How to make money from YouTube? In this post, we will learn how we can make money from YouTube. YouTube is the biggest platform for providing knowledge and entertainment. There are 2.29 billion users on YouTube. There are more than 50 million youtube creators on YouTube. Now you can imagine how big a platform it is. We can find unlimited content related to entertainment, Share market, knowledge, study, and free courses.
We spend a lot of time on youtube but do you know that we can make money from it? Here I am going to share how you can create your Youtube channel. I will also share some best strategies and tricks to grow on Youtube with my experiences.
How to make money from YouTube?
Youtube is an entertainment and knowledge-based platform. There are still so many people who don’t know that we can earn money from Youtube. I also used to think the same, but after a lot of research and reading, I found that not only through Youtube, we can earn money from social media. Social media is so powerful, it can make you zero to hero. You just need to understand the concept and algorithm. Here I am talking about YouTube, we can earn money by creating unique content on Youtube.
But there are some criteria and rules that you need to follow. In order to earn money from Youtube, your channel should be monetized. You need to complete 1000 subscribers and 4000 hours of watch time. After completing these criteria, your channel is eligible for Google ads. You can earn money from Google ads, sponsorships, and affiliate marketing on YouTube. You can make your career on Youtube as well if you have a lot of subscribers and good content. But before that, you need to learn a lot of things, that I have shared below.
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15 Ways to grow your Youtube Channel
There are many people who want to start their YouTube channel. But the problem is, they don’t have a proper roadmap to start their career on Youtube. Here I am going to share the top 15 steps that will help you to grow your channel.
1-Create Youtube account
If you want to be a Youtuber then the first step is to create a Gmail id. If you already have a Gmail Id then it is good otherwise you can simply create a new Gmail account. Now you can open youtube and log in with your Gmail Id. You will find a profile on the top of the Youtube interface. Click over there and then click on Youtube studio. Congrats, you have successfully created a youtube channel.
2-Channel customization
Now it’s time to customize your channel after creating a youtube account. If you are using any social media like Facebook or Instagram then it will be very easy for you. You have to just customize it in your own way. Just click on the customization option and you will find 3 sections of channel customization.
i-Layout
ii-Branding
iii- Basic info
In the Layout section, you can add a channel trailer just like any short intro about your channel. Apart from that, you can also add many sections like popular uploads, short videos, past live streams, upcoming live streams and so many others. You can do these after you have enough content.
The branding section, has 3 options, picture, banner image, and video watermark. In the picture option, you can upload your profile picture. In the banner image, you can add any banner image as per your choice. I would suggest using Canva App, it will help you a lot in making banner images, thumbnails, or any kind of social media post. Through the Canva app, you can create your banner image. In the video watermark, you can add any watermark as per your choice.
The basic info option allows you to change your channel name. You can also add your contact info and a brief description of your channel. After completing all these steps you are done with channel customization.
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3-Create content
After completing your channel customization, now it’s time to post your first video on youtube. What kind of content you can create? it depends upon you. There are so many video niches that you can work on. Comedy video, knowledgable video, reaction video, gaming, vlogging, and so many others. Choose one niche that you are good at and can create multiple videos.
It’s totally your choice what kind of content you can provide to your audiences. If you like traveling then you can make vlogs, if you are good at cooking then you can create recipe videos. You can choose any topic and just think from the user’s point of view.
4-Do not use copyrighted material.
You have to create your original content otherwise youtube will give you a copyright strike and your video may remove from your youtube channel. You can also read the Youtube copyright policy over the internet. If you want to use copyrighted free images then check out Pixabay and Pexel’s website for high-quality free images. If you want to use music in your videos then youtube has its own free audio library. You will find the free audio library in the Youtube studio.
5-Learn video editing
Your content is the king but editing is the most important thing that you should learn. There are so many free software that you can use to edit your videos. Free software like VSDC video editor, Openshot, and Shotcut, I have used all these 3 for my videos. I would suggest using VSDC video editor, it is one of the best video editor software that has so many editing features. You will find so many tutorials on youtube to learn editing from VSDC and other apps.
