--- title: 'How to Make Money on YouTube: First Payment Guide' source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=GWeOzVEajXw' video_id: 'GWeOzVEajXw' date: 2026-07-18 duration_sec: 1188 channel: 'Arvind zone' --- # How to Make Money on YouTube: First Payment Guide > Source: [How to Make Money on YouTube: First Payment Guide](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GWeOzVEajXw) ## Summary This video provides a comprehensive, step-by-step guide on how to earn money from YouTube, covering everything from channel creation to receiving payments. The creator addresses common questions about YouTube monetization, including how views translate to income, the requirements for monetization, and the payment process through Google AdSense. ### Key Points - **Common Questions About YouTube Earnings** [00:01] — The video begins by addressing frequent questions such as how YouTube pays, how long it takes to get paid, and what actions (subscribers, views, etc.) generate income. - **YouTube Pays for Views, Not Subscribers or Likes** [01:56] — YouTube pays creators for views, but only after the channel is monetized. Subscribers, likes, and comments do not directly generate income; they help with engagement and video promotion. - **Monetization Requirements: 1,000 Subscribers and 4,000 Watch Hours** [05:34] — To join the YouTube Partner Program, a channel needs at least 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours in the last 365 days (or 10 million Shorts views). There is also a 'half monetization' option with lower thresholds. - **After Monetization, Views Generate Income** [08:55] — Once monetized, every view on a video earns money. The exact amount varies based on factors like viewer location and ad rates. - **Using YouTube Studio to Track Earnings** [12:05] — The YouTube Studio app shows earnings for the last 28 days, displayed in dollars. Creators can view their revenue and track performance. - **Payment Process: YouTube to AdSense to Bank Account** [13:56] — YouTube pays earnings to a Google AdSense account on the 10th of each month. AdSense then transfers the money to the creator's bank account between the 21st and 22nd, but only if the balance exceeds $100. - **Monthly Payment Cycle and Threshold** [16:34] — Earnings from one month are paid to AdSense the following month on the 10th. AdSense holds the money until the balance reaches at least $100, then pays out to the bank. ### Conclusion Earning money on YouTube requires meeting monetization thresholds, creating original content, and understanding the payment process through AdSense. The key is to focus on growing views and watch time to generate income. ## Transcript many questions must be coming to your mind. Like some people think that how do we get money from YouTube ? So the question that comes to one's mind is what does YouTube pay us for? So this thought comes to someone's mind that how much time does it take for us to get money. So this also comes to the mind of some people that what do we have to do on YouTube? So some after how many subscribers do we get money? So this thought comes to someone's mind that we get money depending on how many views we get. this thought also comes in the mind of some people that what benefit will it bring ? How much money will I get? So this thought also comes to the mind of some people that if someone shares our video then what benefit will we get from it? How much money will we get from that? Some people think that how many videos do we have to upload on YouTube before we can earn money. So there are many such questions and in today's video I am going to answer all the questions. Meaning today I am going to tell you the full process from A to Z. I am going to give you a complete guide. From zero to hero. I will tell you all the processes involved from creating a YouTube channel to the money coming into the bank. Even the You will get complete knowledge about YouTube A to Z. Ok Just watch the video. I will not ask you to like and comment. If you like the video, go and like the video etc. There is no need to do it now. Ok? So let's [nasal sound] guys, first of all let's talk about something that's on a lot of people's minds, a question. Ok? When I was new in the beginning , it used to come to my mind that after all, this YouTube, what does YouTube give us money for? Ok? What does YouTube pay us for ? YouTube pays to learn. But what does he give for? So brother, first of all let me clear your doubt that the money that YouTube gives you is for your views. Ok? YouTube pays for views. This means that you get money for the views your video gets. But friends, you will make a video and upload it on YouTube. Suppose your video gets 100 views. Ok? So if you get 100 views, will you get money for it? Will not get it. You will not get a single rupee for this. Suppose you uploaded a video, made something on YouTube and posted it, suppose your video got 2 lakh views. Ok? So will YouTube pay you for this ? Will not give. He will not give you even a single rupee. But right here, if you are watching my channel right now and brother, I will get a good amount of money for it. views, then brother, I will get good money for this on my channel. Because get good money for this on my channel. Because my channel is monetized. YouTube will pay you for the views. But do you know when it will give views ? After the channel is monetized. Now will tell you this also, don't worry. Let us start with the starting. Friends, first of all let me tell you one thing. First you have to create a channel on YouTube. First of all, okay? What does it take to make a YouTube video? Channel. Now how is a channel created ? I