Welcome to the
YouTube Partner
Program

Firstly, making it to YouTube Partner is an amazing achievement.  It’s a badge that says you’re among the best of the best.  Many Congratulations!

To make sure Partners get the full benefit of being in the Program, here are the following ways Creators can get rewarded for making content such as Shorts, live streaming and long form video.

• Advertising revenue: Earn revenue from Watch Page ads and Shorts Feed ads.
• Shopping: Your fans can browse and buy products from your store, or products you tag from other brands through the YouTube Shopping affiliate program.
• YouTube Premium revenue: Get part of a YouTube Premium subscriber’s subscription fee when they watch your content.
• Channel memberships: Your members make recurring monthly payments in exchange for access to special perks.
• Super Chat & Super Stickers: Your fans pay to get their messages or animated images highlighted in live chat streams.
• Super Thanks: Your fans pay to view a fun animation and get their message highlighted in your video or Short’s comments section.

Each feature has its own set of eligibility requirements, so be sure to check the respective criteria before turning on these features. If our reviewers believe that your channel or video is not eligible, specific features may not be available. These extra thresholds exist for two main reasons. The most important one is that we have to meet legal requirements in every area where the feature is available. Then, because we want to reward good creators, we need to make sure we have enough context on your channel. Generally, this context means we need more content to review.

Keep in mind that we constantly review channels to make sure your content is in line with our policies.

To start making the most of ad revenue, we recommend do the following:

• Learn about AdSense, Google’s program that lets YouTube Partners creators in YPP get paid.
• Choose how you want to monetize, how ads show up on your videos, and how to set your default ad formats.
• Review our advertiser-friendly content guidelines to make sure all your content is appropriate for ads.
• Check out our YouTube Self-Certification overview so you can self-rate your videos according to our advertiser-friendly content guidelines. This rating helps YouTube make monetization decisions faster and more accurately.

It may be helpful to check when your channel has made the most money. You can check this data by changing the date range to lifetime on the Revenue tab in YouTube Analytics. Are there correlations between the highest viewed days and most ad revenue earned?

You can identify the geography where most of your estimated revenue comes from by using expanded analytics reports. You can create videos targeting these specific geographies and add captions to help reach your viewers.

To identify seasonal trends, compare your traffic and earnings between different months or years. For example, US advertisers spend slightly more during the year-end holiday months, November and December. When you compare different years, how do your earnings and views change during certain months?

These tips can help you identify trends and patterns in your revenue sources. View your final earnings by logging into your AdSense account.

To avoid getting overwhelmed, try experimenting with one feature at a time to find out how your revenue and audience is affected.

To find more details on how revenue is shared, earned, and taxed, check out our official partner earnings overview. You can also find steps on how to view your final earnings (how much you’ll get paid) in AdSense.