I'm going to show you how to get your videos recommended on the viewer's home screens,
rank on the first page of YouTube, appear in YouTube suggested videos, and rank on the
first page of Google Search so you can monetize your YouTube channel quickly. In order to
get your channel monetized, you have to become a member of the YouTube Partner Program, which
requires 4,000 public watch hours and 1000 subscribers in the past 12 months. After your
channel has passed a review process, which typically takes one month, you be able to
monetize your YouTube videos by putting AdSense ads on them. Stay tuned to the end of the
video to discover the top factors that will prevent monetization of your channel.
The goal of the YouTube algorithm is to give viewers the best information that they wish
to watch. YouTube tries to deliver the most relevant, personalized recommendations to
each viewer based upon their browsing behavior. This is why your videos would be recommended
on the home screen of your subscribers and recommended by YouTube to viewers that are
seeking for that kind of information. The selection of videos that appear on the home
screen depends on how well the videos have engaged the viewers. It also depends on the
viewers watch and search history. For example, if a viewer has watched a similar
topic in the past, then YouTube may recommend your video based upon their watch history.
If your videos continually appear on the home screen of your viewers, then you'll quickly
be able to monetize your channel because you'll be getting more views and subscribers. Your
goal is to rank on the first page of YouTube search. How do you do that? You've got to
choose topics that your viewers wish to watch. One of the best ways to do this is use the
auto-suggestion feature in YouTube search. You simply type your main keyword phrase in
YouTube Search, and it'll give you a bunch of suggestions. These are phrases that people
are entering into the search engines because they have a problem and they want to get solutions
for that problem. You want to find keyword phrases that have a high search volume and
low competition. How can you do that? I use a tool called Keywords Everywhere to quickly
find the search volume for a particular keyword phrase. If those phrases have a good search
volume, then I know that that particular keyword phrase is worth going after.
Another must-have keyword research tool that I've been using for years is TubeBuddy. You
can simply end your main keyword phrase in the TubeBuddy, and it'll give you a keyword
score that is excellent, very good, good or poor. Ideally, you want to get an excellent
or very good score. I'll place a link to TubeBuddy in the description below this video. Use promo
code hermansbuddy to get 20% off any paid upgrade. It also shows you the number of videos
in the search results that you may be competing with. If you get a good keyword score, then
I highly recommend checking out the results in YouTube search.
All you have to do is click on results and look at all the videos that are competing
for that particular keyword phrase. If videos are not ranking for that exact keyword phrase,
you have a good chance of ranking for that particular video. Just make sure that your
optimize your title, description, tags, and thumbnail correctly for your video to be found
in the search engines. Your title should include a main keyword phrase
at the beginning of the title, and then a compelling phrase for your viewers towards
the end of the title. Create an eye-catching thumbnail that stands out from the competitors
and also reinforces the title of your video. For your description, make sure the first
three lines includes a paragraph about the content of your video. That includes your
main keyword phrase. In the rest of your description, you can link to related videos and playlists
as well as mentioning your social media sites. Even though tags are not one of the main ranking
factors for your videos these days, definitely include relevant tags. Place your most relevant
keywords at the beginning of your tags, and then similar keywords for the rest of the
tags. If you continually rank your videos on the first page of YouTube, then you'll
quickly be able to monetize your channel because people will be finding your videos in the
search engines. If you appear in suggested videos, which are the videos that appear on
the right side of the watch page below the video in the YouTube app and the next video
in autoplay, that means YouTube is promoting your videos on other people's watch pages.
Suggested video traffic is one of the fastest ways to grow YouTube channel. The main factors
for getting into suggested videos are what viewers have watched before and the related
and past watch history. One of the best ways to do this is to create a video series based
upon a common topic. For example, if your main topic was how to surf, you can talk about
the different gear you need, the different types of boards that you can use, what kind
of waves to go after, the best techniques to use and how to read the waves. At the end
of each video, you suggest another topic by linking to it in the end screen. Create a
playlist that includes all the videos in the series, so once a person watches one video,
they'll want to watch all the videos in the series. You can link to this playlist on the
cards, end screens, pin it to the top of the comments, and include it in your description.