have made a detailed video on this. I have told you everything. can go and learn how to create a new and good channel on YouTube. Ok ? First of all we have to create a channel on YouTube. Now after creating the channel, Whatever type of video you want to upload. Ok? How to upload videos etc. available on my channel. So whatever I am going to tell in this video, videos on all the topics will be available on my channel. If you want, you can go and see it and I will also give you the link etc. in the description. Ok? Now suppose we create a YouTube channel. Ok? What do we have to do after creating a channel ? Videos have to be uploaded on this. Now if we upload the video then what will happen? Our video views will we do not have subscribers. Now some people will also think that what are these subscribers? What are subscribers after all? So let me tell you that just like in Instagram, Facebook etc. or TikTok, there are followers etc., member follow, similarly in YouTube we call it subscribers. You can call your family, your members or followers whatever you want, it is written as subscribers on YouTube. That is called subscribers. Ok? So let me tell you one thing. You don't get paid for subscribers on YouTube. Ok? You don't get paid for watch time. I do n't get likes. No comments are available. You only get money for views. Ok? Or you just get money for views. But friends, then why do people ask to like, comment and share the video? So you will know this thing also later. First of all let us talk about the first created a YouTube channel. Now if we upload videos etc. on YouTube channel, then Once this monetized channel becomes ours, then views or 100 views or 10,000 views, no matter how many views it gets, we will start getting money for it. Money will start coming in. When is money made? When our YouTube channel gets monetized. Got the first thing? YouTube pays us for views. The amount of views you get depends on the amount of money you get. Now if you want to know how much money you get for how many views, in the description of the video. If you want, you can go and see. This thing has already happened. We get money for views and when do we get it? When our channel gets monetized. How will the channel be monetized now? Suppose we created a channel for free. We learned how to create a channel. Ok ? He also started posting videos etc. But then how will the channel be monetized? So brother, how does monetization happen? Look, there is a condition on YouTube, like look, monetization, which we call YouTube Partner Program Eligibility Partner Program, we call it monetization. you have joined its program, which we call monetization in short. Now YouTube has an eligibility rule. YouTube has stipulated that your channel must have at least 1000 subscribers. As we had said that just like followers etc. are there on Instagram etc., similarly you should have at least 1000 subscribers on YouTube. If then you will have 1000 subscribers. Now after that friends, this is the first condition. Now there is another condition of YouTube. Just look carefully. Suppose you Ok? Like I am making a long video like this. Now some Like look here, the short video is like this. So if you make long videos then your channel you make long videos, if you make shorts then you need 10 million views on shorts. Now one thing to see is that it is full. There is a condition for this. YouTube has given a condition. You can half monetize your channel. Instead of 4000 hours, you can also do 3000 hours of watch time here. Ok? And instead of 10 million views, you can simply get 3 million views here and instead of subscribers, you can also get 500 subscribers. This will monetize your half. But friends, if you believe me, it would be much better if you fully monetize. Ok? Now see here How does this count? You already know this. What are subscribers? 1000 people subscribed. The first thing you have done is to subscribe to your channel. ? How is watch time calculated ? So let me tell you. Now see how watch time is counted? Suppose you have uploaded many videos on your channel. Ok? Let me tell you in detail. Suppose this is a video from your channel. Ok? What is this about your channel? There are videos and so on. Now the views that come on all the videos. Ok? For example, suppose this got 50 views, this got 60, this got 10,000, this got 12,000. Whatever views came in this way. Now suppose this video has been seen by 50 people. So how many minutes did 50 people actually watch? For example, suppose your total watch time from this video is 2 hours. Ok? Now, suppose your total watch time from this video is only 20 minutes. Now suppose your total watch time from this video is 10 hours. So in this way, whatever videos there are on your channel, way, whatever videos there are on your channel, your channel should have a watch time of 3000 hours for half monetization and 4000 hours for full monetization. Ok? In the last 365 days. You can you want, you can go and see. So in this way, if you get 1000 subscribers, then the option to apply for monetization of your channel will come. The channel will not be monetized. After completing all these milestones, you will get the option to apply there in a simple way. You will have to apply to the channel. Then after that, when you apply, your channel will go for review to YouTube, to the YouTube team. Now the YouTube team will look inside your channel to see what is there in your videos. What kind of video have you made? You have n't copied someone else's video and put it in it. You don't have to make your own video on YouTube. Whether you make it by showing your face or in any other way like this or by recording, but