1. Enable Monetization

To earn from YouTube, you must join the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). Requirements:

• 1,000 subscribers

• 4,000 watch hours in the past 12 months or 10 million public Shorts views in 90 days

• Follow all YouTube rules (no reused content, no copyright violations, no spam).

👉 Steps:

1. Go to YouTube Studio → Monetization (on left menu).

2. Click Apply.

3. Agree to terms & connect an AdSense account (this is where money is paid).

4. Once approved, you can enable ads on videos.

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2. Ways to Earn Money

YouTube has multiple income sources:

1. Ad Revenue (Ads that play before/during videos).

   • Revenue depends on CPM (Cost per 1000 ad views).

   • Niches like finance, tech, business = higher CPM.

2. Channel Memberships (fans pay monthly for perks like badges, emojis).

3. Super Chat & Super Stickers (viewers pay during live streams to highlight their messages).

4. Merch Shelf (sell branded products if eligible).

5. YouTube Premium Revenue (you get a share when Premium users watch your videos).

6. Affiliate Marketing (place affiliate links in descriptions → earn commission).

7. Sponsorships (brands pay you directly for promotions).

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3. How Much Money Can You Earn?

• CPM (Cost per 1000 views) varies by country & niche.

  • Finance/Business = $10–$30 CPM

  • Entertainment/Vlogs = $1–$5 CPM

• On average: $1–$5 per 1000 monetized views.

• Example: A video with 1 million views may earn $1,000–$5,000, depending on audience.

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🕵️ How to Hide Monetization

Sometimes creators don’t want viewers to know ads are turned on, or they want to hide estimated earnings.

1. Hiding Earnings (from public)

   • By default, YouTube does not show your revenue publicly. Only you see it in YouTube Studio → Analytics.

   • No one else can see your exact income.

2. Hiding Ads (Monetization visibility)

   • You can turn off ads on individual videos:

     • YouTube Studio → Content → select video → Monetization → switch to Off.

   • Ads will not show, but you won’t earn money on that video.

3. Unlisted / Private Videos

   • If you don’t want monetization shown, upload as Unlisted or Private.

4. Advanced Option:

   • If you want to earn but reduce obvious ads, you can allow only certain ad formats (like overlay ads instead of skippable ads).

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✅ Summary

• To earn: Join YPP (1k subs + 4k watch hours).

• Income sources: Ads, memberships, Super Chat, merch, sponsorships.

• Average earnings: $1–$5 per 1,000 views (varies).

• Monetization is private: viewers cannot see your earnings.

• You can hide ads per video or limit ad formats if you want less visibility.