Personal Development for Smart People^TM Forums

tracyrtwyman · 05-20-2008, 02:09 AM

Does anyone know how to make money off of YouTube videos? I have two that are pretty popular, but just pointing people to my website in the description doesn't seem to be doing much for my bottom line. I thought I remembered hearing that they were going to start letting people put Google ads on their videos but I can't find any info about that now. One of my videos is at 250,000 views and seems to be climbing by about 1000 a day. If I could only make 10 cents off each view! Or a penny even!

sunj · 05-20-2008, 02:27 AM

Add your website's address to the beginning or the end of the video, kind of like the opening/closing credits thing. Is it too late to do that now?

tracyrtwyman · 05-20-2008, 03:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sunj

Add your website's address to the beginning or the end of the video, kind of like the opening/closing credits thing. Is it too late to do that now?

I could resubmit them to include that, and perhaps I should, but I'm already getting hits from the URL I put in the description, and it doesn't seem to be making me any sales. In general people come to my website a lot but don't buy anything. I make most of my book sales through amazon, and the money I make from the website itself is just from Google ads and amazon referral commissions. The YouTube videos I mentioned are getting a lot more hits per day than my website, so that's why I was saying I wish I could make ad revenue from them.

Marth · 05-20-2008, 03:39 AM

menu at top
click account, under monetization tools, click adsense video units players & set up an adsense account either at google or following the links.

prasunsen · 05-20-2008, 12:59 PM

Most people from Youtube usually are not in buying mode. You need to capture the traffic in a mailing list, RSS reader or whatsoever and try to sell them over time

tracyrtwyman · 05-20-2008, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marth

menu at top
click account, under monetization tools, click adsense video units players & set up an adsense account either at google or following the links.

Thank you! I checked it out. Unfortunately it only allows you to create a "video player" with other people's videos from their "premium content", with Google ads automatically generated at the bottom of it, and then you can put that on your own website. It won't let me monetize the videos on my own channel. Disappointing.

VacMan · 05-20-2008, 04:03 PM

I agree with prasunsen,

It's a lot to do with your landing page.

tracyrtwyman,

May I ask what page you are sending your visitors to from YouTube?

Ideally there should be some kind of compelling headline to grab attention and call to action to create some sort of sale/lead capture, etc.

05-20-2008, 02:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
tracyrtwyman Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 42	Making money on YouTube? Does anyone know how to make money off of YouTube videos? I have two that are pretty popular, but just pointing people to my website in the description doesn't seem to be doing much for my bottom line. I thought I remembered hearing that they were going to start letting people put Google ads on their videos but I can't find any info about that now. One of my videos is at 250,000 views and seems to be climbing by about 1000 a day. If I could only make 10 cents off each view! Or a penny even!

05-20-2008, 02:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
sunj Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 91	Add your website's address to the beginning or the end of the video, kind of like the opening/closing credits thing. Is it too late to do that now? Last edited by sunj; 05-20-2008 at 03:41 AM.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Making money.........	Ponce	Business & Financial	1	05-20-2008 03:47 AM
Anyone Here Making Money Off EBAY??	VetTechJess	Business & Financial	4	04-29-2008 06:09 AM
Making Money Doing What You Love	impaul99	Intention-Manifestation	9	01-27-2008 05:53 AM
INSANE ways to save money! (hilarious youtube video inside)	jasoniscool	Fun & Recreation	2	01-24-2008 06:14 AM
Still not making much money from site	jamestl2	Business & Financial	79	01-20-2008 05:00 PM

05-20-2008, 03:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
Marth Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 284	menu at top click account, under monetization tools, click adsense video units players & set up an adsense account either at google or following the links.

05-20-2008, 12:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
prasunsen Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 57	Most people from Youtube usually are not in buying mode. You need to capture the traffic in a mailing list, RSS reader or whatsoever and try to sell them over time

05-20-2008, 04:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
VacMan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 250	I agree with prasunsen, It's a lot to do with your landing page. tracyrtwyman, May I ask what page you are sending your visitors to from YouTube? Ideally there should be some kind of compelling headline to grab attention and call to action to create some sort of sale/lead capture, etc.

Personal Development for Smart PeopleTM Forums

Personal Development for Smart People^TM Forums