you have to make it yourself. Downloading and uploading someone else's content is not allowed. Ok? So it will appear that if your video is actually original then your monetization will be approved. Then you will join the YouTube Partner Program. Ok ? Now friends, after that assume that your channel has been monetized. Ok? Suppose your channel gets monetized, do you know what will happen after that ? Whatever video you upload on YouTube, ? Whatever video you upload on YouTube, this video of mine has got 8000 views. Ok? 89000 views have come. So now I will get money for the views I have received from this video. No matter how much I get. Suppose I get ₹20 or suppose I get ₹200 or suppose I get ₹500. Whatever it is, you will start getting money according to the views Ok? Look at this monetization section that is visible, after the channel is monetized, a green colored dollar symbol appears here, from this our money starts being generated. Ok? So now whenever you get views, you will get money for it. Now friends, one thing you will have a doubt about is what will happen by liking and commenting ? What happens when you share? Because maximum people say like , comment, share. What happens with that friend, please like the video and comment. What happens with this? Ok? And please subscribe. What happens with this? So brother, let me tell you that you do not get any money from likes, comments etc. You get money only for views. What happens with likes and comments? Your video engages. Suppose you are watching this video of mine. You are liking the video. Ok? So friend, please like it. Suppose you are liking it, do you know what will happen? YouTube will think this video has some substance. There is something special in this video that people are liking , loving. People are also commenting. what will YouTube do in that case? It will promote your video more and reach more people. Ok? So this is what happens. Likes, comments, and shares engage the video. The video goes viral more. Ok? So friend, I request you also to make this video of mine viral. For this, you all like and comment brother. Ok? Everyone please comment. Give your opinion on anything and please like it so that my video also goes viral. Ok? This thing happened. Now the question is what happens by subscribing ? So brother, by subscribing your fan following increases. Your followers increase and you get many awards on YouTube for free. Like your channel has 1 lakh subscribers then you get this button from YouTube, which is called silver play button. Now suppose your channel has 1 million 10 lakh you get this award, Golden Play Button. If understand that he has received this award, this Diamond Play Button. Ok? So this is how YouTube keeps giving awards. Gives many awards. Provides a lot of features. From zero to 100 200 million. So You will find it in the description. Ok? So if you want, you can go and see it. So this is what we get money for. But friends, the most important thing is how does this money come to us? Does YouTube send us money through UPI or through our bank or through which medium does the money come to us? Money comes, money is received. This is true. But how do we get money? By which means? How much time does it take? Now look carefully. Now the things I am going to tell you are going to be very important. Look brother, let me tell you the thing in a simple way. You will have to watch YouTube, this is Yt Studio. When you make a video, you will also have to download the Y Studio app. It will be available from Play Store. It is a small app. So when you open the YT Studio app, channel will be visible there, that is, how many subscribers you have. Look at your last 28 days, here it will show you the data of last 28 days. Ok ? Meaning what has happened recently in the last 28 days. How many views has the channel received and how many subscribers have increased in the last 28 days. How much watch time has increased and see how much you will earn here. How many dollars have you earned? Now let me tell you one thing that the money that YouTube gets comes from abroad, from USA. Ok? So the dollar is used there, so we get the money in dollars only. If you want, you can set the Indian currency and see it in Indian Rupees or RS, but the in dollars. Ok? So what happens to you here? All the money is visible here. Ok? At this place, your money will be counted as to how much you have earned in the last 28 days. So now you will get this money through the bank. Ok? Whatever money you earn from your YouTube channel. Suppose this is your channel. Ok? Suppose this is your channel. Ok? Whatever money you earn from the channel, you will get it through the bank only. Ok? It will be available only through the bank. You will get this money in the bank. But this YouTube channel will not directly give you money in the bank. YouTube will give the money to someone else or the middle person. Now the middle person will give it to you in the bank. This is how money is earned. Ok ? This is the correct process. Now to whom will he give it? Let me tell you in more detail so that you can understand it better. Look friend, let me tell you first. I have told you that the last 28 days, okay, the earnings of the last 28 days will be visible to you in a simple way in YT Studio, now see, there you will see the earnings of 28 days, but whatever you earn every month, you get that money the next month, how do you get it, that is, see how do you get the payment, first of all, let me tell you one thing, suppose this is your YouTube channel, okay, it is a YouTube channel. Now whatever you earn from this, what will it do, it will not give this money in your bank in a simple