12 Must Watch YouTube Channels for Making Money
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If you’ve decided that this year is the year to create financial freedom for yourself and maybe even to kick the 9-5 to the curb and start carving out a new, lucrative online career, let me first applaud you!
Building your own business and making money online is a tough slog, I’m not going to lie, but…. it will be the BEST thing you ever do.
To help you on your quest for financial growth, I’ve decided to put together a list of the must-watch YouTube channels for making money.
Many YouTubers have built their fortune by helping others out with ‘how to’ videos.
Entrepreneurs young and old have taken to YouTube to share their financial knowledge and if you find the right videos they can transform your life.
Recommended YouTube Influencers For Top Money Making Tips
There are many great channels on YouTube to follow.
But, with so much information out there, it’s advised to pick a handful you align with and follow them religiously ignoring all the other shiny objects around you.
…Overwhelm is real!
Don’t be someone who lets it get to them. If you follow these must-watch YouTube channels for making money, take notes and start taking action, you’ll be on the way to improving your bank balance.
Must Watch YouTube Channels For Making Money
The channels I detail have all been super inspirational to me.
They are not all necessarily the biggest channels on YouTube, but ones that have great content and you can learn a lot from!
1. HerPaperRoute
To kick off this list of must watch Youtube channels for making money, I will start with the one I know best – our channel!
From affiliate marketing tips, to business tech reviews, and roundtable discussions about blog flipping, you’ll find it at HerPaperRoute.
2. Emilia Gardner
On Emilia’s channel, Emilia interviews online business owners – many of whom are niche website entrepreneurs.
Emilia digs into the strategy behind their success and shares creative ways for making money online.
Her weekly live stream on Wednesdays is not to be missed!
I was a guest on her show here:
3. Jaryd Kraus
Number 3 on my list of must-watch YouTube channels for making money, is Jaryd Kraus. Jaryd hosts the Buying Online Businesses community.
He offers due diligence support and resources to online business buyers.
Having a binge-watch of Jaryd’s videos, will give you some great information on how to buy and scale an online business while keeping it going with a strong mindset.
And, believe me – you need a strong mindset to make money online!
I was a guest on his show here:
4. Doug Cunnington
Doug shares his niche site project tips, including affiliate marketing and website growth journey.
If you want to get some extra money flowing in, Doug is your man and he’s always on hand to answer questions and reply to comments.
Kick back, grab the popcorn and binge watch a load of Doug’s videos and you’ll be well on the way to upping the bank balance.
I was a guest on his show here:
6. Niche Pursuits
Spencer of Niche Pursuits has been sharing his niche site growth journey for many years, and has become very well-known for his helpful content.
His quirky video style educates niche site owners on how to kick the 9-5 to the curb and carve out a path making money online.
You’ll even get to learn more long-term money making methods like building niche YouTube channels and affiliate marketing.
I was a guest on Niche Pursuits here:
7. Wholesale Ted
Having joined YouTube in 2014 this lady has blazed a trail to financial freedom with her YouTube channel.
Sharing tips on e-commerce business building, print on demand and multiple other ways to make money online, you’ll learn a lot scrolling through her videos.
Wholesale Ted has 453k subscribers at the time of writing and Sarah has her own course teaching you how to set up and profit from your own e-commerce store.
Quirky videos and actionable beginner content make this channel a must-watch.
Also, take a look at how to create an e-commerce store with Shopify and Ali Express:
8. Freedom Influencer
Nathan Lucas is the Freedom Influencer and has been roaming YouTube land since 2014.
He posts videos on affiliate marketing, passive income, mindset and motivation and has built up 378k subscribers at the time of writing this.
Check out his video detailing how to train your mind for success;
9. Nate O’Brien
Nate has been carving out his YouTube empire since 2016 and shoots videos helping others to be financially successful.
Investing, personal finance and minimalism are his focus and he talks openly about how he sets and achieves his goals.
Join him along for the ride to learn how to; stop living paycheck to paycheck, to retire at 30 and how to minimalize your life.
Nate started by selling products on eBay which allowed him to travel the world and still study at the same time.
Check out his video – 7 steps to financial freedom;
10. Shaz/Passive Profits
Shaz is a channel I’ve been following for a while and love his down-to-earth, non braggy, honest style.
Having a cool 11.3k subscribers, Shaz will teach you passive profit strategies, online business, personal finance and how to scale a YouTube channel.
11. Reyes The Entrepreneur
I came across this guy on YouTube and first watched his videos about being homeless, living in his car!?
He videoed himself, his daily struggles and how he built himself back up again by saving as much as he could to get back into an apartment.
Fast forward quite a few years and this guy is kicking butt with 330k YouTube subscribers and a ton of useful video content on subjects like – starting a business with a vending machine, making print on demand t-shirts, Doordashing and starting a car detailing business.
Check out his video on starting a vending machine business from home;
12. Zach Crawford
I love a rags to riches story and Zach Crawford went from minus 50k to millionaire. It took a terrible motorbike accident and to fall the depths of depression before he decided to take control and go find his fortune.
After packing up all his stuff and selling the rest off, Zach moved to the Philippines to build his own business.
Within a few years, he was topping affiliate leader boards and now teaches others to reach the same heights through building their own successful businesses online.
His YouTube channel covers topics in-depth like; affiliate marketing, social media marketing, blogging, personal development and lifestyle design.
I love his down-to-earth, no B.S. style – telling you it’s not a get rich quick scheme.
And, if you want even a tiny sniff of the success he’s achieved, you have to work your butt off, kick failure to the side and keep an iron-clad mindset!
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