How to Get Monetized on YouTube [Full Monetization Process Explained]

Summary

This video script details the impact of YouTube on business success, emphasizing its powerful audience growth and monetization capabilities. It outlines the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), explaining eligibility requirements, monetization features like channel memberships, shopping, super chat, and ad revenue sharing. The script also addresses the recent expansion of YPP, content policy compliance, and the monetization application process, ultimately guiding creators on leveraging YouTube for revenue generation.

Takeaways

• 🌟 YouTube has been a significant tool for business success, enabling audience growth and brand expansion.
• 💰 YouTube offers a monetization policy where creators can earn 50% of ad revenue and additional income through various features.
• 📈 To monetize on YouTube, channels must join the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), which has specific eligibility requirements.
• 🎬 Monetization features include channel memberships, shopping, super chat, super stickers, super thanks, and ad revenue.
• 💳 Joining the YPP requires meeting criteria such as 1,000 subscribers, 4,000 watch hours, or 10 million short views, and compliance with content policies.
• 🔍 YouTube has expanded the YPP, allowing access to some monetization features at lower thresholds of 500 subscribers and 3,000 watch hours.
• 📚 Compliance with community guidelines, AdSense program policies, and advertiser-friendly content guidelines is crucial for eligibility and monetization.
• 💼 The application process for YPP involves signing terms, creating an AdSense account, and waiting for YouTube's review, which can take about a month.
• 💵 YouTube pays creators monthly once they reach at least $100 in earnings, either through a check or direct deposit.
• 🚀 Growing a channel to meet monetization thresholds can lead to significant monthly earnings, as demonstrated by the speaker's experience of earning $5,000 to $10,000 per month.

Q & A

What is the most impactful tool or system for the speaker's business success?

The speaker identifies YouTube as the most impactful tool for their business success, more so than any software, website, or other paid services.

What are the benefits of YouTube for the speaker's business?

YouTube has enabled the speaker to grow their audience, brand, and attract thousands of paying customers. It also provides monetization opportunities through various features.

What is the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) and why is it important?

The YouTube Partner Program (YPP) is a program that allows creators to monetize their content on YouTube. It is important because it provides eligibility for various monetization features.

What are the eligibility requirements for joining the YouTube Partner Program?

To join the YPP, a channel needs 1,000 subscribers, 4,000 watch hours or 10 million short views, and compliance with YouTube's content policies.

What are the different ways to earn money on YouTube through the Partner Program?

Through the YPP, creators can earn money through channel memberships, shopping (selling products), super chat, super stickers, super thanks, ad revenue, and YouTube Premium revenue.

What is the significance of channel memberships in the monetization process?

Channel memberships allow subscribers to become paying members, providing additional benefits like extra videos or early access, and generating a recurring revenue stream for the creator.

How does the shopping feature on YouTube work for monetization?

The shopping feature allows creators to sell products directly below their videos, providing another way to monetize their content beyond ads.

What are the new lower thresholds for joining the YouTube Partner Program?

The new lower thresholds for joining the YPP include 500 subscribers, 3,000 watch hours, compliance with community and content guidelines, and at least three uploads within the past 90 days.

What are the three sets of policies that govern content on YouTube?

The three sets of policies are community guidelines, AdSense program policies, and advertiser-friendly content guidelines. These policies determine what content is acceptable and eligible for monetization.

How does YouTube handle the payment process for monetized content?

YouTube pays creators once a month, either through a physical check or direct deposit, once the creator has reached at least $100 in earnings.

What advice does the speaker give for creators interested in monetizing their YouTube channel?

The speaker advises creators to review YouTube's help documents for specific guidelines and policies, and to focus on growing their channel to meet the YPP eligibility requirements.

Outlines

00:00

🌟 The Power of YouTube for Business Growth

The speaker emphasizes the significant impact of YouTube on their business success, highlighting it as the key tool for audience growth and brand expansion. They mention YouTube's monetization policy, which allows creators to earn half of the ad revenue generated, as well as other income opportunities on the platform. The video aims to explain the entire process of monetization on YouTube, including eligibility requirements for the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), how it works, compliance needs for monetization, and payment details for creators. The speaker clarifies the meaning of being monetized on YouTube and the benefits of joining the YPP, such as access to various revenue streams like channel memberships, shopping, super chat, super stickers, super thanks, and ad revenue sharing.

