The travel channel, Bakkerfeeling Adventures, gets free accommodations and tours while traveling
Costa Rica in exchange for making promo videos for the owners. You'll hear more about this from the
owner later in the video. In this video, you'll discover 10 ways to monetize your YouTube channel
without 1,000 subscribers. [music]
If you have some expertise in your niche and want to help others, think about creating a digital
product. All you have to do is create a table of contents, outlining the chapters of your course,
then work on one chapter per day. For example, if your course contains 7 chapters,
write or shoot a video for each chapter per day until it's finished.
Here's a micro-course I created on how to get your first 1,000 subscribers. Here's an ebook
I created on how to grow a profitable YouTube channel. I'll place links to these products in
the description below this video. Promote your course by mentioning it in the video or tell
people to click the link in the description. Promoting affiliate products is a great way to
make money without creating the product or marketing materials. You simply sign
up for an affiliate program related to your niche, then create a review video on YouTube,
then tell people to click the affiliate link in the description to buy the product.
Here's one of my videos showing you how to create a slideshow using pictures or music.
When someone clicks on the affiliate link in the description for the video editor I used to make
the slideshow, I get a commission. This review video has been consistently generating affiliate
commissions for years because it consistently ranks on the first page of YouTube. Typically,
you receive 40% to 50% commissions. I'm also an affiliate for the keyword research tool TubeBuddy
because it's a tool that I use almost every day. I often mention it in my videos to show how it helps
grow and manage my YouTube channel. Every month I received hundreds of dollars in commissions.
Click the link description to get TubeBuddy and use the promo code Herman's buddy to get 20% off.
If you're an expert in your niche, you can offer coaching services
and help others avoid the mistakes that you made and shorten the time to their success.
For example, if you need help growing your YouTube channel, I offer personal one-on-one
coaching calls at drostvideo.com/coaching. You can get a free 15-minute assessment call,
then pay if you want a full hour of coaching. This is where a company approaches you or you
approach them to do a review video for their product or service in exchange for payment.
Typically, I'll charge $500 to $1,000 per video and try to make multiple videos for the same
company. Sometimes I'll make a review video in exchange for the product if it's something
that I need or my viewers need. For example, I created this review video on the SmartMike+
Wireless microphone because it's something that I needed or my viewers needed. When negotiating
with companies to do brand deals or sponsorships, avoid the temptation to offer a low price to get
the deal. Instead, ask for their budget to see if it's worth the time negotiating on the price.
Large companies often have a special budget set aside just for promotion, so make sure
you negotiate wisely. You can also offer to promote the product on your social media sites.
Many people don't have the skills, time, or desire to do something for their business.
If you have a skill that's in high demand, offer it to your viewers. For example, if you're a
graphic designer, offer to make thumbnails for other creators. If you have video editing skills,
offer video editing as a service. If you're good at researching video ideas,
offer keyword research as a service.
At the beginner's video, I showed how travel channel is covering their expenses in Costa Rica
by making promo videos in exchange for accommodations. Let's hear
from my friend Bastiaan who is the owner. Bastiaan: Hi, I'm Bastiaan from Bakkerfeeling
Adventures. Our travel channel gives us the opportunity to get free accommodations and tours
in exchange for making promo videos. We then also share those promo videos on our YouTube channel,
providing discounts to our viewers and gaining a small commission
from the customers we send over, so it makes it a win-win-win situation for everybody.
Speaker: Patreon allows you to develop a monthly recurring income stream in exchange for providing
exclusive content from your channel. You'll be able to build a reliable monthly income instead
of chasing checks and spend more time creating. You don't need 1,000 subscribers to get started.
Unlike YouTube channel memberships, with Patreon, you can build a predictable revenue stream that
doesn't rely on ads or algorithms like YouTube. Patreon only receives 5% of your monthly income
plus the processing fees, and it's free to get started.
If you want to support my channel on a monthly basis, click the Join button
below this video. You'll receive new tips and tricks every week to grow your YouTube channel,
plus, you can ask me any questions. YouTube now offers super thanks to creators that
hover over 1,000 subscribers so viewers can make a donation in exchange for good content. Another way
of accepting donations that doesn't require 1,000 subscribers is to create a PayPal link. Create
a PayPal link at paypal.com, then, place that link in your description and on your About page.
You can name your PayPal link Tip Jar so viewers know what it means. Make sure you mention the
value of donating to your channel and your videos. Another quick and easy way to accept donations
from your YouTube channel is to sign up for an account at buymeacoffee.com. You can receive
direct payments to your bank account and it's available in over 150 countries. They also accept
major credit cards as well as Apple Pay and Google Pay and they only receive 5% for transaction fees.
To receive ad revenue from YouTube videos, you need to become a YouTube partner
and have 4,000 public watch hours and 1,000 subscribers in the past 12 months. However,
that requirement doesn't apply for your blog or website. After you sign up for an AdSense account,
you can insert ads in your blog posts that contain your embedded YouTube video, and a transcript.
Over time, you'll generate a passive income from the income generated from your ads on the blog.
After you reach 1,000 subscribers, you can become a YouTube partner and monetize your channel,
then begin generating ad revenue from YouTube videos. An easy way
to monetize your WordPress blog or website is to use a plugin such as the Ads Pro plugin.
The plugin saves a lot of time managing your ads. When you join the Amazon Influencer Program,
you can easily recommend products that you use on a frequent basis and earn commissions.
You can also inspire viewers to shop Amazon's millions of products by creating a personal
page on Amazon. Just go to amazon.com/influencers to get started. Create and profit at Spreadshop.
If you want your channel to be considered for the merch shelf on YouTube, you need to become
a member of the YouTube Partner Program and have your channel monetized. With Spreadshop, you can
make and sell custom merchandise in minutes and open your shop for free at spreadshop.com. You
don't need to worry about payments, production, fulfillment, or shipping because Spreadshop does
all the heavy lifting. Here's some examples of Spreadshops that have been created.
Here are some examples of products you can customize and accessorize to compliment
your style. Here's a bonus tip. Build your own email list. The beauty about building
your own email list is that you are on the list and you don't have to rely on YouTube
to generate revenue. You can email your list every time you upload a new video,
and you can generate more revenue as your list grows. To build your list,
offer a free download like a free report, a free ebook, or a free video course in exchange for
contact information. Create a landing page similar to this one, then promote it in YouTube videos.
I use this WordPress plugin called Thrive Architect to build beautiful landing pages.
The more you promote it, the faster the list will grow and the more revenue you'll generate.
I use the email list provider called AWeber to build and manage my email lists. You can also
build landing pages with it. I'll post links to these two products in the description below
this video. Now, you have 11 ways to monetize YouTube channel without 1,000 subscribers. I
recommend starting with one revenue stream, then, adding more if you want to generate more revenue.
When you have multiple income streams, it gives you the freedom to spend more time creating.
What if you could rapidly get your first 1,000 subscribers on YouTube so you can start generating
ad revenue from your videos? Watch this video on the screen right now on how to get your
first 1,000 subscribers on YouTube so you can monetize your channel, you'll be glad you did.