YouTube Payments: How Does YouTube Send You Your Money?

As a partner of Google, YouTube creators will receive their monetization earnings from their videos directly from the search engine giant. It’s easy to get confused about how you will get paid for your work on YouTube. However, when it comes to money, things can get a little bit tricky. There are different ways in which you can be reimbursed for your contribution as an online video creator. Let’s take a look at where and how you will be getting paid by Google.

YouTube Partner Program (YPP)

This is the main and official way in which you can make money from YouTube videos. This is the reason why you need to first sign up to be a YouTube partner. YPP means that you are officially monetizing your videos on YouTube. By signing up to be a YouTube partner, you also allow YouTube to display advertising on your videos. This is beneficial for both you and YouTube. YouTube will earn some money off of your content and you will be getting paid directly from YouTube for your videos.

You need to remember that YPP is the first step to making money from your videos. You won’t start earning until you have met all the requirements, including having 10,000 watch hours in the last 12 months and having 100 subscribers.

Google AdSense

If your channel is one of YouTube’s top channels, with a huge amount of subscribers, you’ll be invited to join the Google Preferred program. This is where you get to monetize your channel with AdSense. So, if someone is watching one of your videos and clicks on an ad, you’ll get paid.
Videos with more views and a higher retention rate will have a higher chance of having ads placed on them. If one of your videos is chosen to be monetized with an AdSense ad, then you will earn money from the click-through and even from the impressions.
For example, if a viewer watches a video that has an AdSense ad and then choose to click the ad, you will get paid. This way, you’ll be able to start earning right away even if your channel isn’t yet eligible to join the official Partner Program. However, the amount of money you earn will be less than if you were a Partner.

YouTube Credit

Now, this might come as a surprise, but YouTube actually gives you a certain amount of credit. This is only a gift from YouTube, though. It is not a payment for your videos; it is not a way to get paid. However, you can use this credit to purchase certain things, like your merchandise, gift cards, and more.

You can even use your credit to help another creator. This is just a way for YouTube to say “thanks,” and for you to be able to get some items to help promote your channel.

Note that you can only use your credit to buy things from the official YouTube store. With this type of monetization, you won’t be able to earn a lot of money. You will be able to buy some merchandise for your channel and make some purchases for things like gift cards.

When Will You Get Paid?

The next thing we want to discuss is when you are going to get paid from YouTube. Now, this can be a little bit confusing. You see, when someone clicks on an ad, it is counted as an impression. This means that they have just seen the ad and didn’t click on it. However, when someone actually clicks on an ad, it is counted as a click-through. This means that they have actively chosen to click on the ad.

Now, when someone clicks on an ad, you will be paid as soon as 24 hours later. However, when someone just sees the ad without clicking on it, you won’t get paid until 30 days pass. This is to protect both you and YouTube. You won’t be able to be paid for something that you didn’t do and YouTube needs time to be sure that the ad is legitimate.

How to Cashout?

Now, when it comes to cashing out, there are a few options that you can pursue. The first one is direct deposit. With this option, you can get your money deposited directly into your bank account. Now, the downside with this is that you will have to wait 30 days to get the money. This is because YouTube needs 30 days to confirm that you have met their requirements and are actually a legitimate partner.

The second option is to have your money go toward your Google Play balance. Now, this is beneficial because you can use this balance to purchase other things from Google. For example, you can use it to buy apps, games, Google products, and more. You can also use it to purchase subscriptions to other services such as Netflix.

Now, when it comes to receiving your money from YouTube, you need to be careful. You see, sometimes the money goes into your account and sometimes it doesn’t. This is because YouTube might have some issues with their system. Also, there are some scammers pretending to be from YouTube.

You need to be very careful when someone reaches out to you when it comes to money. There are many people who will try to scam you and trick you into giving them your information. If you are in doubt, you can always reach out to YouTube.

And if you are not sure whether you have met the requirements, keep going. The sooner you meet the requirements, the sooner you will start to receive your money.