- To date YouTube has just over two billion registered users.
- It is the most used audiovisual content platform in the world.
- Through its digital creators program, it offers the possibility of monetizing for publishing videos.
Social networks have become one of the most common means of communication around the world. Its greatest advantage is that it eliminates borders and allows you to be instantly informed of what is happening anywhere on the planet. At the same time, they are also a tool to gain prestige and additional income. Some options like Youtube offer the option to monetize and a doctor shared what he gets for creating digital content.
In that sense, YouTube is already the largest and most important audiovisual content platform in the world. Since its creation in 2005 it has seen an exponential increase. At first it allowed to watch videos for free but later it transformed its model. Now it has advertising and to avoid it it is necessary to pay a monthly subscription.
The huge amount of content available
To understand its importance, so far it has more than two billion registered users. While it is estimated that 400 hours of content are uploaded to the platform every hour.
For its part, in this social network it is possible to find videos of all kinds. The most popular are the entertainment ones but there are also others such as the educational ones. In fact, more and more doctors are interested in this alternative to create content aimed at both their colleagues and the general public.
In this case, there is a Mexican doctor who is known on YouTube as Dr. Re and who has had his own channel for a couple of years. Its content is quite varied, although it mainly focuses on offering study tips for your colleagues. In the same way, it has several videos about the National Examination of Applicants for Medical Residencies (ENARM) and how to increase the chances for its approval.
Like many of others digital content creators, in addition to informing also uses this platform as a means to obtain other benefits. One of them is to obtain financial compensation for what they do. Ultimately, making a well-produced video with a script and research takes time and effort. It is hard work and as such deserves payment.
Steps to follow to monetize YouTube videos
Regarding this topic, the doctor posted a video about the amount he receives from Youtube. It clearly and honestly shows what you get for posting informative content on the platform.
First of all he mentions that in order to monetize a youtube channel There are two essential requirements that must be met.
The first thing that is needed is that the videos of a channel have more than four thousand hours of reproduction. While the second is to have at least a thousand subscribers. By complying with both aspects, you are already a candidate to receive payment for creating content and publishing it on YouTube.
The amount YouTube pays a Mexican doctor
In the case of Dr. Re, he himself classifies his channel as “small” because it currently has just over 29 thousand subscribers and his first video was published on January 6, 2020. With this in mind and as he himself sample, during its first 12 months it has received 543.96 dollars (approximately 10 thousand 878.20 pesos).
To determine the payment to each content creator there are many factors that influence. The most important are the views that the videos have and the number of subscribers. The more they are, the higher the payment.
On the other hand, although the figure may seem minimal for a year of work, Dr. Re comments that there are other ways to receive money for creating content on YouTube. The normal thing is to generate interest in a brand and become a sponsor. While if you have your own office then it is a way to spread your work and attract new patients. In the end, it is a strategy to obtain digital prestige and make yourself known.