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Make Something

@makesomething947K subscribers516 videosView channel
Estimated monthly ad earningsLikely monetized
$1,840a month

About $22,100 a year, likely $13,800 to $33,800

Low end$1,150
Most likely$1,840
High end$2,820

Where the money comes from

Monthly ad earnings by format, middle of the estimate

  • Long videos485.1K views a month$1,830100%
  • Shorts10.2K views a month$20%
  • Live streams677 views a month$20%

Separate from ad earnings and never added in. Based on a median of 86,518 views per long video and typical sponsor rates for this niche.

Views per video

The last 30 public uploads, oldest on the left. Tap or hover a bar for the video.

Long videosShorts
0750K1.5M
Median 48.9K
Jan 19Oct 30
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VideoFormatPostedViews
What happened to budget tools videos?Long videoOct 3058,329
Making a pair of priceless wedding rings.Long videoOct 2539,195
Turning this massive chunk of walnut into a lamp sculpture.Long videoOct 1555,964
My shop is a lie. I need your help.Long videoSep 3060,089
I built a mini garage for just a lawnmower.Long videoSep 28612,782
I Made a Weird Table. I Can't Decide If I Like It.Long videoSep 2743,763
Cutting and Gluing Over and Over to Create Absolute ChaosLong videoSep 1350,515
The LAST Box Joint Video You'll Ever Need to WatchLong videoAug 3174,410
20 Epoxy Pouring Tips YOU MUST KNOW!Long videoAug 2331,635
From a Cheap Thermometer to High-End FurnitureLong videoAug 1629,539
This Machine Used to Cost $100,000s / InfiMakerLong videoAug 111,085,493
I Poured Epoxy Over Fabric To Make A TableLong videoJul 3065,774
I Thought Success Would Feel DifferentLong videoJul 2441,664
I Put My Soul on Display (And People Actually Bought It)Long videoJun 3033,828
I Used Up Every Scrap I Ever SavedLong videoJun 2332,520
Making cool stuff with new techniques Long videoMay 3126,240
From Firewood to $5000Long videoMay 2436,863
The Easiest CNC I've Ever UsedLong videoMay 14872,446
Print Directly on Wood! GAME CHANGER! // eufyMake E1 UV PrinterLong videoMay 692,008
I Made a GIANT Cassette TapeLong videoMay 147,298
When is Good Enough, Good Enough?Long videoApr 2122,014
It was supposed to be easyLong videoMar 3158,265
Do Not Sit Out. #HimsPartnerShortMar 3013,920
I Built a Machine to Flatten This Monster SlabLong videoMar 2059,888
The Comeback. #HimsPartnerShortMar 1912,725
From a $17 Clock to High End ElectronicsLong videoFeb 2897,928
Getting Rid of Tools I Thought I NeededLong videoFeb 2264,089
Turning $4 Trash Into High-End ArtLong videoFeb 15110,589
Making a BETTER Shoe RackLong videoJan 2538,619
When the Project Exceeds All ExpectationsLong videoJan 1943,841

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Why this number

What lifts the estimate and what holds it back

Neutral

Niche: DIY and home

$2 to $7 per 1,000 views

$0typical $4$10

Long videos in this niche typically pay about $4 per 1,000 views to the creator.

Helps

Where viewers likely are

100% of US ad rates

0%US rates

Based on the channel's language and country (English, based in the US). Ads pay far more in the US, UK, Canada and Australia than elsewhere.

Neutral

Shorts in the mix

2% of views this month

Long 98%Shorts 2%

Shorts pay about $0.15 per 1,000 views, a small fraction of long videos, so the same views earn much less.

Helps

Long enough for mid roll ads

median 12 min

0 min8 min mark20 min

Videos of 8 minutes or more can carry ads in the middle, which lifts earnings per view.

Helps

Upload pace: speeding up

0.78 per week

0.5 before
0.8 now

That is 1.43x the 90 days before.

Helps

Views per video are rising

1.2x

Median views of the last 10 long videos compared with the 10 before them.

Neutral

Old videos still bring views

268K views a month

Uploads older than three years, and the ones we did not read, keep getting watched. We count them at half their lifetime average pace, a conservative guess, capped by the channel's lifetime average.

Time to monetize

When this channel can earn from YouTube ads

Can it earn from ads?Yes, already past the barIt meets the thresholds by our estimate and shows signs of earning

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How we got this. Views from the last 30 days are rebuilt from each public video's views and age, cut to the views YouTube pays on, then priced with niche, audience and video length ad rates from published creator data. We run this 2,000 times with realistic variation and show the middle half. Data read November 11, 2026, 11:00 UTC.

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