Different Ways To Make Money For Videos Creators

Creator Monetization: One of the Best Ways to Make Money Online

What is Creator Monetization?

Creator Monetization means you monetize your video content on video sharing platforms like Youtube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, etc. However, in order to monetize your video content, you need to fulfill the monetization criteria of each of these platforms. Likewise, you also need to be a very good video content creator to use this method to make money online.

How to Monetize Your Video Content?

While making money from long videos can be extremely difficult, making money from short videos is relatively easy. For example, you need at least 1000 subscribers and 4000 watch time to monetize your youtube channel, however, you can start earning with just one short video if you use youtube shorts.

In order to make money through Creator Monetization, you need to make general interest videos. You can create a TikTok account even for your dog and still be able to make money from your videos. You can show your dog’s lifestyle, funny fails, etc. that a lot of people will find interesting.

What Are Micro Videos? How to Make Money With Micro Videos

Micro videos are short video clips that can be anywhere between a few seconds to 60 seconds. The primary purposes of these micro-videos are to entertain, inform, and educate people. Even though you could share micro-videos on a lot of platforms, the micro-videos were first popularized by TikTok with under 15 seconds video clips.

How to make micro-videos?

You can make micro-videos by directly opening the video platform apps like youtube, tiktok, instagram or facebook and taking the video. However, before you start making micro-videos, you need to follow a strategy, if you want to become successful.

Understand the purpose of your video (educate, entertain, inform)

Choose the platform wisely (TikTok, Youtube, Facebook Reels, Instagram Reels)

Prepare the script (it does not have to be a written script, though)

Determine the length (15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds)

Once published, share your videos on other platforms as well (you can share your TikTok videos on Facebook, or youtube)

Analyze your video performance

Making Money on Twitch

Twitch started as a game streaming site, however, later it developed as a platform to share all kinds of creative works including and not limited to game streaming, music, entertainment videos, etc. Just like most video-sharing platforms, you can also make money on Twitch. You make money on Twitch through subscriptions, selling merch, running ads, and sponsorships in your video (by partnering with brands and businesses. Just like most of the video sharing sites, you also need to follow the certain requirements to get monetized on Twitch, for example, you need at least 500 minutes broadcast in the last 30 days (as opposed to 4000 hours watch time in 12 months on youtube), at least 7 unique broadcast days in one month, at least 50 followers, average 3 viewers on your broadcasts in last one month, etc. You can expect to make $50-$1500 per month, your earnings depend on your subscribers, viewership, merch you sell, and the sponsorship you receive. The key to earning on Twitch also depends on the quality of your content, if you are a gamer with a huge fan following, you can expect to make really on Twitch. Earnings depend on views on your content, and views depend on followers.

Making Money By Using Reels

Reels on Instagram and Facebook are short video features just like youtube shorts that are aimed at providing interesting and engaging short video content, which are 30-60 seconds long. TikTok started the trend of short videos. Originally TikTok videos were 15 seconds, then they introduced a feature that allowed the content creator to create up to 60 seconds videos. However, now they have introduced a feature where creators can create up to 10 minutes videos. Likewise, videos on youtube on youtube could be of any length, but with the popularity of Tiktok youtube also introduced a short video feature called youtube shorts. In order to attract video content creators, Facebook Inc (now Meta) Reels, first on Instagram, and later on Facebook. Short videos have a lot of engagement, therefore, it is thought to be one of the best marketing methods. If you are a marketer, you will find that short videos are very effective in building your brand or even sales. Instead of running video ads, you will find short videos like reels more effective in connecting with customers as these videos also have entertainment factors.

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