05:01

📈 Expanding Monetization Opportunities with Lower YPP Thresholds

The script discusses YouTube's expansion of the Partner Program, introducing a lower threshold for creators to access monetization features before meeting the full YPP requirements. With only 500 subscribers and 3,000 watch hours, along with compliance to community and content guidelines, creators can use channel memberships, shopping tabs for products, and super chat/stickers/thanks features. However, ad revenue and YouTube premium revenue are still restricted until the channel reaches 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours. The speaker shares their thoughts on this change, suggesting it has both positive and negative implications for creators, and encourages viewers to watch a previous video for a detailed discussion on the topic.

10:02

📝 Navigating YouTube's Monetization Process and Policies

This section outlines the process for joining the YouTube Partner Program, which involves meeting eligibility criteria, applying through YouTube Studio, signing terms, creating or linking an AdSense account, and waiting for YouTube's review. The speaker details the three sets of policies governing content on YouTube: community guidelines, AdSense program policies, and advertiser-friendly content guidelines. They explain the importance of adhering to these policies for monetization eligibility and provide a brief overview of what each set of guidelines entails, emphasizing the need for original, non-infringing content and the avoidance of controversial or inappropriate material.

15:03

💰 Earnings and Growth Insights from a YouTube Creator's Experience

The speaker shares personal insights into their earnings from YouTube, starting from the first check received after monetization and the rapid growth in earnings over time. They mention that YouTube pays out once earnings reach $100 and that the first payment might not come in the first month of monetization. The speaker's earnings grew significantly, reaching a consistent $5,000 to $10,000 per month after two years. They encourage viewers to utilize YouTube's help documents for specific monetization details and offer assistance for growing a YouTube channel and reaching the 1,000-subscriber milestone. The speaker also promotes a free workshop for channel growth and monetization strategies and suggests watching related videos on the channel for more information.

Keywords

💡YouTube

YouTube is a video-sharing platform that allows users to upload, share, and view videos. In the context of the video, it is highlighted as the primary tool for business success, enabling the creator to grow their audience and brand, as well as attract paying customers. The script emphasizes YouTube's role in the creator's journey from a free platform to a significant source of income through various monetization features.

💡Monetization

Monetization refers to the process of generating revenue from a digital platform or content. The video discusses YouTube's monetization policy, which allows creators to earn a share of ad revenue and income from other features. Monetization is central to the video's theme, as it explains how creators can earn money on YouTube and the eligibility requirements for the YouTube Partner Program.

💡YouTube Partner Program (YPP)

The YouTube Partner Program is an initiative that enables eligible channels to monetize their content. The script outlines the eligibility requirements for YPP, such as a minimum number of subscribers and watch hours, and the benefits of joining the program, including access to various monetization features. It is a key component of the video's narrative on how to earn money on YouTube.

💡Channel Memberships

Channel Memberships is a feature within the YouTube monetization strategy that allows subscribers to pay a monthly fee for additional benefits, such as exclusive content or early access to videos. The script mentions this as one of the ways creators can earn money through the YouTube Partner Program, illustrating the diverse revenue streams available to YouTube creators.

💡Shopping

Shopping on YouTube is a feature that enables creators to sell products directly below their videos. The script explains that joining the YouTube Partner Program grants access to this feature, allowing creators to monetize their content by selling merchandise or products related to their channel, which is a significant aspect of the monetization process discussed in the video.

💡Super Chat and Super Stickers

Super Chat and Super Stickers are monetization features on YouTube that allow viewers to pay to have their comments highlighted during live streams. The script describes these features as a way for creators to earn money during live interactions with their audience, emphasizing the real-time engagement and financial benefits for creators.

💡Ad Revenue

Ad Revenue is the income generated from advertisements displayed on YouTube videos. The script explains that creators can earn a percentage of the ad revenue generated by ads shown next to their videos. This is a primary method of monetization for YouTube creators and a central point in the video's discussion on earning money through the platform.

💡YouTube Premium Revenue

YouTube Premium Revenue is the income earned from subscribers of YouTube Premium, a service that offers an ad-free viewing experience. The script clarifies that even though Premium subscribers do not see ads, creators still earn revenue from their views, which is an important aspect of the monetization strategy for YouTube creators.

💡Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility Requirements are the criteria that a YouTube channel must meet to join the YouTube Partner Program. The script specifies requirements such as a minimum number of subscribers and watch hours, as well as compliance with content guidelines. These requirements are crucial for understanding how to qualify for monetization on YouTube.

💡AdSense

AdSense is Google's advertising system that allows website owners and content creators to generate revenue from ads. In the context of the video, AdSense is the system through which YouTube pays creators their share of ad revenue. The script mentions the need to create or link an AdSense account as part of the YouTube Partner Program application process.

