INTRODUCTION
Get Paid For Videos- Ways to earn a living have evolved into many forms we could not have imagined two decades ago. Making videos is one of them. Various media platforms offer income to anyone with a creative mindset to create videos for entertainment or educational purposes. YouTube and TikTok are the first that come to mind. And then other media platforms will offer payment to someone for just watching videos. Here, we explore all dimensions of how you can get paid for videos.
So How Do Videos Earn You Extra Cash?
YouTube is the most common media platform that allows people to create, publish, and earn money from their videos. TikTok is another one. There are still many others like Dailymotion, Instagram, and Facebook, but it would be hard to choose which one is best for you.
The companies that own these technologies make a profit when many people are using their platforms. The more people, there more money for them. But to attract users and keep them glued, they allow independent creators to make content (such as videos, taking pictures, e.t.c) and host it on their social media platforms.
More people are drawn to the content they find interesting, and the more people your videos attract, the more the company makes. They will pay you to keep creating. Generally, on all these platforms, the more people you bring, the more you earn.
Advertisers also pay to have their brand referenced in your videos.
Anyway, I am going to give you a list of the most popular routes when you want money for videos.
YouTube
This is no surprise. You most likely know about YouTube. Any channel is eligible to monetize once it has reached an audience of at least 10 000 people, or 1000 subscribers and 4 000 hours worth of video material.
Sign in to your YouTube account
Go to the icon that represents your account and select it.
Select “YouTube Studio.”
On the left vertical navigation bar, click the “$” sign, “Monetization.”
Read the T’s & C’s of the YouTube Partner Program.
You are going to need an AdSense account to get paid. Create an AdSense account if you do not have one already.
You can view and set preferences for your channel’s monetization.
Note: This is only an application, and it can take up to a week before YouTube responds to your application. You must be the owner of the commercial rights. You have to reach an audience of over 10 000 people, or 1000 subscribers, and 4 000 hours of video content.
The Vault
This is a monetization platform from Break.com. It acts as a third party between the video or content creator and the content host (such as YouTube), as a marketer for your content when you upload your videos to its platform by spreading them around various platforms. It helps your videos go viral.
The Vault’s partners can also buy your content from you. How it works is that you can create a video and upload it. Your video will then go through a review process. The Vault will then respond to you with an offer. Payments to creators are done via PayPal.
Unlike other media, you do not have to sign up or have an account. The only requirement is that you must be the original creator of the video.
Envul
You likely must never have heard of Envul before, unless you are a gaming nerd. Envul is a media platform that hosts video content relating to the gaming world. Its monetization process works by paying you a certain amount every 30 seconds.
To earn, you must have an account with Envul and have it enabled for monetization. Envul also has an affiliate program, in which, for example, you earn a share in your friend’s profit. Payments are also made through PayPal.
You must be the original owner of the videos, and the videos must be related to gaming content.
Twitter Amplify
Here is another social media giant from which to earn some extra cash. Twitter puts profit into your account through ads and other various ways. Its Amplifier Program, under which monetization operates, monetizes tweets and videos and gives a share of the profit.
You can sign up for the program with your Twitter account. Once you have been accepted and received the confirmation email from Twitter, you will a “Monetization” heading in Media Studio.
As great as Twitter Amplify is, it is not available to the entire world, only in the United States of America. Requirements are that you must be an American citizen, over 18 years old, and your account should be relatively complaint-free from other people.
Conclusion
There are many other places to earn money through video making. Honourable mentions are Dailymotion, Vimeo, Amazon, and Facebook. All are different in the ways they administer payments, so choose the one that is right for you.
