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"make money ON YouTube" vs. "make money WITH YouTube"

English Language Learners Asked on November 8, 2021

One of my friends asked me for advice to make money online, I responded like this

I make money on YouTube, I upload videos and get the ad share from Google.

Should I have said it this way?

I make money with YouTube…

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How do I convey the idea more naturally?

One Answer

First of all 'YouTube' is considered a platform - a digital system on which something else can be built (ie your personal channel is created on the YouTube website). Just as with a literal, physical platform, anything built on top is "on" that platform. So, your channel is 'on' YouTube, and you are making money whilst 'on' that platform.

However, 'YouTube' is also a brand name. I believe it is ultimately owned by Google, but so that this answer can be applied in a broader sense, let's say that 'YouTube' is the company behind the platform. If you said you were making money 'with' YouTube that could mean that you were in partnership with them, which you are not. They may well be making money from your channel too, but it is a kind of pyramid, not a partnership.

It seems correct to say that you are making money "on" YouTube.

Answered by Astralbee on November 8, 2021

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