Making Money: Lowdown On YouTube Partnership
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Earlier I had announced that Leechon had finally become a YouTube partner. This means that as a partner, Google will share some of the ad revenue that they get with Leechon, Inc.
What I’ve Learned So Far:
- Appropriate Keywords Are Important –
The Google Adsense ads that appear in the lower third of the video are based on the tags and keywords placed in the video description. For example, most of the videos I’ve filmed have been shot with Canon cameras, thus I always put “canon” and the model of the camera into the tag space. You’ll notice those specific videos get ads that link to brands of digital video cameras.
- Pay Attention To Conversion Ratios -
Paying attention to my conversion ratios for the past few days as well as reading up on forums discussing money making potential of the YouTube Partnership program, I’ve learned that YouTube video Adsense ads have a click-through rate of 0.3% – 0.5%. This ratio means that for every 2000 ad impressions the content get , Leechon will earn about $1.
Obviously, the number’s aren’t glorious. For a moment they’re downright depressing.
However, they are an extra income stream. Over time (probably a looong time) as the subscriber base grows, the video count increases and quality of entertainment content put forth improves, this number can grow into something substantial.







