YouTube Videos as a Full-Time Job?

(MYFOX NATIONAL) - Hundreds of videos are uploaded to YouTube everyday, and people flock to the site to get their fill of entertainment. But now it's becoming a way for people to make a living.

Many who simply intended on sharing their beauty tips, celebrity news commentary or even their music videos are finding that YouTube is becoming a full-time job with a full-time salary.

Take for instance Michael Buckley, host of his own celebrity chatter show called "What the Buck?" What started out as a hobby in his spare time has now turned into his full-time job. Buckley quit his job as an administrative assistant at a music promotion company because he started making more money filming his rants at home than he was at the office.

"I've had 100 million views. It's crazy," Buckley told the New York Times in December .

Last year YouTube launched its partner program , in which the online video company shares revenue from advertisers with its users by inserting relevant ads into the videos. "We wanted to turn these hobbies into businesses," Hunter Walk, a director of product management for the site, told the Times.

Since its launch, YouTube has signed up thousands of users. Another YouTube spokesperson, Aaron Zamost, told ABC News that "some are making tens of thousands a month or six figures a year."

Buckley acknowledges that it took a while before his Web videos took off, spending 40 hours on the site each week before he even made money. But now it seems to be paying off.

Things are also paying off for Elle Fowler, 21, who started putting her videos online to combat boredom. Her videos provide beauty tips and tricks and are shot on a Web cam in her home. Fowler now has over 60,000 subscribers and she's even hired an agent to explore other opportunities.

"I have no idea why, but in the last five months, my videos just kind of exploded," Fowler told ABCNews.com. "I came across the YouTube beauty community and everyone looked like they were having so much fun. So I started doing it."

Fowler said she was never motivated by money. She was more interested in just sharing her tips and the good fortune just came along with it.

If you're interested in giving it a shot, check out YouTube's partner page for all of the details on how to get started.