Australia, with its robust economy and thriving online community, presents a fantastic opportunity for content creators to make money on YouTube.
With a population that embraces technology and digital media, there are numerous ways to turn your passion for video creation into a profitable venture.
Here’s a comprehensive guide on how to make money on YouTube in Australia.
1. Understanding the YouTube Landscape in Australia
Australia’s internet population consists of 21 million users, 15 million of whom are active YouTube users. With a reach that extensive, YouTube offers an incredible platform to communicate, entertain, and monetize.
Unique Niches in Australia:
Travel and Adventure: Australia’s diverse landscapes make it an ideal location for travel and adventure vlogging.
Wildlife: Australia is home to unique fauna and flora, providing ample content for wildlife enthusiasts.
Cuisine: The Australian cuisine, blending various culinary traditions, offers a wide scope for food vloggers.
Sports and Outdoor Activities: Surfing, rugby, and cricket are part of the Australian culture, offering sporting content creators a niche audience.
2. Monetization Strategies
YouTube Partner Program (YPP)
To start earning from YouTube, you must join the YouTube Partner Program. Requirements include:
Adherence to all YouTube’s policies and guidelines
Ad Revenue
YouTube offers different types of ads like display ads, skippable video ads, and more. Australian YouTubers typically earn an average CPM (Cost Per Mille) of $5 – $8.
These tables present an overview of YouTube usage in Australia, potential earnings from various monetization strategies, and the popularity of different content niches.
It’s important to recognize that these numbers can vary widely depending on individual circumstances, content quality, audience engagement, and other factors.
Conclusion
Making money on YouTube in Australia is a viable and exciting opportunity. The journey requires understanding the unique Australian landscape, identifying your niche, and employing various monetization strategies. Persistence, creativity, and adherence to the guidelines will enable you to turn your passion for video creation into a profitable venture.
There’s a common misconception that YouTubers are paid for the number of downloads a video gets. The reality is a bit more complicated.
YouTube’s monetization system is structured around views and advertisements, not downloads.
Let’s dive deeper into this topic and dispel any lingering confusion.
How Are YouTubers Paid?
At its core, YouTube’s payment model primarily relies on advertisements and views, not downloads. It’s also important to note that not all views are created equal.
Ad Revenue: This is the primary source of income for most YouTubers. Advertisements that appear before, during, or after a video are what generate income. The YouTuber is paid a share of the advertising revenue from these ads. This payment is usually calculated based on Cost Per Mille (CPM), meaning the cost per thousand views. The average CPM varies between countries and genres, but as of 2021, it ranged from $0.25 to $4.00 in the United States.The niche in which a YouTube channel operates can significantly influence the CPM rates. The rates vary based on audience demographic, engagement, and demand from advertisers.Here’s a rough estimation of average CPM rates across various popular YouTube niches:
YouTube Niche
Average CPM Rates
Tech
$4.00 – $6.00
Finance
$8.00 – $12.00
Gaming
$2.00 – $4.00
Beauty and Fashion
$3.00 – $6.00
DIY and Crafts
$2.00 – $4.00
Health and Wellness
$5.00 – $7.00
Food and Cooking
$3.00 – $5.00
Travel and Lifestyle
$2.00 – $4.00
Education
$4.00 – $7.00
Entertainment and Comedy
$2.00 – $4.00
It’s important to note that these are rough estimates and actual rates can vary significantly. Factors such as viewer location, viewer age, and seasonality also play a role in determining CPM rates. Moreover, these rates are subject to change as market dynamics evolve.
