Build a YouTube RPM Calculator with Claude Code

Creator analytics tool that calculates YouTube revenue per mille and channel earnings potential. YouTubers and content creators use it to analyze monetization performance and optimize revenue.

1,000 searches a month for “youtube rpm calculator”WeekendA working first version in a day or two

The Claude Code prompt

Build a YouTube RPM Calculator web app. People search for "youtube rpm calculator" about 1,000 times a month, plus related searches like "youtube revenue calculator", "youtube earnings calculator", "rpm calculation youtube". The goal is a tool that ranks for those searches and makes money.

What it should do:
Build a YouTube RPM calculator with view count, revenue, and impression inputs. Calculate RPM, CPM, and estimated earnings with different monetization scenarios. Include channel growth projections and earnings optimization tips. Add comparison with industry benchmarks and niche-specific data. Focus on getting accurate RPM calculations working first.

How to build it:
1. Read this folder first. If it is empty, set up Next.js (App Router, TypeScript, Tailwind). Write a short PLAN.md with the pages, components, any library or API you need, and what you are leaving for later. Then build.
2. Put the tool itself on the homepage so a visitor can use it within seconds, with no sign-up. Do the processing in the browser where you can, so it is fast and cheap to run. Look at how Social Blade, VidIQ, TubeBuddy do it and make ours simpler and faster.
3. Make it rank. Use "youtube rpm calculator" in the title tag, H1 and meta description. Under the tool, add a short how-to and an FAQ with FAQPage schema, and add a sitemap and robots.txt. Scaffold these programmatic pages from one template and a data file: /youtube-rpm-calculator-[niche], /youtube-earnings-[subscriber-count], /channel-revenue-[content-type].
4. Monetisation: Freemium: 10 calculations/month, $8/mo unlimited + analytics. Add a pricing page and the free usage limit, and leave Stripe checkout as a clearly marked stub with the environment variables it needs.
5. Run it locally and test the main flow end to end, including edge cases like empty input and very large files. Fix what breaks, then finish with a summary of what works, what is stubbed and how to deploy it to Vercel.

Paste it into Claude Code in an empty folder. It plans first, so read PLAN.md and steer before it starts building.

What people search for

youtube rpm calculatoryoutube revenue calculatoryoutube earnings calculatorrpm calculation youtubeyoutube monetization calculatorchannel earnings estimatoryoutube rpmyoutube revenueyoutube earningsyoutube monetizationchannel analyticscreator earnings

Who you're up against

  • Social Blade : Social media analytics with YouTube earnings
  • VidIQ : YouTube analytics and optimization platform
  • TubeBuddy : YouTube creator tools with analytics

Pages that can rank

One template, many long-tail pages:

  • /youtube-rpm-calculator-[niche]
  • /youtube-earnings-[subscriber-count]
  • /channel-revenue-[content-type]
  • /youtube-monetization-[country]

Content to write

  • How to Calculate and Improve Your YouTube RPM
  • YouTube Monetization Guide for New Creators
  • Understanding YouTube Revenue Metrics: RPM vs CPM
  • YouTube Earnings Optimization Strategies

How it makes money

Freemium: 10 calculations/month, $8/mo unlimited + analytics

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