How YouTube Pays Content Creators
We'd all like to create the next viral video and watch those YouTube advertising dollars start rolling in. It seems like a magical process: You create the content, advertisers pay for the ads, YouTube puts the two together, and you start getting checks in your bank account. For those who are a little more curious about exactly how that happens, CGP Grey explains how YouTube's algorithms connect videos, advertisers, and what slice of the pie a content reator can expect to get.