💡Advertiser-friendly Content Guidelines

Advertiser-friendly Content Guidelines are the policies that determine what kind of content is suitable for monetization through ads on YouTube. The script discusses these guidelines as a prerequisite for videos to be eligible for ad revenue, emphasizing the importance of content creation that adheres to these policies for monetization purposes.

Highlights

YouTube identified as the most impactful tool for business success over other software or website investments.

YouTube's powerful platform enables audience growth and brand expansion, attracting paying customers.

YouTube offers a monetization policy allowing creators to earn 50% of ad revenue.

Explains the entire process for monetization on YouTube, including eligibility requirements for the YouTube Partner Program.

Details the five different features and ways to earn money on YouTube through the Partner Program.

Describes Channel memberships, a feature allowing subscribers to pay for additional benefits.

Introduces shopping feature for selling products below videos as part of the monetization strategy.

Mentions super chat and super stickers as monetization tools during live streams.

Explains super thanks as a method for subscribers to boost their comments on regular videos.

Discusses ad revenue as the primary income source for most YouTube creators.

Clarifies YouTube Premium Revenue as an additional earning stream for creators.

Outlines the three criteria required to join the YouTube Partner Program: 1,000 subscribers, 4,000 watch hours, and compliance with content guidelines.

Introduces a new lower threshold for early access to some monetization features.

Details the application process for the YouTube Partner Program and the review timeline.

Covers the three sets of policies governing content on YouTube: community guidelines, AdSense program policies, and advertiser-friendly content guidelines.

Provides insights into the monetization process, emphasizing the importance of compliance with YouTube's policies.

Shares personal experience with monetization, including earnings growth and payment methods.

Offers a free workshop for growing a YouTube channel and achieving monetization quickly.

