How to Put Ads on YouTube Videos Without AdSense ( A Full Guide)

Hi. I’m Daniel Umeh.

Running a YouTube channel is a terrific way to supplement your income.

Many people have made a successful full-time career out of this.

Ad revenue is typically the first thing that springs to mind when thinking about how a Youtuber makes money.

However, earning AdSense revenue through YouTube has become increasingly difficult.

To be allowed into AdSense, you now need a minimum of 1000 subscribers and 4000 watched hours in the last 12 months.

And, if you want to make decent money, you’ll need to be raking in hundreds of thousands of views.

So, what additional revenue streams are available to you?

Today, on Daniels Hustle, I’m going to guide you on how to put ads on YouTube videos without AdSense.

What is AdSense and how much money can you make with it?

AdSense is a Google Advertising and Google Display Network ad network.

It creates personalized ads for visitors to your website based on their cookies and tracking data.

When a company joins up for AdWords, they’re automatically registered in the Google Display Network.

This is along with millions of other companies.

Meaning that company A can show advertising on company B’s website without having to ask them.

They pay a particular amount per click (CPC) or per 1,000 views when they sign up for this (CPM).

So, how do you make money on YouTube with Google AdSense?

Not only can PPC advertising display on websites, but they also appear on your YouTube channel.

You get a share of the payment each time an ad is viewed.

If someone clicks on an ad link, you’ll get a higher share of the publisher’s CPC (68 percent).

What is the maximum amount of money you can make with AdSense?

This is very dependent on your click-through rate, view rate, and the advertiser’s cost-per-click (CPC).

However, according to Influencer Marketing Hub, the average cost per 1,000 views is roughly $18.

The Ugly Truth about Google AdSense

• You must fulfill certain requirements.

To be eligible for the program, you must have 1000 subscribers and 4000 watched hours in the previous year.

It takes a long time to get to these levels.

Because reaching 1000 subscribers takes time and effort, you won’t be able to monetize your channel using Adsense right now.

• Views aren’t paid in any way.

Many people considering creating a YouTube channel wonder how much they get paid for views on YouTube.

Others want to know how much money you’ll get if your video gets 3000 views.

These questions have no answers.

Advertisers pay you money to broadcast their advertising on your films.

It is when you have done this advertising, you get compensated for that.

They are only charged if your viewer watches the advertisement for at least 30 seconds (or the whole ad if the ad is shorter than 30 sec).

You won’t make any money if no one watches the adverts that appear on your video or if they use AdBlock.

• It is determined by your niche.

Because you only get paid when advertising appears on your videos and users watch them, you will need advertising on them (duh).

The number of adverts that appear is determined by the niche you are in.

Because your audience is unrelated to the business;

A company selling phones, for instance, will not pay for adverts to be placed on your videos about animal food.

As a result, if you’re in a niche where firms don’t pay for marketing, you’re unlikely to succeed.

• There is not much money to be made on small networks

As a general rule, 1000 views should net you roughly $1.

For a fresh YouTube channel with a couple of thousand views every video, that’s not a lot of money.

So, what’s next?

Is Adsense truly required to make money on YouTube?

Adsense monetization is a simple way to generate money on YouTube.

But, this is realized and materializes only once your channel has gained traction.

There are other ways to make money on YouTube without Adsense until then.

Most YouTubers use these other ways to supplement their income from video creation.

Most YouTubers do not rely exclusively on ad revenue to supplement their income.

They have other sources of income as well.

The Drawbacks of relying solely on AdSense

• You won’t make much money from AdSense in the beginning, especially if your views aren’t very high.

Many people believe that you do not start making money on YouTube until you have 1,000,000 subscribers.

However, you can make a living off of it with considerably less.

Even if you only receive 2,000 views every day, this may bring in $1,000 each month.

• Additionally, YouTube does not allow you to monetize certain sorts of films.

Also, their criteria are always changing, so you must stay current.

• There isn’t anything to rely on.

You’ll lose 100% of your money if AdSense suddenly removes you from their platform.

This is why you should diversify your money streams so that all of your eggs aren’t in one basket.

Three ways to make money on YouTube without using AdSense

1.   Affiliate links

The simplest way to make money on YouTube without Adsense is to become an affiliate.

Making money with affiliate links entails promoting specific products in your videos and encouraging your viewers to purchase them.

In the video description, you’ll find a link to the product, which is a unique URL associated with your account.

You’ll get paid a commission every time someone buys something after clicking one of your links.

How does affiliate marketing work?

Affiliate marketing involves collaborating with firms to promote their products or services on your platform.

Your platform may be a blog, a social media page, or even a YouTube channel.

Once you’ve signed up for an affiliate program, you’ll be given a unique link to the product or service you’re promoting.

