# Monetizing Online Video Guides This Infographic From SwiftBud Explains Making Money on YouTube By Alyson Wyers | Published 2014-11-26 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/making-money-on-youtube References: [designtaxi](http://designtaxi.com/news/370922/Infographic-How-To-Make-Money-Online-From-YouTube/?interstital_shown=1) & [swiftbud](http://swiftbud.com/make-money-online-using-youtube/) If you are an aspiring [YouTuber](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marques-brownlee-masterclass), this infographic explains making money on [YouTube](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-shopping) and will likely come in very handy. From SwiftBud, How to Make Money From YouTube lists a variety of different methods on making money online using the popular video hosting platform. This includes becoming a YouTube Partner, doing affiliate marketing and CPA, selling your own products, showing intro ads, selling videos for clients, reviewing products, getting donations and selling links in the description. An accompanying blog post explains making money on YouTube also relies on driving traffic to your videos through social media and search engine optimization (SEO). Monetizing your original videos means your content has to be wholly yours, not infringing on the copyrights of others, viewed by thousands and uploaded on a frequent basis. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.4/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 96% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Youtube Monetization:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation by developing new tools and strategies to help YouTubers maximize their earnings from their content. - **Affiliate Marketing:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation by creating new platforms or techniques that streamline and automate the process of affiliate marketing on YouTube. - **Video Content Management:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation by providing advanced video management solutions that help content creators optimize their videos for monetization and increase viewership. ### Where This Applies - **Digital Advertising:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in digital advertising by developing new formats and strategies for advertising on YouTube and other video hosting platforms. - **Social Media Marketing:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation by creating new tools and platforms that help YouTubers effectively promote their videos on social media platforms and reach a wider audience. - **E-commerce:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation by developing new e-commerce solutions for YouTubers to sell their own products, merchandise, or digital goods directly to their audience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Social Media Shopping Partnerships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-shopping.md) - [Accessible Video Podcasts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/video-podcast.md) - [Social Video Sponsorship Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thoughtleadersio.md) - [Creator-Centric Monetization Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monetization-app.md) - [Personalized Income Guides](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/money-map.md) - [Video Streaming NFT Integrations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube1.md) - [Elevated Video Content Monetization](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/video-content-monetization.md) - [Monetizable Video Hosting Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/squarespace-video-playback.md) - [YouTube Video Editing Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-video-editing.md)