YouTube Premium: This is a subscription service offered by YouTube. It allows users to watch ad-free videos, access YouTube Originals, and play videos in the background. When a YouTube Premium member watches a video, the creator is paid out of the subscription fee. This income depends on the total watch time by YouTube Premium members.YouTube Premium revenue is split between all the creators a subscriber watches in a given month, based on the watch time. So, it’s hard to give concrete figures for individual channels, but we can certainly share a rough understanding of how the funds are divided.Please note, the following percentages are approximate, and actual percentages may vary:
YouTube Premium Revenue Breakdown
Approximate Percentage
YouTube’s Share
45%
Creators’ Share
55%
YouTube usually takes approximately 45% of the total revenue as their share, leaving around 55% to be distributed among creators. The portion a particular YouTuber receives is calculated based on the amount of watch time they generated among YouTube Premium viewers.
For instance, if a user watches one YouTuber A for 20 hours and another YouTuber B for 10 hours in a month, YouTuber A will receive twice the share of YouTube Premium revenue compared to YouTuber B from this particular user’s subscription fee.
Channel Memberships and Super Chat: These are features that allow fans to directly support their favourite YouTubers. Channel Memberships allow fans to pay a monthly fee for special perks, while Super Chat lets viewers pay to have their messages highlighted during a live chat.YouTube also enables creators to earn through features like Memberships and Super Chat. These features allow fans to directly support their favourite creators. Here’s a breakdown of how much creators earn from these revenue streams:
Revenue Stream
Fees and Splits
YouTube Memberships
70% to Creator, 30% to YouTube
Super Chat
70% to Creator, 30% to YouTube
For YouTube Memberships, creators receive 70% of the membership fee after local sales tax is deducted. The rest goes to YouTube. As of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021, there were three default price points: $4.99, $9.99, and $24.99 per month, but these prices can be adjusted based on the creator’s preference and local currency.
Super Chat, on the other hand, allows viewers to pay to have their messages highlighted during a live chat. The fee breakdown is the same as Memberships – creators receive 70% and YouTube takes 30%.
Remember, these splits apply after any local sales tax and, in the case of iOS purchases, after the app store’s transaction fee is deducted. This can significantly affect the net revenue a creator receives. As a result, the actual earnings for a creator might vary significantly based on several factors, including their location and the platforms their viewers are using to purchase memberships or send Super Chats.
Merchandise Shelf: This feature allows YouTubers to showcase their official merchandise right on YouTube.
Brand Partnerships: Many YouTubers also earn money through sponsorships and partnerships with brands.
The following table illustrates the most common revenue streams and their average rates:
Revenue Stream
Average Rates
Ad Revenue (CPM)
$0.25 – $4.00
YouTube Premium
Varies
Channel Memberships
$4.99, $9.99, $24.99 per month
Super Chat
Varies
Merchandise Shelf
Varies
Brand Partnerships
Varies
Please note these rates are just averages and actual rates may vary greatly depending on numerous factors such as the YouTuber’s audience size, engagement, location, and video content.
So, What Happens If You Download a Video?
When a user downloads a video, it doesn’t directly contribute to a YouTuber’s income. The YouTuber gets paid when a viewer watches the video on YouTube’s platform, not when it’s downloaded. Downloading a video often means viewing it offline, which bypasses YouTube’s ad-serving platform and therefore generates no ad revenue for the YouTuber.
It’s worth noting that downloading YouTube videos for offline viewing without explicit permission from the creator is against YouTube’s terms of service. YouTube does provide an option for offline viewing through YouTube Premium, but this doesn’t involve downloading the video in the conventional sense. These views do count towards the total views and generate revenue for the creator.
Conclusion
In summary, YouTubers are not directly paid for video downloads. Instead, they earn money through ad revenue, channel memberships, Super Chat, the Merchandise Shelf, brand partnerships, and YouTube Premium views.
Downloading a video without explicit permission could potentially harm a YouTuber’s income, as it bypasses the revenue they could earn from ads.
Supporting your favourite YouTubers by watching their videos on the platform is the best way to ensure they get paid for their hard work.
YouTube has not been one to shy away from making changes in a bid to keep up with the competition in recent years. From giving YouTubers the option to provide paid memberships to their users as an alternative to services like Patreon, to adding live-streaming to compete with Twitch.
