Audio & Video Monetization
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Monetizing Your Live Stream
YouTube has added more flexible tools to help creators earn money during live streams, especially through ads, memberships, and Super Chat features.
Ways to Earn During Live Streams
You can monetize live streams using:
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Creating a Highlight from a Live Stream
YouTube allows you to turn parts of a live stream into a shorter video called a highlight. This lets you quickly share the most interesting moments while streaming or after it ends.
Using Stream Markers
Stream markers help you track important moments during a live stream …
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Live streams let you watch and interact with creators in real time. You can join from a video watch page and take part in the experience as it happens.
What You Can Do During a Live Stream
While watching a live stream, you can:
Live Chat lets viewers interact in real time while watching a livestream or premiere. It is enabled by default for most streams, except when a channel is set to Made for Kids. Creators can also choose how chat appears and manage moderation tools.
Viewers can switch between two chat modes at any time:
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If your YouTube live stream isn’t working correctly, use the steps below to identify and fix common issues related to encoders, viewer errors, and stream settings.
1. Encoder Startup Errors
If you receive an error when starting your streaming software (encoder), try the following:
If you use a third-party encoder:
If you’re part of the YouTube Partner Program, you can earn revenue from ads shown on your videos. These guidelines help you understand which content is suitable for advertisers and how monetization decisions are made.
Our policies apply to every part of your content, including:
If you want to earn money on YouTube, your channel must follow YouTube’s monetization policies. These rules apply to all creators who are in the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) or applying to join it.
They work together with YouTube’s Community Guidelines, Terms of Service, copyright rules, and other platform policies. If your channel …
If you’re part of the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), you may be able to earn revenue from cover song videos when the music rights holders allow revenue sharing.
When Your Cover Video Is Eligible
A cover song video may be eligible for monetization when:
If you’re in the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) and want to earn money from ads, your content must follow YouTube’s advertiser-friendly content guidelines.
What “Content” Includes
YouTube evaluates more than just the video itself. Monetization decisions consider:
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Did you know you can calculate your YouTube revenue for free?
YouTube Estimate Total Earnings for YouTube Channel · YouTube Monetization Checker