So before editing your videos, just watch and learn the tutorial and download some sample videos for practice. If you are done with it, then shoot and edit your videos. Remember your content and editing attracts your audiences, and if they like your videos, you will gain fast subscribers.
6- Learn how to make thumbnails.
Thumbnails play a 50% role to boost your videos among the audiences. I remember when I was a child, I used to take CDs on rent when there was no internet. Internet was too costly, so we used to purchase CDs from the shop. Before purchasing, I always used to see the movie poster on CDs. If it was neat, clean, and attractive then I used to buy it immediately.
Here poster is called thumbnails on youtube. If you make neat, clean, and attractive thumbnails, people will definitely watch your videos. If you want to make thumbnails, then I would recommend using the Canva app or the Canva website. Canva has so many customized thumbnails, and the most important part, it is free. You can watch so many tutorials on youtube, that how to make a thumbnail through Canva.
7-Join SUB4SUB groups.
In the initial days, you will hardly get subscribers. So you need to share your videos with your friends and family member to gain your subscriber. I am going to share one of the best techniques to gain daily unlimited subscribers. You need to join SUB4SUB groups on Telegram and Facebook. You will find thousands of youtube creators in such groups. Just pick up anyone and share your Channel link with them. Ask them to subscribe and you have to also subscribe to their channel.
You can download YT Studio from the Google Play store to view your channel dashboard with one click. If someone subscribes to your channel, you can easily check the number of gained subscribers. So it depends upon you how many subscribers you can gain by spending time in such groups.
You must be using Facebook, and it is one of the biggest video and photo-sharing platforms in the world. You can create a Facebook page to share your videos. Post your every video on Facebook and put your channel link in the caption. You can also gain some followers from Facebook. You can also boost and promote your videos on Facebook. You never know which video may get viral. Hence use social media like Facebook, and Instagram reels to share your videos.
9-Make videos on trending topics.
Making videos on trending topics is the hack to viral your videos. Every day there is some trending topic, you can find trending topics from Twitter and google trend websites. I usually make videos on facts and Mystery, but I tried making videos on trending topics. It really works, just put tags related to that topic in your videos. Making videos on trending topics is the best way to grow your channel.
10-Use Tags, titles, and descriptions.
Tags, descriptions, and titles are also very important to boost your videos. While publishing your videos, use some catchy title, so that viewers click on your videos with curiosity. Do not put a simple title, instead use a catchy and unique title. Use tags in your videos and tags play an important role to boost your videos on the Youtube platform. If you are making any videos that are already available on youtube, then make sure to use some same tags in most viewed videos. You can use the Youtube Buddy extension to see and analyze the video report.
11-Use end-screen videos.
While publishing your youtube videos, you will get the option to put end-screen videos. When your videos end, then you must have noticed that there are some small boxes of videos shown. This is known as the end screen, there is high chance that viewers check your other videos by clicking on the end screen. Suppose one of your videos gets viral, then you can put 3-4 videos on the end screen. By doing this, your other videos will get more views.
12-Promote through Google ads
I have seen many YouTubers, they promote their videos through Google ads. They have already a huge amount of subscribers, but they still promote their videos to get more subscribers. If you think that your videos are not getting many views then you can use Google ads. Google ads help your videos to boost and reach the maximum number of people. I have also tried Google ads to promote my videos. It is one of the best things that you don’t have to find anyone and offer money to promote your videos. You can directly pay to Google Ads and it will promote your videos.
Conclusion.
Becoming a YouTuber is a challenging journey, as there are lots of competitions in this field. If you have a good environment of content creators then you can easily learn it. But if you are learning alone, then it requires a lot of time to learn about YouTube and its algorithm. I have shared the best steps through which you can get a proper roadmap in the Youtube journey. I hope you have learned a lot of things that how to make money from Youtube. One thing you need to remember, you will not be successful overnight. You have to work hard and create good content and keep consistency.