YouTube
monetization and
terms of service are changing
and you will have to agree
to these new terms of service or
your channel might actually be removed
from the YouTube partner program.
Recently we got the announcement
that YouTube has changed
the way that they handle contracts
for the YouTube partner
program and monetization.
This includes
all existing
monetized content creators on YouTube,
as well as people who want to apply
to the YouTube partner program
once they meet the requirements,
or that's the standard requirements
or the new expansion for YouTube shorts.
One of the first things you need to know
is that if you're already a YouTube
content creator
that is in the YouTube partner program
and already has a monetized channel
that you will already be eligible
for YouTube
shorts monetization through shorts ads.
You will have to sign the new module.
That's what
they're calling these amendments
to your partner program contract
to sign the new contract module
that is specific to shorts monetization
in order to earn from that.
Whenever we have an update in the future,
it will be through
these contract modules,
as you're calling them.
And so you need to make sure you're
keeping up with that.
It's probably going to come
through your creator
dashboard in many cases.
It may come from an email.
You have to make sure that it's coming
from a Google email, though,
because this is a ripe opportunity
for scammers to send fake phishing
emails and hijack your channel.
I've done a video
on protecting your YouTube channel
from scams like this,
but I will probably make
an updated video in the future.
But I'll link to my previous video
ad in the description of this video down
below in terms
of signing the base agreement,
if you don't sign the base agreement
for the YouTube partner program
before July 10th of 2023,
you'll be removed from the
YouTube partner program,
and if you want back in,
you will have to not only reapply,
but you might have to requalify,
meet the requirements all over again.
So you have more than enough time.
If you're watching this video any time
before July 10th to go ahead
and make sure you've signed
those contracts
and that you're up to date
and that you're still going to be
in the YouTube
partner program and earning revenue.
As for YouTube shorts,
you'll be eligible
to start earning money
from YouTube shorts
as early as February 1st.
The payouts for
this will obviously happen a month later
in March.
However, you'll start earning money,
start the clock on earning either
on February 1st
if you've signed the agreement by then,
if you signed the agreement for YouTube
shorts later than February 1st,
then your accumulation will start from
the date that you sign.
This also marks the end of the YouTube
shorts creator fund.
The YouTube Shorts Creator
Fund will officially be ending
according to YouTube
on February 1st, 2023.
The last payouts will probably be
in March
as a result of that
for the Creator Fund,
and that is being discontinued.
So the only way to earn money
from your two shorts
will be through the partner program.
And so that means you have to be
a monetize creator that's in YouTube,
its partner program, WIP,
and you can earn from ads on shorts
in the shorts feed
and you will also be able to earn
from super
thanks donations
from your audience on shorts.
I've done a detailed video
about the shorts revenue split,
which is different
than the regular ads on YouTube.
It is a pooled split
and I break down the numbers
and the 4555 split
as well as the shorts super thinks
7030 split.
All of that is broken down
in my YouTube shorts
monetization video
that will be linked to the
description down below.
If you want all the details.
I'm making money
from your YouTube shorts.
Since YouTube shorts ad revenue
will be starting in February,
the payouts for that should be reflected
in your YouTube
dashboard and your payout,
whichever payment method you're using,
whether it's direct deposit
or what have you, or a check.
You should start to see that in March.
If you have shorts that are monetized
in February,
you should see a payment for those
probably coming
through as early as March.
Something you will need to know
is that your previous shorts
that you've made,
if you're in the YouTube
partner program, can start earning money
for ads against those shorts.
In the short feed,
you may have to manually turn ads on
for those videos,
but they will automatically be eligible.
If you're already in the partner program
and you've signed the module
for YouTube shorts in your contract.
If you're on the desktop,
you can go into your YouTube dashboard
and you can do a bulk selection
to turn monetization on
for those shorts videos.
If you go ahead and you tab over to them.
That's going to be really convenient
for a lot of you with massive inventories
of shorts videos
that you've been making up until now.
I don't believe there's a feature
like this on Mobile
that may come at a later date.
We know that a lot of you
yeah, we've been looking at this.
I've talked to YouTube about it.
We know that a lot of you actually do
almost all your work
on your mobile device
if you're a shorts creator.
So I do expect them to start updating
the YouTube studio tool to give you
a few of the power features that over
those of us over in desktop
land have enjoyed up until now.
So, you know, just keep an eye on that.
If they do make a massive change
like that,
I'll make sure to cover it
on my YouTube channel.
We don't know what the CPM and RPM rates
will look like compared to normal videos.
I have some thoughts on that
and I'll probably talk about that
in more of my upcoming live streams.
But we don't have conclusive evidence
or data around that.
A lot of creators
are going to be hitting me up in Twitter,
DMS and sharing a lot of information
with me
as people share more of their data
and what their payouts look like
on YouTube shorts.
I'll be sharing that information
with all of you
and we can start to get a feel
for how much creators are earning
with shorts monetization on ads.
And, you know,
that transparency
actually helps the whole community
when it happens.
So thank you
to everybody who constantly shares
data with me on the CPMs
and RPMs for their different niches,
for their different formats
and all of these different things
that actually really helps a lot.
Remember that
you do have to sign the base agreement
as well as the update modules
in order to earn from shorts.
Once you sign the base agreement,
you have to sign these other amendments
to earn in these other ways.
The base agreement just is
what keeps you in the YouTube
partner program.
If you want to monetize
the shorts,
you're going to have to signed
that one as well.
There's also other features
and there will be other modules
that might come out in the future.
As YouTube expands
more creator monetization,
I believe that there are at least
maybe two more methods of earning money
that'll be announced fairly soon
before the end of the year.
So really looking forward to that.
Remember, you have until July ten, 2023
to sign the base agreement
for you to monetization,
or you may be kicked out of the
YouTube partner program
and have your content, your entire
channel demonetized there.
There's also some new updates
in terms of the policy
that you might want to look at
when it comes to profanity
and cursing on YouTube.
If you guys feel like that
deserves a dedicated video,
I'll probably look into doing that
for some of you.
But YouTube is actually posted
some information about this
that I'll link to in a help article.
In the description down below.
Also, I have a video plan
because there are about roughly seven
things you could do
that could get your videos.
Demonetized.
At this point,
and I think it's worth covering
all of them in a dedicated video.
So you'll want
make sure that you're coming back
and you check that out.
If you enjoy this video,
make sure you're checking out my video
on YouTube monetization for shorts.
I think a lot of you have missed
some key details.
So I'll link to that
in the description down below.
As always,
thank you so much for watching.
And don't forget,
go out there and create something
awesome today. Take care.