Latest YouTube Monetization Update 2022 | YPP Youtube Partner Program

YouTube Monetization Criteria

There are two huge pain points all small YouTube channels face. 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watchtime. But in a latestYouTube monetization update, all of this could become a thing of the past. Yeah, I thought that'd get your attention. The source of all of this information comes from a New York Times article, and is a fascinating development in itself.

Leak Information

I can't remember the last time I got information like this about YouTube that wasn't directly released by YouTube themselves, so consider this a fairly big and unprecedented leak, which also means it might not all be true.

Join YouTube Partner Program

But there is a lot to get through, so hold onto your hats. So this dude at YouTube, who now knows that I've checked him out on LinkedIn, is calling this "The largest expansion" YouTube have done in several years, "creating new ways for creators" to join the Partner Program."And that's because we're not just talking about long form content.

YouTube Shorts Monetization

Monetization is also coming to YouTube Shorts. And make sure to stick around until the end of this article to find out when all of this is rumored to kick off. In audio obtained from a YouTube all-hands meeting, the New York Times say, and I quote, that "YouTube plan on lowering the barriers" to entry for its Partner Program. "Now, quick history lesson. 

YouTube Monetization Policy

There used to be a time when the requirements or YouTube monetization were very simple and very easy. 10,000 views, that's all you needed. But then along came the YouTube ad pockets of 2018, and that ramped up all of the requirements to 1,000 subscribers, 4,000 hours of watch time, which is where we find ourselves today.

Youtube Shorts Monetize Like TikTok

However, TikTok has been taking huge slices of the market share, as well as creating a whole new short form vertical viewing video experience. So YouTube needs to offer something very enticing, especially to new creators, to help them start making money quicker. And the easiest way to do that is by lowering requirements.

500 Subscribers and 2000 hours of Wathctime

Let's say, for example, and this is purely speculation, YouTube halves all of their requirements. 500 subscribers, 2,000 hours of watch time. That would open up the YouTube Partner Program to hundreds of thousands of creators.

 

Let us know

Or maybe it'll have nothing to do at all with subscribers or watch time. Simply don't know. But if YouTube are going to lower the requirements, what do you think they're gonna do? Let us know in the comments below. Also, you have to consider that if more creators are eligible through simple channel milestones,

YouTube Partner Program.

YouTube is likely going to have to rely more on the stuff it's not quite as clear cut. Don't be surprised, for example, if YouTube introduced self certification for videos before you're even in the YouTube Partner Program. I'm just speculating here, but remember, YouTube does still need to protect its platform, viewers, creators, advertisers. And if monetization requirements are reduced, that's gonna invite more bad actors onto a platform as well.

YouTube Shorts

Next up, shorts. This part of the YouTube platform already has 1.5 billion users. Clearly, there's revenue to be made. So get ready for a good news or bad news,

YouTube Funds

You've likely already seen ads popping up while you're watching shorts, but until now, they haven't been directly related to creators' revenue. Instead, creators have had to endure this weird shorts fund where they might earn a couple of hundred dollars for tens of millions of views, but it was never guaranteed.

New York Times article

Now, the New York Times article suggested the traditional ad revenue structure that we all know and understand is coming to shorts, with one quite expensive difference.

Creator Ad Revenue

So currently, with long form content, the creator gets a 55% split of the ad revenue. But with shorts, that split is gonna lower to 45%. While this may look like a greedy, cynical cash grab from YouTube, the more likely reason is because there is now a third player in this revenue split, music labels.

Popular Music on TikTok and YouTube

You can already add popular music and sound to shorts without getting any copyright claims, but what YouTube is now saying is that you can earn ad revenue on top of this. And if you do wanna check out, what is the top trending music and sound effects on both TikTok and YouTube?

 

VidiQ

VidIQ Viral curates trending sounds by location, topic, artist, and notifies you when new sounds are trending so you can act fast. It's free to download for both Android and iOS now.

Note

Our man from LinkedIn says that the payments will "really help creators understand "why YouTube is the place to start their shorts career," which is code for "TikTok, "we're coming after your creators." And all of this leaves us with one remaining question.

Well, the rumor is as early as tomorrow

When is this all going to happen? Well, the rumor is as early as tomorrow. Now, I wouldn't imagine anything to change immediately, but YouTube will likely announce timelines. Unless, of course, this is all just rumor and innuendo, or this leak forces YouTube to back off and change its plans.