Channel trailer monetization?

[UKHypnotist]

No, that would be like putting an add for Coca Cola at the start of a trailer for a film.

My network monetizes everything I post; even channel trailers; so I guess they want ads for Coca Cola at the start of a film trailer. Makes you think about the old rental video cassettes and DVDs where there were 10 minutes of trailers for other film offerings before the film you actually rented starts...or the ten minutes of other film trailers at the cinema!

Also @vjfelix as well, I have two income streams going on YouTube. Two channels with a network, and a number of others attached to a personal Adsense account, so direct YouTube partnership for those. I don't think it's ever too early to monetize, or YouTube wouldn't be giving the invitation in the form of a ribbon banner in your Dashboard when they themselves think you are ready.

With a personal Adsense account, one can also put payout on hold until your balance reaches a stated amount. I have mine set at £500.00 and since I partnered, have already seen one payout.

 

[Shakycow]

I don't think it's ever too early to monetize, or YouTube wouldn't be giving the invitation in the form of a ribbon banner in your Dashboard when they themselves think you are ready.

That's because YouTube doesn't care if you're ready or if your channel grows. The more channels that post ads, ready for them or not, the more money they make.

Before Google took over, there were strict minimums a channel had to reach before ads (and other features) were allowed. That would also mean that if visitors strictly watched smaller channels, they'd never see any ads. Google didn't like that and now they encourage all channels, ready or not, to monetize.

Sadly, it's working as far too many channels now care more about earning a few cents a month instead of building their audience.

 

[UKHypnotist]

That's because YouTube doesn't care if you're ready or if your channel grows. The more channels that post ads, ready for them or not, the more money they make.

Before Google took over, there were strict minimums a channel had to reach before ads (and other features) were allowed. That would also mean that if visitors strictly watched smaller channels, they'd never see any ads. Google didn't like that and now they encourage all channels, ready or not, to monetize.

Sadly, it's working as far too many channels now care more about earning a few cents a month instead of building their audience.

@Shakycow Unfortunately, before Google took over, the only way for a channel to be monetized was for it to belong to someone large enough financially to buy into the partnership program. This cost a minimum fee of $100,000.00 plus.

I don't know when you came to YouTube, but I founded my first channel in August of 2006; Google closed the sale in November of 2006 but YouTube still operated as an independent arm until at least late 2007. The Partner Program was opened by invitation only to selected normal content creators around late 2009, and the general floodgates were opened in mid 2012 if my memory is still serving correctly.

The original invitation only program was not just channel-oriented; people were invited to monetize individual videos which YouTube Admin thought would do well in ad service; I know this because several videos on different channels I owned at the time were invited. When the general channel invites began, again, several channels I own received invitations.

I will Google everything to correct dates if necessary. I care very much about channel growth; but I must also say that I cannot figure out the appeal points of some of the mega-channels on YouTube.