How to Monetise YouTube Videos

Note*. This post has been updated.

Monetising a YouTube video goes with its optimisation and promotion.   Any new video has zero views and zero subscribers.

These start building up through organic search and as the video gets more views.   However, a video based on a trending issue or helpful topic can go viral instantly.  Views and subscribers can also be increased through sharing and engagement on other platforms.  It is advisable to enable monetization after several videos have been uploaded into your channel.

Ways to Promote and Monetise your Video

Promoting your video helps to attract leads, views, and sales as more people see, like and gain value from it.

Several ways of monetising your video are through:

1. partnering with YouTube through AdSense, by allowing adverts to be placed on the video.
   Like any AdSense programme, producing good videos with helpful content in your niche is required.

Payment depends on how viewers interact with the adverts. If you already have an AdSense account, associate it with your YouTube account create a new AdSense account for your video channel.

Steps to enable Monetisation

Before you enable monetisation, ensure that all your videos comply with the terms that YouTube specifies.

• Under channel settings, (in your YouTube channel) go to monetisation,
• Add a related AdSense account or create a new one.
• Select the type of ads you’d like and
• Add your billing info

Other ways of Monetisation

1. Daily Motion videos are also monetised through advertisements;
2. making a review video of your own product and products of companies you are affiliated with
3. making a Facebook Fan Pages, and other social media to share videos;
4. linking out to other channels and groups in your niche by joining and interacting with members;
5.  using video SEO to rank the video on the first page in order to attract more traffic
6. advertising your video using Google Ad words.

You don’t need a website to have a video channel but linking a website to your video channel increases visitors to your website and other benefits associated with it.

Try the various video types, like live streaming, animated gifs, explainer videos etc. and make more of the ones that resonate with your audience.

Suggested Resource

You may buy a mic to enhance the sound of your videos.

 Work on Fiverr as a Freelancer

Fiverr was started in 2009 as a freelance site.   It is a large market place where people search for all sorts of services to sell or buy.  Sellers indicate a task to perform for the payment of initial $5; hence the name Fiverr.  Jobs performed are known as Gigs.   It is a site for freelancers to expand their services and build a reputation in their niche.

A perfect gig on Fiverr could be something you can do literally in a few minutes or hours, but which a lot of other people cannot do.   There is the need to study the platform to find out what others are offering so as to know what service you can offer.

The most important principles required on Fiverr are:

• truth
• respect, and
• professionalism

As you undertake one skill successfully, you can add other skills you have as well.

It is allowed to hire other freelancers on Fiverr to do aspects of the tasks in order to save yourself time.

Working on Fiverr is not a matter of paying peanuts for monkeys; as you go through various levels, and augment your services.   Charges can go up to between $100 and $500 for high-level sellers.

Fiverr Payment

Sellers share 20% of the funds with Fiverr.

Payment is only through Paypal and Payoneer.

Waiting time is 14 days

 

APPLICATION OF CONCEPT – (OWT) 2.0

 STEP I

Before registering on Fiverr, sharpen your skills for the gig you want to offer.

Research on Fiverr for popular gigs.

Use tools and apps that will make you deliver services within a reasonable time.

STEP II

• Add a good description of your services in video form to your profile
• Use specific catchy heading and titles
• Add a customised image

STEP III 

The first thing is to join the Fiverr forum after registration at forum.fiverr.com

STEP IV

• Provide quality and timely gigs for your customers to keep coming back.
• Also, pay attention to customer reviews and make improvements where necessary

1. STEP V

2. v.2 Dealing with Buyers

• Avoid giving buyers samples where that is not really necessary.
• When buyers do not know what they want, guide them, but do what is only worth your time.
• Take time to discuss the details of the project well in advance, and ask the buyer for references where necessary.
• Estimate your required price and be clear with the buyer about all the terms that the order includes before going ahead with the work.
• Good images must be provided by the buyer,  to avoid unlimited revisions that cause delays; nor  worth the price set for the gig
• Some difficult buyers expect good quality work for a very low price.

