Wanting to remain anonymous here. I’ve had my channel for a few years and grew pretty fast. Both my shorts videos and long form videos do well. (long form usually 100k-500k, shorts videos usually 300k- 6 million) I get Youtube ad revenue, and I do sponsorships.

But I barely make any money. I live with 4 roommates and am struggling to get by. It seems like everyone online who has a similar amount of followers as me (or even much less) lives a comfortable life. And when the comments ask what they do, they reply ‘influencer’. Well i’m technically a really successful influencer and i’m totally broke.

My YouTube friends who have a similar following to me all seem to be doing MUCH better financially. They give me advice. But I just can’t hack it. Sponsors don’t want to pay me more than they already do, and yes I technically could post more, but the quality would drop dramatically.

My audience is mainly American aged 30-40.

I’m not making this post to complain. I don’t feel entitled to any money. I just want to know what I could be doing wrong. Please tell me i’m not the only one who feels like they should be making a lot more money than they currently do..