{"id":9747,"date":"2023-06-02T17:02:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T17:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/02\/youtube-is-the-most-profitable-platform-for-creators-survey-shows\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T17:02:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T17:02:10","slug":"youtube-is-the-most-profitable-platform-for-creators-survey-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/02\/youtube-is-the-most-profitable-platform-for-creators-survey-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTube is the most profitable platform for creators, survey shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Creators earn the most from their brand partnerships on YouTube \u2013 more than Instagram and TikTok, according to a new survey. <\/p>\n<p><strong>By the numbers.<\/strong> On YouTube, 6% of creators earned more than $10,001 per month \u2013\u00a0compared to 3% of Instagram creators and 2% of TikTok creators.<\/p>\n<p>50% of YouTube creators earn more than $500 per month vs. Instagram (40%) and TikTok (36%).<\/p>\n<p><strong>More expensive, but.<\/strong> While it\u2019s more expensive to work with YouTube creators, brands should work with them because the platform has high engagement metrics. <\/p>\n<p>Creators get a 50% engagement rate, on average, which beats all other platforms by far (TikTok and Instagram had a 3% and 2% engagement rate, respectively). Engagement on YouTube was defined as views, likes, comments and shares. Also:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYouTube\u2019s longer video format allows creators to dive deeper into your products in each video \u2014 which is especially helpful if you\u2019re selling products like tech gear or ready-to-build furniture, which may need step-by-step tutorials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the survey. <\/strong>It is a combination of internal data from Aspire, an influencer marketing platform, plus a survey of 1,000 \u201cdiverse creators, varying in audience size, main platform of choice, industry, and more.\u201d Most of the creators were U.S.-based. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Why we care.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/ensure-influencers-help-seo-campaigns-385186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Influencers can help your SEO campaigns<\/a>. And with <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/marketers-take-notice-the-creator-economy-is-booming-386598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">big investments continuing in influencer marketing<\/a>, YouTube seems to offer brands the most ROI for working with influencers right now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go deeper.<\/strong> If you want to learn more about how much to pay influencers, you can download the survey results for free from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspire.io\/guides\/how-much-to-pay-influencers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aspire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creators frustrated with TikTok.<\/strong> Disappointed about how much they were being paid, <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/tiktoks-history-of-low-creator-fund-payouts-has-some-leaving-the-platform-for-good-386656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">creators were leaving TikTok<\/a> claiming mental health blows and burnout, as we reported last year. Some creators claimed they were being paid between $0.02 \u2013 $0.03 per 1,000 video views.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/youtube-most-profitable-platform-creators-survey-427813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube is the most profitable platform for creators, survey shows<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Search Engine Land<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creators earn the most from their brand partnerships on YouTube \u2013 more than Instagram and TikTok, according to a new survey. By the numbers. On YouTube, 6% of creators earned more than $10,001 per month \u2013\u00a0compared to 3% of Instagram creators and 2% of TikTok creators. 50% of YouTube creators earn more than $500 per month vs. Instagram (40%) and TikTok (36%). More expensive, but. While it\u2019s more expensive to work with YouTube creators, brands should work with them because the platform has high engagement metrics. 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