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I Paid Someone to Create a Game That Pays You to Play – Here's How Much I Earned

0h 10m video Published Apr 22, 2023 Transcribed Jul 12, 2026 A Adrián Sáenz
Beginner 4 min read For: Aspiring online entrepreneurs and content creators interested in passive income experiments.
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The video documents the creator's experiment of hiring a Fiverr freelancer to build a multiplayer online game that pays users $5 for every 5,000 kills, monetized through ads. After two days, the game earned $10.75, but the creator concludes the model is not profitable due to low ad revenue and high competition.

[00:01]
Finding a Game Developer on Fiverr

The creator searched Fiverr for 'make money' services and hired a top-rated seller (Adil) for €458.97 to create an online game with ads.

[01:08]
Choosing Browser Game Over Mobile

Opted for a browser-based game to reach more users across devices (PC, iPhone, Android).

[02:01]
Incentive Strategy: Paying Players

To attract players, the creator decided to give $5 for every 5,000 kills, funded by ad revenue.

[03:09]
Game Launch and Ad Setup

Launched the game at earnmoneyplayingforfree.com with ads from Adhera. Players register via Telegram to receive payouts.

[05:54]
Two-Day Earnings: $10.75

After promoting on Telegram, the game earned $10.75 in two days with 30 ad impressions and 1 click (CTR 3.33%).

[07:30]
Adjusting Payout to $1 per 1,000 Kills

Changed the reward to $1 per 1,000 kills to make it more achievable, and paid out to six players via Telegram.

[08:12]
Conclusion: Not Profitable

The creator deems such games unprofitable today due to high competition and low ad revenue, advising viewers to focus on trends and being first.

The experiment shows that creating ad-monetized games with player incentives is not a viable passive income strategy in 2025 due to market saturation and low ad rates.

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Tutorial Checklist

1 00:01 Search Fiverr for 'make money' game creation services and hire a top-rated seller.
2 01:08 Choose a browser-based game for cross-platform accessibility.
3 01:49 Select a multiplayer battle royale game template from the developer's portfolio.
4 02:15 Implement a payout incentive: $5 per 5,000 kills (later changed to $1 per 1,000 kills).
5 03:09 Launch the game on a custom domain with Adhera ad blocks (top and bottom).
6 05:54 Promote the game on a Telegram channel to drive traffic.
7 07:30 Monitor ad revenue and adjust payout thresholds if needed.
8 07:44 Pay winners via Telegram after verifying kills.

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How much did the creator pay the Fiverr freelancer to create the game?

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€458.97

02:43

What was the initial payout incentive for players?

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$5 for every 5,000 kills

02:15

What was the revised payout incentive?

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$1 for every 1,000 kills

07:30

How much money did the game earn in the first two days?

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$10.75

06:21

What was the CTR (click-through rate) of the ads in the first week?

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3.33%

05:26

Which country had the highest number of visits but lowest revenue per visit?

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Mexico (almost 4,000 visits generated only $2.50)

07:04

What platform did the creator use to handle ad placement in the game?

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Adhera

04:58

What was the creator's final conclusion about ad-monetized games?

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They are not profitable today due to high competition and low ad revenue.

08:12

How did the creator verify player kills and distribute payouts?

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Via Telegram, after checking the public leaderboard.

07:44

What advice does the creator give for making money online?

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Focus on trends and be either the best or the first in a new niche.

08:39

💡 Key Takeaways

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Incentive Strategy

Introduces a novel approach to drive user engagement by sharing ad revenue with players.

02:15
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Two-Day Earnings

Concrete financial result showing $10.75 earned, providing a realistic benchmark.

06:21
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Geographic Revenue Disparity

Highlights that high traffic from low-CPM countries (e.g., Mexico) yields minimal revenue.

07:04
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Profitability Verdict

Honest assessment that the model is not profitable today, contrary to initial expectations.

08:12
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Advice for Online Money

Emphasizes the importance of being first or best in a trend, a key entrepreneurial insight.

08:39

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[00:01] goal of making money. In this video, I'm going to show you how I created it and how I'm making money. A few weeks ago, I was on Fever, which is basically a website where

[00:14] you can buy anything, and I simply searched for "make money," and a bunch of different things came up. But what caught my attention the most was that there were several ads, like

[00:27] create online games for you with the goal of making money, and they take care of absolutely everything. So what I did was simply hire this person's service since they have five stars, a lot of

[00:40] reviews, and are a top seller. So what I did was hire this service and goal of making money. I was talking to Adil, and he explained how we're going to make money, and it's very simple: we're simply going to create a completely free game,

[00:55] and ads will appear in this game, and we're going to make money thanks to these ads. The first thing he told me was that I could create games either for Android or directly for the computer browser, and what I did was tell him to

[01:08] computer seems more interesting to me because more people will be able to play, since you can play from your computer or your mobile phone, whether it's an iPhone or send me this Vimeo link, and basically, it has a bunch of

[01:22] videos of different online games. He told me to choose which does is use these games as a base, but then he edits and customizes them so that each game is unique. So he sent me

[01:36] all of this, and the one I found most interesting is this one because it's a multiplayer game. You can play with your friends, and it's basically like a one winner. I found it interesting, and it's the game I asked him to make.

[01:49] After thinking about it for a while, I came to the conclusion that this game is okay, but there are millions of games on the internet that are better than this one, and I don't think anyone would play my online game.

