YouTube Dashboard Monetization Guide 2023 [Updated!]

 

As someone who wants to make money through YouTube, you must know about the YouTube monetization dashboard. This is a platform for YouTubers to easily manage their earnings.

Through the YouTube monetization dashboard, you can monitor all channel activity. Starting from video performance, the development of the number of subscribers, analytics reports, etc.

Instead of getting more curious, let's learn all about the YouTube monetization dashboard!

Latest YouTube Monetization Terms

As you know, the meaning of YouTube monetization is content creators' efforts to make a profit through posting their YouTube content.

Even so, you can also do monetization on other platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and many more. However, we will focus on YouTube monetization. Here are some YouTube monetization requirements:

1. Have more than 1000 subscribers.

2. Have more than 4000 hours of video watch time in the last 12 months.

3. Have activated 2-step verification (2-Step Verification).

4. Live in a country/region where the YouTube Partner Program is available.

5. Have an AdSense account.

6. Comply with YouTube channel monetization policies.

7. Does not violate Community Guidelines strikes.

If you have met all the YouTube monetization requirements, then doing the YouTube monetization method will be even easier. But before going there, you need to be able to access YouTube Dashboard Studio first.

Get to know YouTube Dashboard Studio for YouTube Monetization

YouTube Dashboard Studio aka YouTube Desktop Dashboard is a dashboard for you to manage to see a summary of your YouTube channel's performance based on your recent activity.

How to access YouTube Dashboard Studio is quite easy, namely:

1. Go to your YouTube page;

2. Click on your profile picture;

3. Select YouTube Studios.

You are now signed in and can explore YouTube Dashboard Studio. Through this dashboard, you can do various ways to monetize YouTube which we will explain in the next point.

How to Monetize YouTube

There are many ways to monetize YouTube, let's see below.

1. Ads 

YouTube ads are arguably the main and favorite source of income for YouTubers. Remember, how to monetize YouTube through ads is quite easy:

Enter YouTube Dashboard;

On the YouTube Dashboard, click the Content menu;

Select the video you want to monetize;

On the left menu, click Monetize.

Decide what type of ad you want to run;

Click Save.

Then if you want to serve ads on multiple videos, do the following:

Enter YouTube Dashboard;

On the YouTube Dashboard, click the Content menu;

Select the gray box to the left of the video thumbnail for each video of your choice;

In the black column above the video list, click the Edit dropdown menu -> Monetization -> On;

If so, press Update Video and check the option “I understand the consequences of this action”. Then click Update Video.

Later, ads will appear on the YouTube video of your choice and monetization can run.

2. Shorts Fund

Surely, you are familiar with how to monetize YouTube. Yep, with Shorts Fund, you can gain more cash.

However, your Shorts video must meet these monetization requirements:

Have an active AdSense account;

The YouTube channel has uploaded at least one short video in the last 180 days;

Comply with YouTube's Community Guidelines;

Videos must be original, not re-uploaded from other channels;

Creators aged 13 and over;

Creators must be located where the YouTube Partner program is available.

3. Super Chat 

The next YouTube monetization method, Super Chat. This feature allows your viewers to send paid chats while you are live-streaming.

To enable Super Chat, here's how:

Enter YouTube Dashboard;

Select the Monetization Menu;

On the top side of the main dashboard, click Live Chat -> Start;

Follow the onscreen instructions;

After following all the instructions, you will see "Super Chat status is active." 

4. Super Sticker

Almost similar to Super Chat, what's different from Super Sticker is the media. As the name suggests, Super Sticker uses paid stickers.

How to activate Super Sticker is the same as Super Chat.

5. Super Thanks

Slightly different from Super Chat and Super Sticker, Super Thanks works in video comments outside of live-streaming. This feature allows user comments to have a different color highlight. Thus, the comments look more prominent.

Not surprisingly, many YouTube users are willing to spend more money on this feature. Because they can more easily attract the attention of people or the owner of the YouTube channel.

If you are interested, please see how to activate Super Thanks for the following monetization:

Enter YouTube Studio;

Select the Monetization menu;

Go to the Supers Page;

Follow the instructions on the screen;

After following all the instructions, you will see a Super Thanks toggle to enable or disable this feature.

6. Channel Memberships

Apart from AdSense, currently channel memberships are widely used by YouTubers. Apart from the easy monetization method, the enthusiasm of people to subscribe is also great.

Here's how to activate channel membership monetization:

1. Enter YouTube Studio;

2. Select the Monetization menu;

3. Enter the Subscription page;

4. Click Start and follow the on-screen instructions.

Through this setting, you can manage the types of subscriptions, how much they cost, and the benefits for your members.

7. Merch

Do you want to sell certain merchandise via YouTube? The good news is, you can 'create an online store' alias to sell certain merchandise via YouTube, you know!

Here's how to activate the merchandise shelf:

1. Enter YouTube Studio;

2. Click the Monetization menu;

Go to the Merchandise page;

Follow all on-screen instructions;

Connect the online store link to your YouTube channel.

Later, your merchandise gallery will appear at the bottom of your selected YouTube video.

8. YouTube Premium

YouTube Premium lets people watch your YouTube videos without ad breaks. The question is, if there are no ads, where do you get the profit from?

Don't worry, you'll still earn through the YouTube Premium subscription rates that people pay. In other words, you get a portion of what YouTube Premium users pay.

9. Ticketing

Ticketing is one of the features in the YouTube Monetization Dashboard which we will discuss last. As the name implies, this feature allows you to sell concert tickets through your YouTube channel.

But you also need to know, this feature is only available for YouTube channels that meet the following requirements:

1. Have an official YouTube Artist Channel account;

2. The audience setting is not for children (made for kids);

3. Have an attraction ID from a certain ticket provider (AXS, Eventbrite, SeeTickets, etc);

4. The concert was held in a country that supports this feature (Australia, Canada, Ireland, etc).

To enable ticket monetization, you just need to follow these steps:

1. Enter YouTube Studio;

2. Click the Concerts menu and follow the on-screen instructions.

Are You Ready To Earn More Cash Through YouTube Dashboard Monetization?

At this point, I'm sure you are even more enthusiastic about monetizing the YouTube channel. With the presence of YouTube Dashboard Studio and its features, it's easier to earn money from YouTube.

So to make your video reach wider, you need to boost it with various marketing channels. One of them is a website. Why does it have to be a website?

With a website, your videos can potentially be easier to find either through search engines, ads, and so on. Apart from that, your branding as a YouTuber is also more credible and professional.