"I just want damn money."
"This is all unfair to the smaller channels.
The masses are being punished for the jackasses of the Internet.
Plain and simple."
"I don't want to get monetized just to make money.
I want to buy equipment that I can use in my vids for my subscribers."
These are just three of the comments that I gleaned from my popular video How to Monetize
YouTube Videos Without 4,000 Hours and 1,000 Subscribers.
Click the link in the card to watch the video.
Fortunately, there are other ways to make money on YouTube.
In this video, you'll discover four ways to monetize your YouTube videos without being
a partner.
You'll not only make more money ,but you'll make it faster.
My name is Herman Drost from drostdesigns.com.
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Number one, brand partnerships.
Partnering with brands is a great way to make money on YouTube regardless of your channel
size.
Even if you have a small fan base but they're engaged on your channel, brands will want
to partner with you.
The brands benefit because they can reach a specific audience with their product and
expand their target market.
Just keep in mind that anytime you partner with a brand or receive a product or service
in exchange for content, you may have disclosure obligations.
For instance, anytime you have a paid product placement, endorsement or commercial relationship,
you have to check the content declaration box in Advanced Settings on YouTube.
I'll place a link in the description to the Help Center article.
An example of where I established a brand partnership with a company was with Videoblocks.
As a result, I got paid hundreds of dollars to create the review video.
Click the link in the card to watch the video.
Number two, launch your own merchandise.
Merchandising is not just another revenue stream but it's a way to also engage your
fans.
They'll not only be supporting your channel financially but representing you and their
membership in your community.
Before you even consider launching your merchandise, build up your brand.
Also, think about your strategy.
What kind of products are you going to sell?
How are you going to produce them?
How are you going to distribute and promote them?
Ideally, you want your fans to promote your merchandise, so you have brand recognition.
If you eventually become a member of the YouTube Partner Program, you can link directly to
your merchandise sites using cards or in-screens.
Alternatively, you can link to your own merchandise site by associating your website with your
YouTube channel.
If you're not a member of the YouTube Partner Program, simply tell viewers to click the
link in the description below your video.
If you want to see an example of a person promoting their T-shirts on YouTube, click
the link in the card.
Ben promotes his T-shirt launch by taking viewers behind the scenes to his office where
he prints his T-shirts.
Number three, crowdfunding.
Perhaps you want to upgrade the equipment that you're using to create your videos.
If you get enough supporters that pledge a certain amount every month, you can change
your YouTube channel from a hobby to a career.
One example of a crowdfunding site is Patreon.
Patreon enables creators to get paid by running a membership business for your fans.
As you can see, they have a simple setup, growth insights, membership services and Patron
management.
You retain full control, you own your content, you can rally your biggest fans, you have
full-time cheerleaders, Patreon does the heavy lifting and there are only 5% fees.
I'll place a link to Patreon in the description below this video.
Here's an example of Peter Hollens Patreon page.
He's a singer, educator and entrepreneur who currently has 3,966 patreons.
Here's an intro video about himself and what he does, explaining how Patreon works.
He explains where your money goes and explains the rewards that you get if you become a patron
of his page.
Here are the Awesome Rewards, offer $1 per video to join the Patreon Hollens family.
$3 for Social patron where you can send your Facebook or Twitter links after you sign up.
$5 for Rockstar Patron where you get karaoke tracks of his songs.
$10 for Hangouts squad where you can join his online video hangouts.
$15 for spread the love where you get yearly personalized video messages such as a happy
birthday song or a surprise shout out to a friend.
Become a remix Patron for $25, so you get access to stem tracks.
Become a VIP Patron, so your name is in the scrolling credits at the end of his videos.
Creative crew Patron for $125 where you'll be included in his creative process and he'll
call you personally.
Become an angel investor for $750 where he'll fly you out for a video shoot.
Then he's got some common questions.
You don't have to necessarily use Patreon because here's a list from YouTube of approved
crowdfunding sites.
You need to become a member of the YouTube Partner Program to link to any of these sites
from your cards or in-screens.
Alternatively, just tell viewers to click the link in the description below your video.
Number four, channel memberships.
This is similar to a crowdfunding campaign where viewers receive rewards for supporting
your channel.
This used to be called sponsorships, but YouTube changed the name to channel memberships.
Sponsors is now called members, and the sponsor button has been changed to the join button.
When you click the join button, a pop-up screen appears that shows you the perks that the
creator is offering.
Members make monthly payments for badges and emojis you can design and other perks that
you can offer.
Currently, the only recurring payment is $4.99 per month and members can cancel at any time.
I left this option for last because the current requirement is 100,000 subscribers on your
channel.
Click the link in the card to watch my video on channel memberships or sponsorships.
There are many other ways to make money on YouTube without meeting the requirements of
the YouTube Partner Program, which is 4,000 hours and 1,000 subscribers.
Click the link in the card to watch my video series on how to generate revenue from YouTube.
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