Is It Still Possible to Make Money on YouTube in 2026?

[00:03] 2027, is it still possible to make money on YouTube? How to win? What to do? Everything you need to know about YouTube is in this video, right up until the end. So, pay attention to every detail, because everything I've put here is

[00:16] important for you. I've been working with YouTube for, I don't know, six years now. 2019, YouTube for, I don't know, six years now. 2019, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 7 years that I've been here on YouTube. And in the meantime , many things happened.

[00:29] YouTube has changed a lot, and people's behavior has changed a lot too. But the good news is that there's still room for those who want to start today. So, by applying the right strategies and creating a real, high-

[00:42] And I'm going to explain all the possibilities to you in this video. Go ahead and like this video and subscribe to this channel, we're trying to resurrect it from the ashes. So, subscribe, leave a like, and let's get started with the content.

[00:55] First of all, what are the monetization methods here on YouTube? Just like the methods of monetization, we also have the formats, right? Previously, YouTube only had this format you're seeing mentioned here, horizontal, and now

[01:08] we also have shorts, which are short videos, like on Instagram, ReS, TikTok, and so on. So, the most traditional and well-known way is monetization. We monetize through the ads that are shown to

[01:21] you here, both in these horizontal videos and in the short videos as well. And then there are the people who pay for YouTube Premium, right? For those who also pay YouTube, a portion is split with the creator of that content. In addition, you can also have a

[01:36] sponsored partnership here on YouTube with an external sponsor. So, I don't know, the store that sells this blouse I'm wearing likes me to Fran, they want R$1,000 to show the blouse and mention my store? I say:

[01:49] "Yes". Of course, I'm explaining it in a very brief, very simplified way, but I can also insert these ads into the videos. Another way to monetize, which is already quite old and well-known here because it

[02:02] works, is with e-books, courses, digital materials, you know, info-products. So, I don't know, you want to teach English, your channel is about how to speak English. You can sell an e-book, a course, or even your online classes

[02:15] by also including information in your video description. The platform I recommend you use is Hero Park. Also, look, here's one of my little signs. This one here is from Hero Park. When you make R$100,000 plus R$

[02:30] plaque here. What I particularly like about them is that it 's a platform that creates the sales page for you, manages the entire sales funnel, and you can handle everything from one place. So it's a really

[02:43] cool platform to use, and if you want to register for free and start using Riro to promote your digital products, I'll leave the link for you to register in the description. Previously, to promote and

[02:55] sell any type of product here on YouTube, you needed to leave the link in the description and instruct the person to click on it. Now, when you leave a link in the video description, I 'll show you in practice what happens,

[03:08] YouTube. But before I show you, I still want to talk about how you're going to structure your channel, because after all these changes, YouTube has changed people's behavior, and the way you produce content here

[03:22] show you now on my computer screen a channel that I created from scratch here. This isn't the channel you're seeing; it's another one I created in addition to this one . And I started it from scratch , just like everyone else. So

[03:35] let's take a look at what the main characteristics are. Before I invitation to those of you who want to get started in the digital world but still feel lost. In link to my WhatsApp, where I'll send you three completely free lessons

[03:51] showing you step-by-step how to start a business using social media business using social media in 2026-2027. So, if you want to access these three lessons and my help to start applying all of this

[04:03] and get results, the link will be in the description. Leave a message on my WhatsApp and then come back here so we can continue this content. Okay, let's go then . This is the home screen for that new channel I told you about.

[04:15] When we look at earnings, we have the standard monetization that we're already used to, and the partnerships, right? So, regarding ads on the display page, ads on the display page,

[04:29] types of ads that I don't want advertisers to show: You'll never see that kind of advertising on my channel. [music] You can even block more URLs here if you don't want them to appear on

[04:43] don't want it to appear on mine, I block that one. Shorts feed ads . You can also put it there. Here I click on "view my statistics". And as you can see, in the last 28 days, I

[04:56] last 28 days, I only earned 3.72. Why? Because I wasn't posting on the shorts feed. That's when I started posting literally this week. I'll I think it's worth it or not. There's also the option of a channel membership, which I

[05:09] personally don't use, but you can generate revenue through that as well. So you're going to give exclusive benefits to some of your most engaged subscribers in exchange for that subscription, which is possible. Super gifts are

[05:22] live streams, right? So the person can send you a super chat and stuff. And here's a cool part that was the YouTube shopping mall, right? After TikTok Shop, both Instagram and YouTube, all platforms, I feel in

[05:36] general, are kind of copying worked very well, which is where you leave the product in the video. So, I'll leave this here as an example for you. I always

[05:48] I'm wearing? I can sell it as an affiliate. I'm going to display the link to this clock on the screen now so you can see what it looks like. A QR code appears, if I'm not mistaken, on this side or this side, I'm not

[06:01] sure. And when the person clicks and buys, I receive a commission. So, it's an official way that YouTube has found to generate sales through affiliate links. And that changed everything on YouTube, because before, people had to

