How to Become a Youtube Partner 2014

Hi there, if you'd like to become a YouTube partner, stay tuned, watch this very short video and I'll show you exactly how. Hi there, David Walsh here, from DavidWalshOnLine.com and in this short video, I'm gonna show you how you can become a YouTube Partner. Now, becoming a YouTube Partner gives you a lot of extra functionality on your YouTube channel, including longer videos, content ID and many other features that you can have, just by verifying your account and becoming a YouTube Partner. But, after all the updates on YouTube recently, things have got moved around and may not be in the exact same place. So, I am going to show you how to become a Partner in this updated video. Here I am in a channel, and this channel is less than a day old, so you don't need to have any views, any subscribers or anything on your channel in order to become a YouTube Partner. So, to become a Partner, you go up to the top, here, and click on any of these. We're going to click on 'Dashboard' and then on the left hand side click on 'Channel Settings'. Then, here you have all your options, here, on the page, so to become a Partner, you click on the verified button here. And the advantages of this is that you get external annotations, you get a lot of other features, including longer videos, etc, etc., all of those on your YouTube channel. So, to do so, just click on 'Verify', as I said, then select your country and then select whether you want them to call with an automated message, giving you a verification code, or to send you a text message. So, in this case, I'm going to send a text message, and at this point I am going to put in my number and then come back with my verification code. So, I'm going to pause the video right now and I'll see you in a second. So, I've got the number from YouTube and I just put it in here, and then click on 'Submit'. So, it says 'Congratulations, your YouTube account is now verified', click on continue and you'll see all of these green icons pop up here. Now, there are a number of ones that don't. Content ID appears after 30 days or so, so you need to give that time. Paid subscriptions come when you have 10,000 subscribers or more, so, you'll need to work on your channel to get that to turn green. Now, the other thing we have here is monetization, which is completely separate from being a YouTube Partner. Monetization is where you earn money on your videos, by then putting advertising on the front of your videos or displaying ads over them. Being a Partner, doesn't give you any advertising, but it just gives you the additional features on your YouTube channel, by verifying your account. If you want to earn money on your YouTube channel, you need to enable monetization, which we'll do right now. All you have to do is click on 'Enable', and then click on 'Enable my account'. You agree to the terms and conditions, click on 'I Accept'. Then click on 'Got It'. And there we go, you have that set up there, now. So, if we go back to 'Channel Settings', again, you'll see that monetization is now 'Enabled', as well. And if you want to run live events, you can click on that as well. And I will go through on that with you how to set up a live event. So, if you go back, you'll see that we have 'Live Events' now set up, as well. And, again, we have zero views, zero videos, zero subscribers, so, you can easily and quickly set those up. So, that is how you become a YouTube Partner and you'll see that you've got 'Partner Verified' there, and, also, monetization on your YouTube channel. One thing to note about monetization is that it is available in 20 plus countries around the world, and if you're lucky enough to be in one of those 20+ countries, you have to be 18 or above. So, if you are in one of those countries and you're under 18, you can get a family member or a friend who is over 18, to connect a Google AdSense account to your YouTube channel and that way you can have monetization and earn money from your videos. But that is a topic for a separate video. So, that is how you become a YouTube Partner. Now, you don't get money from being a YouTube Partner that comes from monetization, which I have explained. Now, if you're serious about YouTube, especially if you want to use it for business, just make sure to download my free Video Traffic Report. This is the updated version of my report, which I use for myself and, also, my clients to get the great names for videos, to drive traffic to my channel. So, click on the link right there, or else, in the description below, download your copy now to get more traffic to your videos and, also, to your business. My name is David Walsh, and I want to thank you for watching this video all the way to the end. And I'm really looking forward to you downloading your free Video Traffic Report and driving lots of video traffic to your business. How to become a YouTube Partner 2014