Facts about Youtube Monetization for Papua New Guineans

As millions of people worldwide are making money online, YouTube money is taking content creators to the next level.

However, the YouTube Monetization program has  policies that content creators have to comply with. One such is the restrictions to particular countries.

This article will clear all doubts, despel rumors and set the record straight on whether Papua New Guineans can monetize their YouTube channels or not.

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To start a YouTube journey, read about How to Create a YouTube Channel and Make Money as a Papua New Guinean.

Also, read about Biex, a Papuan girl going viral on YouTube.

Can Papua New Guineans benefit from the YouTube Monetization program?

The short answer to this question is, Yes!

There have been increasing concerns among content creators in PNG about the YouTube Monetization program.

There have also been debates on whether PNG is part of the countries under the YouTube Monetization program or whether some Papua New Guineans are actually monetizing their channels at the moment or not.

To set the record straight, there are Papua New Guineans earning money from YouTube at the moment.

How can you join the YouTube Monetization program from a non-eligible country like PNG? 

Papua New Guinea is on the list of Non-eligible countries for the YouTube Monetization program.

However, you can use a simple tip to join the Monetization program. It’s a two step process;

STEP ONE: The common way is to use the services of a person who resides in an eligible country. It could be a friend or relative.

In other words, if you have a trusted person in one of the following countries, they can help you manage the e-residency of your YouTube channel abroad.

Some of those people can be found on Fiverr where they offer services of monetizing channels for content creators from non-eligible countries.

STEP TWO: From the Settings of your channel, change the country of your channel to country that is part of the eligible countries.

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What is the YouTube Monetization Program?

YouTube monetization is defined as your ability to derive income from your videos.

YouTube pays/rewards content creators with money for the Ads YouTube places on creators’ videos.

Obviously, those monies are paid by companies that pay YouTube to deliver their Ads.

The amount of money a channel owner receives depends on the number of views and the number of subscribers it has.

However, apart from Ads, there are other ways to make money on YouTube. They include the following, but not limited to;

• YouTube Partner Program;
• Affiliate Marketing;
• Brand Partnerships and Sponsorships;
• Selling your own Products and Services.

The above areas will be explained separately in different posts.

Moreover, we will be making a separate post on Facebook Monetization program.

To start a YouTube journey, read about How to Create a YouTube Channel and Make Money as a Papua New Guinean.

What are the Requirements for the YouTube Monetization Program?

In order to qualify for the YouTube Monetization Program, especially the YouTube Partner Program, one might need to fulfill two (2) main criteria;

• 1,000 subscribers to your channel; and
• 4,000 watch hours over the past 12 months.

Apart from the above two, there are other important requirements such as avoiding Repetitious Contents where your videos must not use other people’s contents or contents that might have copyright issues.

Therefore, it is important to use original contents only at all times.

Sometimes, you channel can get copyright strikes and get removed from the YouTube Monetization program.

As soon as you meet the requirements, Youtube will notify you that you’ve successfully joined their YouTube Partner program.

From there, you can provide your bank account details or payment method and tax information. YouTube will pay you monthly.

How Much can you Earn from the YouTube Monetization Program? 

There are various ways you can monetize your channel as explained above. However, the amount of money received from your YouTube videos depend on a number of factors;

• The number of views;
• The number of subscribers;
• The type of niche;
• The cost per click (CPC);
• The quality of videos (editing);
• The consistency of uploading;
• Titles;
• Thumbnails;
• Length of videos;
• How many times a viewer clicks on an Ad; and
• Others.

YouTube earnings can range from $1.61 to $29.30 per 1,000 views. That’s around K5.70 to K103.

Read about Biex, a Papuan girl going viral on YouTube.

How much can you earn from 1 million views?

The answer to this question, again depend on the above factors. However, on average, you can expect to earn around $1,000 for a million views. That is K3,600.

That means, if a viral video gets 20 million views, you can expect to earn K73,000 from just one video.

On average, a YouTuber can expect to earn decent amounts of money as passive income.

Some videos are evergreen, meaning their contents remain relevant to viewers for years so you can expect to earn passively over a sustained period of time.

Other videos become relevant over a given period of time so you will have to upload regularly in order to earn passive income. 

The YouTube Algorithm favours consistent uploads, good titles and thumbnails among other aspects it favours so that your videos can be delivered to more people.

The top 10 greatest Youtubers in the World with the Highest Earnings. 

Below are the top 10 greatest Youtubers with their number of subscribers;

1. T-Series (247 million)
2. MrBeast (175 million)
3. Cocomelon (163 million)
4. Sony Entertainment TV (160 million)
5. Kids Diana Show (113 million)
6. PewDiePie (111 million)
7. Like Nastya (106 million)
8. Vlad and Niki (99.9 million)
9. Zee Music Company (97.9 million)
10. WWE (96.6 million)

They monetize their channels in so many ways. Apart from the YouTube Partner Program, they also make a lot of money from other forms of monetization as explained above.

You can use tools like SocialBlade to see their estimate earnings from YouTube. However, they will show you the earnings only from the YouTube Partner program and not from the other ways of monetization such as Affiliate earnings.

T-Series Net Worth is $520 Million US Dollars (K1.896 Billion). The owner of T-Series is Bhushan Kumar. T-Series is an Indian music record label and film production company founded by Gulshan Kumar on 11 July 1983.

MrBeast has a net worth of $110 million (K400 million) and the valuation of his channel is set to over $1 Billion. His monthly income from YouTube is about $3 million (K11 million).

You too can earn the same if you can put your time and effort into it.

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Who are the Top 10 Greatest YouTubers from Papua New Guinea? 

There are many Papua New Guinean Youtubers. Some show their faces while others are faceless.

Some are channels from organizations such as EMTV and CHM Supersound while others are individuals such as KabbageGang, TuliMan.

1. CHM Supersound (247K subs)
2. Ndrameii (156K subs)
3. PNG Daddy (107 subs)
4. EMTV Online (96.7K subs)
5. SOKAI7 (36.8K subs)
6. Loop PNG (36.4K subs)
7. Kopi Rust Kange (31.4K subs)
8. Nai Media Production (29.5K subs)
9. Wame Blood Official (26.3K subs)
10. KabbageGang PNG (24.6K subs)

KabbageGang’s YouTube Earnings

According to SocialBlade, KabbageGang earns around K500 monthly from YouTube Partner program and this amount is set to grow over time as he adds more contexts to his channel. He had started his YouTube channel in 2019 and is growing well.

This earning is different from his other ventures including his brand deals, sponsorships, etc, from both his YouTube channel and his Facebook page.

He is someone who inspires young Papua New Guineans to take up the challenges and make use of the opportunities around them instead of lazing around.

To start a YouTube journey, read about How to Create a YouTube Channel and Make Money as a Papua New Guinean.

Also, read about Biex, a Papuan girl going viral on YouTube.

Conclusion

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Author: SMEwebs

Digital Marketing Expert, Web Developer & E-Learning Freelancer. 

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