[0:00] So, you want to get monetized on
[0:01] YouTube, but you got a 5minute attention
[0:03] span. Well, time is money. So, let's get
[0:04] on with it, shall we? First things
[0:06] first, monetization lives inside the
[0:08] YouTube studio, not your imagination.
[0:10] So, jump in there and before you do
[0:11] anything else, switch it all to dark
[0:13] mode. It'll help you get monetized
[0:15] faster because your eyes will still work
[0:16] this time next year. On the lefth hand
[0:18] menu bar, click earn. If you see this
[0:20] message, you'll need to update your
[0:22] country of residence in the settings,
[0:23] which are down here under the channel
[0:25] section. Country of residence is where
[0:27] you actually live, not where you were
[0:28] born. YouTube needs this for eligibility
[0:30] requirements. And no, setting your
[0:32] location to a luxury tax haven won't
[0:34] magically upgrade your channel. Once
[0:36] you've done that, the earn screen will
[0:37] look a lot more useful as it will show
[0:39] you your progress to monetization, which
[0:41] basically looks like this. First up,
[0:43] you'll need 1,000 subscribers. The good
[0:45] news with this requirement is that there
[0:46] is no time limit. Just keep creating and
[0:48] over time, viewers will keep clicking
[0:50] that button. Although, to be honest, I
[0:52] preferred it when it looked like this.
[0:55] The next requirement is more
[0:56] challenging. You will need 4,000 public
[0:58] watch hours over a 12-month period.
[1:00] Public watch hours basically means the
[1:02] videos must remain public, not unlisted,
[1:04] not private, and certainly not deleted.
[1:06] Also, any watch hours gained from
[1:07] YouTube shorts will not count either,
[1:09] which is damn annoying. As for 4,000
[1:12] watch hours over a 12-month period, this
[1:14] means that from today's date, whatever
[1:16] date that is, go back 12 months, any
[1:19] watch time earned will be counted, even
[1:21] if the videos themselves were published
[1:23] more than 12 months ago. I know, I know
[1:25] you probably still have questions about
[1:26] this, and I've tried to explain this
[1:28] rule a million times before, but you
[1:30] said you only had 5 minutes, so I'm
[1:31] moving on. The alternative requirement
[1:32] for 4,000 watch hours on long form
[1:34] videos is 10 million public shorts views
[1:37] over 90 days. Wow,
[1:40] that's a lot of views. I can't think of
[1:43] a joke for this bit. Uh, good luck.
[1:46] Essentially, these same rules apply in
[1:48] terms of shorts needing to remain
[1:50] public. All shorts views over the last
[1:52] 90 days counting towards the
[1:54] monetization requirements. But this
[1:56] time, no long- form YouTube video views
[1:59] will count towards this requirement,
[2:01] which again is just damn annoying. The
[2:04] requirements are set up in such a way
[2:05] that you're either a long- form content
[2:07] creator gunning for those 4,000 watch
[2:08] hours or a shorts creator taking on 10
[2:10] million views plus the 1,000 subscribers
[2:13] every creator needs. I appreciate these
[2:15] numbers sound pretty daunting,
[2:17] especially on day one when you're
[2:19] starting with a big fat zero. So, try to
[2:21] break down these numbers into more
[2:23] manageable chunks. For a long form
[2:24] creator over one year, you would need to
[2:26] average three subscribers and 11 hours
[2:28] of watch time per day. For a shorts
[2:30] creator over 90 days, that's 11
[2:32] subscribers per day and 34,000 shorts
[2:35] views per day to meet the requirements.
[2:37] And YouTube is all about compounding
[2:38] returns, stacking constantly on top of
[2:40] each other. In your first week with one
[2:42] video, you might not be hitting these
[2:43] numbers, but give it time. 50 videos and
[2:46] some viral moments, and you'll be
[2:48] smashing these averages. Now, on top of
[2:49] these channel performance requirements,
[2:51] you'll also need to follow YouTube's
[2:52] monetization policies. Yes, the boring
[2:55] bit, but stay with me. You'll need to
[2:56] turn on a two-step verification for your
[2:58] channel as well, which you can do right
[3:00] now, regardless of where you are in your
[3:02] monetization journey. It is annoying,
[3:05] but so is losing your channel to a
[3:07] hacker called CryptoLord 6 and 7. Your
[3:10] channel also needs to be free of
[3:11] community guideline strikes. If you do
[3:13] have one, you'll need to wait at least
[3:14] 90 days for that to expire before you
[3:17] can apply for monetization. And finally,
[3:19] you'll need to activate advanced
[3:20] features on your channel. This starts by
[3:22] verifying your account with a phone
[3:24] number to unlock intermediate features.
[3:26] Yes, another code. Yes, another text
[3:29] message. After that, with a bit of
[3:31] channel history and behaving yourself,
[3:33] advanced features should automatically
[3:35] unlock. Think of it like YouTube slowly
[3:38] deciding it trusts you, but not that
[3:41] much. Oh, and I almost forgot to
[3:42] mention, you'll need to set up an
[3:44] AdSense account attached to your YouTube
[3:46] channel, which is how you'll get paid.
[3:47] Now, I'll be honest with you, I haven't
[3:49] got time to explain how all of this
[3:50] works now because remember, I've only
[3:53] got 5 minutes. But YouTube will help you
[3:55] set all of this up when you're ready to
[3:57] apply for the YouTube Partner Program.
[3:58] In case you've not heard that phrase
[3:59] before, the YouTube Partner Program is
[4:01] the official term for channel
[4:03] monetization. And if you wanted to, you
[4:05] would only need to visit this page once,
[4:07] turn on the notification for when you're
[4:09] eligible, and just start creating
[4:10] content. Now then, when you do meet all
[4:12] of the monetization requirements, while
[4:13] you are eligible for monetization,
[4:15] you're not automatically enrolled and
[4:17] accepted. First, you need to agree to
[4:19] the monetization terms of service. Then,
[4:21] set up the AdSense account we mentioned
[4:22] earlier and wait for your channel to be
[4:24] reviewed. The monetization review
[4:26] process can take up to a month, but it's
[4:28] often done a lot faster than that,
[4:29] typically within a few days. If you're
[4:31] rejected, you can appeal the decision
[4:33] within 21 days or wait 30 days to make a
[4:36] fresh monetization application. But if
[4:38] you get rejected for a second time,
[4:40] you'll need to wait 90 days before you
[4:42] can apply again. So, it's really
[4:44] important to swat up on the monetization
[4:46] policies to make sure your content fits
[4:48] YouTube's guidelines. All right,
[4:50] congratulations on getting monetized.
[4:51] Here's your first paycheck
[4:55] in the mix. Stats on the rise. Views
[4:57] climbing high. No surprise. Monetize.