I recently dived deep into everything we know about YouTube shorts – One of their more recent additions is YouTube Shorts, which could be seen as a move to compete with the likes of Snapchat, Instagram, and even Facebook to a degree. Of course, in typical Google fashion, not everything they implement is clearly explained and easy to understand.
YouTube Shorts’ rollout left a lot of questions for users due to its almost unofficial system of placing a hashtag in the description. Things are more clear now, of course, but now that Shorts are a more integrated part of the YouTube platform, many users still have questions over the monetization aspect of it.
Yes, YouTube Shorts CAN be monetized! From 2023 YouTube will be adding adverts to YouTube shorts and revenue shared with creators 45/10/45 with the 10% being for music licensing.
What Are YouTube Shorts?
You might be reading this and wondering “what the hell is a YouTube Short?”, but don’t worry, we’re going to fill you in.
YouTube Shorts are essentially YouTube’s answer to Instagram and Facebook Stories. They are short videos—less than 60 seconds to be precise—that are intended for continuous consumption. In essence, YouTube wants viewers to sit and watch several Shorts one after the other, with the ultimate aim being to keep those viewers on the website for longer. Many of us will happily sit through a 10-15 minute video, and if YouTube can put the right Shorts in front of a viewer, that 10-15 minute window could see them viewing 15-30 Shorts (many Shorts are much less than 60 seconds). These videos are primarily made for mobile viewing, something that is evident when you look at the portrait aspect ratio. While regular YouTube is the kind of experience you can set up in front of your computer or laptop head off down the rabbit hole, YouTube Shorts is more of a “kill five minutes at the bus stop” kind of experience.
Where Is The Money?
If you think about this from a YouTube-centric point of view, you might notice a problem with YouTube Shorts when it comes to generating revenue. If the aim is to keep users watching these short videos, you can’t really go sticking advertisements in between because it will dramatically increase the chances of the viewer clicking away. YouTube knows this, of course, which is why they don’t run advertisements on YouTube Shorts.
With that in mind, where is the money coming from?
In short, the answer is nowhere. With no ad being run against YouTube Shorts, there is no money coming in for those views. It could be argued that there is some revenue coming from YouTube Premium users, but that money is coming in regardless. And, since there are no ads on YouTube Shorts, they are unlikely to bring in new YouTube Premium subscribers since the biggest attraction of that service is the removal of ads.
Why Have Shorts If There’s No Money In It?
Just a quick note; there’s no money for YouTube. YouTubers can still get paid, more on that below.
Ultimately, as much as we might like to believe that our favourite companies are acting in our best interests, all decisions ultimately come back to money. YouTube Shorts may not directly make YouTube money, but their inclusion has been judged good for YouTube’s bottom line in the long run.
The most obvious way this works is by exposing viewers to more content. As mentioned above, in the same amount of time you might take to watch one 15 minute video, you could watch 20 Shorts. The more content you watch, the better idea YouTube’s algorithm gets of what you like, and the more successful it can be at recommending content to you. That in turn increases the likelihood of you sticking around, which increases the opportunity to serve you ads. There is also an argument to be made that adding this alternative way of consuming media may attract users that wouldn’t typically spend that much time on YouTube, though we’re not sure TikTok will be quaking in their boots at the thought of YouTube Shorts.
YouTube Shorts Fund Explained
We’ve teased you enough. How do you make money from YouTube Shorts? Through the YouTube Shorts Fund. Since there is no revenue being directly generated from YouTube Shorts, YouTube has to create their own incentives for creatives, and they’ve done this in the form of the YouTube Shorts Fund.
This is a $100M fund set up to reward creators. Bonuses are awarded monthly to creators who have had success with their Shorts, with YouTube stating that they’ll reach out to “thousands” of creators each month to award between $100 and $10,000, which is paid directly into your AdSense account. There is no stated qualification criteria, such as a certain number of views, so the recipients of these bonuses would appear to be entirely at YouTube’s discretion at this stage.