Another big factor to get into the suggested videos is to keep your viewers engaged throughout
your video. To do this, make sure you have a strong hook at the beginning of the video
so it captures your viewers' attention in the first 15 to 20 seconds. Your goal is to
keep viewers watching throughout your video and then keep them watching more of your videos
in the series. Hey, if you're loving this content so far, hit the subscribe button and
click the bell notification icon so you'll be notified about new content like this every
week. If your content continually appears in suggested videos, you'll quickly be able
to monetize your channel because YouTube is promoting your videos on other people's watch
pages. You can get a ton of traffic if your video
ranks on the first page of Google search because Google is the number one traffic search engine.
If your video ranks both in Google search and YouTube search, you get double the amount
of traffic than if your video just appeared in one particular search engine. How do you
do this? When you're doing keyword research in TubeBuddy, click on Web Searches to see
if the same keyword phrases appear on YouTube search as they do on Google search. If they
also appear on web searches, that means you can rank for that particular phrase in Google
search and YouTube search. The same optimization techniques apply, as I mentioned earlier,
for YouTube search. After you created your video, transcribe your
video content and post it on your blog or website. Make sure you also embed the video
in your blog posts. Optimize the title, description, and tags with the relevant keyword phrases
of your video content. Linking to related videos in your content will help those videos
to rank in YouTube search and Google search. When your video ends, make sure the next video
that plays is one from your own channel instead of an unrelated video from a different channel.
This will help keep your visitors longer on your blog page or website, which is one of
the ranking factors of Google. Click the link and description to watch my video on how to
only show your related videos at the end of YouTube embed.
If you repeat this process for every video, you'll get more views and subscribers, which
will help you to quickly monetize your YouTube channel. Let me ask you a question. How many
more watch hours and subscribers do you need to monetize your channel? Post your answer
in the comments below. I'd love to read them and I'm sure others would, too. Here's a few
bonus tips. Number one, double down on your top-performing videos. Go into YouTube Studio
and click on the Reach tab to look at your top traffic sources. Is most of your traffic
coming from YouTube search, suggested videos or external traffic?
If you click on See More, you'll be able to see the videos that are performing the best
on your channel. Create similar content based upon the title of these best-performing videos.
If you do this, you'll be able to quickly monetize your channel because you're getting
more views and subscribers for more top-performing videos. Number two, go live. When you go live
on your channel, viewers usually stick around for 30 minutes to an hour, which helps you
to quickly accumulate a lot of watch time, much more than a regular video. This will
help you to quickly monetize your YouTube channel.
Number three, upload more frequently. If you're currently uploading once a week, try uploading
twice a week. It probably means you have to be more organized and sacrifice a bit of TV
watch time. If it quickly helps your channel to get monetized, it'll definitely be worth
the investment. What are some of the main factors that will prevent monetization of
your YouTube channel? Number one, you don't meet the requirements of the YouTube Partner
Program. You got to have 4,000 public watch hours and 1000 subscribers in the past 12
months, and not violate any of the community guidelines or policies.
For example, if you've used copyrighted content and received strikes on your channel, this
will prevent monetization of your channel. Number two, you haven't created an AdSense
account that's linked to your YouTube account. As part of the application process, you have
to link your AdSense account to your YouTube account to get paid by Google. Usually, they
send you a check if you make a hundred dollars or you can get the direct deposit into your
bank account. Number three, you haven't reached the threshold.
Typically, the review process takes one month, but sometimes it takes much longer than that.
Your YouTube channel doesn't automatically get into the YouTube Partner Program once
you've reached the threshold. If you haven't met the requirement of 4,000 public watch
hours and 1000 subscribers within the past 12 months, your channel probably won't get
monetized. If so, just keep uploading original content to build your audience. Herman, can
I still make money from a YouTube channel if it's not monetized? No worries. Just watch
my next video on how you can make money from YouTube channel without 4,000 watch hours
and 1000 subscribers. Thanks for watching and we'll see you in the next video.