YouTube Monetization Terms and How to Register (Complete!) 2023

 

So, in this article, we will thoroughly examine YouTube monetization requirements and how to register for YouTube AdSense.

Curious, right? Come on, see the full explanation in this article!

4 YouTube Monetization Terms

YouTube Adsense is one of the most promising sources of income, it's no wonder that almost all Youtubers activate Adsense ads on their videos.

Even so, YouTube provides conditions before you can actually monetize, namely:

1. The account has been verified

2. Already have 1000 subscribers

3. No spamming

4. Have got 4000 watch hours over the last 12 months.

To make it clearer, here are some requirements that you need to fulfill when you want to monetize on YouTube:

1. Account Verified

The verification process is required when you want to upload long videos. YouTube considers videos longer than 15 minutes to be long videos. So when you want to upload a video longer than that duration, please verify it first.

The verification process is quite easy. You only need an active mobile number which will be used to receive a verification code. Here are the steps to verify your YouTube account.

Youtube Account Verification: Open Upload Page (1)

The first step is to open the upload page. At the bottom of this page, you will find an option to increase the duration of the video to be uploaded as seen below. Then click "Increase your limit". 

YouTube Account Verification: Choosing a Verification Method (2)

The second step is to choose a verification method. There are two options: using a voice message or a text message containing a verification code.

YouTube Account Verification: Validate (3)

After getting the verification code then enter the code into the form provided. Then click "Submit".

If you do this process successfully, the text "Partner Verified" will appear on your profile.

Now, after completing verification, you can upload videos that are more than 15 minutes long. It's better not to delay this process just in case one day uploading a video longer than 15 minutes doesn't need verification.

After this, you can upload a number of existing videos while fulfilling several other YouTube monetization requirements with AdSense.

2. Meet 4000 Watch Hours

Accounts must have 4000 watch hours as a condition for registering for YouTube AdSense. This total airtime is calculated for the last 12 months. So you have to meet a minimum of 4000 hours of broadcast for one year.

That's why you need to verify and upload as many videos as possible. The more videos and the longer duration (most likely) will speed up this condition is met. So don't be pessimistic right away because everything definitely needs a process.

This condition may not be immediately resolved in just one or two months. You may need several months or even almost a year to get it. So that's why you need to register for YouTube AdSense first. So that one day when these conditions are met you don't have to bother waiting and registering for YouTube AdSense.

3. Reach 1000 Subscribers

YouTube provides other conditions that are quite difficult to register for YouTube Adsense, namely having 1000 subscribers. This number is only zero points a percentage of the total YouTube users which reaches 1.8 billion. With that many users, now (maybe) getting 1000 subscribers can be easy or can be achieved in a short time.

Eits! Not that easy. Apart from sharing your channel with friends via social media, of course, you need to maintain good and interesting video quality. Don't let visitors who open the videos you share feel bored and you fail to get subscribers.

There are several things you need to pay attention to in order to create interesting content. The first thing is, of course, the originality of the content. Good content is original content or not plagiarized/pirated. You have to create your own content (even if it's not perfect). This will be better than using content from other creators.

Apart from plagiarizing, there are a number of other things that need attention to create interesting and good content, such as: giving the best in the first 15 seconds, providing content that invites visitors to open another video, being accurate in providing data, using the clear and easy language understood, and so on.

Through this short guide, maximize your content at the start. Then fix it in the next contents. It doesn't matter if the content is still not perfect because you can still improve in the next content. That way, the number of 1000 subscribers is not impossible to get in a short time.

4. No Spamming

Spam comments can hinder your YouTube AdSense sign-up process. You may already meet all of the above requirements. However, if you are still spamming comments, your YouTube AdSense account submission may be rejected.

When registering for YouTube AdSense, you don't immediately get an AdSense account easily. There are several verification and assessment processes that you need to go through with the YouTube team. Usually, it will take a few days for an announcement to appear whether your account is eligible or not.

Now! Accounts that spam comments will, of course, get a bad rating, thus affecting the rating. You also have to register for YouTube AdSense again.

Those are at least four factors that determine whether the application for a YouTube AdSense account is accepted or not. After knowing the conditions for YouTube monetization with AdSense, now is the time for you to find out how to register for YouTube AdSense.

How to Register for YouTube AdSense?

To start registration, you need a YouTube account. Therefore, the first step you need to do is to create a YouTube account first.

You can create a YouTube account using a Gmail account. We're sure most of you already have it. So all you have to do is access www.youtube.com and then log in using an active email. If you forgot your Gmail password, you can follow the article 'how to deal with forgotten Gmail password'.

Meanwhile, those of you who don't have a Gmail account can follow the article 'how to register Gmail easily'.

When you have successfully logged in to YouTube. The first thing to register for YouTube AdSense is to enter the settings menu. You do this by clicking "Icon Profile » Settings".

The menu will direct you to the settings page.

On this page, click “Profile Icon » Creator Studio” again to enter your own YouTube monetization dashboard.

Image: Creator Studio button

YouTube Creator Studio is a dashboard developed by Google for video content creators on YouTube. This dashboard contains a collection of settings that make it easy to manage videos and their accounts.

Below is a look at the latest YouTube Creator Studio (2019).

