I made a Game of Thrones book theory channel as said before
I started in 2016, I've made 8 videos, I haven't made a video in 2 years
I had some things going for me when I started, I love and really know the books, they're a popular topic, I think I'm good at writing and explaining my theories and I have a good voice for narration
For the 8 videos I got a total of 806,842 views and 3000 subscribers
Half of those views are from videos which got 200,000 views each
^ It seems like if youtube suggests your video and it does well with clicks/audience retention then they will keep suggesting it and you end up with a good amount of views
The average view duration on my best performing videos is 4:30 and 4:20 and those are the two that got heavily suggested
A newer video I have with 225k views, because youtube changed their rules I uploaded it in January but didn't get re-approved for earnings until December so only 28% of views were monetised
So had ended up being 225k views for $281
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Take into account it takes me 10+ hours to make a video though, to write the script, record the audio, edit it
But also this is a generic topic, if my videos were more about gambling, stocks, weight loss, toys etc I'm sure the CPM is way better