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March 26, 2022

YouTube Shorts Views Now Count for YouTube Monetization

YouTube Short views are not counting towards the YouTube monetization program. But they will still display in the total watch time of your channel.

Your YouTube shorts video views will not make you eligible for YouTube Partner Program even when you see them in total watch time.

YouTube Shorts Views Do Not Count for YouTube Monetization: eAskme
YouTube Shorts Views Do Not Count for YouTube Monetization: eAskme

YouTube Partner Program allows channels to monetize their content if they fulfill all the requirements.

Your channel must have 1000+ subscribers and 4000-hour watch time, excluding YouTube Shorts.

All the watch time should come from regular videos on your channel.

YouTube has answered about this in their YouTube’s Creator Insider Channel.

Here is what they have said about YouTube watch time.

Shorts Views Count in 4000 hours of watch-time or not?

Not only you, but many others are looking for the answer to this question if YouTube counts Shorts views toward 4000 hours watch time requirement.

But it doesn’t mean that YouTube Shorts creators cannot make money online. YouTubers can use Shorts Fund to monetize shorts.

YouTube has answered this question and many other vital questions in YouTube Creator Insider’s video.

Can you repurpose long videos into YouTube Shorts?

There is absolutely nothing wrong with republishing your content in YouTube Shorts.

Will there be separate analytics for VOD and YouTube shorts?

YouTube is working in the way to create a separate analytics section in YouTube.

Should You Create Separate Channel for YouTube Shorts?

YouTube creators can create separate channels for shorts if you are only willing to create short videos.

Can I Add Custom Thumbnails to YouTube Shorts?

YouTube is still taking feedback to use custom thumbnails for YouTube Shorts.

Conclusion:

YouTube is making shorts engaging and monetizable, but they are still different from regular videos on YouTube Channels.

In the coming months, you can expect more ways to monetize Shorts. Until then, you should keep working on improving your channels and brand presence.

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February 14, 2022

YouTube Introducing More Ways to Make Money for Creators

YouTube creators can not only make money online with Adsense, but they are going to find more ways to earn more money with YouTube.

YouTube has decided to monetize different content options or videos formats.

YouTube Introducing More Ways to Make Money for Creators: eAskme
YouTube Introducing More Ways to Make Money for Creators: eAskme

Neal Mohan has shared the focus of YouTube is to create new ways for Creators to monetize videos, shorts, and live streams.

YouTube Roadmap 2022 report shows the details of the new YouTube experience and features.

Here is what you must know about what YouTube will offer its viewers and creators.

New YouTube Monetization Ways for YouTube Content Creators:

YouTube Shorts:

If you are on YouTube, you may have already seen YouTube Shorts.

YouTube Shorts Fund is how you can earn money with YouTube shorts.

YouTube Shorts Fund is open for every YouTube creator.

Even if you cannot monetize YouTube videos, you can still use Shorts Fund to earn money from YouTube Shorts.

YouTube Funds will not be the only way you can monetize YouTube shorts. YouTube is planning to launch more ways for Shorts monetization.

  • BrandConnect is the way how YouTube will allow creators to make branded shorts.
  • Super Chats is also part of YouTube Livestreams, which will come to YouTube Shorts. Viewers can purchase messages..
  • YouTube will also test YouTube Shopping for users.

YouTube Live:

YouTube content creators will also make money with live streaming.

You can purchase channel membership for other live stream viewers on YouTube.

You will find the feature quite like how people on Twitch gift subscriptions.

YouTube is already testing Gifted Channel Memberships with limited channels.

NFTs:

NFTs and Blockchains will also be part of YouTube Monetization.

YouTube is still considering every possible opportunity in this area.

Other Important Features for YouTube Content Creators:

Remixes:

Like Instagram video remixes, you can also remix audios from videos on YouTube.

It is a new way to add more remix content to YouTube using editing tools, videos, effects, etc.

Reply with Shorts:

Like TikTok replies, you can use YouTube Shorts to reply to comments.

