It seems that YouTube vlogging is not the best way to make a living, says an actual YouTube Star.

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In an article from Fusion posted on Monday, Internet star Gaby Dunn wrote about how people on the Internet are not as financially successful as they appear to be. Despite millions of views and thousands of followers, it's still not quite enough to pay the bills.

In fact, Dunn's channel that she shares with her best friend Allison has half a million subscribers. But how well is that in keeping them financially stable?

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"Despite this success, we're just barely scraping by," Dunn wrote. "Allison and I make money from ads that play before our videos, freelance writing and acting gigs, and brand deals on YouTube and Instagram. Our channels exist in that YouTube no-man's-land: Brands think we're too small to sponsor, but fans think we're too big for donations."

This can easily come as a shock since Dunn and plenty of other famous online celebrities have participated in big events and still have had to struggle. Sometimes the success can continue, but it doesn't mean it'll stay that way; one example being Grace Helbig, who scored more than two million subscriptions.

"But online fans didn't follow her to E! For her late night show, The Grace Helbig Show," Dunn wrote. "The eight episodes suffered low ratings and the show was shifted around to a terrible Friday night slot."

"The fans don't want her on TV," the report continues about Helbig. "They want her in her living room."