yeah and you could make a lot more off monetizing back then too.
YT's supposedly rolling out a big update in 2015 with a music streaming service so they can get away with paying artists even less, and soundcloud is going to allow monetising tracks for pro users (which imo should be the past place to have ads. seriously. Also means they're going to update their copyright system so people dont earn money off other people's shit. Making it worse for dj's and artists who sample music).
It's just going to get worse, and mixcloud seems to be on the few options left, and who have promised never to sell out or take down stuff because of how they're setup in terms of paying royalties to artists that were sampled.