STEP V

• Apprise yourself of the pros and cons of Fiverr from different perspectives on the forum and other online searches.

Suggested Resources

Fiverr During Shutdown – Amazon

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How do you make a Branded T-shirt?

Words and artwork that motivate, give good-will and encouragement are put on branded products like t-shirts,

mugs, etc. to form a niche with a targeted audience. The niche could be

• religious quotes,
• popular sayings of a group,
• attributes of professional groups like nurses,
• students,
• sports enthusiasts,
• humorous and motivational quotes,
• popular or trending slogans etc.

The writing on t-shirts and mugs also reaches out to people just like ebooks because people are gaining relevant information and adding value to their lives.

Making a design for t-shirts and other products has become a profitable side income or full-time work online. Some marketers also donate all or part of the income generated to charity.

Products that are branded with artwork and text

• T’shirts,
• mugs,
• key hooks,
• caps,
• tote bags,
• sports/travelling bags,
• cosmetic cases,
• jewellery bags,
• hoodies,
• coasters,
• umbrellas,
• slippers, and gifts

are some of the products that are branded with artwork and text.

It is necessary to target a specific group or audience for such a project. Niches are divided into trend-based (seasonal like Christmas, Easter, festivals, etc.) or evergreen – based on things that are constant e.g. moms, dads, professions, birthdays, etc. There are also several sub-niches of these broad niches, for example, teenagers who love football

To start, choose a niche as always, based on an interest shared by several other people. Make a search by checking on sites and social media pages for the same niche and see which designs have much engagement or likes. You can also check the websites that produce t-shirts for possible designs. A few of such companies and platforms are;

• cafe press.com
  zazzle.com
  teespring.com
  spreadshirt.com
  shopify.com
  printify.com
  style us brands.com

Suggested resources:

T-shirt Business Plan PDF

T-shirt Income Empire – Amazon

How to become a T’shirt Designer

– Search for a t-shirt producing websites see what is expected of you as a designer
– create a fan page with the appropriate name on Facebook or other social media
– write a draft description for your design and save it on your pc
– with your designs in mind, create an account and start creating your designs – which could be only text or a combination of text and artwork.
– put the designs on your Fanpage and link it to other t-shirt sites as well as some of your fans who are also interested in that niche
– engage and promote your tees and/or other products
– create campaigns or paid Facebook ads

How T’shirt Designing Platforms Operate

Most t-shirt platforms operate in a similar manner. i.e

– provide a tool for designing
– designers do not pay anything to create designs.  You are paid when a minimum (stated) number of the product is sold.
– set a goal (no of shirts to be ordered before printing starts)
– set the selling price
– print and market the product, based on orders received
– designers set up a shop on the platform
– other designers can sell your shirts i.e cross-promote and sell
– pay designers after successful sales

Designing T-shirts on Teespring

Teespring.com is one such site that is popular for tees.

Upon creating an account you are sent to the designing tool where you add text, change the font, colour, etc; or click ‘art’ to upload your own artwork.

On the right side of the screen, you can also add a few other t-shirt designs like the hood, children’s tees, design for women, etc. Over there you can change the colour or indicate other colours in which the tee can be printed.

A selling price is set as you add designs. You can also choose to add a caption at the back of the shirt or not.

After that move to step 2, set a goal by going through the steps and in step 3 add a description.

You will also select a category and fill in the blank for your url, which is the name you used to create the account. This will link customers to your page on Teespring.

After this, promote your tee on your Facebook page and also make some Facebook ads to attract a targeted audience.

Advantages

• there are no upfront costs to start
• only t-shirts that are ordered and paid for will be printed
• can be successful with a targeted niche and a few attempts to sell without using ads

Challenges

• testing and re-testing of Facebook ads requires learning  and practice to succeed

This is how to make branded products.  If you like this post, please comment and also share it.  Thank you,