inspiring to see as I've been on the grind myself and sometimes it seems like it's just so unobtainable but a key thing I took away from this video is quality and consistency, congrats on the first of I'm sure many youtube paychecks to come.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

So glad you got something out of it. Keep it up!

[@Alechernandezfilms]

Huge inspiration! Thank you for persevering and posting the results.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely! I'll likely post an update in September or October.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Here's the update if you're interested! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpfKlWl8r551g9E

[@Sy-Con]

Shorts have helped insanely with subs! Watch hours were 25%, and 35% on public short views. My way to hopefully combat this is bringing on a full time cam/edit guy to help boost the whole content. The content he brought to the table was unreal instantly! And watch hours are starting to climb! Less than 200 to 5k!🤷🏼‍♂️

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Nice! I want to do more shorts but I'm honestly short on time lol. Good luck on full time cameraman and editor! Hopefully that'll help with the growth.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Also, I see you hit 5k subs so congrats!

[@drgatsis]

Thanks for sharing! It's exciting being near that threshold. Regardless of the monetization, I love sharing content on youtube

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely! That's all you can do is focus on your why, especially if you like posting the content. Keep it up!

[@drgatsis]

@@CalebBaleFinance Thanks man! Really appreciate the pep talk!

[@Dorseyy]

I just recently started my content creation journey and the past week has been tough to stick with it because of discouragingly slow growth. This video was a healthy reminder that success does not happen over night. Congratulations on monetization and keep it up!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Hey Dorsey, I get it. It seriously took me over 6 months to even get 100 subscribers. It's been a challenge but rewarding as well. Good luck!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

@Simply Casley Wild, let me tell you! This is not the video that I thought would cross that threshold first

[@gamerkin4905]

Thanks, this video is actually motivating me towards the first thousand :D

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Awesome, glad to hear it!

[@fuzzypanda1684]

This guy is legit. THIS is a realistic take on how the content creator thing works. I saw a video (and there are many just like it), where a guy talked about how he got over 500k subscribers and made over $600k in his first year on KZbin. $600k. In his first year. That's insane. He then went on to say that his goals for the next year was $2 million. That kind of success is so, so, so rare. So rare that it should be illegal for them to post videos touting their success without including a disclaimer saying something like: Results represent about 0.00000000000001% of people. Seriously, I think these people are so delusional that they think their insane success is due to their "hard work", when in reality they got crazy lucky and just won the YT lottery.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Haha, yeah I saw that video too. It's pretty insane and I think this is more realistic when it comes to the normal creator.

[@oopalonga]

lol right? plus there's a lot of people who leverage with other platforms (i watched one guy who was giving advice on how to grow a youtube channel and how his first video had a ton of views--i watched it, and it was decent, but certainly it didn't add up--well come to find out he had retired as a pastor, so i'm sure his entire congregation was sharing it amognst themselves which really helps for the algorithm). the true reality comes when u browse channels on the "youtube help niche" and see how many channels are, for lack of a better word, 'failing' despite having relatively decent to mediocre content. Generally, i'd say youtube has to be one of the WORST ways to make money if that's the main driving force of the creator.

[@renevil2105]

Wonder if those subs are real or if he paid someone to generate bots to watch and sub for his channel in order to boost himself up.

[@oopalonga]

@@renevil2105 who?

[@renevil2105]

@@oopalonga the guy who made millions in a few months.

[@redaly99]

thank you for uploading this. i struggle with the fact that it feels like i have very little growth but being able to see the exact metrics of your channel i feel like im on pace with how your was. this give me alot of hope and motivation that it is possible to grow on this site!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely! Keep it up, it's definitely a grind

[@TickleSlip]

I got partner around the same time period, literally. Though I am a gaming creator, so that changes things a bit and I went for mostly shorts before they were monetized and lost out on a HUGE potential income earning position as a result. I literally post 3 shorts a day and have been doing that for about a year and a couple months now. Before that time period I'd either "mistakenly" upload like 10 shorts not realizing the harm of posting "too much" (yes it's actually a thing) or I wasn't consistent. Once I decided to go consistent with shorts was when the numbers starting going up at an alarming rate. It also took me a year, roughly, to go from almost no subscribers to the 1000 and 4k watch hours. Now I average around 5k-7k views per day. Though shorts monetization is stupid low, so you have to make up with that low payment with more vods to get more views, etc etc. It's slowly growing, however, and I know eventually I'll be where I want to be as long as I continue to stay as consistent as possible. I've still yet to get my first payout, which is gonna be probably the bare minimum or near it. If i wasn't a one man show I'd start up some of my other projects on new channels of course. The one thing that people don't know or don't realize is that if you start a channel as variety of content you have to continue to be a channel that has a variety of content. If you grow a channel on one type of content, it has to stay that same type of content for that channel because if you deviate from the "norm" KZbin will give you a friendly slap on the hands saying nope. And how I came across your channel...KZbin recommended it to me because I'm constantly "learning" new techniques from "KZbin University" (LOL) on ways to better manage a youtube channel. I always strive to try to learn something new about the process so that I can make adjustments that will maybe, hopefully, help increase traffic. Thanks for the insight and vod. It affirms what I tell people that ask me the how and why, which is that, consistency, no matter how much you can do on your channel, is the key to growth.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Dang that's quite a bit of insight into your journey. Thanks for dropping that here. And congrats on the growth and daily views! Hopefully shorts revenue increases soon. I know it's pretty low right now. And thanks! I appreciate it.

