Imagine if you can make enough money from YouTube channel to pay for your next vacation,
camera, conference or car payment. Wouldn't that be sweet? In this video, you'll discover
how to monetize your YouTube videos without 4,000 public watch hours and 1,000 subscribers
in the last 12 months. You'll not only make more money, but you'll
make it faster. Here's how to check if your channel is eligible for monetization. Just
click on YouTube studio beta, then click monetization. You'll see a box that shows a current number
of subscribers and public watch hours on your channel and how much is still needed.
You can get YouTube to send an email when you're eligible to apply. Keep in mind not
all watch hours count towards YouTube Partner Program threshold. Videos that don't include
public watch hours are private videos, unlisted videos, deleted videos, and TrueView campaigns
with Google Adwords. Now that you discovered your channel is not
eligible for monetization so you can't make money from Adsense ads, what are the alternatives
to making money from your channel? Here are 21 alternatives for making money from YouTube
channel without Adsense ads. Number one, affiliate marketing. This is one
of the easiest ways to make money from YouTube videos. You simply sign up for an affiliate
program related to your niche and you can earn 50% or 60% commissions. All you have
to do is create a review video related to the particular product.
For example, I created a review video for TubeBuddy. When somebody watches the review
video and purchase the product through my affiliate link, I'll make 50% commission.
Click the link in the card to watch my video on how to promote affiliate products on YouTube.
Number two, online course. This is where you can sell your own products and receive 100%
commission. If you're an expert in a particular niche, you can create a series of video tutorials
that take people step by step through the course. For example, I created an online course
called Master Video Ads which takes people step by step on how to use video ads to sell
products and services. You can promote your course with little tutorials
on YouTube. Number three, membership course. This is a great way to create a passive income
online month after month. If you can get people to sign up for your membership course by promoting
it on YouTube, you can make money month after month. Even while you have a vacation at the
beach your YouTube channel is generating revenue. Number four, ebook. An ebook is a great way
to repurpose the content you've already shared in your videos. You can certainly take the
transcript of your video content or a blog post and compile it into an ebook. If you
want to know how quickly and easily create an ebook from a Google Doc or blog post, click
the link in the card. Number five, write a book. You've already
repurposed information that you shared in YouTube videos into an ebook, but why not
convert it into a hard copy? You can then sell this on Amazon or take it with you when
you go to a conference, you'll be recognized as an authority in your niche.
Number six, sell merchandise. You can sell coffee mugs, t-shirts, and sweaters related
to your niche. One way to do this is to set up an Amazon store or become an Amazon Associates
member. As people are watching your videos, you can just send them to a link in the description
to your Amazon store. Once your channel has reached 10,000 subscribers, you will showcase
official branded merchandise from YouTube channel. The Merch shelf will appear under
your video. Number seven, brand deals and sponsorships.
Brands want to get their product in front of a hungry audience. If you have a loyal
audience on YouTube, you can approach different brands to promote their products. For example,
I did a review video for video blocks a while back and got paid hundreds of dollars. You
can use an online service like FameBit to easily find paid sponsorships for YouTube
channel. Number eight, crowdfunding. If you want to
get paid for creating your content, consider a membership site like Patreon. Patreon enables
you to create a membership business and create a direct relationship with your biggest fans.
This will allow you to create recurring revenue from your creative work. It's free to get
started and you pay nothing until you start earning.
Let me ask you a question. How are you currently generating revenue from a YouTube channel?
Post your answer to the comments below. I'd love to read them and I'm sure others would
too. Number nine, video editing. If you're an active
YouTuber, you're probably doing a lot of video editing, so why not offer it as a service
to other creators. It's a great way to make some additional income to support your YouTube
channel. Just make sure that you use professional video editing software.
Number ten, video coaching. A lot of people want one-on-one personal help, so if you're
an expert in your niche you can offer personal coaching. For example, I offer personal coaching
for people who want to grow their YouTube channel at drostvideo.com/coaching.
Number eleven, hold an event. There are many events taking place in your niche throughout
the country. For example, I recently attended VidSummit where there was over 1,500 creators
from around the world. You could do the same small-scale by holding an event in your local
area. For example, you can create a video making day where you can interview small business
owners. You can create a series of videos for them by just getting the most frequently
asked questions asked by the customers. Number twelve, YouTube channel manager or
consultant. There are many businesses in your local area that need to set up a YouTube channel
to market their products and services. You can be the one that sets up and manages their
channel. You could also be their consultant for video marketing.
