Many people want to know how to make money from YouTube videos. This is not surprising because YouTube is known and used in many homes throughout the civilized world. Actually, it is the third most used search engine in the world. Enough video is loaded every three minutes to play nonstop for over a week. And then that video is seen in 39 countries in 54 languages. There are different ways to make money from YouTube videos. This article is about one of the easiest ways to make money with YouTube, and that is by joining the YouTube Partner Program.

The YouTube Partner Program was created in 2007. Joining this program is very easy and once you set it up, it doesn’t require any extra effort on your part. In fact, hundreds of YouTube partners earn over 6 figures in revenue each year. But even though this amount of income is obviously attainable for some, most people are happy to earn much less than that. And why shouldn’t they? The money is there to make and can be earned with very little effort.

So what does it mean to make money this way?

Join the YouTube Partner Program

Here is a simple step by step procedure to get started on the YouTube earning ladder:-

First step

Open a YouTube account.

If you’re not sure how to do this, simply open your internet browser and type or copy “how to open a YouTube account”.

Click on one of the links that opens and then follow the instructions.

Once you have filled in your details and created a Gmail account (to receive and send emails), you will be directed to your own YouTube channel.

Second step

Upload a video to your new YouTube account.

The video does not have to be of high technical quality.

Uploading a video you’ve recorded on your phone, your camera, or even your webcam is good enough.

The most important thing is that your video is interesting, funny or informative so that people want to watch it.

You must also ensure that you own all necessary commercial rights to the visual and audio elements of the video.

The main problem occurs when someone includes a pop song in their video, for example. And that pop song is copyrighted. Or there could be a song playing on the radio or TV when a video is being shot, for example. Just make sure you’re not recording anything copyrighted and you’ll be fine.

And if you prefer, YouTube has a vast collection of music that is free to use and it is very easy for you to change the soundtrack of your video once it is uploaded and before it is published and made public.

Obviously, if your video includes someone speaking, you don’t want to change the soundtrack. But if a musical background is part of your recording, you can easily use the YouTube selection.

Third step

Post your video.

When you upload your video to YouTube, the default setting is to make it “public.” This means that the general public will be able to see it.

You can change that public setting to Private or Unlisted if you prefer, but since you want people to see your video so they can click your ad, you’ll want to leave it on the default public setting.

And finally you can take the:

Fourth step

Join the YouTube Partner Program.

In order to join the program, you need to have at least one video approved for monetization and so as long as your video is acceptable, everything should proceed smoothly.

Simply go to Channel Settings on your YouTube channel, open the Monetization section and apply for the Partner Program.

Finally, to ensure that you are the one who receives the money from the “clicks” on your video, you must open your own Google AdSense account.

To do this, simply paste or copy the following into your web browser “how to open a Google AdSense account”, follow the links that appear and get your own AdSense account

After that, enjoy video creation and start recording and uploading your videos as often as you like.

Your videos will be there on the internet for people to watch and click on ads, and little by little, your income will start to add up.

So if you are still wondering how to make money from YouTube videos, just follow the procedure mentioned above and start enjoying while generating income.