[06:15] go to the description, look for the link, etc. Now, if scans the code. Or if she's using a computer or a cell phone, she simply clicks and it takes her directly to the sales page, which is really cool. I just put a

[06:28] few links on my channel here, I didn't even know, actually, I put them there kind of as a test. And look, in the last 28 days I had 38 in commission, R$ 651 in

[06:40] sales, right, so from products that people bought, and 74 orders. It also shows the number of clicks here and such. And you can do this promotion Mercado Libre. If I'm not mistaken, it's possible to do it for others as well, but the ones

[06:54] I've included here are these two. And then you can manage the products here, when you put the link in the video. So let's click on this video here to see how to insert this link. Can't you see I didn't do anything wrong? I

[07:07] simply inserted the links here. Okay, so let's watch here on YouTube to see how it appears. You can see here, this is a video where I'm talking about products, and the products I listed in the description are already showing up here.

[07:19] In this case, since it's a list video, here are some drugstore products that can make you look better without spending a lot of money. It does n't appear the same way the clock appeared here, in this case. Why? Because I set the clock to appear only once. This

[07:31] is a collection of various products. So you click here to view and it already has the product that's appearing in the video here. Did you see when I mentioned this shampoo I want to do the same thing with a product in another video, in the

[07:45] video details, I'll scroll down here and click here, see, products. There are no products marked there. Let's say I want to put on the clock, right? Edit products. Then I come here and put it on, look, the S watch. The Saint-Germain watch, which is what

[08:00] I wear. Then I'll find the link to mine, which is the same as in the video, and I'll click to mine, which is the same as in the video, and I'll click here on the little button, see, then "next". And then I can choose at what point in the video he will appear. So I can

[08:12] put it here, for example, at 1:56, at 2. So if I said at 5 minutes, for example, I click here on "done" and add it to the time I want it to appear at. [music] You see? Ready. Save. And that's all. Furthermore,

[08:26] now in 2026, 2027, we also have the community, and although many people think, "Oh, it doesn't amount to anything, it doesn't generate comments, it doesn't amount to anything," look how many comments and activities there are here in the community. I can come here and

[08:40] create posts, and this is where I'll create written content, right? I can share a poll, an image, a link too, anyway, that was something that didn't exist when I started, for example, the community didn't have it, right?

[08:54] use the community so much before, but now they do. You can even schedule posts. Look how affiliate offers here, for example, every day in the community, you can. That's practically three different feeds, right? The one for long videos, the one for short videos, and

[09:10] the one for community posts. Here's also the shop tab, which is for when you want to put your own shop here on YouTube. In my case, I don't have one; I 'm just an affiliate, so my tab is empty here for that reason, but it would be possible to

[09:23] add it there as well. Now let's go to YouTube Studio so we can see how much this channel, which I started from scratch, is currently earning me. Oh, it's a channel that has, right, 65,000 subscribers today. It was only recently monetized

[09:38] because on YouTube the secret is video quality and consistency. If you don't have these two things, it's a little harder to grow on YouTube. that YouTube is a search platform. So I need to create topics that people

[09:52] search for both on Google and on YouTube itself. I'm going to click here on Analytics and select it. Oh, here are the last 28 days. I'll include the entire period. Like I said, I have it, and like I said, it's a channel that hasn't

[10:06] made me, like, much money yet, because I started it from scratch and it only recently became monetized started it from scratch and it only recently became monetized . So, 5354.46.

[10:20] x 5, or 26,772, more or less over the last year. Then he gave me R$ 26,000. So this is only with monetization, because I hadn't yet showed you. So now,

[10:37] can also add that shopping tab to the shorts, okay? Oh, you come here in detail, you put in the products and do the same thing. You will select the product you want to promote. So, let's say I want to put this shampoo

[10:50] here, I go there and save it. I can do this in all the shorts, which frees up that secret function for me, which isn't really a function, it's just a strategy I use with my students, including for reusing content. So,

[11:03] the same content that I sometimes post on TikTok Shop with a product, I also bring it here to the feed shorts with the link here. So you went to the trouble of recording a video, but you can sell it on several

[11:16] different platforms. All of these videos here on Shorts are videos that I've already monetized on TikTok. It's just recycled content. I don't have any extra work to do for it. And that's basically the answer to the question: is it possible to

[11:29] create a new channel from scratch and monetize it in 2026, or even in 2027? The answer is yes. Not only is it possible to do this, but YouTube now offers many different tools and ways for you to do it.

[11:44] So, it's still a good business to start on YouTube in 2026. The difference between YouTube and, for example, TikTok, Instagram, and similar platforms, is that it takes a a platform where you can post something and immediately start getting a lot of views.

[11:59] He demands a bit more quality in his work, both in the quality of the recorded videos and in the entire video editing process, right? So when you're uploading it to YouTube, you need to know which tags to use, what

[12:13] title to give it, and understand the subject matter of the video itself so that it can actually be delivered by YouTube. But that's the information. If you still have any questions, just comment below. Every week I bring

[12:26] new content and news from the digital world, on how to make money and turn income. I really hope you enjoyed it, and until next time.