Monetize Your YouTube Channel Today!

On May 9th, YouTube rolled out a beta launch of their paid membership service, which currently includes 54 premium channels. Memberships to these channels all begin with a 14-day free trial, boast an ad free environment and have low membership fees. This shift to a paid service also explains why YouTube recently revamped their user interface to specifically focus on the promotion and organization of channels.

"Starting today, we're launching a pilot program for a small group of partners that will offer paid channels on YouTube with subscription fees starting at $0.99 per month."

People LOVE an alternative to cable and by shifting channels to a paid, ad free environment YouTube will definitely push more users to its platform than ever before. This makes growing your channel's audience absolutely VITAL. The channels included in the current beta list are not just big time Network TV content. They range from Recipe.tv all the way to Woodworkers Guild of America. This means that the opportunity for you to create a membership base with your YouTube channel is wide open. According to the Washington post:

"Executives at Google have said that they expect 75 percent of all video channels to start on the Internet within the next decade, and it has clearly done its part to push that trend along."

That's so important I want to say it again...

75 percent of all video channels will start on the Internet within the next decade!

So, can you make money with this? Yes, but this is a long term business strategy and not a get rich quick senario. If done correctly, selling memberships to a solid YouTube channel could be the future of the right kind of business. P...