How you make money on YouTube
Become a YouTube Partner
YouTube Partner Program on How YouTubers General Accesss Special Features on the Platform.
You do not need to be a partner to make money on YouTube (just setting up an AdSense account and getting views is enough to handle that), but being a partner makes it a lot easier.
YouTube Partners have access to more revenue streams: not just ads, but YouTube Premium subscription fees, and features that affect your fan wallets such as Super Chat, channel membership and sales shelf (more on this later.)
Step 1. Start the channel
- Don't worry, we have a useful guide for this. It's called 'How to Build a YouTube Channel.'
Step 2. Make your channel effective enough to meet the requirements of the YouTube Partner Program
- To join this program, you need at least 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 viewing hours in the last 12 months.
- Here are some ideas on how to get the most out of your valuable YouTube views.
Step 3. Set up an AdSense account
This is easy. Just follow the official YouTube guide to AdSense accounts.
Step 4. Explore your new monetization features
- Each monetization channel has different eligibility requirements. For example:
- Ad evenue: to earn ad revenue, you must be at least 18 years old, and you must create content that is suitable for advertisers. Basically, if your videos are not controversial, YouTube advertisers will be satisfied with their advertising, as well as the revenue you make.
- YouTube Premium Income: When a YouTube Premium member watches your video, you receive a portion of their subscription fee. (This is automatic, good.)
- Channel Membership: In order to sell channel membership to your subscribers (i.e., your fans choose to pay you an additional fee), you need to be at least 18 years old and have more than 30,000 subscribers.
- Sales shelf: in order to sell sales from the YouTube sales shelf, you must be at least 18 years old, and have at least 10,000 subscribers.
- Super Chat Payments: If you want your fans to be able to pay for their messages to be displayed in your live chats during your live stream, you must be at least 18 years old (and reside in the country where this feature is provided).
Step 5. Post for ongoing updates
As a YouTube Partner, your channel will be held to a higher level, according to YouTube. You must not only follow the YouTube Partnership Program policies, but also the Community Guidelines. Not to mention sitting on the right side of copyright law.
License your media content
Step 1.
Step 2. Sign up for the video rights market
- Create content that meets our content guidelines suitable for advertisers
- Channel membership
- Be at least 18 years old
- It has more than 30,000 subscribers
- Sales shelf
- Be at least 18 years old
- You have more than 10,000 subscribers
- Super Chat & Super Stickers
- Be at least 18 years old
How to Make Money on YouTube (Without a Million Subscribers)

Are you being paid for uploading videos to YouTube?
How do you make money with YouTube?
Who will watch your YouTube channel?
Who will watch your YouTube channel?
- The sex of your audience, to see that its skews are aimed at a particular group.
- The age range most of your audience falls into.
- Location - countries or cities - where your videos are viewed.
- Total engagement of your audience, or "viewing time."
- With this people-centered knowledge, you will have a better understanding of your audience and be able to work better with products. All human insights can be removed from your YouTube stats, but to compare your channel with others try a tool like Social Blade.
How you make money on YouTube
Fortunately, there are several ways to accomplish this:
- Become a YouTube Partner and earn money through ads.
- Sell products or merchandise.
- Make money with your next creative project.
- Let your audience support your work using "fan support."
- License your media content.
- Work with products as an influential or collaborative person.
- Let's take a closer look at each of these streams.
Are you being paid for uploading videos to YouTube?
YouTube-paid content creators for the videos they upload. And videos are automatically monetized. To start making money on YouTube, you need to enable monetization in your YouTube account settings. From there, you have the option to join the YouTube Partner Program or have your videos listed on YouTube Premium.
How do you make money with YouTube?
There are a few exceptions to Forbes' list, with the exception of millions of dollars made by registered subscribers.
First of all, YouTube channels can be monetized with or without millions of subscribers. Your potential for revenue is determined not only by the number of subscribers and views you have, but also by the level of engagement you produce, the niche you care about, and the profit channels you explore. That doesn't mean the number of subscribers doesn't matter - check out our tips to find more subscribers on YouTube.
Second, this list of the top 10 can give you an idea of the millions of dollars made directly from YouTube. In fact, each of these channels has its own sales line. These channels find and build their audience first, before launching their own assets. If making money on YouTube is in your marketing plan, the first step is the same for everyone: have a clear understanding of your audience.
Who will watch your YouTube channel?
Building your audience puts you in a better position to monetize content in a variety of ways. But you will be able to take full advantage of the opportunities you have if you understand the structure of your audience.
For many YouTubers who want to make money, the bigger your channel, the better position you will use to work with products that want to target specific audiences (more on that later).
Who will watch your YouTube channel?
You will want to pay close attention:
- The sex of your audience, to see that its skews are aimed at a particular group.
- The age range most of your audience falls into.
- Location - countries or cities - where your videos are viewed.
- Total engagement of your audience, or "viewing time."
With this people-centered knowledge, you will have a better understanding of your audience and be able to work better with products. All human insights can be removed from your YouTube stats, but to compare your channel with others try a tool like Social Blade.
With that in mind, we can start talking about the various ways in which your YouTube channel can make money.
How you make money on YouTube
Like learning how to make money on Instagram or blogging, your audience can unlock the potential of your YouTube channel. But if you make a lot of revenue streams, by using side hustles or businesses, it’s easier to make money.
- Fortunately, there are several ways to accomplish this:
- Become a YouTube Partner and earn money through ads.
- Sell products or merchandise.
- Make money with your next creative project.
- Let your audience support your work using "fan support."
- License your media content.
- Work with products as an influential or collaborative person.
- Let's take a closer look at each of these streams.