{"id":13081,"date":"2026-06-12T12:37:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=13081"},"modified":"2026-06-12T12:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:37:44","slug":"despite-tough-economy-here-is-how-jobless-kenyan-man-moved-from-making-kes-5000-to-kes-500000-a-months-through-selling-exclusive-videos-on-whatsapp-and-social-media-this-is-what-he-does","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=13081","title":{"rendered":"Despite Tough economy, Here is how Jobless Kenyan man moved from making Kes 5,000 to Kes 500,000 a months through selling exclusive videos on Whatsapp and Social Media. This is what he does."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Eliud Kiptoo, a young Kenyan content creator, had spent a long time sharing his videos freely across social media platforms. Despite his consistency and creativity, the returns were almost nonexistent, and he often struggled to turn his passion into a reliable source of income. Like many upcoming creators, he relied on views and engagement that rarely translated into real earnings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Everything began to change when a close friend introduced him to a platform called\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/nairotube.com\/\">Nairotube<\/a><\/b>, which allows creators to sell exclusive videos directly to their audience. At first, Eliud was unsure whether his content would actually earn him money there, but he decided to give it a try. He started uploading exclusive content while still maintaining his usual presence on social media, this time using\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/nairotube.com\/\">Nairotube<\/a><\/b>\u00a0as his main monetisation channel.<\/p>\n<p>In his very first week on\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/nairotube.com\/\">Nairotube<\/a><\/b>, Eliud was surprised to see that he had made more than KES 50,000. That early success gave him confidence in the platform, and he began to take content creation more seriously, refining what he offered to his audience and consistently uploading premium videos for his subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>Over time, Eliud\u2019s earnings grew steadily until he was making over KES 500,000 every month. What once felt like a hobby had transformed into a full-time income stream. 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