There are some criteria you have to meet in order to be eligible for a YouTube Shorts Fund bonus, however;
Have uploaded at least one eligible Short in the last 180 days
Channel must abide by community guidelines
Channel must not be uploading unoriginal content or content with watermarks (like the TikTok logo)
Creator must be in an eligible region (see link above)
Creator must be 13 years (or the age of majority outside of United States)
Creators under 18 must have a parent or guardian accept terms and set up an AdSense account.
Channels do not need to be monetized in order to be eligible for the YouTube Shorts Fund, however, but you will still be eligible if you are part of the YouTube Partner Programme or an affiliate under a Multi-Channel Network.
Top 5 Tools To Get You Started on YouTube
Very quickly before you go here are 5 amazing tools I have used every day to grow my YouTube channel from 0 to 30K subscribers in the last 12 months that I could not live without.
1. VidIQ helps boost my views and get found in search
I almost exclusively switched to VidIQ from a rival in 2020.
When I first started I threw things together in Window Movie Maker, cringed at how it looked but thought “that’s the best I can do so it’ll have to do”.
Big mistake!
I soon realized the move time you put into your editing and the more engaging your thumbnails are the more views you will get and the more people will trust you enough to subscribe.
That is why I took the plunge and invested in my editing and design process with Adobe Creative Suite. They offer a WIDE range of tools to help make amazing videos, simple to use tools for overlays, graphics, one click tools to fix your audio and the very powerful Photoshop graphics program to make eye-catching thumbnails.
Best of all you can get a free trial for 30 days on their website, a discount if you are a student and if you are a regular human being it starts from as little as £9 per month if you want to commit to a plan.
3. Rev.com helps people read my videos
You can’t always listen to a video.
Maybe you’re on a bus, a train or sat in a living room with a 5 year old singing baby shark on loop… for HOURS. Or, you are trying to make as little noise as possible while your new born is FINALLY sleeping.
This is where Rev can help you or your audience consume your content on the go, in silence or in a language not native to the video.
A GREAT way to find an audience and keep them hooked no matter where they are watching your content.
4. PlaceIT can help you STAND OUT on YouTube
I SUCK at making anything flashy or arty.
I have every intention in the world to make something that looks cool but im about as artistic as a dropped ice-cream cone on the web windy day.
That is why I could not live on YouTube without someone like PlaceIT. They offer custom YouTube Banners, Avatars, YouTube Video Intros and YouTube End Screen Templates that are easy to edit with simple click, upload wizard to help you make amazing professional graphics in minutes.
5. StoryBlocks helps me add amazing video b-roll cutaways
I mainly make tutorials and talking head videos.
And in this modern world this can be a little boring if you don’t see something funky every once in a while.
I try with overlays, jump cuts and being funny but my secret weapon is b-roll overlay content.
I can talk about skydiving, food, money, kids, cats – ANYTHING I WANT – with a quick search on the StoryBlocks website I can find a great looking clip to overlay on my videos, keeping them entertained and watching for longer.
It’s a horrible old saying that dates to 1840, but there is another part to the saying that you don’t hear too often —
“so are there more ways than one of digging for money.”
This advice applies to YouTube monetisation too.
There are plenty of ways to make money from your YouTube channel apart from the obvious one of shared ad revenue from the YouTube Partner Program.
This post covers the latest rules for the YouTube Partner Program and offers a high-level overview of some alternative ways you can monetize a YouTube channel in 2021.
Here we go.
How Do I Make Money With the YouTube Partner Program?
The best way to approach making money on YouTube is to create a number of income streams. That way, if one bites the dust you still have others to fall back on.
But one method you should always aim to qualify for is the YouTube Partner Program itself. The YouTube Partner Program is where you earn a share of the advertising revenue YouTube makes from showing the short ads before, during, and at the end of videos.
There are five criteria to qualify, you must ―
Have over 1000 channel subscribers.
