How Much Money Youtube Paid Me in 2023 (Woodworking 80K Subs)

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An authentic look into how much money I made on KZbin in 2023. This includes how much KZbin paid me directly and affiliate marketing as well. In this video we get into why we have not taken any sponsorships, the varying performance of long vs short format content, the challenges many you tubers face throughout the year, were we profitable, and should you get into youtube.
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TIMECODE
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Revenue
0:50 - Why no sponsors?
1:38 - Affliate
2:22 - Long Form vs Shorts
3:24 - CPM & RPM
4:09 - Why do shorts?
5:01 - Top Shorts
5:58 - Top Videos
6:53 - Challenges
9:33 - Profit?
10:14 - Worth it?
11:20 - Thank you :)
#woodworking #youtuberevenue #youtubeincome

[@Halenstimbertime]

Catch on Fire with Enthusiasm and people will come from Miles around to watch You Burn! Kudos, Ryan to You and Your whole Team! We Love watching Your journey and We learn a Ton from You Thanks So much!!!

[@cutting-it-close]

I appreciate you watching! It means alot, Thank you for the comments!

[@joem2209]

Thanks for always being so honest. love how to just “tell it like it is”.

[@cutting-it-close]

Always!

[@brendanfitzpatrick7399]

another great video.. experience is everything

[@henrymostert2125]

Thanks for your honest thoughts and opinions and good luck on your future endeavors on KZbin.

[@haldiron2289]

Great video! Thank you for sharing and I hope the channel continues to grow!

[@cutting-it-close]

I hope so too!

[@georgeburnham2316]

Really enjoyed this video thanks mate. Really appreciate how you are giving back to the woodworking community

[@cutting-it-close]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@HamiltonDilbeck]

All great info! Keep the content coming!

[@cutting-it-close]

I watched your video as well! Yours was phenomenal!

[@LookInto]

Awesome of you to share this info with us!

[@cutting-it-close]

Our pleasure!

[@theodoremisiewicz8741]

I love your content! This is very helpful for those considering diving into KZbin content creation!

[@cutting-it-close]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rparson64]

Thanks my friend for sharing about you tube, but especially for sharing about wood working!!

[@cutting-it-close]

My pleasure!

[@OldIronAcres]

Awesome and insightful video!

[@cutting-it-close]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@innercambium]

Love this video! I’ve been following your journey and have gained a lot of insight from your other videos. I just started my KZbin journey about four months ago and this is inspiring!

[@cutting-it-close]

You got this!

[@larryschmitt2513]

Enjoy your videos 🎉

[@JeffsDIYProjects]

Great recap of your accomplishments in 2023. I love the detailed ad revenue figures it gives us other creators something to look forward and aspire to! Have a great 2024!

[@cutting-it-close]

Yes! Thank you!

[@Scott60077]

Thanks for the video and kudo's to you for sticking to your CORE values regarding the sponsors! Love it.

[@cutting-it-close]

Always!

[@scottthompson5652]

great stuff, thanks for sharing

[@cutting-it-close]

Your welcome!

[@standishwoodstory]

I appreciate the honest feedback - thanks for sharing your journey so far.

[@cutting-it-close]

My pleasure!

[@derekpeterson5123]

Thank you for sharing your time, talent and information with all of us. Cheers to you, may 2024 double your profits in the coming year!

[@cutting-it-close]

Happy new year!

[@stuartsimmons956]

Thanks. I'm considering starting a KZbin channel and this was very helpful. I have a full time day job so I really don't care about the money as much as the challenge of creating content. Bought a couple of cameras, I have a CNC and I started playing around with Davinci Restore. I plan on doing one video per month and we'll see how it goes this year. Keep up the videos and especially about content creation.

[@cutting-it-close]

Cant wait to see what becomes of them! Very Exciting!

[@pjh432]

Very helpful video. Thanks for the detail

[@cutting-it-close]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kylefogg4]

Great video and insights! I’m curious if you’ve seen an increase in your sales for your woodworking and coolers as a result of your KZbin videos? Would the KZbin loss be offset by an increase in sales?

[@Blackwido88]

You're awesome bro! 👌 🇺🇸

[@cutting-it-close]

Thank you!

[@circleofowls]

This is really interesting. I'm just getting into CNC and you're informational videos have been a great help, despite not being profitable your passion is making a huge difference for your viewers, I really appreciate it and hope you have a fantastic and (more) profitable New Year.

[@cutting-it-close]

Yes we will start generating revenue next year on the channel, I will get more videos coming your way as well. Is there anything more you would like to see from me?