And then, you’ll be paid a commission if a user hits that link and makes a purchase on the partner’s website.

These links are typically embedded with tracking cookies and may have a time limit for when the customer makes a purchase.

It’s 24 hours with Amazon, for example.

What is the easiest way to find the best affiliate program for your target audience?

The good news is that there are affiliate programs for almost every niche.

And, you can either sign up directly with the company or join an affiliate network.

One advantage of this is that it helps to keep all of your commissions in one place.

You can typically find a way to promote things that aren’t directly related to your niche and tailor it to your target audience.

2. Products and Merch

Selling products is one method to monetize your YouTube channel.

You can go one of two ways with this.

You can either find items, purchase them in bulk, and resell them at a higher price.

Or you can source products, buy them in bulk, and resell them at a higher price (Amazon or Shopify strategy).

Alternatively, if you make products, you can use YouTube to sell them on your channel.

3. Using brand sponsorship to promote items

Reaching out to the business you’d like to promote directly is a brilliant method to earn money on YouTube.

You can write reviews or simply announce the brand as your weekly sponsor with a link to their website.

Some influencers work with brands to secure special discount codes that they may pass on to their followers.

It’s also easier for the brand to keep track of sales this way.

Grapevine, for example, maintains a database of currently available brand collaborations and sponsorships to which you may browse and submit offers.

To get started, you only need 2000 subscribers.

How to make the most of your YouTube channel’s revenue

• Conduct research to determine the best subjects and keywords.

For best success, you must optimize your YouTube channel in the same way that you would a website.

You must first choose a specialty.

Choose something specific to attract the correct type of audience, but also something that appears to be popular.

You can use Google Trends to find out how popular a niche is.

Then you may use particular tools to assist you to find the proper keywords.

Tools such as the Ahrefs keyword explorer or the keyword tool if you’re looking for a free tool.

Always keep the searcher’s objective in mind.

Once you’ve determined your keyword, enter it into YouTube and observe which results appear first.

This will give you a decent sense of what people are looking for.

• Learn how YouTube’s algorithm works. 

Understanding how algorithms function is essential for ranking, especially if you’re vlogging in a crowded field.

YouTube wants to give the best material to each user.

So, instead of ranking videos by how many views they have or how long they are, it now ranks them based on a variety of characteristics that YouTube doesn’t want to publish.

However, two recognized factors influence rankings.

These are the metadata and how well the footage has performed in terms of engagement (comments, likes, and so on).

Make sure your movies have keyword-rich names and descriptions and fill out the keywords box thoroughly before uploading.

Furthermore, YouTube claims that additional criteria play an important role.

The frequency with which you submit videos, the number of time users spend watching your films, and the sorts of videos viewers often view all have an impact on your ranking in the search results.

Remember to stay current with YouTube’s algorithm adjustments.

• Create content that is engaging and memorable.

Over time, content with a high retention rate (view duration) will rank higher in the search results.

It’s a pretty good clue that something is amiss if people are clicking off your video after 20 or 30 seconds.

In the analytics section, you can see your retention rate and aim to improve it over time by constantly modifying your videos until you find the sweet spot with your visitors.

Other factors, such as the number of likes, dislikes, and comments, may provide additional insight into why your visitors are remaining or clicking away from the video.

Keep it interesting and varied, but also beneficial.

Finding a relatable issue/problem in your niche that you have a solution for could go a long way and even get you some followers is the second most popular sort of YouTube video.

Give your audience a lead into the video so they know what to expect and how it will benefit them.

Keep it fluff-free, and save the cards for the last 20% of the video if you’re using them to keep people on your channel.

• Boost your audience’s attention.

As previously said, audience interaction has a bearing on how well you rank on YouTube for future videos.

But how can you get the audience to participate?

To begin, you must first understand what is going on behind the scenes.

If you can figure out how your viewers interact with your videos, you can adapt them to increase retention and engagement.

In your creator studio, go to analytics and look into data like audience retention, likes, dislikes, shares, and comments for all of your videos.

You can also look into your audience’s demographic to determine which material appeals to different types of people.

From there, you can try a variety of strategies to increase your engagement.

Thumbnails are the most effective approach to grab visitors’ attention and direct them to your video.

You can also enhance engagement rates by a few hundred percent by simply asking your audience to like, comment, and subscribe — adding annotations that the user can click makes it even easier.

You’ll likely gain better interaction if you invite your viewers to give their thoughts as well, which will help you rank higher for videos in the future, increasing viewership and thus money.

Conclusion

As you can see, there are numerous ways to generate money on YouTube without using AdSense.

Get creative and reach out to cool brands in your niche to see if you can collaborate.

You’ll not only make more money this way, but you’ll also be helping your audience by making recommendations that will keep them coming back for more.