75% of viewers are still watching this video around the 30 second mark.  That’s much higher than my typical videos. Throughout the rest of the video, the average percentage viewed is 58%. This refers to the average percentage of a video my audience watches per view.

Let’s look at the results.

This video has got 30,000 views since it was published, accumulated 392 hours of watch time, 72 subscribers, and gained estimated revenue of $99. It still attracts 144 views every 48 hours.

How did I achieve these results so you can do the same for your next video? 

Ask A Question
When you start your video with a question, it motivates viewers to keep watching to find out the answer.

Here’s how I started the video.

“Should you create a brand account or a regular personal account when starting a YouTube channel, which is the right one to use?” 

Alternatively, you can make a bold statement or tease about what’s coming up later in the video.

Tell viewers what to expect
When you preview what kind of content your viewers can expect later in the video, it inspires them to keep watching to check out the answers.

“In this video, you learn how brand accounts differ from regular YouTube accounts, how to check if you have a brand account, and if you should migrate a personal account to a brand account if you already have an established YouTube channel.” 

Interact With Your Audience
Instead of having a one way conversation with your audience, interact with your audience by giving them a call to action.

“Comment below if you have a brand account or personal account.” 

You can also give a call to action at the end of your video by inviting viewers to watch a related video to the one that we’ve just watched. This will continue their viewing session on YouTube and increase the probability of your video getting recommended by YouTube.

Add Curiosity Hooks Throughout Your Content
I use Curiosity hooks throughout the video in the form of questions to reset the attention of my viewers and keep them watching. the video.  Spikes in the audience retention graph are where I added questions during the video.

“How do you check if you have a brand account?” 

Here’s another example I used on the video.

“How do you create a brand account?” 

What caused the drop off at the end of the or retention graph? 
As you can see, the audience retention was 93% at the start of the video. Retention remained at 75% around the 30 second mark and continued above 70%. halfway through the video. Retention started to decline around halfway through the video, then dropped down to around 40% near the end of the video. This was due to wrapping up the video. The big lesson is not to telegraph the end of your video, but add another curiosity hook to keep viewers watching.

If you liked this video, watch this related video on “12 ways to keep viewers watching your entire video”
You’ll be glad you did.

Making money on YouTube requires creativity, hard work and the ability to consistently generate video content that people want to watch. In the video, below I want to share with you how to monetize your YouTube channel for beginners.

Let me know in the comments below how you are currently generating revenue from your YouTube channel.

Why monetize your YouTube channel?

1. Support the costs of running your channel.
If you want to grow your YouTube channel, you want to constantly improve the gear that you have to create videos. It could be a new microphone, a new camera, video editing software, et cetera.

2. Pay the bills.
Creating, optimizing, editing and promoting videos takes a lot of time. If you have a full-time job, you’ll probably do it in your spare time. In the beginning, a channel could help pay some bills but in the long-term, you can make it into a full-time income and replace the job that you currently have. Number three, freedom.

I enjoy the freedom of creating and publishing videos because I can generate passive income from my YouTube channel.

Why use YouTube?
* YouTube gets five billion views per day.
* It’s the second largest search engine on the net after Google.
* Your videos can convert views into paying customers.

Here are top 5 ways to monetize your YouTube channel even if you’re just starting out or you have an existing channel.

1. AdSense Ads.
These are ads that play before your video starts playing. Advertisers pay to have their videos displayed on your video. The revenue that you receive by displaying the ad on your video is shared with YouTube. It’s about a 50-50 split. For example, a thousand views might earn you $1. You need to get a ton of views on your videos to generate a little bit of revenue.

In order to display these AdSense ads on your videos, you need to be a member of the YouTube Partner Program. The requirements to join the YouTube Partner Program is 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watch time in the past 12 months. This is equal to 240,000 minutes in 12 months.

Once you meet those requirements, your channel will be reviewed by YouTube. If you haven’t violated any of YouTube’s policies or received a strike on your channel in the last three months, there’s a great probability your channel will be accepted.

2. Channel memberships.
Channel memberships allow viewers to subscribe to your channel for a recurring monthly fee. This is usually $4.99 per month. In return, you can give members perks like badges, emojis and other offers that they wouldn’t receive normally.

If a channel has channel memberships activated, you’ll see a join icon below their video. You’ll also see the join below the channel banner. Here’s an example of what you’ll see when you click the join icon.

What are the requirements to activate channel memberships?

• Your channel must have more than 30,000 subscribers.
• You must be a member of YouTube Partner Program.
• You must be over 18 years old. You must be located in one of these available locations. You must have zero strikes on your channel.

3. Super Chat.
This is where viewers can purchase chat messages during a live stream. When you purchase a Super Chat during a live stream, your message will be highlighted in the chat stream.

Your message will be highlighted with different colors depending on the amount of the Super Chat.

The Super Chat message will stay pinned to the top of the chat stream depending on the amount that you contributed.

Here’s an example of a highlighted message on the chat stream from somebody that purchased a Super Chat.

What are the eligibility requirements to enable Super Chat?
Your channel must be monetized. That means you must be a member of the YouTube Partner Program.

• Your channel must have over 1,000 subscribers.
• You must be over 18.
• You must be located on one of the available locations.

4. Sell merchandise.
You can sell branded items to your fans like T-shirts or mugs by displaying merchandise products under your videos. The websites that you use to sell your merchandise must be approved by YouTube.

What are the eligibility requirements?
In order to sell merchandise from your YouTube channel, you must meet these minimum requirements.
* You must be a member of the YouTube Partner Program.
* You must have more than 10,000 subscribers.
* You must have no community guideline strikes.

Here’s an example of a channel selling T-shirts.

5. Crowd Funding.
Crowd Funding is a way of supporting your channel through donations from your viewers. Previously, I’ve mentioned the example of channel memberships through making a recurring donation of $4.99 per month. You can link to a crowd funding site from your videos on YouTube as long as it’s on the approved sites listed on YouTube. In order to do this, you must meet the requirements of being a member of the YouTube Partner Program. Her

If you don’t meet the requirements of the YouTube Partner Program, a great alternative is Patreon.

Patreon allows you to have a direct relationship with your fans in exchange for recurring revenue. Here are some examples of Patreon creators. The beauty about Patreon is that you have a load of transparent fees. You keep 90% in Patreon only keeps 5% for transaction fees.

Some of the benefits include:
* You retain full control, you own your content.
* You can focus on creating while Patreon takes care of all the payments and questions.

Here are some important tips to keep in mind for YouTube monetization.

1. Build and engage audience first. Focus on increasing your views and subscribers before you think about monetizing your channel.
2.  Create great content. If you solve people’s problems in your videos and create great content that people want to watch, your channel will definitely grow.
3. Create multiple revenue streams. Instead of focusing on one revenue stream, think about multiple revenue streams. You might get a little income from revenue stream but if you combine it with other streams, then you’ll increase your income.
4. Determine how much money you want to make. Set a goal of how much money you want to make from your channel and how much time you want to invest. When you set a deadline for yourself, it’s easier to achieve your goal.

What if you don’t meet the requirements of any of these monetization options?

No worries. Just watch my next video on how to generate revenue from your channel without 4,000 hours and 1,000 subscribers. You won’t even have to join the YouTube Partner Program. Thanks for watching and I’ll see you in the next video.

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