[@circleofowls]

@@cutting-it-close My biggest struggle right now is finding the cut off point between purchasing pre-finished lumber or investing in the tools I'd need to finish it myself. A $500 planer is a serious investment for a garage/hobby level shop with limited time and floor space. Tips related to how you move from making a couple items for friends to a small production shop would be great. Workflow, organization, mail-order, etc.

[@cutting-it-close]

Okay, I will keep that in mind for sure. Moving over to a planer is just a math game, figure out the difference in what you would pay if you were to get it rough vs finished, take that difference and multiply that by the BF of lumber you are going to use in a year, and see if it is justifiable. If it saves you 1000K a year then it is a no brainer. That planer should last you a decent amount of years as well.

[@user-cf6np2zo8q]

I've been following you ever since I watched your manstand video. I've been in the woodworking since I was a little kid I used to help my my grandpa out in the wood shop make everything from Piggy 😂Banks to quilt racks. Unfortunately he passed away right after my 15th birthday and with him being gone Grandma decided to not sell the woodcrafts anymore. Even though I tried to talk Grandma into letting me take over. She thought it was too dangerous for me to do.Also with my lack of running the big saws and equipment she was probably right. So recently in the last 7 years I've been fighting cancer go to no longer drive semi truck so I've been slowly trying to get back into woodcrafting. And after watching some of your videos I've decided that that's what I would like to do. Thank you for all your videos and helping to motivate me in the right direction.

[@cutting-it-close]

Thank you for the support! What kind of videos would you like to see from me in the future that could help you on your journey?

[@BStride]

Great video, thanks for the insights. Very small channel here taking notes. What’s the cooler business?

[@cutting-it-close]

check out friocoolers.com and find out!

[@lesterandreas9005]

My Sunday morning ritual is making my coffee and checking if you posted a new video.

[@cutting-it-close]

We love to hear that!

[@Luigi931]

I would leave a tip if I could, amazing video, great content 👍

[@cutting-it-close]

Ok thanks!

[@pfwoodworks]

Thanks how the info.

[@andrewdunbar6959]

Just a tip, I myself find that your shorts are usually CNC based. I don't watch those because I don't have a CNC, so I find no value in videos like that. I do like your thoughts on sponsorships. I have seen too many woodworking creators who don't even do woodwork anymore because they have switched to KZbin income because of sponsorships. It's sad. Thank you for putting out great content and keeping the rest of us dreaming for bigger things in woodworking.

[@cutting-it-close]

Thank you for that comment about the shorts, that helps me, I will keep that in mind while I am making them. I am going to try to stay away from sponsorships as much as possible.

[@fatfishdesignzllc]

im glad you said no to china, big respect, glad you didnt sell out to them. your doing good things , i enjoy the channel and your wood working knowledge

[@cutting-it-close]

I appreciate that!

[@smokinfishin1115]

Hey i have a video id like for you to cover if you could. Ive been finding alot of "turn of the year" furniture sales. Do you think a 50grand a year weekend buisness is obtainable from marketplace restorations.

[@sinsofvorador]

I would rather watch long form videos, and no live streams.

[@bobt471]

👍🙏🏻

[@richardbigue1034]

Great video. You mention in Jan 1 2023 you had 28k subscriber so you video title is a bit misleading. Not in a bad way though. You did not make $21k throughout 2023 with 80k subscribers. You made $21k as you climbed from 29k to 80k subscribers. I look forward to seeing the follow up video in 2025! Keep the momentum going.

[@cutting-it-close]

Good point!

[@personofnote1571]

What the trolls don’t realize is their comments are helping you with the algorithm 😂

[@cutting-it-close]

Yessir 😂

[@pixelwoodworks]

Great Info, but now plans for world domination through KZbin aren’t looking so good 😢😂

[@cutting-it-close]

What do you mean?

[@woodworkingDad64]

@@cutting-it-close sounds like not easy to dominate the world with a KZbin channel

[@pixelwoodworks]

@@woodworkingDad64 👍👍👍

[@cutting-it-close]

@@woodworkingDad64 I agree for sure not easy! Its a struggle like everything else, but that's what makes it fun and interesting! Hopefully the channel can be a large part of the woodworking world on youtube in the near future! I really appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment as well!

[@robbyryan5576]

Great video as always! Here’s to a successful 2024! I look forward to all your videos this year and a 2024 recap a year from now to see how much more you’ve grown on KZbin! Maybe throw in some other info on how you’ve grown on other platforms as well ie facebook, instagram, ticktock!

[@cutting-it-close]

Perfect! Thank you, I will do that