YouTube Shorts Feature

YouTube shorts: Description and how to earn from YouTube shorts videos

YouTube shorts is a feature on YouTube that allows users to create and watch YouTube  short form vertical videos of up to 60 seconds in length. YouTube shorts videos can be accessed through a separate "Shorts" section on the YouTube app or by scrolling through the "Shorts" shelf on the homepage. YouTube Shorts can be created using the YouTube app's built-in camera or by uploading vertical videos that are already recorded. The feature was introduced as a response to the popularity of short-form video content on platforms like TikTok.

YouTube shorts can be created and viewed within the YouTube app on mobile devices, and they are displayed prominently in the "Shorts" section of the app. Users can swipe vertically to browse through a feed of short videos, and they can also tap on individual short videos to view them in full screen

YouTube shorts Monitization: how to earn from YouTube shorts

Now every one can earn from YouTube shorts videos, but for earning from YouTube shorts you have to meet YouTube partner policy requirements or eligibility criteria.

 To be eligible for YouTube YouTube monetization, your channel must meet certain requirements set by YouTube, which include having at least 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours in the past 12 months.

Once you meet the eligibility criteria, you can apply for monetization through the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). YPP allows creators to monetize their content through various means, such as ads, merchandise, and channel memberships.

 Creators can also earn revenue from Super Chat and Super Stickers, which are features that allow fans to make payments during live streams.but this model of monitization is not apply on YouTube shorts videos.

YouTube make another model for monitization or earning called creator pool.in this model the total revenue generated are divided in YouTube short videos creaters.

So creater can earn from shorts on creator pool, not on long form video monitization.

e.g in a country where 1000$ revenue generated from shorts ads.45% will be Keep by YouTube and the remaining will be distributed in creater based on view's.

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