I am a part of the YouTube Partner Program.
However, 95% of my videos are not monetized. It's not YT doing it, it's me. Most of my video are filmed on public land, mainly National Forest land. It is required by law to get a commercial-use permit for commercial filming of any kind. It's $150 per person, per day. If you have 2 or more people, you have to have general liability. Permit wait time can be for up to a year. I would profit or have enough time to make weekly videos. So I film and not enable ads.
So, for now, I am focusing on making review videos on my property in my woods. I can monetize them since it's private property. Those tend to do better anyways so I am trying to create a strategy to post one a week. I also run Patreon and am starting to grow it. I also have a merch shop. My merch applies to my brand which I own (and trademark) so it can't be considered part of the Forest Service.
Aside from those things above, are any of you doing anything else to earn revenue outside of ads?
However, 95% of my videos are not monetized. It's not YT doing it, it's me. Most of my video are filmed on public land, mainly National Forest land. It is required by law to get a commercial-use permit for commercial filming of any kind. It's $150 per person, per day. If you have 2 or more people, you have to have general liability. Permit wait time can be for up to a year. I would profit or have enough time to make weekly videos. So I film and not enable ads.
So, for now, I am focusing on making review videos on my property in my woods. I can monetize them since it's private property. Those tend to do better anyways so I am trying to create a strategy to post one a week. I also run Patreon and am starting to grow it. I also have a merch shop. My merch applies to my brand which I own (and trademark) so it can't be considered part of the Forest Service.
Aside from those things above, are any of you doing anything else to earn revenue outside of ads?