Have over 4000 hours of watch time in the last 12 months.
Have registered for a Google AdSense account.
Be in compliance with the content rules that YouTube sets.
Be over 18 years of age (ideally).
Having 1000 channel subscribers is self-explanatory. It perhaps seems like a tough ask when you start, but once you begin to regularly put out good content, your sub-numbers can soon stack up.
4000 hours of watchtime relates to the videos that you’ve uploaded to your channel and had watched by others. Say you upload a 10-minute video and 100 people watch all of it, then you have 1000 minutes of watchtime. Don’t delete any of your videos when you start ― any video you remove also erases it’s watchtime from your account.
To register for a Google AdSense account you have to be at least 18 years old. Though if you are under 18 it may be technically possible to link the AdSense account of a parent to your YouTube channel.
Once you’ve met the criteria for the YouTube Partner Program, you still need to apply as It’s not something that happens automatically. Once you’ve applied you may need to wait as much as 30 days for a response as your account has to undergo a human review.
How much can you expect to earn?
According to Intuit, YouTubers, on average, earn $4 per 1000 video views. So to make $100 a day, you’d need to get around 25,000 video views a day.
YouTube doesn’t have to grant you monetisation, though, even if you meet all the criteria. It’s their platform and their rules. So if you do get rejected, or the YouTube Partner Program isn’t available in your country, there are still plenty of ways you can make money from the platform.
Once you’ve built up an audience for your channel in a niche that lends itself to promoting a product, you can register with an agency like Upfluence. Upfluence matches businesses with content creators to create influencing opportunities.
You don’t have to have a massive following to take advantage of influencing opportunities. But the amount you’re paid will depend on the size of your audience.
YouTube has launched an influencer hub too, called BrandConnect. Eligibility is restricted at the moment to creators located in the USA with over 25,000 channel subscribers.
It’s a fairly new venture for YouTube, so they may roll it out to new locations and relax entry conditions as time moves on.
Of course, you’re free to set up your own influencing opportunities by proactively approaching businesses yourself. Just make sure you have a large enough audience in a niche that plays well with your target company.
How much can you expect to earn?
Top earners can make thousands of dollars per video. But the cash you earn will depend on the size of your audience and the market niche you serve.
Starting with a small channel will likely mean that you only receive a free sample of the product you are endorsing, like a protein shake or an eyeliner for example.
How Do I Make Money on YouTube with Patreon?
You can make money with crowdfunding on YouTube, where you ask people to send you money directly. This is a method best left for those raising money for a good cause. And it could lead to a fraud claim if you aren’t transparent with what the requested money will be used for.
Much better, and a step away from crowdfunding, is using a service like Patreon.
Patreon allows you to create a page where you can distribute additional content not uploaded to your YouTube channel. You tap your fans for a small recurring monthly payment in exchange for access to exclusive content.
You can set several levels of subscription, and save you juiciest content for your top-level subscribers.
Patreon is like having your own pay-TV channel, and you have full control over the content and the schedule.
If you don’t want to commit to the extra workload that running a Patreon account brings on top of an already busy filming calendar for YouTube, consider using the Patreon pay per content model instead.
This lets you charge people to see bonus content as and when you make it.
How much can you expect to earn?
Patreon subscription prices charged by people are usually around the $4-$5 per month mark. This price is small enough for many people not to have to think too deeply about signing up.
And the recurring monthly payments are likely to continue, at least for a while, as many are too lazy to cancel them!
If you can get 1000 patrons paying you an average of $4 per month, then you have an income that most could live on.
Here’s an example from a small YouTuber with an associate Patreon account. Nate Maingard is a singer-songwriter with a little over 5K subscribers. Nate’s Patreon has three levels of subscription priced from around $5 up to about $100 for his biggest fans.
If you look at his Patreon page it says that he has 151 patrons, at the time of writing. You can’t see how that breaks down across the various levels, but he is making a minimum of $500 per month.
