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bump.

I am pretty sure I have answered this question many times in the comments feed of our videos on our channel, http://www.youtube.com/martellbrothersllc and the application page itself.

You need to make content that people want to watch. Random speed art videos is unfortunately not something people are actively searching for on Youtube.

With my network, we want to help people become successful but we can't work miracles.

Just so you know, this forum isn't just for the network. It's a general purpose forum for Youtubers who are Partners or want to be Partners. But I'll still answer your question.

1) Our standard contract lasts two years. This is because we invest money into marketing our Partners and we need time to recoup that investment. Some Youtube networks like TGN allow people to come and go as they please, but they also do absolutely no promotion for the majority of their Partners.

2) Content ID matches are copyright strikes waiting to happen. All it takes is for the company to get into an earnings dispute with Google or sell their online video rights to someone else, and every video they match will be taken down, resulting in copyright strikes to your channel. For this reason we don't allow Content ID matches in our network.

Well, at least it all worked out for you.

Do you have a URL to your channel?

Welcome!

You've got a lot of potential.

One thing I'd recommend is not using music you don't have a license for. You'll get much further using music you are allowed to monetize and that won't come up in Content ID matches.

You can find thousands of creative commons music cleared for commercial use here,

http://freemusicarchive.org/search/?adv=1&quicksearch=&music-filter-Artist=1&music-filter-Album=1&music-filter-Track=1&music-filter-CuratorLabel=1&music-filter-Tags=1&search-genre=Genres&search-artist=Artist&search-curator=&commercial=1

I also freely distribute royalty free loops on my website at http://youtubepartners.info/downloads/

Hi Lawrence and welcome to the community!

I don't think the announcement was intended to sound like they were playing ads on more devices. I think it was just to say that True View system is now working on mobile platforms which have monetized views, which isn't all of them.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/102302518872558262838/posts/DFLeqFvSAou

"We're moving this Partner Bulletin to Google+!
We're leveraging the Google+ platform and moving this Site and the bi-weekly Partner Product Bulletin! Be sure to add the YouTube Creators page to your circles and look for #ytpartnerbulletin for each update!"

This blows. Google+ is a crappy service that emulated Facebook without fully understanding what made it good; user-friendliness. I hardly ever see anything anyone posts on Google+ unless they specifically tagged me in it.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/06/apple-to-remove-youtube-app-from-iphone-and-ipad/

For those who don't know, Apple and Google have been at odds since Google entered the phone market with Android. This is part of that "war".

So the question is, how will this impact our views? A lot of people used the app to watch Youtube videos on mobile devices, but at the same time I hate the app because it promotes the top tier of Youtube Partners and leaves the rest of us sunk.

An often asked question is if Youtube partners can claim the usernames of banned or inactive accounts, because they have heard of Partners doing it before. However Youtube Partner support employees have always said it's not possible.

Then today I stumbled upon this image of the settings for a full CMS account. Behold.

http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2481196



I guess Networks can reclaim usernames just by accessing that form. Everyone else is SOL.

Update on this.

Apparently what happened is Youtube had added "highlights for feeds" to the subscriber page months before they announced the feature, and did it as a stealth change that nobody knew about.

If you don't know what "highlights for feeds" is, here is a video where I show what it is and how much it sucks,

This topic has been moved to Social Media Promotions.

http://www.abetterpartnerforum.com/index.php?topic=253.0

Feel free to share your channel in this thread, so long as you have tech-focused content on it, like product reviews, unboxings, hacks, etc!

Feel free to share your channel in this thread, so long as you have gaming related content on it!

Feel free to share your channel in this thread, so long as you have cooking tutorials on it!

Feel free to share your channel in this thread, so long as you have something related to beauty and fashion on it!

I want to add that one of the best ways to build awareness of this forum is to include a link to it on your Youtube channels.

A demonstration can be found on my RPG Fanatic Show Youtube channel,



While logged into your account go to your channel watch page and click the 'Edit' button beneath the Search channel module.



This will bring up a module that allows you to type in a title and URL you'd like to include on your channel watch page.

After entering http://www.abetterpartnerforum.com for the URL and "A Better Youtube Partner Forum" as the title of the URL, click the blue "Add" button to generate the link. When you can position the URL using the horizontal lines on the link module. When you have everything set where you want it, click the "Apply" button at the very bottom of the module below your Country settings.

You can also include a link to the forum on your personal websites. Doing so will help increase the visibility of the forums, which brings more people here for you to network with. 

ADDITIONALLY I have put this video together on one of my channels and published it under a Creative Commons license. You are free to place this video on your own channels so long as you include a link to at the very start of your description to http://www.abetterpartnerforum.com!

A Better Youtube Partner Forum Ad#1

For instructions on how to locate this Creative Commons video and add it to your channel please read this link http://www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons/

Simply make your own short intro video and then mix my video after your intro video and you will be golden :)

Quote from: Carey Martell on August 17, 2012, 01:01:11 PM

Quote from: McMaster on August 17, 2012, 12:36:27 PM

Why can't I view that Google forum link?

That Google Product forum was created by Youtube Partner Support about a year ago, and they only invite Partners who receive invites for the webinars and actually attend them. So there is just a handful of Youtube Partners who can access it; that's why I pasted what David said here.

That is another reason why this forum we have is good; Youtube doesn't treat all Partners equally and doesn't inform everyone of what they are doing. So we need places like this to share the information.

Lame. They rarely ever have meetups in NY so I can't even attend.

Would it be possible for you to get a screencap of the posts on that forum then tell us what they talk about there?

As new topics come up that are interesting, I can try.

Why can't I view that Google forum link?

