Get your channel ready to earn:

Step 1: Setup a channel and apply to join the YouTube Partner Program. Your channel must have 10,000 lifetime views before your application to join the YouTube Partner program can be reviewed.
Step 2: Connect your YouTube channel to an AdSense account in order to earn money and get paid for your monetized videos.
Step 3: Take a minute to get to know the kinds of videos you can monetize and the different ad formats.
Step 4: Select “monetize with ads” for your videos and choose which ad formats and videos you want from the YouTube Studio app and in video manager.
Step 5: Keep making great videos that your community loves to watch!
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