have you created  your YouTube channel and confused how to earn money from it?

then, you clicked a right link.

hello and welcome! today, we will be getting some knowledge about earning money in YouTube.

I'll hope that, till the end of this article  you will be able to get some general idea about making money from YouTube.

so, let's begin.


I know that most of the people think that to earn money from YouTube, we have to monetize our channel.

well, talking about the direct way, it's some how correct.

but, there are many of the indirect way to make money from YouTube.


  • add revenue 
talking about making money from YouTube, most of the people think about advertisement.
when we upload videos on YouTube then, google will allow us to keep add on our videos and google will give us some amount of money.
but, problem arises over here. YouTube had kept some criteria for keeping add in our videos.
before completing those criteria of YouTube we can't earn money because we cannot see adds on our videos. if adds comes then, the revenue generated by those add will be kept by YouTube.
to keep adds on our video we have to gain more than 1000 subscribers and more than 4000 total hours watch time in last 365 days.
if you are YouTuber then, you know how difficult it is to gain 1000 subscribers and 4000 hours watch time.
so, you have to be clear that after joining YouTube recently you can't earn lots of money. after you complete the criteria kept by YouTube you can make money through it.
now, you might be having a question that 
how much do we earn through YouTube?

many people have a misconception that, earning depends upon the views of a particular YouTube video.

but, this is not truly correct.

how much you earn from YouTube that doesn't depends upon the views but it depends upon the advertisers.

it depends upon the advertisers that how much they are ready to pay by keeping adds on your videos.

so, some creators are able to earn money by having less views on their YouTube on the other hand, some creators are able to gain more views but are able to generate less revenue.

this happens because of their particular neass.

suppose, there is an add related to website builder and if you create some videos about web development then, keeping that add in your video is suitable.

because you have that kind of audience who can use those services.

if that add comes on other categories of YouTube videos then, they are likely to get payed less.

how much google adds pay you that depends upon the location of your audience.

if your audience are from UK, Canada, Australia etc. then, you might get more money.

why this happens? 

this happens because, the income of those people are very high so, there might be the high possibility to use those services shown in the adds.

so, advertisers give more interest to show their adds to the people who are in developed country.

why advertisers pay money to show their adds in YouTube?

because to increase their sells.

where there are the potential customers the advertisers invest over there.

over all, we can earn money through YouTube adds but  they are not consistent and predictable.

at what views how much you can earn money it's not fixed.

it depends upon what kind of videos you create, who watch your videos etc.

so, YouTube adds is not the reliable source of earning money.



  • affiliate marketing.
affiliate marketing is also the best source of earning money through YouTube.
there is no any requirement of having 1000 subscribers and completing 4000 hours watch time.
you can start earning money from your first video.
so, let's understand about affiliate marketing.
what is affiliate marketing?

affiliate marketing simply means that if you refer some one to buy something then, you could get a small amount of commission.

suppose, I kept a link of an ecommerce website and if someone buy from that link then, I could get some small amount of commission.

its not so difficult as well because you have to sign up and keep link of that product link on your YouTube description, on your social media, blogs, website etc.

suppose, if you are reviewing some products such as mobile phones, then, there might be the high possibility of your audience to buy that product.


  • sponsorship.
you have seen many of the creators sponsoring about different things in their YouTube videos.
different company  contacts different creators to talk about advantages of their company. and those company pay money to the creators.
this is also an add but it's quite different from google adds.
YouTube keeps the adds in between of the videos but sponsor means directly dealing with a company about its price.
how much your audience size are that much you can increase the price of the sponsorship.

  • funding  from your audience.
it simply means that donation from your audience.
if you have the loyal fanbase.
if you create valuable content that gives knowledge to your audience then, you can get some short of donation from your audience.
there might be some people who want to help you out to grow your channel, to see the  valuable videos from you.
your subscribers can willingly donate you.
there are some online platforms like patrians where your audience can donate you according to the monthly basis. if your audience trust you then, you can earn money through this way but make sure that you have to provide some values in your audiences life.
to fund you YouTube have some features like super chat and channel membership.
super chat means that you have to do live stream on your channel then, your audience can donate you their willing amount. specially gaming channel earn more money through this method.
channel membership means that your audience can take membership of your channel by paying some amount of money. to have the super chat and channel membership feature you have to complete 1000 subscribers and 4000 hours of total watch time.

  • YouTube shorts
recently in 2021 YouTube had launched YouTube shorts.
YouTube shorts is basically like a tiktok where you can upload videos up to 60 seconds.
for YouTube shorts YouTube had 100 millions fund.
YouTube distributes some of the money  among YouTube shorts creators.
from 2021 to 2022 all the fund will be distributed.
now many of the creators are earning money through this fund.
it seems like the marketing strategy of YouTube shorts by giving opportunity to the YouTube shorts creators. so that, for earning money they could use the YouTube shorts feature.
in every months YouTube shorts creators can clame for money.
to clame for money they should have meet the criteria.
after fulfilling those criteria the YouTube shorts creators can get 100 $ to 10000 $.
it depends  upon how much your content is engaging, how many people watched your video etc.
to be qualified for payment you should have an eligible YouTube shorts in last 180 days and that video should follow the YouTube community guideline and copyright rules.
if the content is not original and its showing third party application logo then, you are not eligible to earn money through YouTube.
and the YouTube shorts creator must have google AdSense  account.
well, now YouTube shorts is not the reliable source of earning money because there is a limited fund for YouTube shorts and it is distributed among thousands of creators.
so, if the number of creators are increased then, there might be a high chance that you will be payed less.

  • sell merchandise. 
the next way to generate income in YouTube is selling a merchandise.
YouTube have this feature of merchandise. by which you can buy and sell the merchandise inside YouTube app.
you can sell the products like mug, mask, t-shirts, phone cover by keeping your channel and logo of your YouTube channel.
to use this feature you should have minimum 10000 subscribers.
if you don't have 10000 subscribers then, don't worry there are many more websites from which you can customize and produce your merchandise.
you can go to that website and design, produce your merchandise.
you can link those merchandise on your description box and you can encourage your audience to buy your merchandise.

what are it's benefits?


first thing is you can earn money and it helps for your branding.

if your channel is small and you can't earn money but, it helps you to increase your subscribers.

if you create merchandise according to your neash of your YouTube channel then, your audience might be interested to buy your merchandise.


  • sell digital services.
you can sell your digital services through YouTube.
there are many YouTubers who are engaged in software development, web development etc.
you can also start such channel which provides different information.
you can upload what you know like video editing, graphic designing, animation etc.
at that time you can provide different services to your audience.
you can provide services of animation for different project of your audience and earn money.
most of the YouTuber sell their own made music, video editing template, own image etc.
if you are expert in different digital skills like video editing, web development, programming then, you can launch your online  course, conduct workshop, sell eBooks which  is  related to your skill.
this is not for every one because to do this you have to be expert on something.

above we explored 7 ways to earn money in unique way.
I hope that I am able to solve your query.
so, these were some unique way to earn money from YouTube.
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