A great way to earn money with Youtube is through Google AdSense which pays you for display ads before, during, and at the end of your YouTube videos.
However, in order to become qualified for it you have to have at least 1,000 Youtube subscribers and 4,000 valid public watch hours.
That does not mean you cannot earn money from youtube without Adsense! Leveraging YouTube is a great way to earn more. Here are 7 ways you can make money from Youtube!
Seven ways to make money from Youtube without Adsense
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1. Create Digital Products
Creating digital products such as books, courses, templates, and guides is a great way to earn more with YouTube videos!
You can record videos on a specific top and towards the end of the video offer your course or book if they want to learn more about that topic.
For example, I sold my Just Face It beauty ebook through my youtube videos. I would create easy makeup tutorials and At the end of the video, I would let my audience know that if they wanted more in-depth information on applying the foundation to reference my ebook. I earned a nice chunk of change that way! Check out my blog post on 4 digital products you can sell and create this weekend.
2. Affiliate Links
When someone buys the product or service you recommended on your youtube video, you earn a percentage of that sale.
It doesn’t matter if you talk about fashion, relationships, yoga, business, or anything in between. You can use affiliate links no matter what stage. For example, if you provide business tips, why not provide the books you’re currently reading with affiliate links to each book. If someone clicks that link and purchases the book, you make money too!
As far as affiliate programs I like Amazon associate, RewardStyle, sellAShare, Target, Walmart, and eBay Partners (all free to join).
The great thing about Amazon Associates is that you earn on the total purchase, not just what someone clicks on from your link. So if someone buys a lipstick you recommended on your youtube video, but also has mascara, a pair of shoes, and a phone charger in their cart, you’ll earn a percentage on all those items!
3. Provide services
You can get people who are watching your videos to become your client!
For example, create a video on how to budget and then at the end offer your accounting services for those who would just prefer to have someone else do it!
Another example is creating videos on different exercises to lose weight but also offering your personal coaching as a service if they would like to work with you.
The great thing about services is you can make a lot of money even with a small audience! For example, if you are a business coach and charge $3,500 a package. You only need 3 people a month to join to hit $10,000 month!
4. Sell physical products like shirts and bags
Did you know you can create custom apparel such as shirts, pants, and bags?
If you have a funny saying, you can create a shirt with that quote and sell it to your audience by using print on demand websites such as Printify (my favorite!!!) and Printiful.
What’s print on demand? It’s a process where you work with a supplier to customize white-label products (like shirts or tote bags) with your own designs and sell them on a per-order basis under your own brand.
This means you don’t pay for the product until after you’ve actually sold it! This is great because it prevents you from having to buy in bulk or hold any inventory yourself. Plus it’s usually free to use!
5. Donations
You would be surprised how much of your audience enjoys you and wants to see you succeed!
Another way you can make money with YouTube without ads in through donations. You can have your audience donate directly through YouTube, Paypal, and stripe.
You would be surprised how much of your audience enjoys you and wants to see you succeed!
6. Memberships
Create a membership site for your viewers to access more of you!
For example, if you’re a DIY YouTuber you can create a membership site where members can get access to even more crafts and plans.
If you’re a fitness Youtuber, you can have a membership site where members get access to food plans to go along with your YouTube fitness videos.
Memberships are great because they are a source of reoccurring payment for you.
A website that allows you to have memberships as a content creator is in Patreon.com
7. Sponsorships
Work with brands to promote the products you already love and get paid to do it!
A common misconception is that in order to work with brands, you must have a large audience and that simply is NOT true. You can work with brands with a small following.
A few ways to get sponsorships is by emailing pitching to brands for paid sponsorships or joining influencer networks.
I’ve earned thousands of dollars working with brands with my YouTube channel. If you’re interested in the pitch templates I use to snag paid sponsorships as well as a ton of other influencer goodies, check out my work with brands bundle which includes a media kit template, plug and play pitch scripts, modules to help you negotiate better and determine your rate!
So here are seven ways to earn money from Youtube without Adsense or 4000 hours of watch-time! Are you a new YouTuber looking to create a profitable youtube channel? Share your channel below!
In my next blog post, I’m sharing 4 types of digital products you can sell and create this weekend!
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