How Do I Make Money on YouTube with Merchandise?
You can sell products branded with your logo or channel identity and sell them on YouTube via a merch shelf.
YouTube says ‘The merch shelf allows eligible creators to showcase their official branded merchandise on YouTube. The shelf appears on the video page of eligible channels, but may not be shown on all video pages.’
To access the YouTube merch program, your channel needs 10,000 subscribers and not make content primarily aimed at kids. Your merch should also be visually appealing and desirable enough for your fans to want to buy it.
Some of the items that are best for branding and selling are everyday items that people are likely to make use of. Baseball caps, reusable water bottles, and mugs are all popular choices and cheap enough for an impulse buy.
Make sure that your designs are of good quality, so hire a designer from Fiverr or Upwork if need be.
You don’t need to buy and stock your merch products. You can sign up with a print-on-demand service that can sync with your YouTube merch shelf. When you get an order, it’s automatically sent to the print-on-demand provider who makes the product and ships it directly to the customer.
If you’re in the UK then Printful has a good service. For those elsewhere, YouTube has a page of recommended retailers.
How much can I expect to earn?
This is difficult to approximate. It all depends on your fans, the design, and how much you promote them in your videos. This Sellfy calculator tries to give you a rough idea. Sellfy reckons that 10,000 monthly video views could earn you between $340 and $1,740 from merch sales.
How Do I Make Money on YouTube with Affiliate Sales?
This is where you act as a middle-man between a product seller and buyer. Basically, you are saying to your audience; ‘hey, I think [this product] is really good, you should go buy it’.
When someone buys a product that you recommended, and they followed a special link that identifies you as the referrer, then you earn a percentage commission on the deal.
The great thing about affiliate sales is that earnings are open-ended ― the sky’s the limit.
You can earn a few dollars when someone buys a cheap item on your recommendation. But you can earn hundreds of dollars per sale for more expensive things like premium training courses.
The easiest way to start making affiliate income on YouTube is by signing up with the Amazon Associate program.
You can pick a few products and highlight them in a video. Then, you link to the item using your affiliate link in the video details section underneath.
When a viewer follows the link and buys it you earn a commission. You also earn a commission if they buy something else too ―all sales are attributed to your referral link for that one shopping cart.
I include links to various products that I genuinely recommend in the video description for each one I upload.
How much can I expect to earn?
It’s impossible to say. How long is a piece of string? But you can easily make a living from affiliate sales only on YouTube, as long as you have enough video views.
Conclusion
Like the poor skinned cat I mentioned at the top of this post ― there are many ways to make money on YouTube.
But, your first focus should always be on growing your subscriber count and adding to your video stockpile. Like many things in life, there is a natural order to things on YouTube. One study from 2018 showed that 3% of YouTube channels had 90% of the total views.
YouTube is the kingpin of social media; it remains the leader amongst all social media channels and consistently receives the highest traffic, so it makes sense that everyone now like the idea of having their own YouTube account.
Here is a quick overview of YouTube user stats to help inform your video creation:
2 billion logged in monthly users
Each visitor spends just over 11 minutes a day (so make your videos snappy!)
Over 70% of views are on mobile
70% of videos viewed are determined by YouTube recommended algorithm
50% year on year growth of channels earning over £10k per year
So, looking for a quick answer? Do you get paid for YouTube? – Yes! You can get paid many ways on YouTube. The most direct way is from the YouTuber Partner Program that needs 1000 Subscribers & 4000 Hours of Watch Time to apply. You will then get paid a small fee per 1000 advertisements displayed (CPM). You can also integrate affiliate links and sponsors.
But first you need to set up your channel and find your niche.
The audience is already present on YouTube, you just need to tap into their habits and create exciting and interesting content to capture them and ensure you are the video they’re spending 11 minutes on a day.
It’s clear to see that consumption has turned more mobile, and that YouTube still have a huge say in who’s successful on their channel but there is absolutely no reason why you can’t be the next channel earning over £10k per year.
