How can you earn money on YouTube?

Many people around the world earn extra income from YouTube, the world’s most popular video sharing service.

Yes, YouTube has become an attractive platform for those who want to earn money through videos.

Billions of people use this video sharing platform and that’s why it’s the best place for creative minds to showcase their talents.

How can you earn from your YouTube channel and what are the conditions for joining the YouTube Partner Program?

What is YouTube monetization?
YouTube monetization allows users to earn money from ads, channel memberships, super chats and merchandise.

To unlock these features, you need to be a part of the YouTube Partner Program (YPP).

Conditions for Joining the YouTube Partner Program
Before you can earn money from your YouTube channel, you have to fulfill the terms of this platform.

Comply with all monetization policies: Complying with all YouTube policies and guidelines is a prerequisite for monetization, meaning you must follow the Community Guidelines, Terms of Services, and Copyright Laws.

Residence in a country with a YPP program: Joining this program is only possible for individuals where it is available, the good thing is that the YPP program is also available in Pakistan.

How many subscribers should there be? : Minimum number of subscribers is 1000 to be a part of this program.

Specific Videos Views during a year: You are eligible to join YPP only if your videos have been viewed more than 4 thousand hours during the last one year.

AdSense account must be linked: To receive payments you need to link AdSense account to YouTube channel.

How to apply to earn on YouTube?
If you fulfill all the conditions mentioned above then you can apply to earn money.

For this first you need to enable 2 step verification on your Google account to protect the account.

After that, open your YouTube account, click on your profile picture on the top right and select YouTube Studio.

Click on the Monetization tab on the left side of YouTube Studio which will take you to the overview page.

There, click on the start button of the Review Partner Programs Terms card and if you want to read the terms, read them otherwise click on accept.