Starting a channel takes minutes. Growing one takes a clear topic, a steady schedule and videos people watch to the end. Plan your uploads, set up the channel properly and see what YouTube asks for before you can earn.
Plan a realistic upload schedule and see what it adds up to. The watch-hour figure is simple math from your own guesses, not a forecast of what YouTube will count.
YouTube Help lists 1,000 subscribers plus either 4,000 public watch hours in 12 months or 10 million Shorts views in 90 days. Check YouTube Help for current rules.
A schedule you can keep, often one good video a week, usually beats bursts of uploads followed by long gaps.
Often yes. Videos that answer customers' questions can bring inquiries even without ad revenue.
YouTube says watch hours from Shorts in the Shorts feed do not count toward the 4,000 watch hours.
Showing the result early, cutting pauses, using chapters and pointing to the next video at the end.
Account, name, branding, description and first settings.
Topic, ideas from real questions, series and retention.
The thresholds, policies and account steps YouTube lists.
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