YouTube - New Rules On Monetization For Creators

YouTube has made an announcement yesterday on its Adwords blog that all users have to reach and obtain certain criteria in order to get monetized option on videos to make money.

YouTube has detected several issues affecting the community and advertising partners from the past few years and no in the current year 2018. YouTube has created some new rules and policies for content creators to start making money out of their real content.

YouTube says that,

YouTube is not a place for bad actors. While we took several precautions and steps in year 2017 to protect our advertisers from inappropriate content. YouTube want to ensure that their ads run alongside content that reflects their values.

From Today (Tuesday 16th January 2018), YouTube announced three significant changes:

1. Stricter Criteria

Till last year, channels had to reach 10K total views to be eligible for the YouTube Partner Program or to enable Monetization. Whereas now new channels will need to have 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watch time within the past 12 months to be eligible for ads.

YouTube is going to enforce these new requirements for existing channels beginning from February 20th, 2018. Of course, YouTube will also monitor things like community strikes, spam, and other abuse flags to ensure they comply with the policies.

YouTube warns that if any channel gets under strict criteria and found repeatedly or violates guidelines then the channel will not be eligible for Monetization permanently.

Those of you who want more details, can find additional information in our Help Center.

2. Manually Review

Now the channels included in Google Preferred will be manually reviewed and ads will not will shown on those which doesn't meet ad-friendly guidelines. The complete manual reviews of Google Preferred channels and videos will start from mid-February in the U.S. and by the end of March in all over the world.

3. Greater Transparency and Simpler Controls Over Ads

In the coming months, YouTube is planning to introduce a three-tier suitability system that allows advertisers to reflect their view of appropriate placements for their brand, while understanding potential reach trade offs.

YouTube accepts the promise for advertisers and would reach over 1.5 billion people around the world who are truly engaged with content they love.

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