Other ways to make money on YouTubeHow To Earn Money Online From Home ?
Multi- channel networks
If you've already done a bit of research into making money on YouTube, you may have come across the term 'multi-channel Networks' or 'MCNs'. As the name suggests, MCNs are essentially management groups for YouTube channels – a bit like how multiple musicians will be signed to a single record label.
Part of an MCN could give you access to better quality production and editing facilities, the opportunity to collaborate with other channels or celebrities, as well as help with marketing and growing your channel.
The dangers of MCNs In return for the support an MCN gives you, you'll need to sacrifice a percentage of your earnings as well as other creative privileges. This sounds fair in principle, but MCNs are often accused of abusing their power and serving up a rough deal for their content creators.
Famous You Tubers suggested to us that they could have earned a lot more from their videos had they not been "in a very bad advertising network and legally locked into a contract" – and it's not just the smaller channels that fall victim to MCN greed, either.
So, while joining a multi-channel network can be a great way to take your work to the next level, you should never sign a contract that you're not happy with. These companies can, will and have taken advantage of content creators before, and you could end up earning less money than you would if you'd just gone it alone!
YouTube Partner Programme
The YouTube Partner Programme (YPP) is a scheme that allows video creators on the site to start monetizing their content. Members of the programme can earn money from a number of sources, including:
Adverts on your videos YouTube Premium subscribers watching your content Channel memberships (where paid subscribers get exclusive content)
Super Chats (where viewers in a live chat can essentially boost their comment to make it more visible to the streamer)
Unfortunately, you won't be able to become a member of YPP if you have just one viral video to your name.
Before you can join, you'll need to have over 1,000 subscribers and your videos must have been watched for a total of over 4,000 hours in the last 12 months. You'll also need to ad here to YouTube's community guidelines and terms of service.
Once you're in, you'll need a Google AdSense account. Don't worry if you think your viewers will be put off by commercials – you can choose which types of ads appear on your videos, like skippable clips or overlaying banners.
Oh, and just to be clear, you can't monetize any videos with copyrighted material in them. So if you filmed a short section of a gig and put it on YouTube, you wouldn't be able to make money from any ads on this video. Of course, reaching the thresholds required to join the YouTube Partner Programme is a big ask. Here's what Jack had to say when we asked him how to grow your channel to the point where you can join YPP:
Joining the YouTube Partner Programme
Firstly, you should upload consistently – not necessarily daily, but maybe a few times a week. Make sure you don’t have gaps of a few months, as people tend to forget you exist!
You can schedule videos on YouTube so they'll upload if you're away somewhere, so getting ahead of your videos is a good plan!
You should also spread your videos onto other platforms, like social media, as this can really help to spread your name.
Finally, make friends on YouTube! Obviously you should be careful, but doing collaboration videos is a great way to expand your brand.
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