X Creator Earnings First Payment Shown, $1,508.71, Commemorating This Moment.

Started posting content in February 2023, accumulated over three years. The first two years had basically no impressions, last year was 16.7M. Real growth started in the past two to three months—the most recent pay period had around 3 million impressions, estimated $200-300 per period.

Discovered an interesting point from the backend: Article format has higher weight in payout calculations. And looking at several creators, even very short content is posted as Article, not just long-form.

Next steps to try: Post as Article whenever possible, while also releasing English versions. CPM for English audiences is noticeably higher than Chinese. Posting bilingually might significantly boost per-period earnings.

$1,500 isn't much, but the feeling of going from 0 to 1 in passive income is great.