Making money online seems easy, but it’s actually harder than many believe.

Perhaps even harder is making money onYouTube.

In fact, according toMint Life, one ad only generates about $0.01 to $0.03 per view.

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Even when channels are monetized, their viral videos may make no money for a few reasons.

Of particular note is YouTube’s ever-changing policies.

The other major reason viral videos don’t make money is because of copyright claims.

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A copyright claim is when a video gets tagged for including copyrighted materials.

This can include anything from music heard in the background while vlogging to music intentionally played for reaction purposes.

The worst part is that numerous copyright infringement claims can lead to channels getting taken down forever.

Is there music in the background?

Is there a lot of profanity?

These are some of the biggest factors leading to disabled monetization.