There is every opportunity to get paid for being a YouTube creator and you don’t really need anything special to begin your journey, many of the most popular YouTube videos returning ad revenue every day were shot on mobile phones you just need to capture your audience and hopefully get your videos viral or a steady returning audience to increase your YouTube growth.
How do I start getting paid for YouTube?
YouTube has various methods for you to start earning money from advertising revenue, channel memberships and more. Each method has differing eligibility requirements whether that is a certain number of subscribers or views.
Before you’re able to apply to monetize your content and join the YouTube Partner Programme you need to have gained 1000 subscribers and have had 4000 public watched hours over the last 12 months.
Hopefully utilizing those tips and tricks you’re at a level where your channel is garnering views and you’re ready to monetize, your first step is to have an active Google AdSense account – Google owns YouTube so this is where your adverts will come from. You can now enable the monetization feature within YouTube and connect your AdSense account, this basically lets YouTube know that you are happy for adverts to be included on your videos.
What Adverts will I get paid for?
If you have joined the Partner Programme you’ve told YouTube that you are looking to make money on their platform and that you’re happy to include adverts on your videos.
These adverts can arrive in a variety of methods, each earning you different amounts. The main two methods are CPC (cost per click) or CPM (cost per mile). CPC is what it says on the tin, the ads are charged per click meaning that you get paid the more clicks you get on those adverts.
CPM is slightly different; these are usually if a viewer has watched an advert on your video and you will get paid a set amount for every 1000 views of the ad. The amount differs per advertiser so there is not a definitive answer, but it can be anything from 5p upwards. Within the two main advert methods are 4 different formats that become available to you
Pre-roll video ads (CPC) – These videos are shown before your video and can last up to 30 seconds
In Stream ads (CPM) – Very similar to Pre-roll video ads however the viewer can skip the ad after 5 seconds
Bumper ads (CPC) – 6 seconds non skippable clip that will be shown before your video
In Display Ads (CPM) – These adverts are not included on your video they can be found in the sidebar so are a bit more discrete
You can personalise what types of adverts you’d like to be included on your videos as a whole and also on individual videos which is really good for driving the adverts onto your most popular videos and making sure your balance of content / advert is how you’d like it.
Adverts are the most passive method of getting paid for YouTube, once its set up you can pretty much leave it in the background earning you money.
How else can I get paid for YouTube?
There are many other ways you can earn money and get paid for YouTube.
Depending on your content and niche you could reach out to brands within your niche for product placement campaigns, this would involve ticking the ‘paid promotion’ box when uploading your video but you can advertise the product and depending on the agreement you have you could earn a commission for sales via your video
In a similar vain you can use affiliate links throughout your video or in your description to earn via people clicking your links. Let’s say you are creating a recipe video; you could link the equipment you use in the description using an affiliate link. This should generate income via your affiliate network by utilizing your YouTube audience
If you want a deep dive into affiliate marketing and how to get started – check out my monster blog post on affiliate marketing for beginners.
If you have a loyal following and audience and a catchy slogan or name you might even, consider creating your own items and merchandise to sell. This gives your viewers a way to purchase an item you have created and if it’s branded can drive off site traffic to your YouTube channel – win win
When will I start earning?
Becoming a YouTube creator isn’t a get rich quick scheme, I’ve highlighted a couple of ideas for earning, There are a plethora of other ways to get paid for YouTube but don’t run before you can walk, gain your audience, set up your adverts and start building your YouTube empire.
It is important your focus remains on your content and keep a healthy balance of unsponsored content as well as paid advertorial campaigns. Your audience want to see you and followed you for your authentic voice so ensure you maintain that credibility throughout. Your audience are likely to stay longer if they trust you and don’t think you’re selling out for a quick buck.
Let your passive income build while you develop and build your YouTube account. Your AdSense must hit £60 before you can withdraw anyway so expect a slow burn
How close are you to monetizing your YouTube account?
