With 2 Billion logged-in users per month, YouTube is one of the fastest-growing platforms in the world. It is a medium to learn, stay informed, and to get entertained.
If you are a new YouTuber from Pakistan; who wants to pursue this field, you may have questions like, what are the possible ways to earn? How much money can a YouTuber make for 1 million views in Pakistan? How to start as a beginner YouTuber? What matters the most and what doesn’t? The list goes on.
To address all these questions, we have enlisted the following factors that affect YouTube revenues.
Earnings on a Million Views – YouTube Monetization 2023
To understand how much you can earn on a million views, first, you will have to understand the YouTube Monetization factors listed below:
- Your First Step to Monetization
- CPM and Your Audience
- Views & Ads
- Content and SEO
- Sponsorships
Now let’s explore each factor, one by one.
1. Your First Step to Monetization
The most important thing to understand at this point is that YouTube doesn’t pay you for views. It pays you for ads and you can earn through sponsorships or product merchandising as well.
The views do matter as they add authenticity to your channel and help you run more ads on your channel, but they are not a deciding factor when it comes to earnings.
As a new YouTuber, the first thing to know is the Monetization rules of YouTube. To get monetized by YouTube, you need to be at least 18, reside in a country where the YouTube Partner Program is applicable, and follow content guidelines.
Check out the details of the eligibility Criteria for YouTube Monetization here.
2. CPM and Your Audience
CPM stands for Cost per Mille. This indicates the amount you earn for 1000 views. As a YouTuber, your earnings will not only depend on the number of views on the ads that are on your videos, but also on your location and your audience.
If your audience is from a country like the USA, your CPM will be higher. If most of your viewers are from India or Pakistan, you will get paid less for the same video and number of views.
Let’s take an example. If you get 500,000 views from a video and those views are from a Pakistani audience, you can make around PKR 10,000. That’s not great!
However, if you can get 5000 views out of the 500,000 views from a developed country like Australia, you can make PKR 35,000. A huge improvement!
3. Views & Ads
Once you get monetized, your views and subscribers can help you make progress. Let’s take the example of Muneeb Rana. He develops content for Pakistani students, along with some food and travel videos as well. He managed to earn PKR 20-25 K for 1 million views on his videos.
He advises that content and the number of views are factors that should be given special attention. He encourages young YouTubers to avoid getting disheartened by small revenues.
According to Kashif Majeed, who makes videos on freelancing and online earning, he earned around $441 or 1 million views on his channel. So the amount earned is variable and depends on each YouTuber.
According to Kashif, the ads displayed on your videos are vital as they help you generate income. The earning depends on the ads primarily, but high views help you run more ads.
4. Content and SEO
According to Raza Samo, who makes funny videos on YouTube, it’s very important to work on what you love and to showcase it uniquely.
Another Youtuber, Mubashir Saddique, who has a channel named “Village Food Secrets” is a great example of how good quality content can expand your business. Mubashir Saddique earns an average of PKR 300,000 per month and has millions of views on his videos.
Along with content, the SEO of your videos, like the keywords you use and the titles of your videos, can also help you make a great income. If you don’t work on it, you might not earn anything, even with thousands of views.
5. Sponsorships
You must have seen sponsored content on multiple videos. Many famous YouTubers earn through sponsorships where they are paid to endorse products and services from a brand. Popular YouTubers make use of sponsorships to earn extra money.
Thus, as a Youtuber, your income can greatly improve through Sponsorships.
So How Much Can You Earn on a Million Views?
The question, “How much money can a YouTuber make for 1 million views in Pakistan” doesn’t have a single answer.
It has been seen that Pakistani YouTubers with 1 Million views have earned as high as $50,000 per month, to as low as $441 per month.
This shows high levels of variability but it also shows how diverse the opportunities are for you to earn through multiple channels.
The earning depends on multiple factors. This includes CPM, content quality, SEO, etc. You can also earn extra money if you get sponsorships from brands in your niche.
So the revenues are highly variable and thus require a deeper understanding of YouTube.
We recommend that you dive deeper into the topic to get a better understanding of the matter.
