YouTube is one of the most popular online platforms. You can watch videos, share your own videos, and make money while doing so. There are a few ways that you can make money on YouTube. In this article, we will discuss a few of the most popular ways to make money on YouTube.
In case you haven't noticed, earning on YouTube is getting harder and harder. With changes to the algorithms and the way that ads are served, it's becoming more difficult to make a buck on the platform. There are still a few ways to monetize your channel and earn some extra cash.
New ways to earn on YouTube
This article highlights changes to the YouTube Partner Programme that will begin taking effect in early 2023. Updated YouTube Partner Programme terms will be available for all partners to accept starting mid-January. This includes new terms to start earning ad revenue from Shorts. We'll announce when the new terms are available.
Hey there, savvy video creator! If you're looking for ways to monetize your YouTube channel beyond just advertising and sponsorship, read on. In this article, we'll share some new and little-known ways to make money on YouTube.
Starting in mid-January 2023, updates to the YPP will open up access to partnerships for more creators and give all partners more ways to make money with Shorts, including revenue sharing on ads. Revenue sharing for Shorts ads will begin on 1 February 2023 for those who sign the appropriate agreements beforehand.
What's 2 new
Here's an overview of what's new. See each set for more information:
- Earn money on YouTube Shorts
- Monetize content with music
1. Earn money on YouTube Shorts
YouTube is now a leading platform for online video content with over 1 billion active users. That’s a lot of people! So, it’s no surprise that many YouTubers are making a killing by creating and publishing content on the platform. Makes money on YouTube by creating and publishing short videos. We’ll also provide you with some tips and advice to help you get started.
Receive an invitation for the (YPP) with shorts: - We're excited to announce a YPP (YouTube Partner Programme) eligibility threshold for Shorts creators. Starting in mid-January 2023, creators can become eligible for the YouTube Partner Programme by gaining 1,000 subscribers with 10 million valid public Shorts views in the last 90 days. Once in the Programme, partners get access to all of the features and benefits that the YouTube Partner Programme has to offer, including ads on long-form videos. Creators still have the option to qualify for the YouTube Partner Programme with 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 public watch hours in the last 12 months, however, any watch hours from Shorts views don't count towards that threshold.
After applying for the (YouTube Partner Programme), a channel will be reviewed to check whether it meets YouTube's channel monetization policies. These apply to anyone in or looking to apply to the YPP. To be eligible for monetization, channels must upload original content, whether created on or off YouTube.
Examples of ineligible videos include:
- Non-original videos, like unedited clips from movies or TV shows
- Unoriginal videos that have been edited and added to with no thought/care
- Copying other people's content from YT or other platforms, with your own original content.
- Reuploading other creators' content from YouTube with no original content added
Note: To monetize with ads, content must also meet our advertiser-friendly content guidelines.
Start earning from ads with Shorts
Ads revenue sharing for Shorts begins on 1 February 2023. There won't be changes to existing revenue-sharing models for long-form videos or Fan Funding products.
Starting from February 2023, new and existing creators in the YPP will be eligible for revenue sharing on shorts as a revenue source for YouTube creators. As a YPP partner, you'll need to review and accept the relevant agreement in order to share ad revenue on shorts.
If the revenue collected from the AdSense program is spent to reward short creators in the short film program, and if the short film program is to create a better platform for music shorts creators, then this may be a win-win situation. However, this situation is only acceptable if 45% of revenue collected from the AdSense program is spent to reward short creators in the short film program.
2. Monetise content with music
We're gradually rolling out Creator Music to US creators in the YouTube Partner Programme, then plan to expand to YouTube Partner Programme creators outside the US.
Creator music is a music library where creators can use songs without losing any money. The library is a new way for creators to use music and earn on youtube. Make sure you know that for short-form videos, you can use music from the sound library and earn revenue.
Use tracks from the music maker list
Create music lives in YouTube studio. You can search and preview your favorite tracks and see how they can be used in your video. For each track, you may see one of the following options:
Get a license: You need to pay (or no fee for some tracks) you don't pay for using music in your videos. Get 100% of the revenue share.
Divide the income: Pay no upfront fee and split video revenue with the track's rights holders.
Note: It can be that a track can be used in a video, but it can also be that it can't. Some tracks may be available for you to use, but not all of them. So it is not certain that you will get a content ID claim or a copyright claim.
More opportunities for creators
YouTube offers 10 ways to earn money on the channels. So we're updating the ways that you can earn. In order to make this update, we're also opening up the YouTube Partnership Program to even more creators. Starting in mid-January 2023, newly eligible creators will be able to join the YPP by either:
1. Getting 1,000 subscribers with 4,000 valid watch hours in the last 12 months.
2. Getting 1,000 subscribers with 10 million validated public Shorts views in the last 90 days.
Note: As of October 2022, eligible Shorts views for creators not in the (YouTube Partner Programme) count towards eligibility for the YouTube Partner Programme.
YouTube Partner Programme Eligibility
If you have a business that sells products or services through YouTube, then you might be interested in the YouTube Partner Programme.
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The YouTube Partner Programme is a program that allows business owners to monetize their videos with ads. There are different levels of membership, and the more you make through ads, the more you can earn.
In addition to the above. we'll be introducing lower eligibility thresholds for (YouTube Partner Programme) creators to access Fan Funding even earlier (such as Super Thanks, Super Chat, Super Stickers, and channel memberships). These new eligibility thresholds for Fan Funding will start sometime in 2023 and apply to long-form video, live stream, and Shorts content. More info to come!
Note: Remember that any public watch hours from Shorts views in the Shorts Feed won't count towards the 4,000 public watch hours threshold.
