Lydia Sweatt is a writer who loves balancing her article/blog time indoors with a healthy dose of nature. She bikes, hikes, and identifies edible plants along the way.

Lydia Sweatt

Close-up of a smiling woman with curly hair wearing a green sweater indoors

YouTube Black Voices banner celebrating Black creators, artists, and culture with abstract design

Following a year of anti-racism protests, YouTube is making good on its promise to both fund and celebrate Black creators.

YouTube Rolls Out Grant Program for Black Creators

Darryl is a writer with years of experience in online video software, combining technical expertise with a passion for educating audiences. When not writing, he’s tending to his farm surrounded by horses, chickens, dogs, and somehow cramming more plants into his garden than it could ever reasonably hold.

Darryl Rentz

Pattern of red YouTube play button logos and black YouTube text on white background

YouTube AdSense is Google's ad-revenue program that pays creators a share of ad income earned on their videos. Creators keep 55% of long-form ad revenue and 45% of Shorts revenue. To qualify, channels need 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours (or 10M Shorts views in 90 days) to join the YouTube Partner Program. RPM ranges from $0.10 (Shorts) to $20+ (finance/tech long-form), driven by niche, audience geography, and seasonality. Once approved, link AdSense in YouTube Studio, complete tax info, and Google pays out monthly once you cross the $100 threshold.

What Is YouTube AdSense? How It Works & How to Earn

YouTube logo with green arrow and bold text "Custom URL" on colorful background

Are you ready to give your YouTube channel a custom URL? Here are the requirements to do so, plus a quick tutorial to help you get it done.

How To Get a Custom URL For Your YouTube Channel [2021 Update]

Man pointing to YouTube tools icon with text "Use these more views" on blue background

If you're serious about growing your channel on YouTube, here are 25 ways vidIQ can help right now!

25 vidIQ Tools You Need to Grow Your YouTube Channel NOW!

How to create YouTube Shorts tutorial with vidIQ logo and green arrow on blue background

Here's a simple guide for creating, uploading, and analyzing the YouTube Shorts on your channel.

How to Create a YouTube Short: The Complete Beginner's Guide

Man shocked by YouTube growth with 500 million views and analytics graph background

Getting billions of views on YouTube usually takes longer than 80 days. But for Jake Fellman, anything is possible with irresistible 3D animation.

How This YouTube Creator Got 1.5 Billion Views In Just 80 Days

YouTube channel stats showing 24.3K subscribers and 169.8K watch hours with monetization icon

Not all content on YouTube will help you quickly monetize your channel, YouTube Shorts especially. To win at monetization, here's what you need to know about Watch Time hours and how they're recorded.

How To Win at YouTube Monetization

YouTube logo in black and red, representing the popular video sharing platform.

Did you catch YouTube's Culture & Trends Report for 2020? The global year-in-review highlights the rise of virtual events, emerging creators, and collective resilience during a challenging year.

YouTube in 2020: Powerful Stats You Need to Know

Stop doing this to avoid losing subscribers on YouTube, with vidIQ logo visible.

Episode 1... episode 2... episode 3... Does this titling method help you get more views as a gaming channel? In our experience, the answer is no. Here's a better way to present your content on YouTube.

Please Stop Using Episode Numbers on Your Gaming Content

Laptop on wooden table displaying YouTube logo in a bright, modern workspace

What goes around comes around. If your YouTube subscribers have supported your content all year, here are four ways to give back and grow your influence all at once.

How to Grow Your YouTube Channel By Giving Back to Subscribers

Various colorful Among Us characters on a gradient background for gaming illustration

Are you playing Among Us like the rest of the world? While you're fixing that spaceship, use these tips to upload the footage to YouTube and get more views.