A few months ago I made this post that you liked. $200K Monthly with spotify - apple music and ai music star Become Famous
A lot of time has passed since then, so now I will publish an improved version of what I personally tested, added and learned.
The first thing I did was get rid of Twitter/X; I didn’t need it. Instead, I decided to use Facebook’s new monetization program (Meta & Instagram). I’ll talk more about that at the end, since I only started it last month.
In that post, you can see that the biggest earnings came from music distributed through the Spotify partner program and YouTube clips. But that no longer works that well at least not if you’re making the music using AI.
Music: DON’T or DO use AI music generators ? (important update)
Don’t send ai generated tape directly to platforms!
This is a big change from what I used before.
I no longer recommend AI music generators (Suno, etc.) for Spotify monetization.
Why?
Spotify can detect most AI-generated tracks
Payments get limited or stopped
Accounts get flagged or even banned
Too risky long-term.
Most ai music tools today won’t work at least on spotify, so you can still generate music with ai, but you have to refine it yourself through some free daw and mix it little.
Alternative:
I partner with real music producers (mostly phonk, but works for other genres too).
Model:
Producer creates the music
I promote it at scale (YouTube Shorts, socials, automation)
Revenue split: 30% – 50% for me, rest for the producer
This is a win-win:
They get massive exposure
I earn without creating music myself
Spotify is happy (real artists, real rights)
Very important:
Always verify who you work with.
There are scammers pretending to be producers.
For music
You can use any genre (lo-fi, trap, pop), but phonk performs insanely well on.
Going viral: YouTube Shorts automation (AI videos work)
What’s changed with YouTube AI videos and automation? Practically nothing in fact, the ability to monetize AI videos has even improved a bit.
There were some downsides, but that’s about it. I don’t use monetization myself, so you’ll need to explore that part separately.
Truth:
Many AI-generated Shorts go viral no matter what you upload.
What actually matters:
Volume
Consistency
Multiple channels
Strategy:
Create several YouTube channels
Upload 7–15 Shorts l per day
Different niches = more algorithm chances
Inside each video:
Add the music from the producer you’re promoting
Match music and affiliate to scene (animals, sports, memes, motivation)
Some videos will flop.
Some will hit millions.
That’s the game.
Automation tools or manually?
Do I recommend doing it manually or using automation? You can do either. Doing it manually is free, but it requires finding clips, editing, generating content, using AI for animation, adding subtitles, uploading, creating thumbnails, etc. It’s a demotivating process, especially if you have multiple channels.
I recommend using automation this tool still does the job well for me so I’m sticking with it, it cuts the time to create and upload a video from 2–3 hours down to literally 1–2 minutes. But if you have the time, you can do it manually for free.
You can:
Do it manually (free, but time-consuming)
Or use automation tools that:
Find viral clips
Edit automatically
Add captions, hashtags, metadata
Upload for you
Do your own research and pick what fits your workflow!
What did I change and add as new?
Monetization beyond music (this is where it explodes)
Once you get views, don’t waste traffic.
Affiliate > selling
In the original post, you can see affiliate stuff and other products that together brought in tens of thousands of dollars. But right now, I only sell courses from Coursera and Udemy, and some things from Amazon. You’ll need to figure out what works best for you.
Here is what i added
So what did I add or change as something new? I decided to use Instagram and the Meta monetization program which I mentioned instead of X, redirecting people from YouTube to these platforms to earn additional income instead of relying on YouTube AdSense. It looks like this:
Extra income stream: Instagram & Facebook (this replaced Twitter/X for me)
Instead of using Twitter (X), I now focus on Instagram and Facebook for extra earnings.
Why?
Much bigger reach for short-form video
Easier reposting from YouTube Shorts
Facebook has monetization programs that pay surprisingly well
This is something I started last month, and it’s already adding an extra income layer on top of YouTube + Spotify.
How the traffic transfer works (YouTube - IG - FB)
YouTube Shorts are still the main engine.
Once a Short performs decently on YouTube:
I download the same Short
Reupload it to:
Instagram Reels
Facebook Reels
Same video, same music, same hook
Zero extra production cost
Important:
Upload clean versions if possible
Monetization on Instagram & Facebook
Instagram:
Traffic - affiliate links (bio, pinned comments)
Brand interest once pages grow
Story swipe-ups later
Facebook (very important):
Facebook Reels monetization program
In-stream ads (once eligible)
Huge organic reach compared to Instagram
Facebook currently pushes Reels HARD.
Even low-effort content can get insane reach.
Why this is still manual (for now)
The YouTube automation tool I use does NOT support Instagram or Facebook uploads yet.
So:
YouTube = automated
Instagram & Facebook = manual reposting
This sounds annoying, but it’s actually easy:
Upload to IG
Upload to FB
Copy-paste caption + hashtags
Takes 5–10 minutes per day.
Totally worth it.
Same content.
Different platforms.
Multiple paychecks.
Final thoughts
This is a numbers game.
Most videos fail.
A few explode.
Those few change everything.
That’s it from me! If you’ve had success, drop it in the comments. I might do an update in a few months on what I’ve learned and how I’ve progressed. Bye!