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Cameroon: how Artists can earn money on YouTube with AdSense

Cameroon: How Artists can earn money on YouTube with AdSense 

Many Cameroonian Artists face many challenges in creating and monitizing their YouTube channels. Today I will teach you in this article how to create a perfect music YouTube channel and how you can earn from it using AdSense in Cameroon.

Cameroon: how Artists can earn money on YouTube with AdSense




Before you get here, I believe you already have a YouTube channel but if you think your YouTube channel is not okay or if you don’t know how to create a perfect YouTube channel, I will show you how to  create one.

Here are the simple steps to create a YouTube channel that you can earn money from in Cameroon with AdSense.

  1. Create a YouTube channel or Brand account.

  2. Produce monitzable music.

  3. Reach Monitizing requirements.

  4. Apply for AdSense account.

  5. Place Ads  on your channel.

  1. Create a YouTube channel or Brand account. To create a YouTube channel for your music is simple. Create your email address, Login to YouTube, type your YouTube name and description,  edit the cover art and your profile picture, create.

To create a brand account:

First, check to see if you already have a Brand Account.

Sign in to YouTube.

Go to your channel list.

Click Create a new channel.

Fill out the details to name the Brand Account and verify your account. Then, click Create. This creates your Brand Account.

  1. Produce monitzable music: You need to know that not all music is going to be monitize on YouTube, for example sexually explicit videos will not be monitize.  Get use to YouTube policies

  2.  Reach Monitizing requirements: According to YouTube, you have to have above 1000 subscribers and 4000 hours of views for the past 12 months. You also need to check if your country is eligible. As for Cameroonians, it’s not eligible but you can create a YouTube channel as a resident of eligible Countries.

  3.  Apply for AdSense:

AdSense is a Google ads program that enables content creators to earn money on their websites or YouTube channels by placing ads codes.

 As soon as you meet the requirements above, Enable monitization as thus:

a, Click on My Channel in the drop down Click on your icon in the top right corner.

Click on YouTube Studio.

Click the option for Creator on the bottom, left-hand side of your screen, Studio Classic.

Once you’re in the Creator Studio, click on Channel  Status and Features.

Click Enable in the box that says monetization,

Note that some of these steps might not show in Mobile YouTube.

b, Link your already existing AdSense account.

Click Start on the “Sign up for Google AdSense” card.

You’ll need to enter your YouTube account password and re-authenticate.

Choose the Google account you want to use to sign in to AdSense. …

You’ll be directed to an AdSense sign-up page. …

Click Accept Association.

  1. Place Ads on your Channel: Once your Channel is reviewed, you can start placing ads on your Channel.

Round off 

To earn money on YouTube in Cameroon as an Artist is simple if you are consistent, producing good and evergreen contents. This article is not only helpful to Artists, any other YouTuber can apply it.

They’re other ways that you can earn money from your YouTube channel apart from AdSense.

These includes:

  • Placing Affiliate program links on your Channel description,

  • Paid promotions.

Recommended for you: YouTube alternatives to make money as an artist in Cameroon.

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