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Alana Rister, writing on Medium, shares her experience of losing 80% of her YouTube AdSense revenue overnight. The platform flagged her account for "invalid traffic," resulting in limited ads on her channel and a significant decrease in earnings.
Alana explains that YouTube detected what it considered artificial traffic meant to increase ad revenue unfairly. While frustrated by the situation, she acknowledges YouTube's need to protect advertisers and maintain platform integrity. The author emphasizes the importance of diversifying income streams and not relying solely on YouTube revenue, sharing her own experience with affiliate marketing and selling digital products.
The article concludes with advice for fellow creators, including avoiding actions that could trigger invalid traffic flags, building multiple income sources, and not transitioning to full-time content creation too quickly. Alana stresses the importance of remembering that creators don't control the platforms they use and should prepare for potential revenue loss.
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