[@davidbryant3532]

So your audience is children...nice

[@LWilliamsBeats1]

Now your check will be a lot fatter this time around, this video got hooked into the algorithm hard, 2700 views per hours almost according to my analytics! killing it bro

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Haha, yes it has definitely blown up compared to my other videos. Thanks!

[@Kyratubefamily]

This is a great straight to the point Video && it’s also VERY realistic for us smaller channels

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks, glad it could help!

[@MarieHolliday]

it took me two and half years to monetized my channel and you are correct you can earned money before getting monetized

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Very nice!

[@RVWKing]

It's taking me almost 5 years to get 374 subscribers.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Oh yeah that's a long time. Have you been consistently posting and/or considered changing your content at all?

[@RVWKing]

@@CalebBaleFinance I started off doing political videos. Now I do local news videos around my area with sports videos.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Ah so incredibly niche. I gotcha

[@isla3912]

Thank you for being real!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely!

[@SloRush]

More channels should do this and it's nice to see a smaller channel showing the behind the scenes as it is really inspiring. Everyone starts from 0! Here's some advice for those scrolling by: I used to upload nearly every day, but I've taken a lot of breaks and changed niches every time. Consistency is definitely key and don't stop. Consider creating shorts (there's AI tools that will automate the process for you) and take advantage of other platforms (1 or 2 at the most just starting out). I'd say Twitter and TikTok. I'd also say GET GOOD AT THUMBNAILS. You don't need to be a graphic designer, if you're in the gaming niche then you should use programs like SFM. Most importantly, don't obsess over the numbers, it'll drive you crazy.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much! Absolutely agree. Great suggestions all around.

[@livv2explore]

Congrats dear!! highly motivating and gives strength to keep going 🙂

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much! I'm happy to help

[@killerfro90]

At first i thought it was Jacksepticeye in the thumbnail 😅

[@X0unz]

Same

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Haha, you're the second person to say that

[@jillsphyllis4146]

This was the most informative video I've yet to see on this topic, pretty encouraging too! 👌🙏👍

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much! Makes me feel good that I could create something that really benefits and encourages you!

[@jakesmith6496]

you look like mrbeast if he went to college

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Lol, it seems multiple people think I look kinda like Mr. Beast.

[@MookieSlots]

This is a good perspective. Thanks for sharing your experience with those of us working to get monetized to know what to expect.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely!

[@ThirdPlanetRocks]

I started 2 months ago. I love checking the monetization progress in YT Studio simply as a visualization of a goal. I have my doubts there’s money to be made in finding rocks and talking to myself in the desert lol

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Congrats on getting into content creation, Griffin! lol, I’ve seen people make an impressive amount with a niche topic. People will watch if you make it entertaining haha

[@ThirdPlanetRocks]

@@CalebBaleFinance working on a vid now with a tarantula encounter as the hook. Let’s hope that doesn’t turn away the arachnophobics 🤣

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Maybe it'll help you're on the other side of the camera from your viewers 🤣🤣

[@ThirdPlanetRocks]

@@CalebBaleFinance distance is key with spiders. Haha, thanks again for the video. Concise and really well done!

[@arthurdmarques]

Thanks for sharing your journey! It really motivates me to keep aiming to grow my channel also! Good luck mate!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely, keep it up!

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

Congrats! So awesome!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much! I'll have to tell my wife about your channel because she absolutely LOVES the idea of homesteading. We need more land first but the goal is to get into more homesteading as time and space allows!

[@mickelsonfamilyhomestead]

@@CalebBaleFinance That’s awesome homesteading is great!

[@sacmom3]

Wow. This was very helpful, and informative. Thanks!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Happy to help!

[@pkbisahanimations]

amazing one day all young creators will get this experience of getting their first paycheck.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Here's to hoping because it's definitely rewarding

[@keekwai2]

Considering your content and your personality/persona, this is very encouraging info. Thanks!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much! My pleasure

[@keekwai2]

@@CalebBaleFinance Well that went over your head. lol Nevermind.

[@PlaytimeParadise2023]

keep grinding we will all get there!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks!

[@pancitnoodle]

awesome vid. very informative. i learn and spark myself to keep going. i envy your consistent. i guess i need to work on that part to myself.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Yeah, the consistency is seriously one of the biggest things for me. Would have been easy to make excuses if I didn't remain consistent.

[@MAGNETICMINDS0127]

Great job keep going bro you got it!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much, I appreciate it!

[@jamesstorer3239]

Subscribed. Keen to see your journey!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much, James!

[@velodor2267]

Never watched you before, don't know why this appeared in my feed but it was an interesting watch, even as someone that has no interest in "KZbin-ing". Liked and subbed. Keep it up.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

That happens with KZbin haha. Thanks!