Livestream Collaboration:

YouTube plans to launch a feature that allows multiple creators to go on Livestream together.

YouTube Studio:

YouTube Studio’s insight will use data from Google and YouTube to help creators plan their following videos.

Metaverse:

Facebook is not the only big name in Metaverse; YouTube creates metaverse for its users. In YouTube Metaverse, you will experience everything in virtual reality.

Set YouTube Channel Guidelines:

YouTube is testing the ability to set channel guidelines for subscribers and viewers.

Conclusion:

YouTube is going bigger not only in terms of users but also in terms of technology.

New and upcoming YouTube updates will focus more on helping creators boost user engagement, control their channel and audience, experience metaverse, and find more ways to monetize YouTube channels or videos.

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November 13, 2021

YouTube has Removed Dislike Counts from All Videos: Why?

If YouTube videos are not showing dislike count, then don’t be surprised. YouTube has made YouTube dislike counts private to stop displaying public dislike counts.

Note: Dislike button is still there on YouTube videos. But you will not see dislike count.

YouTube has Removed Dislike Counts from All Videos: Why?: eAskme
YouTube has Removed Dislike Counts from All Videos: Why?: eAskme

YouTube has been testing videos without displaying dislike count. According to the company, they have witnessed fewer dislike attacks.

Collective dislikes are a great challenge for every Creator on YouTube. The company wants to save creators from this sort of harassment. It will also create a respectful and inclusive environment for creators as they will feel safer.

So, YouTube has decided to make it permanent and for all videos.

You will see the dislike button as a user, but you will not see the dislike count.

But, Creator can check the number of dislikes on YouTube videos in YouTube Studio.

YouTube has made the statement that there is no negative impact of dislike counts on users' interest to watch the YouTube video.

YouTube has released this video.

You can leave a comment to tell YouTube what do you feel about this update.

Conclusion:

Many people do not like this update or decision, but it is somehow helpful for creators as viewers do not know how many people have disliked the video.

On the other hand, viewers can feel confused as they have to watch the video before finding if it is useful.

People who were considering dislike count as reviews may feel more troubled as they have no tool to measure the quality of content.

What do you think?

Do you think that YouTube should permanently hide dislikes?

Or

Do you want the dislike count back on YouTube?

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October 12, 2021

How YouTube Recommends Videos?

If you use YouTube, then You will see video recommendations. Do you know how YouTube recommends videos?

YouTube’s VP of Engineering, Cristos, has shower some light on how YouTube Video Recommendations work.

YouTube talks a lot about how it recommends videos and how its video recommendation system works.

How YouTube Recommends Videos?: eAskme
How YouTube Recommends Videos?: eAskme

Cristos has also explained YouTube Recommendations to clear any misconceptions that people might have.

You should know that YouTube’s recommendation system displays videos related to user interest calculated by user behavior on YouTube.

YouTube uses the personalization method to identify user interest.

Here is everything that Cristos has shared about YouTube Recommendation Factors.

Watchtime or Retention: What Matters the most?

It is the most asked question, and every YouTube creator wants to know the answer.

It is not possible to say which factor is more important because it changes according to the user and video.

Some videos have lower retention, yet people find them satisfying.

Recommendations are more about the personalized experience, which changes according to the user's behavior.

How Long it Takes to get Recommendations?

YouTube Creators want to know that how much time it takes to get video picked for recommendations.

It takes months before a video gets picked for recommendations.

YouTube collects data to understand what the videos are all about.

Older videos tend to display recommendations from established channels.

Why It is Hard for Small Channels to get Picked for Recommendations?

It is a common thought that YouTube not recommending small channels.

But people get recommendations when they start linking small channels, videos and comment on those videos.

New and small channels need that level of engagement to get displayed in recommendations.

This is the reason why YouTube creators keep asking people for like comments, subscriptions, and notification bells.

YouTube considers these factors in picking videos for recommendations.

Do Subscriptions Influence Recommendations?

YouTube creators believe they need to reach the ideal number of views for each video to get it picked by the YouTube recommendations engine.

