Introduction
My YouTube channel has over 46,000 subscribers and has garnered over 2.2 million views overall but in the about section it shows 1.8 million views because I deleted many videos over the decade plus period.
Since November 2022 I have published a grand total of 229 videos which mostly constituted of Long Form videos but in the month of February 2023 I started posting lots of Short form content called “YouTube Shorts” to test the YouTube Shorts adsense monetization effect to see whether it is worth it or not.
In this blog post ill be discussing how YouTube Shorts Monetization in February 2023 really affected me to stop producing content on YouTube of late.
YouTube Shorts Monetization Update February 2023
YouTube announced early in 2023 that they will be adding YouTube shorts to adsense monetization on 1st February 2023 here is the blog post from google support with full details.
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12475004?hl=en
I was pretty excited for this news and hence decided to work hard on my YouTube channel creating content consistently. My earnings in January 2023 on YouTube were 21 dollars considering I did not receive much traffic on my YouTube videos. But still my YouTube channel was growing steadily and I was hoping that this new earning opportunity in February 2023 from YouTube would be a game changer for me.
Testing YouTube Shorts After The New Monetization Update
I posted round about 12 YouTube shorts videos garnering over 5,000 views across them all. But here is where things get really interesting, when I checked my revenue for February 2023 it said I made only a mere 0.04 cents on my “YouTube Shorts” videos. Meaning that 5,000 plus views on my YouTube shorts videos gave me a mere 0.04 dollars this really disheartened me to continue my journey on YouTube as my expectations were given a huge pounding by YouTube.
My Future As A Content Creator On YouTube
Well the good news for you all is that I am not quitting the YouTube platform as I have noticed traffic and interest coming to my YouTube videos in various niches and one of the niches is Medium some how. Hence I will continue to create Medium related videos which will include news, tutorials, how-to’s and even Interviews as well.
In the month of February 2023 I have made 17.11 Dollars which is not bad considering I did not produce consistent content and also did not focus on marketing as well.
Releasing My YouTube Guide On Amazon Kindle
I have created over 1,000 videos on YouTube and made well over 2,000 dollars on the platform. When Medium recently announced that they will give your medium profile a verified tick mark if you publish a book with ISBN so my friend
Katy Ramm not only told me about it but also guided me about the “Amazon Kindle” platform where I could simply publish my book without any hassle.
So my book is titled “Unlock the Secrets to Growing Your YouTube Channel in 2023: Grow Your YouTube Channel with Proven Strategies in 2023” and hereis the link to it if you are interested in it. https://a.co/d/9ovEle2
My main objective releasing the book on Amazon Kdp was to get my medium account approved with verified tick mark so I have already applied for that. But the reason I had to include this task which I performed was that my YouTube experience helped me create a whole “Book” meaning it gave me the knowledge to be able to complete this monumental task which I am really proud of.
Please ladies and gentlemen do not become a stranger in the comments in this medium story and share your recent experience on the YouTube platform.
This article was originally published on medium at https://medium.com/youtubetutorials/why-i-am-not-posting-videos-on-my-youtube-channel-of-late-i-blame-youtube-shorts-monetization-for-3c866e44dc8e
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