Quick summary
Enabling YouTube monetization requires navigating to YouTube Studio, activating the YouTube Partner Program modules, and accepting ad terms. Once configured, ads run on your videos and you can track performance via YouTube Analytics.
Steps
- Go to studio.youtube.com and click Earn in the left sidebar; confirm your channel is approved for YPP and that active monetization modules are shown.
- Open the Watch Page Ads tab and click TURN ON to enable ads on your videos.
- Review the terms, check I accept the Watch Page terms, then click ACCEPT AND NEXT to proceed.
- Review your ad settings, choose your preferred ad formats (including mid-roll ads if needed), then click NEXT.
- Select how to apply monetization — all videos or selected ones — then click MONETIZE ALL.
- Once enabled, the page updates and displays a confirmation state, such as a SEE MY ANALYTICS button, verifying monetization is live.