Overview of the YouTube Creator Studio Dashboard

The YouTube Creator Studio dashboard provides access to moderate comments, options to upload videos, quickly access analytical statistics, and of course to register for YouTube AdSense. This dashboard also provides a menu for uploading and managing videos that have already been broadcast.

Through this dashboard, you can immediately apply for a YouTube AdSense account even if you don't have videos uploaded yet. In the channel section, please click "Others Features » Monetization".

After opening the menu, you will be taken to the YouTube Partner Program page. This page contains the steps you need to take to register for YouTube AdSense. How to register for AdSense YouTube itself consists of four stages.

1. YouTube Partner Program Approval,

2. Connect your YouTube account with AdSense,

3. Setting Monetization Options,

4. Review after getting 4000 watch hours and 1000 subscribers.

The following describes each stage.

Stage 1: YouTube Partner Program approval

You will see the terms of the agreement containing the rules that apply as long as you use the YouTube Partner Program.

If you agree, check the available options below.

When finished, click "I accept" to proceed to the next step.

You can skip "Email me with options, announcements, your personalized tips to help grow my channel." not to get the latest information about the YouTube Partner Program in email.

Stage 2: Connect your YouTube account with AdSense

For those of you who don't have an AdSense account, you don't need to worry because at this stage there is also an option to create a new AdSense specifically for YouTube.

As for those of you who already have your own Adsense, you can directly connect it. You don't need to register from scratch.

After this, you will be taken to a page to link YouTube with an AdSense account. If you don't have an AdSense account yet, you will be guided to create a new AdSense account.

In the first form, you are asked to fill in your name and other information related to the account to be created. This includes the choice of the target country or region.

If you have finished filling out the existing form and agree with the applicable terms, please click "Create Account" to create an AdSense account.

It will automatically open the Google AdSense dashboard page. You are also asked to fill in some information about the account that will be created, such as name and address.

Important! Fill in the address correctly because that address is used by Google to send a verification code when your AdSense balance is sufficient to be disbursed.

After completing, click "Submit" to proceed to the next step.

At this point, you have successfully submitted an AdSense account to Google. You just have to wait until your account can be used.

While waiting, you can proceed to the next stage, which is to set the display of monetization ads.

Stage 3: Setting Monetization Options

This stage sets the ad position that will be displayed when the YouTube AdSense application is accepted.

On the Monetization page click "Start" on 'Set monetization preference'. The position of this ad can also determine how much money you can get from the ad that appears on the video.

There are four choices of display ad types, namely display ads, overlay ads, sponsored cards, and skippable video ads. Skippable video ads have the potential to bring in a large amount of revenue compared to the other three types. The following describes each type of ad.

– Display Ads

This type of ad appears on the right side of the screen. Always appear from the beginning to the end of the video being played. This ad can only appear when visitors use desktop devices.

There are several options for the size and format of photos and animations. Even though it is also in the form of a video, Display Ads ads do not support autoplay sound (no sound automatically) so they don't interfere with the video being played. But visitors can usually hear the sound by clicking on the animated image.

– Overlay Ads

Overlay Ads appear on the screen so that they slightly cover the video being played. Unlike Display Ads, this type of ad can be closed manually if the visitor wants it so it's not too annoying. The size is approximately 480×70 pixels.

– Sponsored Cards

Sponsored Cards are a new type of YouTube ad. This ad works by displaying a teaser to video viewers. After a while the teaser is replaced with a display of the card icon. This ad appears at the top right of the video being viewed. The icon gives the user the option to close or click on it to get complete information about the ad being displayed.

This ad is almost the same as Display Ads, it's just that the location and function differ slightly. What both of them have in common is inviting visitors to take further action after the ad is finished (clicking or searching for information).

– Skippable Video Ads

You often encounter Skippable Video Ads when playing videos on YouTube. These ads usually appear at the beginning of the video or the end of the video. However, in some videos, this type of ad is sometimes displayed in the middle of the video.

These ads are in the form of videos with varying durations. Some are five seconds, and some even reach several minutes.

Even though it's long, visitors can skip it by clicking the "Skip" button which usually appears after five seconds.

Of the four options, you can choose all of them or choose just one. My advice is to adjust it to the video being played. If you want to immediately apply these settings to all videos, don't forget to enable the 'Monetize all existing and future videos' option.

Stage 4: Review after getting 4000 watch hours and 1000 subscribers

At this point, you have successfully registered for YouTube AdSense. All you have to do is wait for your submission information via email as discussed in the previous section.

So right now all you need to do is focus on creating the best content possible to get 4000 watch hours as well as 1000 subscribers in the shortest possible time.

Your content will automatically be considered as eligible or not to become a YouTube Partner Program in accordance with applicable regulations. YouTube will email you a final decision which usually takes a few days or even months.

Make sure that the videos you make are viewable so the team can see your content's overall view count: if they can't find enough public content or it doesn't reach 4000 watch hours, they can't consider your channel.

Are you ready to register for YouTube AdSense?

That's a complete explanation of how to monetize YouTube along with the conditions. You only need to follow the guidelines that have been shown on the YouTube Creator Studio dashboard and pay attention to important points such as filling in the AdSense address which must be filled in correctly and accordingly.

Hopefully, through this article, you will not only know about YouTube AdSense but also understand how it works and of course, the conditions that must be met to become a YouTube Partner Program.

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