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Does Your Channel Come Across The Novel Youtube Partner Plan Watchtime Requirements?

By ahlikom
Last calendar week YouTube announced new eligibility requirements for the Partner Program. Instead of 10,000 total views, your channel must right away possess got at to the lowest degree 1,000 subscribers as well as 4,000 hours of watchtime over the yesteryear 12 months.

And non solely does your channel demand to come across those requirements to last accepted into the program, it needs to come across those requirements on an ongoing footing to stay inwards the program.

This is definitely difficult for a lot of channels. YouTube has explained that the argue why they made the changes was to forbid "bad actors" from harming the programme overall.  And they possess got pointed out that  90% of affected channels earned less than $2.50 terminal month, as well as 99% earn less than $8 per calendar month (or less inwards a yr than the $100 required to last issued a payment). There is no argue to dubiousness that's true

But that leaves 1% of affected channels that are truly regularly earning much to a greater extent than than that, as well as they volition lose out. What kinds of channels? There are appliance repair tutorial channels that people solely thought when they demand to ready something - as well as then people pass a lot of fourth dimension watching, but few subscribe. On the flip side, at that spot are animation channels that convey months to create a 10 infinitesimal painting exhibit - they may possess got many subscribers, but non many hours of viewing. And at that spot are probable many channels that almost - but non quite - come across the novel requirements.

To larn to a greater extent than nigh you lot tin flame acquire to a greater extent than details nigh the sentinel fourth dimension on your channel, watch my brief video, or read on for to a greater extent than detailed information.



What happens if your channel is no longer eligible for the YouTube Partner Program?

YouTube emailed all electrical current Partners amongst ineligible channels
If your channel is currently inwards the YouTube Partner Program, it volition stay inwards the programme until Feb 20th, 2018. At that time, if it does non come across the electrical current eligibility requirements, it volition last removed from the program. 
If your channel is non currently inwards the Partner Program, the application procedure has non changed. You tin flame withal laid your YouTube concern human relationship as well as AdSense acre your channel moves towards eligibility.

It's in all probability non every bit bad every bit you lot think!

⇨ When your channel becomes eligible you lot tin flame apply to bring together the Partner Program again

As long every bit your monetization isn't disabled for cause this isn't a permanent removal from the program.

If your channel hasn't met the subscriber or watchtime requirements, but is otherwise eligible, you lot volition regard a progress bar on your channel's Monetization Settings page (www.youtube.com/account_monetization). 

⇨ You volition non lose whatsoever of your channel's electrical current Creator features

www.youtube.com/features shows your channel's Status & Features

The solely features that are Partner-only are earning coin yesteryear running ads, Super Chat or Sponsorships, as well as - unfortunately - direct electronic mail support. 

These features are available to all Creators amongst a verified account (with whatsoever additional requirements noted):
The solely characteristic inwards that listing that is currently express to Partners is links to external websites. This is what YouTube has announced:
When YPP eligibility requirements are updated on Feb 20, 2018, channels that currently possess got access to these features will operate on to possess got access even if they're no longer inwards YPP. We'll last edifice out novel eligibility criteria for this external linking feature. Get to a greater extent than information inwards our YPP FAQs. 
You tin flame banking concern check which features your channel is currently eligible for on your channel's Status as well as Features page (www.youtube.com/features).

YouTube Analytics: Get detailed information nigh your channel's sentinel time

This channel won't last eligible for the YPP whatsoever fourth dimension soon.
If your channel has non met the eligibility requirements, the Monetization Settings page will exhibit how many how unopen your channel is to coming together them. 

But that overview doesn't say the whole story. 

And if your channel is currently eligible, it doesn't exhibit you lot how unopen your channel may last to dropping below the eligibility requirements.

Questions to ask:
  • Is my channel's sentinel fourth dimension increasing or decreasing? 
  • Does my channel possess got plenty sentinel fourth dimension each calendar month to maintain eligibility inwards the long term?
  • Are at that spot specific videos amongst much to a greater extent than - or much less - sentinel time? 
  • Is at that spot a specific indicate inwards my videos where viewers halt watching or lose interest?
  • Are at that spot specific videos that are causing my channel to gain - or lose - subscribers? 
  • Are my viewers coming from a specific website or geographic location?
One affair you'll notice is that YouTube Analytics has a huge amount of data, as well as then it tin flame last difficult to know where to start.  

I'm going to operate into to a greater extent than item nigh how to banking concern check your channel's sentinel fourth dimension stats below, but you lot tin flame acquire a skillful overview of how to purpose YouTube Analytics yesteryear starting here:

⇨ Check how many hours your channel was watched inwards the yesteryear 12 months


To last eligible for the YouTube Partner Program, your channel must possess got at to the lowest degree 4,000 hours (or 240,000 minutes) of sentinel fourth dimension inwards the yesteryear 12 months.

YouTube Analytics defaults to showing your channel's sentinel fourth dimension inwards minutes over the yesteryear few months.  You tin flame purpose a fleck of math to plough minutes into hours, or you lot tin flame alter the YouTube Analytics settings. 