That Google Product forum was created by Youtube Partner Support about a year ago, and they only invite Partners who receive invites for the webinars and actually attend them. So there is just a handful of Youtube Partners who can access it; that's why I pasted what David said here.

That is another reason why this forum we have is good; Youtube doesn't treat all Partners equally and doesn't inform everyone of what they are doing. So we need places like this to share the information.

If you are having difficulty registering a new account, the answer to the first field is yes.

You must also scroll to the very bottom of the sign up page and choose "Yes" from the drop down menu which asks you if you are human.

These questions were made part of the sign up process in order to put a halt to the bots who were signing up to the forum as soon as we made it live again. After adding these questions we have no more bot trouble 

Hi Bryan, welcome to the forum!

I've updated your profile to Full Partner status! You should be able to access all the forums now!

This thread is designed to educate folks on how to make money on Youtube, which is a common question on the official Youtube Partner forums.

Although the Partnership program has been out for several years now there are still many people who are unaware that many small businesses exist who operate exclusively on Youtube. Streaming video has become a huge industry and this thread will talk about some of the ways people earn a living using it.

#1 Youtube monetized video views

Pretty much every Youtube channel can be connected to a Google AdSense account to allow ads to play on the video watch pages or during a video as a pre-roll, mid-roll or end-roll. Google pays the owner of the Youtube channel whenever the earnings reach $100 dollars. Although ad amounts fluctuate based on what advertisers are willing to pay for certain keywords, generally speaking you can expect to earn $1 for every 1,000 monetized video views your channel receives.

#2 Affiliate programs and Stores

Many Youtubers create video blogs which review products they find on other websites such as Amazon. The channel owner then adds a link to the product in the description box of the video with their affiliate program ID number (such as Amazon Affiliates) so that if someone clicks on the URL and buys the product the Youtuber receives a commission on the sale.

Some Youtubers also sell their own products using the Youtube Store app, which allows products from Amazon, Cafepress, TopSpin and Apple iTunes store to be sold directly from a Youtube video watch page or the Youtube channel page.

#3 Selling Ad Space on Youtube channels

Some big name Youtubers will place 30-60 second advertisements for products in their latest video. Depending on how many views your channel receives this can be a great way to make money. Additionally some Youtubers will change their background to help advertise a product and include URL links on their channel watch page that lead to a promoted website.

#4 Youtube video rentals

Youtube Partners are able to make feature films they upload available for rent on Youtube. The service is not as popular as others such as Netflix but there are still many Youtubers who make decent money renting out special feature film videos to their fanbases.


If you know of any additional methods to make money with Youtube feel free to share it by posting below. This post will be updated periodically.

We here at www.abetterpartnerforum.com are in the process of starting a link exchange program for members of this forum.

This year Google has made major changes to Youtube, some of which many of us are unhappy about as they have made it harder to get our video content seen. It has become even more important for Youtubers to crosspromote to tap into each other's audiences and this link exchange program is designed to put Youtubers in contact with each other.

The specific details of the program are still being devised and we are open to suggestions on how best to accommodate everyone. At the moment we are planning to handle the exchanges by category; for example, Gaming Partners should cross-promote with Partners who make content related to gaming. Cross-promotion on Youtube works best when the kind of content being plugged is very similar.

One of the perks of being a member of this program is to have your channel advertised on this forum in a rotating banner exchange.

Here are a few key things we are suggesting be required for members who join the program:

• Members will be required to place back-links to websites owned by other members of the link exchange program. This helps everyone's videos rank higher in search engine results.
• Members will need to include a link to www.abetterpartnerforum.com  on their Youtube channel pages and create at least one video informing their subscribers about the forum, with a link to the forum at the start of the video's description. This will help increase the visibility of the forum, which increases the amount of traffic everyone in the program will receive
• Members will need to plug videos from other members on their Facebook Page and Twitter accounts.
• Members will need to create a playlist on their channel which has videos from other members in the Link exchange program.
  

All members interested in being part of this link exchange program should make a new thread in this forum with the following information:

• URL links to the Youtube channels you own
• What kind of content you create on your channels.
• Your geographical location (so that you might find other Youtubers local to you who can make videos with you)

ADDITIONALLY I have put this video together on one of my channels and published it under a Creative Commons license. You are free to place this video on your own channels to count as your promotional video, so long as you include a link to at the very start of your description to http://www.abetterpartnerforum.com!

A Better Youtube Partner Forum Ad#1

For instructions on how to locate this Creative Commons video and add it to your channel please read this link http://www.youtube.com/t/creative_commons/

Simply make your own short intro video and then mix my video after your intro video and you will be golden :)


If you have any questions or suggestions about this program please feel free to reply to this post!

Please read the FORUM RULES before posting!

(If you are having difficulty signing up to the forum, the name of this forum is A Better Youtube Partner Forum )

Here at www.abetterpartnerforum.com we strive to create an environment where Youtube Partners can have quality discussion about the industry and find other Partners to collaborate with. For this reason we have certain boards restricted to those members who have been verified to have Youtube Partner channels.

In order to make the most of this board you should let us know in this forum if you are a Youtube Partner. We will then update your user group status so that you may access these exclusive boards.

If you are a new member to this forum and also a full Youtube Partner, please make a NEW thread in this forum with a link to your Youtube profile. We will then send a PM to this account to verify your ownership of it. We will verify your status based on whether you have branding options (banner space) or other special options (Shows, Livestream, Stores, etc) that are exclusive to Full Partner accounts on Youtube.

Also feel free to write something about yourself and what kind of content you live, including geographic location. This will make it easier for other Partners to decide how they might collaborate with you!