To earn
money on YouTube, you’ll need to be part of the YouTube Partner Program, according to Google Support.
The YouTube Partner Program lets eligible creators monetize their content on
YouTube. Creators can earn money from advertisements served on their videos,
from YouTube Premium subscribers watching their content, and in some cases,
through viewer-purchased goods like Super Chat, Merch, and channel memberships.
You must complete the 4 steps below before you
can earn money from your videos.
Set up
your channel to earn money
The following instructions are only
available in Creator Studio Classic.
Step 1: Read and agree to the YouTube Partner Program terms
- Sign in to YouTube.
- In the top right, select your account icon > Creator Studio.
- In the left menu, select Channel > Status and features.
- Under "Monetization," click Enable.
- Follow the on-screen steps to accept the YouTube Partner Program Terms.
Step 2: Set
monetization preferences
Create a new AdSense account, or connect an existing one to your channel. You need an AdSense account to earn money from your videos and get paid. If you dont have AdSense account, you can read on How to set up an AdSense account.
In order to receive payments, you need to log into your AdSense account and ensure you have resolved any payment holds. Once any holds are resolved, you'll be paid when your earnings reach your local payment threshold (as long as monetization is not suspended for your channel and you're in compliance their our policies).
Step 3: Set monetization preferences
Set what types of ads you want to run on your videos and automatically turn on monetization for all your existing and future videos.
When you set this up, you will start earning money as soon as your channel is approved.
- Confirm you want to monetize for all your existing and future videos.
- Check the boxes under Ads formats to choose the types of ads you want to show.
- Click Save.
You can always change these setting in your monetization default so that every upload is automatically monetized or not monetized, or choose the specific videos you want to monetize.
Step 4: Get reviewed
Once your channel meets the program threshold, They will review your application to make sure your channel activity adheres to the YouTube Partner Program policies, YouTube Terms of Service, and their Community Guidelines.
They will let you know by email, and in Creator Studio Classic and YouTube Studio beta as soon as the process is complete.
If you don't have enough subscribers or watch hours for a review yet, keep making original content and growing your audience.
This threshold gives them (YouTube) enough information to determine the validity of a channel. It also allows them to confirm if a channel is following their community guidelines and advertiser policies.
Source: Google Help