After going through 5 lessons, it's now time for you to decide how you'll earn money on YouTube in the future. It's not as simple as just liking a video, downloading it to your computer, and uploading it to your YouTube channel. So, to give you a clearer idea, in this lesson, we will explore 3 ways to make money on YouTube.
In this section, I will summarize the pros and cons of each method and analyze in detail what you will gain or lose when facing the issues of each type. By the end of this article, you will have a clear understanding and be able to choose the best direction for yourself. This lesson covers:
Pros:
Pros:
YouTube Claim ID is an audio-based content ID! It's a type of digital music where, if you own the music you created and register it for copyright, it will have a digital fingerprint on YouTube, called Content ID. When you use this music in any video, whether original content or re-uploaded, it will show a copyright error, which is your fingerprint! After meeting the YouTube conditions of 4000 hours watch time and 1000 subscribers, you can earn money from YouTube Content ID through the network you registered with.
Pros:
Reuploading is like an illegal immigrant working as a laborer, earning as much as they work, with no future prospects but always fearing being reported to the authorities. If reported, they will be expelled. After working for a while and saving money, they can't find other business opportunities.
A legitimate publisher, on the other hand, is like starting up a business. In the beginning, it may be difficult, and sometimes you may lose, but there’s potential for growth. If you're good, you succeed; if not, you fail. If someone tries to cheat, you have the legal system to protect you. As your company grows, you have more opportunities and more sources of income (affiliate, promotion, merchandise, crowdfunding/Patreon…) rather than relying on just one source (AdSense/Network). As you grow bigger, you can even collaborate with established players to promote and exchange customers (subscribers). When you’re large enough, you can even register copyright (Content ID) to penalize others who steal your content.
The theory is like that, but the downside is the intense competition. Making content for an international audience can bring in more money, but it's very difficult. Making content for a Vietnamese audience has fewer competitors, but you still have to deal with international creators. Doing it legitimately often requires a team, as working alone limits your content scope, and YouTube’s algorithm favors quantity over quality, making it hard to succeed solo.
After reviewing the pros and cons of each method, think carefully and choose the best path for yourself. Everyone has different abilities. I don't encourage you to choose any particular path. The path is yours to decide!
In this section, I will summarize the pros and cons of each method and analyze in detail what you will gain or lose when facing the issues of each type. By the end of this article, you will have a clear understanding and be able to choose the best direction for yourself. This lesson covers:
- The definition of making money on YouTube with original content and re-uploaded videos.
- Understanding what Claim ID is and why making money from YouTube through Claim ID is becoming a trend.
- Analyzing the pros and cons of original content, re-uploaded videos, and Claim ID.
First, we need to understand what earning money from these methods means and their advantages and disadvantages.
Earning Money from YouTube Content Videos
Definition: YouTube Content means using your creativity to create your own channel with your unique style. It could be a cover song if you're passionate about singing, or just making a vlog. This content belongs to you, and you can use it with peace of mind, knowing you're not at risk of copyright issues. Even if someone reports your content unfairly, you can easily appeal because you are the original creator. Creating your own content is more challenging than re-uploading, but the advantage is long-term stability without worrying about channel shutdown. Your main job is to create interesting content that attracts viewers, and you will profit from it.Pros:
- No worry about copyright issues.
- Upload videos freely.
- You can join a network to protect your video copyright.
- There’s more enjoyment in producing videos.
- Time and money required to produce videos.
- Time spent on SEO and promoting the channel.
- Almost no income in the first few months.
Earning Money from YouTube Reupload Videos
Definition: Reuploading means Repeat Upload. This refers to uploading videos that are already available, exactly as they are. Reuploading, in YouTube partner terms, means downloading someone else's video and uploading it to your own channel. If there are no copyright violations, you can enable monetization without contributing any creativity. Alternatively, you can add some decorations or effects to make it look slightly different, but it’s still someone else's video.Pros:
- No need to develop a channel’s theme.
- Easy to attract users to interact with the video (views, likes, subscriptions…).
- Quick access to hot or trending videos on YouTube.
- Easy SEO as content already exists, sometimes people even copy the title.
- Can generate high income.
- High risk of channel shutdown.
- You need to be skilled at bypassing copyright restrictions.
- Google AdSense can easily get disabled due to policy violations.
- Intense competition and the risk of being reported by others.
Earning Money from YouTube through Claim ID
Definition: This can be seen as a way of claiming ownership of copyright. Claim ID or Content ID claims on YouTube is where you use a music track, register it with a network to get the copyright, and then claim copyright over other re-uploaded videos. When a video is re-uploaded, it will show ads run by the network, and all revenue will go to the network.YouTube Claim ID is an audio-based content ID! It's a type of digital music where, if you own the music you created and register it for copyright, it will have a digital fingerprint on YouTube, called Content ID. When you use this music in any video, whether original content or re-uploaded, it will show a copyright error, which is your fingerprint! After meeting the YouTube conditions of 4000 hours watch time and 1000 subscribers, you can earn money from YouTube Content ID through the network you registered with.
Pros:
- No need to SEO or promote your videos.
- High income if re-uploaded videos earn well.
- Easier to earn income compared to the other two methods.
- You need to have a copyrighted music track.
- You need to register copyright with a network.
- Requires a network account that supports Claim ID Content.
- The network must offer Claim ID Content functionality.
Reuploading is like an illegal immigrant working as a laborer, earning as much as they work, with no future prospects but always fearing being reported to the authorities. If reported, they will be expelled. After working for a while and saving money, they can't find other business opportunities.
A legitimate publisher, on the other hand, is like starting up a business. In the beginning, it may be difficult, and sometimes you may lose, but there’s potential for growth. If you're good, you succeed; if not, you fail. If someone tries to cheat, you have the legal system to protect you. As your company grows, you have more opportunities and more sources of income (affiliate, promotion, merchandise, crowdfunding/Patreon…) rather than relying on just one source (AdSense/Network). As you grow bigger, you can even collaborate with established players to promote and exchange customers (subscribers). When you’re large enough, you can even register copyright (Content ID) to penalize others who steal your content.
The theory is like that, but the downside is the intense competition. Making content for an international audience can bring in more money, but it's very difficult. Making content for a Vietnamese audience has fewer competitors, but you still have to deal with international creators. Doing it legitimately often requires a team, as working alone limits your content scope, and YouTube’s algorithm favors quantity over quality, making it hard to succeed solo.
After reviewing the pros and cons of each method, think carefully and choose the best path for yourself. Everyone has different abilities. I don't encourage you to choose any particular path. The path is yours to decide!