Number thirteen, make videos for local businesses. As I mentioned before, you can create videos
for local businesses, their answers to most frequently asked questions. For example, I
used to offer a service to local businesses that compile all the reviews online into a
specific video. They can then embed this video on their website and social media sites or
typically charge them to $300 to $500 per video.
Number fourteen, branding channel and social media sites. Most people are not perfect artists,
so don't know how to create marketing materials for the YouTube channel or social media sites.
If you have experience creating marketing materials and graphics for your own social
media sites and channel, why not offer as a service for local businesses.
Number fifteen, set up and run YouTube video ad campaigns. Many businesses want to sell
their products and services or generate leads. A great way to do this is to set up a video
ads campaign in Google Adwords. If you've had experience setting up and optimizing campaigns,
you can offer this as a service to local businesses. Number sixteen, speaking engagements. A great
way to boost your income if you're an expert in your niche is to speak at a local event
or even at a national event. Well, the best ways to train for this is just to do live
streams on YouTube channel, as you get more comfortable doing live streams, you'll be
more comfortable on stage. Number seventeen, PayPal tip jar. Number eight
I mentioned setting up a crowdfunding site so you can get paid for your creative work.
If you don't want to go through that hustle, you can just set up a PayPal tip jar. You
can simply create a donation link and your PayPal account, then add it to your channel
banner. It's a quick way to receive donations for your creative work.
Number eighteen, live streams and webinars. Live streams are a great way to crack directly
with your audience, by asking questions, offering great information and recommending your products
and services, and you can do all this live. You can also record a webinar and place a
recording on your website. If you use slides, you can repurpose them by using them as a
lead magnet to generate leads. Number nineteen, repurpose your video content.
Since you've already created the content on YouTube, you can repurpose it for other social
media sites and your website. As I mentioned before, you can convert it into an ebook,
webinar, online course and even a podcast. It's a great way to generate revenue from
different audiences. If you want to know how to repurpose your content many different ways,
click the link in the card. Number twenty, send traffic to your blog.
Blog or website should be a main hub for your business. Instead of putting all your eggs
in one basket like YouTube which you don't own, create a website that you actually own.
Use YouTube to send traffic to your blog or website where you sell the products and services.
Even though you can't monetize your channel with Adsense ads because you don't have 4,000
watch hours or 1,000 subscribers, you can actually do it with your blog. You don't have
to meet the same requirements. You'll also sell your products and services from your
blog or website, just redirect the traffic from YouTube videos to your blog or your website.
Twenty one, build an email list. As I mentioned previously, you don't own YouTube, so you
want to build an email list that you own, you can then recommend your products and services.
One of the best ways to build an email list is to offer a free lead magnet at the end
of your video. This could be a free ebook, cheat sheet or report. You offer a free download
in exchange for the viewer's contact information. You can then follow up with a series of emails
by offering more information and recommending your products and services.
Another great benefit of building an email list is that you develop a long-term relationship
with your audience so they get to know, like, and trust you.
Here are some important things to keep in mind. You don't need a lot of subscribers
to make money from YouTube. All these methods I showed you can be done with a small channel,
You don't need a certain of subscribers or a certain number of hours and you don't need
to be a member of the YouTube Partner Program. Make videos for your audience. If you only
make videos that you like, you're not going to get many views or subscribers or generate
much revenue. Make videos that your audience wants to watch by providing solutions to their
problems. Be authentic, just try to be yourself when you appear on camera, don't try to be
like somebody else. Focus on search, identify the keyword phrases that people are actively
looking for in the search engines. The more videos that you rank on the first page of
YouTube or Google, the more money you'll make. Create a video series. One of the biggest
ranking factors on YouTube is watch time, so you can get your viewers to watch more
than one video, YouTube will promote your videos in the search engines. The goal of
YouTube is to keep people on the platform as long as possible. Build multiple streams
of income to increase revenue. Don't just rely on one income stream to pay for your
vacation, camera or conference. Instead, build multiple income streams at the same time.
For example, if you're generating some income from Adsense ads, add another income stream
like promoting affiliate products. How can you get 4,000 public watch hours and
1,000 subscribers in less than 12 months so you can monetize your channel? I'm glad you
asked, just watch my next video on how you get 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 public watch
hours fast. Thanks for watching and will see you in the next video.