Most of these small-screen celebs do what they do just to do it, to scratch an itch for creating things and being in front of an audience. Making money might not be your reason for starting a YouTube channelbut the opportunities to earn are a pleasant surprise once you realize how many of them there are. According to Forbesthese 10 channels were the top earners on YouTube from June to June This list might leave you with a lot of questions about how these YouTube stars earned their fortunes. Neither are videos monetized by default. For you to start making money on YouTube, you have to enable monetization in your YouTube account settings. Second, this list of top 10 earners might give you the impression that the millions of dollars made comes directly from YouTube. In fact, each of these channels has its own line of merchandise. These channels found and built their audiences first, before launching their own merchandise. If making money on YouTube is in your marketing plan, the first step is the same for everybody: have a clear understanding of your target audience. Building your own audience puts you in a great position to monetize content in a variety of ways.