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Monetization on YouTube videos is a good way to make a Passive Income online. Monetizing your youtube videos after the recent adpocalypse has become a little harder than it used to be but all you have to do is make sure you follow the 4 main steps.
How To Apply For YouTube Monetization in 2018— Step 1 — Read and agree to the YouTube terms and conditions.
How To Apply For YouTube Monetization — Step 2 — Set up a Google Adsense account and link it to your YouTube Channel
How To Apply For YouTube Monetization in 2018 — Step 3 — Confirm your YouTube monetization settings.
How To Apply For YouTube Monetization — Step 4 — Keep your channel inline with the YouTube Community Guidelines and Terms & Conditions while getting 1000 Subscribers and 4000 Hours Of Watch Time in PUBLIC YouTube Channel Views.
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YouTube To Demonetize All Small YouTubers – What Can You Do? – YouTube Partnership Changes // YouTube Monetization 2018 Update – YouTube has announced that they will be changing their YouTube Partnership Programme (youtube partnership requirements) to only allow monetization on channels with more than 1000 subscribers and over 4000 hours (240,000 minutes) of watch time over a 12 month period.
This has rightly or wrongly upset the small youtuber community and I wanted to pop onto a live stream to talk about this issue.
Adpocalypse Demonetization YouTube Icons have arrived and its time we explained what the YouTube Monetization Icons mean, how to monetize YouTube Videos and why your YouTube videos have been demonetized. How to appeal a YouTube demonization and what affects a YouTube video being confirmed as Advertiser friendly or not.
Applying for YouTube Monetization at 10K Views? Apply for YouTube Partnership at 10K Views in 2017 to Monetize your videos and make money on YouTube. Learn How to monetize your YouTube channel and what you need to do to Apply For YouTube Monetization in 2017.
Monetization on YouTube videos is a good way to make a Passive Income online. Monetizing your youtube videos after the recent adpocalypse has become a little harder than it used to be but all you have to do is make sure you follow the 4 main steps.
How To Apply For YouTube Monetization – Step 1 – Read and agree to the YouTube terms and conditions.
How To Apply For YouTube Monetization – Step 2 – Set up a Google Adsense account and link it to your YouTube Channel
How To Apply For YouTube Monetization – Step 3 – Confirm your YouTube monetization settings.
How To Apply For YouTube Monetization – Step 4 – Keep your channel inline with the YouTube Community Guidelines and Terms & Conditions while getting 10,000 PUBLIC YouTube Channel Views.
Jimmy Kimmel and Casey Neistat both published videos about the Las Vegas Shooting. Jimmy Kimmel could monetize his video with advertisements while Casey Neistat’s video talking about the tragedy hoping to raise money for charity was demonetized as proven by Philip Defranco – Is the mainstream media given favourable treatment compared to Small YouTube creators?
Philip Defranco has also been attacked by mainstream media outlets claiming that his news is misleading and fake. However when making his case Philip Defranco has given and stated proof for his statements, even including video footage of advertising still being served against the Jimmy Kimmel Las Vegas shootings video.
YouTube Monetization and How To Make Money On YouTube are 2 topics heavily discussed this year since the Apocalypse. Making money on YouTube via YouTube Monetization can be achieved via YouTube Adverts, YouTube Partnership, YouTube Sponsorships, Merchandise and Affiliate Links.
YouTube Monetization – YouTube Adverts – These are adverts that are sold next to your videos and relate to your topic or products/services the viewer may have visited recently.
YouTube Monetization – Affiliate Links – Products or services you use to gain a percentage of a sale, either directly linked or just connected like Amazon Affiliates
YouTube Monetization – Paid Youtube Sponsorships – Brands that pay you to promote a service or products. Payment maybe is free products or cash money.
YouTube Monetization – Merchandise – This can be any product directly connected to you or your brand eg T- Shirts, Books, Phone Applications etc
