HOW TO GET PAID TO PLAY VIDEO GAMES

Can you really earn money by playing games? The answer is yes. Yes, you can get paid for every game you play. Being in the online world there are a lot of ways to earn money online. 

But here we see about earning money by just playing video games. Everyone plays games just for entertainment but here we are going to play games for money as a job or side-hustle.

For this, you don't need any skill, you don't need any website or even a single dollar. The only thing you have to invest in is time.

You may wonder I think. Ok, Let's get started...

WAY TO EARN MONEY ONLINE BY PLAYING GAMES

There are lots of ways to earn examples of live streaming on twitch or apps where you can make money. But, here we are going to use a huge platform which is youtube.

You know youtube is a huge platform where 122+ million regular active users in a single day. 

Here, we are going to upload your videos. There are lots of channels earning huge money.

For example, Ajjubhai is a free fire YouTuber he has a 32million subscribers as of 17-04-2022. He earns huge money just by playing one game. He is also from a middle-class family. He plays and record games and uploads them with Hindi commentary.

You can see below statistics about his earnings as per socialblade.com which is a youtube analyzer platform.

how to get paid to play video games

I think you understand about earnings on youtube.

But, the real thing is you are going to upload videos even without showing your face and commentary. 

Yes, you are going to upload only recorded gaming videos on youtube.

CHANNELS LIKE GAMING VIDEOS WITHOUT SHOWING FACES AND GIVING VOICEOVER


There are tons of gaming channel YouTubers doing youtube as a full-time job. Apart from youtube they also earn through affiliate marketing.

Some example channels are MariopartyGaming he earns by just playing a Mario game and uploading it to youtube.



Below you can see earning potential of this channel.



According to SocialBlade, his earnings are around $8.4k - $134k per month. If you search his channel he just uploads daily one video with a simple edit.

The main thing he uploads videos without showing his face and commentary.

START A SUCCESSFUL GAMING CHANNEL

First, we need to create a youtube channel. It's simple to create a youtube channel. There are a lot of videos on how to create a channel check them out.

But, remember that it will take a lot of effort to make your youtube gaming channel popular.

It takes dedication and hard work to make your channel popular on youtube, thereby gaining numerous views for your videos.

But, Don't at starting stage you may feel hard but once you make you can unexpected huge money.

And I have listed the best tips for success on the gaming channels below. 

WHAT TO DO?

1.)Choose game

The first step is to choose a better game. Because It also makes huge money. Choose a game you are familiar with or you can also learn and play.

Don't go with the game that is popular only choose games you know because then only your way of playing with experience attracts the audience to watch a long time and subscribe.

If you are familiar with the popular games it is too advantageous for you.

So, choosing a game is very important.

2.)Start Recording

The second step is to record gameplay because you want to upload it.

There is a lot of recording software but, it's not free. Don't worry same like paid software there are lots of free software.
some free software is

  • OBS Studio
  • FlashBack Express
  • Apowersoft Free Online Screen Recorder
  • Debut Video Capture
  • ShareX
  • Screencast-O-Matic.
If you are using a windows10 PC you can simply record by pressing windows+G.

Choose any one of them which is suitable for your PC requirements.

Record your gameplay with high quality.

3.)Edit your video

 The next step is to edit your video with simple editing skills. You have to create uniqueness from other videos to attract your videos.

Don't be afraid you didn't know anything about editing and buying software. So, there is another way that is there a lot of free software with free basic tutorials.

You can choose and learn from them. If you are looking for sudden editing or if you are a beginner you can choose a website called canva.com which is a free website. You can simply signup and start editing.


how to get paid to play video games

On this website, you can simply insert your video and start editing.

As a beginner, you can upload videos with less than 60s as shorts. Because shorts can feed your videos and it shows more audience so, that you can gain subscribers. Later on, you can upload large videos.

Make a simple and attractive video with a good resolution.

4.)upload your video

And the final step is to upload a video on youtube.
It is the main step. 

  • Write titles and descriptions better as eye-catching.
  • Mention about the game and tell the audience to subscribe and some hashtags in the description.
  • Create eye-catching thumbnails. Spend lots of time creating thumbnails because it is going to make your videos watch.


  • The final step add the best tags which audience search for more. You can also use a free google extension called vidiq which tells you better tags.


Tips for a successful gaming channel 

  • Brand your channel
  • Offer a variety of concept
  • Publish videos every day
  • Add attractive thumbnail and good keywords
  • Offer giveaways to your subscribers.

I hope you understand about earning money online through playing video games. I bless you to succeed youtube journey. If you are looking for a way to earn money on youtube without making videos check here.