Transcripts

if I had to put my finger on one tool or

system that has had the biggest impact

on my business's success I would have to

say YouTube not any sort of software

that I pay for or my website or anything

like that but YouTube itself it has

really enabled me to grow my audience

incredibly easily and powerfully and

grow my brand and attract thousands of

paying customers and I would use YouTube

even if they didn't pay me a penny but

YouTube has also an incredible

monetization policy where they allow

creators to earn 50 of the ad Revenue

that is generated by YouTube and earn

money in several other ways on the

platform as well if you're interested in

learning how to make money here on

YouTube whether just to be your side

hustle or to be your full-time thing

then in this video I'm going to explain

the entire process to you including the

eligibility requirements for the YouTube

Partner program how the YouTube Partner

program and monetization work what you

need to comply with to make your videos

eligible for monetization and how

YouTube actually pays creators who are

part of the YouTube Partner program now

before we get into the nitty-gritty of

exactly how to get monetized on YouTube

let's be really clear about exactly what

it means to be monetized so basically

being monetized means that your channel

is eligible to make money on YouTube to

get monetized on YouTube your channel

has to join the YouTube Partner program

also known as ypp there are certain

eligibility requirements that we're

going to talk about in a few minutes and

then you have to sign up to join the

program once you are in the YouTube

Partner program then you have about five

different features that you get access

to that are five different ways to earn

money on YouTube so what exactly does

joining the YouTube Partner program get

you well it allows you to monetize or

make money from your channel in several

different ways the first way is called

Channel memberships this allows your

subscribers to become paying members of

your channel paying somewhere between

five ten twenty dollars every month to

get access to additional benefits like

extra videos or early access to your

videos you also get access to a feature

YouTube calls shopping that allows you

to sell products below each of your

videos the YouTube Partner program also

allows you to use super chat and super

stickers these are specifically for when

you're doing a live stream your

subscribers can pay a small amount

perhaps one dollar five dollars ten

dollars or more like twenty or fifty

dollars to have their comment on your

live video boosted and highlighted so

that you're more likely to notice it and

acknowledge it then for all the regular

videos not live streams there's

something called super thanks it's

basically the same thing allowing your

subscribers to pay to have their comment

boosted and highlighted and then we come

to the real meat and potatoes of most

YouTube creators ad Revenue so as you're

probably already aware there are ads on

YouTube they play during the videos they

show next to the videos whenever someone

clicks on one of those ads the business

that put that ad on YouTube pays YouTube

a certain amount it might be 10 cents it

might be five dollars and then YouTube

turns around and pays the Creator who

made that video that the ad was posted

next to 50 of that money that they just

earned and then finally joining the

YouTube Partner program also allows you

to earn from YouTube premium Revenue now

this is kind of similar to ad Revenue

except it's for people who are YouTube

premium subscribers YouTube premium also

formerly known as YouTube Red is where

you pay what is currently about twelve

dollars a month to not have any ads on

your YouTube account or while you are

watching YouTube videos but creators

still make money even when YouTube

premium subscribers are watching their

videos so now let's talk about how you

can get access to all of these different

monetization features to do so basically

you have to join the YouTube Partner

program and joining the program is

actually pretty simple your channel only

needs to meet three criteria the first

is that your channel reaches 1 000

subscribers second your channel has to

accumulate 4 000 watch hours or 10

million shorts views by the way if you

feel like 10 million shorts views

there's a lot uh I totally agree with

you but anyway one of those two things

and then third your videos need to be

generally compliant with their

guidelines for Advertiser friendly

content as well as the community

guidelines and the AdSense program

policies we'll talk more about all of

those different requirements for your

videos themselves a little bit later on

in the video but those are the three

basic requirements 1 000 subscribers 4

000 watch hours or 10 million shorts

views and that your videos are compliant

with their content policies now as I was

talking about in my video last week

YouTube has recently expanded the

YouTube partner program and so now there

is the opportunity to join the partner

program and get access to some of those

monetization features before you reach

those thresholds specifically they now

have this new lower set of thresholds of

500 subscribers 3 000 watch hours

Meeting those Community guidelines and

those content guidelines again more on

that in a couple minutes and having at

least three uploads within the past 90

days if you meet those thresholds then

you get to use Channel memberships you

get to use the shopping tab at least for

selling your own products and you get to

use super chat super thanks and the

super stickers but what you still can't

do until you reach 1 000 subscribers and

4 000 watch hours is earn with ad

revenue or earn the YouTube premium

revenue for people who are watching your

videos with a YouTube premium account

now I have quite a few thoughts about

this expansion of the YouTube Partner

program and why it's good for creators

and also not so good for creators so if

you haven't yet watched last week's

video make sure to check that out

especially if right now you are a small

Creator you haven't yet reached these

monetization thresholds and you're

wondering if you should apply for

monetization early or not to get access

to those first features so once your

channel meets the eligibility

requirements then you can apply to join

the YouTube Partner program and get your

channel monetized and start earning

money so the process is actually pretty

simple what you want to do is go into

YouTube studio and inside of Studio you

want to navigate to the earn Tab and so

it's going to be on that side and then

you just click on earn now later once

your channel is monetized in the earn

tab you're going to find all sorts of

like data about how much your channel is

earning as well as the ability to like

turn on and off different monetization

features but right now this is your hub

for getting monetized inside of the earn

tab you're going to find a button that

says apply so you just need to click on

that button to apply and what that is

going to do is it is going to prompt you

to sign the terms for the YouTube

Partner program the second part of that

process is to create an AdSense account

AdSense is the actual system that runs

the ads so yeah you need an AdSense

account and don't worry because the

application process is going to prompt

you to create that AdSense account or if

you already have one you can link it at

that point and then the final part of

the process is a little bit

anticlimactic but is just to wait you

have to wait for about one month for

YouTube to review your application and

either accept you into the program or

reject your channel now if your channel

has met the eligibility guidelines and

your content is compliant with the

advertising policies then most likely

your channel will be accepted but the

actual acceptance process looks like is

first there is a computer review of your

channel to see if you have met those

basic requirements and then a human also