[@TerrellBautista]

Congratulations bro popped on home page .., just subbed with notis ❤️✝️

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks! Hope you like finance content!

[@TheFinanceStarter]

Congrats on your first paycheck! I was just accepted into the program and am excited to grow like you. Keep up the good work!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks! You too!

[@MATTHEW-ic3id]

This was on my homepage. Congratulations on getting paid for content! It looks like over 400k have watched this video, I hope you make way more than those other annoying influencers!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it. I'm trying not to be an annoying influencer myself haha.

[@TeacherKellyTag]

I like hearing from small KZbin channels. Thanks for the video

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely, I'm happy to help. Thanks, Kelly!

[@mybudgetingcorner6365]

Congrats on making it to your monetization 🎉🎉🎉

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thank you!!

[@hannahmiller3116]

It’s so inspiring seeing the numbers. Thanks for sharing

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely, Hannah!

[@hellraizer322]

Nice work Caleb! Keep it up!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much!

[@FindMyFilm]

Nice work! Congratulations! I just got monetised, but I haven’t reached 100$ threshold So maybe next month!😀 I am uploading daily now, and it’s fun now😀 Keep Going 🎉

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks man! Keep it up and I hope you hit the threshold next month!

[@FindMyFilm]

@@CalebBaleFinance Thank You!

[@platypusozy]

Thanks for sharing your success! Awesome channel!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much, I appreciate it!

[@HungrywolfGarou]

Subscribed! I just came across this video, and as someone who only started posted consistently this year, this was really informative about the KZbin monetization process. Hoping I get to that point one day!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much, hope you like finance content! Keep it up and good luck!

[@Thewashroom]

Thanks! This is so encouraging my friend. I just started my channel and it’s doing well at 11 hours so far. Thank you✊🏼

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely, keep it up!

[@mikolots]

Very inspiring. Put in the work and it will happen.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks! Definitely takes a lot of hard work

[@TakashiAMV]

It takes time but its worth it keep it up pal

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely. Thanks!

[@eileenstuffs]

Also just for my first YT check and do finance videos! I feel you here! Congrats and hoping your channel will continue to grow.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

No way and congrats! Nice, I saw you're doing the cash stuffing so I subscribed. Same to you, Eileen!

[@michaeltylermedia]

Seeing this pop up on my feed from 5 months ago and now seeing you’re at 4.5K followers!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Yeah, wild! It just popped off for some reason

[@frankmckinley1254]

Congratulations! 👏👏

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much, Frank!

[@kyleclaydotcom]

This is super insightful, thank you for the info!!!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely!

[@Paradise385]

Congrats ! It's a great feeling, I also got my first paycheck of YT last year :)

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Ah nice, congrats! And thanks!

[@VeggiesOutFront]

Just starting my grind! Congrats on the viral video!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Ah nice, congrats and thank you!

[@lethalgaming22]

This is a good video, I always see people who are like oh I’m at 500 subs after like 2 months and I’m always like what the hell haha I’m not even close to that! So it’s good to hear that someone else has “slower” growth.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Yeah, that is not my story at all haha. It took wayyyyyy longer to get monetized than I thought it would. Lots of time and effort

[@budgetingdaddyuk6761]

Many congratulations on getting monetized. Keep it up.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thank you! You'll get there before you know it!

[@cleanandserene]

wow congratulations!! this video was super helpful, I just started my channel a few days ago and trying to figure out how long it's taken other people to get monetized has been difficult! thanks for this info!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much! I'm so glad. It definitely took me a while but it's been worth it. Keep pushing, Emily!

[@PaleBlueSpec]

Thank you for sharing. I was feeling really discouraged about my Channels growth. It is hard to overcome looking at things like views, subs, watch hours and instead just trusting the process.

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely! And trust me, I've been where you're at. It takes a lot of determination and knowing why you keep putting up that content.

[@ThaliaCampbellJennings]

Nice video 💯 good insights and you're enjoyable to listen to 😊

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much!

[@watavuemountain481]

Thanx a bunch for sharing the real numbers, we are getting close and trying to figure out the "how much" is almost impossible. Glad you kept it real so we aren't anxiously waiting for our 10K check. LOL Be Safe!!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

I get that, I was in the same position when I was getting close haha. Keep it up!

[@AlexGorasov]

Well done man! i just got monetized and will be documenting this journey as well, for now only a few cents lol

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much! And congrats! I get it, it starts slow haha

[@seanslawns]

Yaaaayyyyyyy

[@CalebBaleFinance]

🎉

[@varunmad-bh7ft]

Congratulations mate 🎉

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks!

[@brickinvesting]

That's an amazing amount, I wish I never stopped, I would be earning some money right now lol. Liked!

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Hey you’re past that 1000 subscriber mark so that’s certainly something!

[@sivaprakash0707]

Congratulations 🎉 people like you are my inspirations😊

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Thanks so much! I was in the exact same position, believe me. Been a long road.

[@MyAngleFishing]

Congrats! Thanks for the info✌✌

[@CalebBaleFinance]

Absolutely and thanks!