way, not give this money in your bank in a simple way, it will give the earnings in a simple way in Google Adsense, okay in Adsense, now what is Google Adsense, Google Adsense is an account, it is a bank account, this bank account, now you people must be thinking that friend what is this bank account, how will we create it, how will it be linked, so let me tell you that whenever we monetize a YouTube channel, any YouTube channel, then at the time of monetization itself a Google Adsense account is created for us. Ok? Google Adsense account is created. At the time of monetization. Now it is a bank in the middle. Look , YouTube etc., then they give the money only in the Google Adsense account. Now the Adsense account will be given to you by the bank. Ok? This is how money is earned. Meaning, whatever you earn from YouTube, it will never deposit that money in your bank. YouTube will pay the money to Google Adsense. Now Google Adsense will hold back that money. Now after some time he will give it to your bank. Now let me tell you when this money will come to you. Just look carefully. Now I am telling you a very important thing. Now let us consider it in a simple way as an example. Ok? There is one rule for this. See how much money you can make from YouTube. Ok? Whoever does this every month ? Every month money is transferred here on the 10th. Ok? Transfers on the 10th. Now its rule is that it Transfers on the 10th. Now its rule is that it When does YouTube transfer money to Google ? On the 10th of every month. Ok ? Like send money on 10th January, whatever you earn. Whatever money I earned, I sent it on 10th February. Sent the money for March, whatever I earned. In this way it is fixed on the 10th of every month. It sends money. It will not be sent on 22nd or 25th. No matter how much I money will be sent on this fixed date, 10th. What does he even have now? Whatever money is there will now go here, let's say $1, whatever it is, it will be sent to your bank on 21st to 22nd. But brother, there is one condition, just look carefully, it is a simple thing. Look brother, what will happen to you? For example, suppose it is any month. Ok? It's January suppose it is any month. Ok? It's January , it's February, it's March, it's April , whatever it may be, whatever month you earned. Ok? May is done whatever it is. Now for example, Ok? May is done whatever it is. Now for example, ? So what will he do? It will send it to your Adsense in a simple way. Like what will he do in Adsense? Will send $50. This is our AdSense and this is our channel and brother, this is our bank. Ok? Look carefully like this. Let's say what you earned in January, okay? Whatever he earned in January, he will not send it in the month of January. Ok Whatever he earned in January, he will not send it in January. What will he do? What happens next month? February. He will send it the next month after the month you earn. What will this do if you earn $10 in total in January ? In a simple way, here on February 10th, $10 will be deposited to you. Now suppose you earned a total of $50 in February. Ok? So what will he do? The next month after February is March. Now what will he do in March? Simply we already had $10. Ok? What already had $10. Ok? What will he do now? Another $50 will add onto it. The amount of dollars you have earned right now will not go into your bank right now. Ok? Will not come. not go into your bank right now. Ok? Will not come. Look, he won't come. Now look, Google Adsense also has a rule. The rule is that whatever money comes to us, we will keep it. Ok? Let's say you earned $10 in January , $20 in February, $30 in April, and sometimes $9 in September. In the same way, whatever you earn, it says that we will hold all the money and least $ or it should be more than that, for example, you earned $10 in January, so that $10 of ours was added in the month of February. Now you earned $50 in March, so see, $50 for the month of March was also added. Ok? So brother, both together make $60, so our $ is not yet made, so it will not send it to our bank. Ok? Now let's say you earned $60 here again in March, okay? What will happen now? The first was $10 back on April 10th. Ok? Again you earned $60 and $10 back on April 10th. Ok? Again you earned $60 and then another $50, meaning the total is $ 1.20. Ok? Look at this. So what will he do now? When it has more than $, it will When it has more than $, it will Meaning, let me tell you in a simple way. What does YouTube do? The money is transferred to Adsense on the 10th of every month. He sends it. Ok? What does Adsense do now ? Money is sent to your bank from 21st to 22nd of every month. But Adsense has rules. There should be at least $00 plus here. If there is no $ then the money will continue to be deposited in your AdSense account. It will keep happening. As soon as you have $100 here, the As soon as you have $100 here, the suppose Adsense earns $100 on 24th then what will happen? The next month will pass for you between 21st and 22nd. Ok? So this is how it goes. The circle continues. Meaning, whatever you earn, whether you earn $1, $2, $1, you keep getting money in this way. So brother, this is how you get money. But friends, this is a source of views which we get from Google Adsense. Ok? We But friends, let me tell you that But friends, there are many such sources on YouTube where you can earn a lot of money. For that I have made this video. You can click on it and learn how you can earn money from other sources also. And in this explained in detail what YouTube gives you and when. From zero to hero. YouTube gives us a lot of things. 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