How to make money on YouTube: 12 tips for success


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How to make money on YouTube: 12 tips for success

YouTube helps you build an audience and promote your content. But turning it into a business growth machine requires understanding how to monetize your channel. Learn how to make money on YouTube with real-life examples of creators doing exactly that.


How Ali Abdaal learned to create on his own terms again

Ali Abdaal never expected to leave his medical career to become a productivity expert with over 5 million YouTube subscribers. This is how he started and scaled his business to millions in revenue and a life he loves.

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Turn your sales into smarter campaigns

Selling merch on Fourthwall or digital products on Wix? These new apps sync purchases and customer data directly to Kit subscriber profiles—no Zapier fees or spreadsheet exports required.

See who’s buying what, automate follow-ups when someone makes a purchase, and send campaigns based on purchase behavior. Whether it’s a hoodie drop or a course launch, your subscribers get relevant emails and you get a complete revenue view in one dashboard.

Your Black Friday campaigns just got a lot more targeted.


Add a pattern background to your landing pages

Using images as backgrounds in your landing pages is great, but sometimes you need something more subtle or abstract. That's where Hero Patterns come into play.

If you don't have an image that makes sense for landing page, but still want a visual element, adding a pattern background be exactly what you need. Here are a few ideas:

  • Choose a pattern that fits with your content: If you write a newsletter about sailing the world, we would suggest the "Anchors Away" pattern.
  • Adjust the colors to match your brand: Customize it so your landing page design fits with how you present yourself elsewhere.

11 digital tools to scale your online business

See the most common digital tools creators have in their tech stack, plus some specialized apps you’ll need within your niche.

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From 100 to 100,000: The systems behind newsletter growth

Want to grow your newsletter without adding to your workload? Membership expert Stu McLaren and Kit founder Nathan Barry show you the exact systems creators use to scale from 100 to 100,000 subscribers. Register now for November 24th at 2PM EST.


Food Blogger Pro

We help creative foodies take the guesswork out of building a food blog that allows you to share your passion and earn money doing what you love.

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Dimicator

Dimicator — a Latin term meaning “sword fighter” — presents cutting-edge research on medieval sword-and-shield combat and related weaponry, in collaboration with museums worldwide.

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Darrell Smith & C3

Darrell Smith is a non-dual writer, facilitator, and theologian. He serves both in the church and as the founding director of Chapter 3—a non-profit committed to serving people and the common good.

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9 ways to authentically promote affiliate links and make money

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The Nathan Barry Show: How I went from 0 to $6 million with short-form content (Instagram masterclass)

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