Here’s what you can do while waiting to get qualified as a content creator on YouTube…
What is a YouTube Content Creator?
YouTubers, as they’re commonly referred to, are individuals who produce content to upload to the social media platform YouTube.
According to YouTube, YouTube Creators are, “approachable and a constant presence in their viewers’ lives; they are passionate, socially wired and excel at building authentic person-to-person connections.” More broadly, YouTube Creators are individuals who produce content for the YouTube platform.
Yep, it’s pretty easy to get excited about all of the money you can make as a content creator on YouTube.
But…
First, there are a few hoops you must jump through to get qualified:
– Live in a country/region where the YouTube Partner Program is available.
– Have no active Community Guidelines strikes on your channel.
– Have more than *4,000 valid public watch hours in the last 12 months.
– Have more than 1,000 subscribers.
*One hour equals 60 minutes, so all we have to do is multiply both numbers. 4000 hours x 60 minutes = 240,000 minutes! To get to 4000 hours of YouTube watch time, you have to generate 240,000 minutes of YouTube watch time.
So what else can you do before you meet the YouTube requirements to earn money from your videos?
What to do while waiting to get YouTube approval:
1) One of the fastest-growing areas of YouTube revenue for creators is direct support (money from fans).
A) Like Patreon you can have fans fund your channel in exchange for additional content.
B) Applause – this is a tip jar that is built into the YouTube platform.
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