[02:01] Therefore, I wouldn't be making any money, since I only make money if kept thinking, and then... I concluded that I needed to find some kind of people to play my game, and it occurred to me to give away money for playing. Basically, I'm

[02:15] going to earn money from the people who play, and what I'm going to do is give some of that money to people for playing. So the strategy consists of giving $5 to everyone who gets 5,000

[02:28] will generate more people playing the game, and therefore I'll generate more money, which I can then give to kills, you're going to have to play for a really, really long time, and it's

[02:43] possible but very difficult. So I gave all this information to Dile, and he got to work creating the online game. He charged me €458.97 to create the game. I online game. He charged me €458.97 to create the game. I honestly think this

[02:56] is a pretty fair price since I asked him for a lot of things that had an extra cost because I wanted to create it really well. With all that said, I'll stop rambling and show you the final result. And this is the

[03:09] simple: earn money playing for free.com. Here's all the information. As you can see, we have an ad up here and two ads down here. This is what will actually make me earn money. I've

[03:23] make the game super simple. First of all, we ask who you are and Telegram address? Well, basically so that when you reach 5,000 kills, we can send you $5. So, let's give an example. Once that's done, we click on "Let's go."

[03:38] The game is called "Earn Money Playing 5,000 Kills," which means $5. When you reach 5,000 kills, we'll contact you via Telegram to send you $5. We list of all the players with their names and kills. This will be

[03:52] completely public so people can see that when someone reaches 5,000 kills, we actually send them $5, since their Telegram address will be completely public. And that's it. We simply click here on "

[04:04] character. Imagine I want it to be this: we click on start and multiplayer game. And if there are other people who want to play, then yes, it will be people who want to play, then it will simply connect us against the

[04:19] computer itself. The game is actually quite simple. I'm not very good at playing video games, but well, I do what I can, and well, it's simply a battle and the last one standing is the one who wins.

[04:44] and, for example, I won the game. So, great. And once and it shows, for example, that it's me, that I already game works. I've really tried to make it as simple as

[04:58] And then, on the other hand, we have this website called Adhera, which is the website that handles putting the ads in the online game, and this is really simply shows us our website, "Earn money playing for free," and it

[05:14] shows us two blocks of ads, the one for... Up and down, and we simply come to the statistics and filter it for the last seven days. We can see how we've achieved 30 impressions and

[05:26] how we've achieved 30 impressions and one click, with a CTR of 3.33%. This people who viewed the website ended up clicking. Here we see the CPM, and we can see that our CPM is

[05:41] have all this, what I'm going to do is share my game on my Telegram channel to see how much money I can actually earn. With all this, I have the message ready, so I simply click on send.

[05:54] Super simple: I've created an online game that pays you to play. It's a multiplayer battle game. Every 5,000 kills, you'll receive $5. It was free. Now, that's all from me. I'm going to log off and update you as I

[06:07] receive the first earnings. A few days have passed, and I'm going to update you on how everything has gone. So, let's get to it. imagine this is something you'll... It will be very curious how much money I've earned. I've

[06:21] earned no more and no less than $ 10.75 in two days. Here we can see all the statistics. And if you notice, it shows three days, but it's started promoting the game on the afternoon of the 17th. So,

[06:36] the afternoon of the 18th was a 24-hour day, and the afternoon of the 19th was two 48-hour days. In total, we've earned this amount of money. Here we can see some statistics, for example, in "domain." Well, that would be my

[06:49] domain. The ads are from the two countries. This is really countries that have generated the most money, we can see, for example, that in France there were only 206 visits and it generated $3. The United States had 400

[07:04] visits and generated $3, while in Mexico there were almost 4,000 visits and it only generated $2.50. And that's something to keep in mind. Well, we can see where the visits come from,

[07:17] etc., etc. Then here we can see Well, the devices, the information... I'm going to explain my strategy for achieving these results. As you may recall, in the game we were giving away

[07:30] $5 for every 5,000 kills, but seeing how difficult it was to reach that point, I changed it to giving away $1 for every 1,000 kills. Here we can see the results and how everything turned out. If

[07:44] no fewer than six What I did was contact these people via Telegram. For 's Adrián. I'm writing to you because you reached 1,000 kills," and so on. I

[07:58] Brian's Telegram channel with him; Brian is a member of my team, and he handles all the giveaways. To conclude this video, I'd like to say that, in my opinion, these types of games aren't entirely profitable. Mainly because you need a

[08:12] lot of views to earn any money, and I past. They were very profitable when these types of games were new. I do profitable way to make money because people really wanted to play these kinds of

[08:26] games. But nowadays there are tons of different games and I don't think anyone wants to play these kinds of games, even though they might make a little money. make money online is to see what the trends are and what's

[08:39] new, and simply take advantage of it. The people who really make money online are either the best or the first. By signing up for the Emprende al Día newsletter, you'll receive a free PDF with 10 trending ways to make

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[09:30] totally free. So, guys, that's all for today's video. I really I try to do on my YouTube channel is test different ways to make in this video, I tested a way to earn money and invested both my

[09:43] time and money so you can see the results and decide if it's worth it or not, without having to invest your own time or money. Oh, and I almost forgot, I'm going to leave the game active

[09:55] until April 29th, basically one week from when I uploaded this video, and I promise to give one dollar to everyone who gets more than a thousand game itself, you can drag and drop, and up

[10:09] to 100 winners will appear. So, I promise to distribute this prize, but to be honest, I don't think it's worth investing I think there's a There are tons of other ways to make money online that are

[10:22] time in these kinds of games, but anyway, I promise that and I'll be giving away the prizes. So, that's it, I 'm Adrián Sainz, and I'll see you in the next video.

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