How To Make Money On YouTube In 2023 (step-by-step)

YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world after Google. With over 2 billion logged-in monthly users, there’s probably money flowing in the website every single time. Now now it’s time you take a position of it. You have probably have heard about hundreds of people making thousands of dollars if not millions from YouTube, and if they can make money from it, so can you. Follow this article and you will be able to get the complete guide on how you will monetize your videos and be able earn revenue off those YouTube ads.

Here’s a step-by-step guide on making money off your YouTube channel.

1: Build a YouTube channel

But of course you need a YouTube channel to start posting videos and monetize them. Creating your YouTube channel should be something you want to put your creativity in. Don’t just create a random channel with a funny name and hope people will subscribe to it, no that’s not how it works. You need to create a good catchy name, the shorter the better because people will be able to remember it when they want to go back to your channel after enjoying a video from it. Remember if you change your username (which you can do so on your Google+ account) you will only be able to do so 3 times at maximum before you have to wait 90 days to change it again. So choose your username wisely

If you have a Google account then you should have less to worry about because with a Google account you will easily create your YouTube account, having a Google account will grant you access to Google products such as the Gmail, Google Drive etc. Create your account or use your existing one and add keywords to help people find your channel easily. You can add keywords to your YouTube channel by navigating to the Advanced section of your Channel Settings. Make sure that your keywords are relevant to the content you will be posting on your channel.

2: Post Videos

Now after you have created your channel and ensured it looks good and ready to go live. It’s time for you to add content on to the channel. Depending on the type of content you have decided to make it’s always a plus if you upload high quality content. YouTube recommends you post videos that are at least 10 minutes long.

To grow your channel you have to be consistent. Try uploading a video now and then. At least 3 videos every week. But again, this will definitely depend on the content or niche that you are in. For example if you do music covers on YouTube it will be close to impossible to post every single day as compared to if you choose to do Vlogs where you share your day to day life with your subscribers. Which means you will be posting daily.

Practice makes perfect, your first few videos aren’t going to be perfect at first. But that shouldn’t worry you, always try to make the next video better than the last one and one important thing is listen to your subscribers, they play a big role on your growth on YouTube.

Improve your videos by using better editing softwares and new editing techniques. Try using a better camera and lighting. You don’t have to buy expensive cameras or lighting equipments to improve your videos, if you can’t afford it at first, try shooting your videos during the day when there’s a lot of natural light. Set the camera near a window with sunlight or you can do it outside.

More people are likely to subscribe to your channel if you keep your content fresh by uploading regularly. YouTube is also more likely to push your content more if you have a schedule of posting your videos regularly. Try maintaining that schedule as much as you can.

When uploading your videos make sure to add the relevant keywords to your videos, this will help in the ranking of the videos. Also describe your videos in a catchy way. But don’t over do it. A nice description will do a good job.

3: Build An Audience

A fan base, that’s what you need. You need people who enjoy watching your videos and always came back for more. Building an audience is the real deal here. Because there’s going to be ads displayed on your videos, you need people to watch the ads and click on them to make money off of them. And because your goal here is making money, then you should strive in making your audience enjoy every single video. Because the more they watch and click on the ads displayed on your videos, the more money you will earn..

There’s no secret on building a huge audience, just create awesome content and they will always come back. Quality content is equal to loyal audience.

Remember it’s the internet we are talking about, so hatters are there, actually to keep it real with you, you will always come across hatters that will truly try to pull you down. There’s a saying that goes if you don’t have hatters you are not doing anything good. That is definitely true, because you make awesome content not everyone will be proud of you. So the best thing to do is to ignore the hatters and keep doing you. At the end of the day there’s going to be people that enjoy your videos, now entertain them fully.

Share your videos on other social media like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. This will help promote your videos. Also ask your viewers what kind of videos they would like to see the next time you post, respond to there comments as much as possible, participate in internet challenges for more exposure.

4: Monetize Your Videos

Now let’s talk money, this is what you’ve been waiting for, I know it. You’ve put so much time into creating good content, you have been constantly uploading and keeping your audience entertained. You have done all the hard work. Now it’s time you make something out of it. Don’t you think?

For you to make money from your videos. You have to monetize them, what does this mean? It means you are allowing YouTube to place ads in your videos. But in doing this you have to have uploaded original content that has no copyrighted material in them. Meaning you have not used any music in your videos that you don’t have the rights to, or you have not copied someone else’s video or a scene from movies or music videos that you have no permission to use. Your content has to be Original.

How to monetize your videos

Log into your YouTube channel using a desktop at www.youtube.com

Click at “My Channel” on the top right of the screen. Click on the link “Video Manager” on the top bar. Then click channel and Enable on Monetization

To monetize a video after it has been uploaded, open your Video Manager and click the “$” sign next to the video that you want to monetize. Check the “Monetize with Ads” box.

To monetize a video as it uploads, click on the Monetization tab and checking for the “monetize with Ads” box

On this, please note that you need at least 4,000 watch hours and 1000 subscribers in the past 1 year for you to monetize your videos and make money.

5: Set Up A Google Adsense

Visit adsense website and create your free account. You must be over the age of 18 years old to be able to access Google Adsense. Or get an older person help you with the account opening process. Click on the Sing Up Now button to start creating your account

You need a bank account or PayPal account and a mailing address information so that Adsense can be able send you the money you have earned. Remember when we were talking about the audience? This is where they count, because the money Adsense will pay for will depend on your audience reaction to your videos, if they watched the full ad or if they clicked the ads the better. You will only make money if your viewers click on the ads placed on your videos by Google, you also earn a small portion depending on the amount of views on your video. This is why you need a good audience. It’s Key

Now that that you are on the process of making money on YouTube. You should be checking on and see how your videos are doing and your channel in particular. Check your analytics and make more relevant decisions as you grow your channel. On your analytics you will be able to see how your videos are performing, You estimated revenue earnings, video views, demographics, ad performance and more.

6: Join YouTube Partner Program

Became a YouTube member and monetize your videos with large number of viewers.

As a YouTube Partner you gain access to more content creation tools and you can be able to win prizes for certain number of viewers you have. You also get YouTube community support and tips that will help you grow more faster

To get accepted as a YouTube Partner you need to have 15,000 cumulative watch hours for your channel over the last 90 days. You can apply for YouTube partnership through the YouTube Partner page.

Finishing up..

Post your videos on other social media platforms to increase your traffic

Consider doing collaboration with other YouTubers

Use a percentage of your YouTube earnings to improve on your gadgets

Try doing what is trending on YouTube at thev moment

Always listen to your subscriber’s wants. There you have it that’s How To Make Money On YouTube In 2021 (step-by-step)