How I Make Money from Music on YouTube, Spotify, Patreon & more

Can musicians make a decent living in 2021?  Of course they can!  This episode breaks down exactly how Royish Good Looks went from making $0 in 2015 to a full time income in 2021. On this episode: the mindset you need to have to sustain a career in music/art/business how a phone call from a friend set Roy on the path to making money from music what it was like receiving that first royalty check how Roy was a total n00b when it came to YouTube & monetization why music is the WORST thing to make money from on YouTube which income stream Roy think he’s missing out on the most why Roy believes podcasts and Patreon are the most exciting opportunities for artists  00:00 Intro05:18 I never planned to be a musician08:08 My first music royalty check12:44 Getting monetized on YouTube18:50 Other income streams22:35 Why I’m focused on developing this podcast & Patreon Support Royish Good Looks on Patreon ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon Subscribe to Royish Good Looks on YouTube:Main Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL 2nd Channel ►► http://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL-2 Follow Royish Good Looks on Socials:Instagram ►► http://www.instagram.com/RoyishGoodLooks Twitter ►► https://www.twitter.com/RoyishGoodLooks Facebook Page ►► https://www.facebook.com/RoyishGoodLooks Facebook Group ►► http://bit.ly/RGL_Facebook-Group Tik Tok ►► http://bit.ly/RGL_TikTok Listen to Royish Good Looks’ Music:Bandcamp ►► https://royishgoodlooks.bandcamp.comSpotify ►► https://spoti.fi/2rUQCpr  Apple Music ►► https://apple.co/36QoUZX  Amazon Music ►► https://amzn.to/31uJbVo  Pandora ►► https://pdora.co/30uaiPG  Deezer ►► http://bit.ly/RGL-Deezer  Buy T-Shirts ►► https://bit.ly/RGL-MerchArtwork by Chaoticeniir ►► https://www.instagram.com/chaoticeniir Patreon Producers: Adam Bengston