But the number of YouTube channel subscribers cannot guarantee that videos will pick for recommendations if people are not watching those videos.

User engagement is important.

Conclusion:

To grow on YouTube, you need the number of subscribers and need likes, comments, notifications, and social shares.

You must understand the target audience and create content that feeds the audience what they want.

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August 03, 2021

YouTube Launching “New to You” feed for Mobile Users

Are you on YouTube? If yes, then you should know about the major update that will help creators grab more views and help users find other exciting content.

YouTube mobile homepage will start showing the “New to you” feature. By going there, you will find content you have never seen before.

It will improve the content discoverability on YouTube.

YouTube Launching “New to You” feed for Mobile Users: eAskme
YouTube Launching “New to You” feed for Mobile Users: eAskme

Channels find it interesting as they will get more viewers without doing anything extra.

For a long time, YouTube users have been complaining that the feed always filled the same type of content they are viewing every day.

The YouTube “New to You” feature is helping those who want more refreshing content. It will work as a content recommendation on YouTube.

Here is everything that you must know about the New to You feature of YouTube.

What is YouTube’s “New to You” feed?

As the name suggests, “New to You” will display the new content for the user.

To access the “New to You” feed, the user has to open the YouTube app and find “New to You” in the topic carousel row.

YouTube’s ‘New To You’ Feed: eAskme

 Tap on “New to You,” and you will see the list of content recommendations on YouTube.

You will also get the New to You prompt if you scroll a lot but have not seen anything interesting till now.

Difference between “New to You” and “Explorer Feed”:

Explorer feed help users find the content based on categories like gaming, beauty, trending, etc. It is not a personalized option.

The “New to You” feed is more personalized. With it, YouTube will display content that users can find interesting but have not seen it.

Conclusion:

YouTube’s “New to You” feed is a unique feature. I like recommendations as they help to find more exciting content.

And YouTube is also following the same idea but with more practicality.

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May 04, 2021

YouTube Videos Sampled by Default for YouTube Shorts: How to Opt Out?

YouTube creators are shocked to see that other creators are using their videos in YouTube Short videos.

YouTube has enabled “Allow people to sample this content” in YouTube settings by default.

This setting allows other users to use your videos without asking for your permission.

YouTube Shorts is quite like TikTok videos. In YouTube Shorts, creators can use sampled content from other YouTube videos.

YouTube Videos Sampled by Default for YouTube Shorts: eAskme
YouTube Videos Sampled by Default for YouTube Shorts: eAskme

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YouTube has made this setting default, and it is not easy for YouTube video creators to opt out of this setting.

Right now, your content is open for the unlimited number of YouTube Shorts videos.

Is YouTube Using Compelling Users?

It is said that YouTube is taking dark patterns to make it hard for users to opt out from the default content sampling setting.

How to Opt-Out Multiple YouTube Videos?

You must manually choose the opt-out setting for each video.

It means if you have thousands of videos, then it will take hours or days, or even weeks to opt out of each video.

To remove content sampling from YouTube videos;

  • Go to the video
  • Click on edit video to visit Studio.
  • Under “Video details,” scroll down to the end of the page.
  • Click on the “Show All.”
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  • Scroll again and go to the “Shorts permissions” section.
  • There you will see “Allow people to sample this content” checked.
opt out Allow people to sample this content: eAskme
  • Uncheck that.
  • Click on “Save.”
  • This feature is creating a major issue, as YouTube has added this feature without prior notice.
  • YouTube creators are in shock because of this feature.
  • Also, the Opt-out menu is hidden below the “Show-All” link.
  • User has to scroll down to the end of the page to opt-out from sharing content for YouTube Shorts.

YouTube Content Sampling for YouTube Shorts only:

YouTube Shorts is not monetizable. It means that YouTube Shorts creators cannot display ads or earn money from Shorts.

Also, the creators of the short can only use the part of the video, not the entire video. This is the reason why YouTube is calling it sampling.

YouTube does not see any benefit for shorts creators even if they are using sampling videos.

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