Set the fourth dimension catamenia to 365 days

The sentinel fourth dimension requirement is over the yesteryear 12 months, which is 1 yr or 365 days (if it's non a saltation year). 

To alter the fourth dimension covered yesteryear your reports:
2. Click the current fourth dimension period at transcend right 
3. Select Last 365 days from the long listing of options

Set the default unit of measurement for sentinel fourth dimension from minutes to hours

To alter the default unit of measurement of time:
2. Click the Settings gear icon at transcend right

3. Set unit for measuring sentinel fourth dimension to hours
The default fourth dimension catamenia tin flame too last set.

4. Save  the changes


Keep inwards hear that your channel must maintain that grade of sentinel fourth dimension to stay inwards the Partner Program.  4,000 hours of sentinel fourth dimension per year, is equivalent to 20,000 minutes of sentinel fourth dimension per month. 

⇨ Get detailed information nigh your channel's sentinel fourth dimension over time

Your channel's Overview won't exhibit you lot how your channel is performing over fourth dimension or which videos are performing good or poorly.

To acquire to a greater extent than detailed information, banking concern check your channel's Watch fourth dimension report

1.  Open YouTube Analytics
2.  On the left bill of fare nether Watch fourth dimension reports click Watch time

⇨ Change the settings as well as then the sentinel fourth dimension reports exhibit both Minutes as well as Hours

Watch fourth dimension minutes are rounded upward inwards reports
I mean value the sentinel fourth dimension reports are easiest to sympathise when viewing minutes (at to the lowest degree for my channel that isn't getting hundreds of hours of sentinel fourth dimension a day). But it's prissy to last able to thought both hours as well as minutes inwards the same report. 

To thought your sentinel fourth dimension stats inwards both minutes and hours

1.  Open YouTube Analytics
2.  On the left bill of fare under Watch fourth dimension reports click Watch time
3.  Make certain your default unit of measurement of fourth dimension measuring is minutes
4.  On the transcend left of the study graph click Compare Metric

5. In the bill of fare that opens click More Metrics

6. Select Watch fourth dimension (hours)

That adds Watch fourth dimension (hours) as a metric to your study overview, as well as private video statistics.

⇨ Bookmark your report!

You tin flame easily supply to your favorite study yesteryear bookmarking the page later configuring the settings.

Click this link to regard your channel's Watch Time report
  • Last 365 days
  • Default unit of measurement of time: minutes
  • Compare metric: sentinel fourth dimension hours

⇨  Watch fourth dimension metrics yesteryear video, device, geography as well as more


The Watch fourth dimension report shows a graph of sentinel fourth dimension over the fourth dimension catamenia selected.  You tin flame easily regard how your sentinel fourth dimension has changed over that period. 

Immediately below the graph you lot volition regard your videos listed from most to to the lowest degree sentinel time. That volition laissez passer on you lot a skillful thought of what content of yours is performing well, as well as what mightiness demand approximately tweaking.

You tin flame alter the metrics to exhibit sentinel fourth dimension by:
  • Geography
  • Live current vs On Demand
  • Device Type (Computer, mobile phone, tablet, TV, game console)
  • YouTube Product (YouTube, YouTube Gaming, YouTube Kids)
  • and to a greater extent than :) 
Click on a video championship or other metric to acquire to a greater extent than details. 

⇨  Audience retention: Are people watching your videos to the end? 

No 1 watches my exam videos, non fifty-fifty me
There are several components that create upward one's hear how much fourth dimension people pass watching your videos: how many people watch, how many videos they watch, as well as how long they sentinel each video.

That terminal chemical element - how long people sentinel each video - tin flame brand a big difference.

Hour-long videos won't generate much sentinel fourth dimension if each viewer solely watches for 1 infinitesimal earlier clicking away. 

The Audience memory report lets you lot regard how long viewers are sticking amongst each video.

2. Under Watch Time Reports on the left bill of fare click Audience Retention

The study gives you lot an overview of average thought duration as well as average per centum viewed.

Below the graph showing audience memory over time, click an private video title to regard a detailed report.

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The private video study shows audience memory over fourth dimension matched to a preview of the video itself, as well as then you lot tin flame regard at what exact indicate the audience leaves or points where viewers re-watched the content.

⇨  Subscribers report: when are people next - as well as unfollowing - your channel?

Subscriber metrics were improved Sept. 2017 - earlier that "Other"
You tin flame too acquire a detailed overview of your subscribers yesteryear viewing the Subscribers Report.

There you lot tin flame find: 
  • Subscription source: Where people subscribe as well as unsubscribe, including video sentinel pages, your channel, search results, closed accounts, as well as and then forth
  • Geography: place of your subscribers
  • Compare activeness of subscribed as well as non subscribed viewers

How to increment your channel's sentinel time

There are a number of steps you lot tin flame convey to endeavour to better the sentinel fourth dimension on your channel.

Obviously increasing your channel's overall viewership tin flame brand a positive difference. The YouTube Creator Academy has a serial of gratis courses that tin flame aid you Grow your channel.

But hither are approximately full general tips;
And maintain inwards hear that fifty-fifty if your channel is no longer eligible for monetization, you lot tin flame withal earn coin through crowdfunding or selling merch.