How to make $200,000 as a content creator (and more!)
How to make $200,000 a year as a content creator on YouTube: ad revenue, affiliate marketing, digital products, coaching, memberships, brand deals. Step-by-step strategies to make money online.
If you want to know how real creators make $200,000 + a year online, this video breaks it down step by step. I’ll show you how content creators earn through ad revenue, affiliate marketing, digital products, coaching, memberships, and brand deals—plus how you can use these same strategies to grow your own income.
The software I use to convert my long-form content to short-form content is https://loriballen.com/go/opus (affiliate Links benefit me at no extra cost to you)
If you’re interested in learning more, I’d love to have you in the coaching program. We meet twice per month for two-hour calls over Zoom. I have packed the blueprint resources full of my e-book, guides, videos, AI prompts, and more. We also have a private community.
https://ballenblueprint.com
Video Chapters:
00:00 Big income
00:22 Why content
01:07 Business stats
01:43 Freedom first
03:39 200–300k target
04:34 Fashion model
05:22 Income streams
06:11 Platform risk
07:40 Why YouTube
08:29 Monetization rules
09:08 RPM math
10:21 Product shelf
11:01 Affiliate basics
14:25 YouTube Shopping
15:51 Tag products
18:07 Repurpose shorts
20:33 Storytelling wins
22:08 RV storyteller
23:10 TikTok bonuses
24:52 Subs & offers
27:19 Three lanes
28:33 Brand deals?
30:19 Blog & Pinterest
31:08 RPM compare
32:52 YouTube hub
33:28 Faceless works
34:26 Coaching CTA