reviews your channel to see if your

content is compliant with advertising

policies once your channel has been

accepted they'll send you an email to

let you know and also inside of the

YouTube studio in that earn Tab while

your application is underway you will

see something that says that it is in

progress and then once it has been

reviewed you will see the results of

your application and whether or not you

were accepted so YouTube has these three

different sets of policies that govern

what is good content on YouTube what can

be monetized and what might make your

channel eligible or not eligible for the

YouTube Partner program itself the first

one is community guidelines these are

guidelines that everyone who's posting

videos or even just using YouTube is

supposed to follow they include things

like no fake engagement so no buying

subscribers or buying views or paying

people to comment on your videos no

harassing people no spam no sexually

explicit content no violent content all

those sorts of things the second set of

guidelines is called the AdSense program

policies this specifically has to do

with whether or not you are technically

eligible for the YouTube Partner program

and for earning money with ads and these

policies mostly have to do with making

your own unique creative content rather

than just stealing other people's

content and posting it on your channel

now you'll want to read these policies

for yourself but in short they say it's

generally fine to use clips from other

people's videos in your videos as long

as you're making your own video but if

you're taking someone else's entire

video and just changing it a little bit

like speeding it up or something like

that or if you're posting the same video

over and over again with just minor

changes then that isn't going to cut it

and you won't be eligible for the

partner program okay and then the third

set of policies that you have to comply

with are the advertiser friendly content

guidelines so these are guidelines that

any channel that wants to earn from ads

needs to comply with for each individual

video for that individual video to be

eligible to earn from ads so these

guidelines have to do with things like

not making very controversial or violent

content or encouraging people to do bad

things and other related issues now when

you're getting your channel monetized

and someone is reviewing your channel

they're going to check and see if the

majority of your videos are compliant

with these Advertiser friendly content

guidelines if most of your videos are

compliant then they will monetize you

even if some of them aren't but if most

of your videos are violating these

guidelines then they're not going to

monetize you since most of your content

wouldn't be eligible for monetization

once you are monetized each individual

video is going to be evaluated now I

believe that this video by video

evaluation is not done by AI human but

just by a bot but if it thinks that a

video has some of these issues that

would make it not Advertiser friendly

then it might be demonetized at least

until it is subject to human review and

found to be in fact friendly for

advertisers so as you can see YouTube

has quite a few different guidelines and

policies when it comes to what content

you can and should post on YouTube and

what content is eligible for earning

with ads you do not have to 100 comply

with every single Nuance of these

guidelines for example there's a

guideline that says that you shouldn't

use vulgar language for your video to be

Advertiser friendly now clearly that

doesn't mean that you can't swear on

YouTube at all we've all heard people

swear in YouTube videos even videos that

were monetized and had ads on them so

you'll definitely want to review these

policies and guidelines for yourself

because some of them are big issues that

are very black and white and YouTube

definitely will not allow you to post

videos about those topics or certainly

not to join the YouTube Partner program

or have your videos monetized if they

have these issues whereas others of them

are more like recommendations and

guidelines that you're supposed to

generally comply with like no violent

content or no swearing once your channel

is accepted into the YouTube Partner

program your videos can be monetized and

you'll start earning money from your

videos every single month now YouTube

will pay you once a month they'll either

send you a physical check or they will

initiate a direct deposit into your bank

account and you can choose which of

those two options you want now something

important you should know is that you

won't necessarily get a check from

YouTube the first month your channel is

monetized and that's because YouTube

pays out once you reach at least one

hundred dollars of earnings so if in the

first month after getting monetized your

channel only earns 50 or 60 or 70

dollars you won't get a check yet you

have to wait until you reach that 100

threshold and then YouTube will mail you

your first check in my case this this

YouTube channel got monetized about

three months after I started posting

consistently on it and once it got

monetized I did get a check the very

next month and that's actually pretty

common it's not very unlikely that you

will get a check that first month

because once you reach those

monetization thresholds of 1 000

subscribers and 4 000 watch hours your

channel is already starting to grow and

you're starting to get enough views that

you will be earning a couple hundred

dollars a month in pretty short order so

in month four one month after I got

monetized I got my first check it was

for 113 dollars and then from there I

gotta check every single month and each

month the check just got bigger and they

actually got bigger quite quickly they

basically doubled every month until it

got up to about five thousand dollars

and then it leveled out and ever since I

reached that five thousand dollar

Benchmark which was about two years

after starting the channel I've earned

about five to ten thousand dollars every

single month from ad Revenue alone so

there you have it everything you need to

know about how to get monetized on

YouTube if this is something you're

working on right now I wish you all the

best I hope that it goes really well for

you and you were able to get your

channel monetized really quickly if you

have any questions about how to get

monetized um honestly don't ask me

because the best place to go for

information about these specifics about

how to get your channel monetized is

YouTube's help docs themselves so I'm

going to link down below a few of

YouTube's help docs that you can look at

if you want to know the specifics of

those Community guidelines of the

advertiser friendly content guidelines

and all of that sort of thing on the

other hand if you have any questions

about how to grow on YouTube about

YouTube strategy about how to get your

channel to 1 000 subscribers and get it

monetized as quickly as possible then

ask your questions down below I would be

more than happy to help you out and to

that note if you have not yet watched my

free Workshop called three secrets to

reach 1 000 subscribers and get your

channel monetized in just three months

then make sure that you sign up now like

I said the workshop is free and it's an

on-demand Workshop that we have several

show times of every day so you can sign

up now and watch it today if you want or

schedule it for a future day but I know

that that Workshop is going to really

give you some insights into how to grow

your channel as quickly as possible and

how to start earning money on YouTube as

quickly as possible now up next if you

haven't yet watched last week's video

about kind of my rant about these new

partner program eligibility

opportunities then check that one out

right now or if you've already watched

that one and you're interested in

learning about other ways that you can

earn money here on YouTube such as by

selling digital products then check out

this video right here