Last Updated on March 13, 2024 by Eric Cantu
If you’re someone looking to build revenue with YouTube, an important question to know the answer to is, “Do YouTubers get paid if you skip ads?”
I’m a massive proponent of the YouTube opportunity! It’s a huge reason for my success. Let’s dive into how YouTube ad revenue works for the creators and if those creators get paid even when you skip the ads.
Do YouTubers Get Paid if You Skip Ads?
If the viewer skips the ad in the first 30 seconds, no revenue is earned. However, if the viewer watches at least 30 seconds of the ad or interacts with it, the YouTuber will earn ad revenue.
In this article I’ll discuss how YouTube ad revenue words for creators, what counts as a ad view, and other factors that affect how much money a YouTube creator can make from ads.
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How do YouTubers get paid through ads?
Most everyone realizes you can earn substantial revenue from a website, but what about YouTube? To get you up to speed on how ads work on YouTube, check out this quick video. It’s an easy watch.
It’s almost hard to remember an “ad-less” YouTube. We’ve gotten so used to the multiple ads we see before, during, and post video.
I remember the first time I saw what I thought was a pesky YouTube ad. “What the…?”
But now, we’re completely used to having to endure a minimum of either 5 or 15 seconds of multiple ads before we get to that precious fail video.
So how do YouTube creators like myself get paid through those ads?
YouTube channels can become monetized at the 500 subscriber mark. Content creators can then get paid a portion of the revenue generated by an ad. How much they get paid depends on ad format, the target audience, advertisers bidding strategy, and other factors.
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While the most obvious ads are the ones that play before we get to our video, there are many ad formats on YouTube including display ads that play next to the video, overlay ads that play over the top of the video, and sponsored ads that are integrated into the content itself.
The types of ads you see typically depend on whether you’re watching on mobile or desktop.
What counts as an ad view on YouTube?
YouTube defines an ad view as “when a viewer watches 30 seconds of your video ad (or the duration if it’s shorter than 30 seconds) or interacts with your ad, whichever comes first.”
So, as an example,
- if an ad is 20 seconds long and the viewers watches all of it, it counts as a view.
- If an ad is 1 minute long and the view watches 30 seconds of it, it counts as a view.
- If an ad is 30 seconds long and 5 seconds in the viewer clicks through it to the advertiser’s website, it counts as a view.
How YouTube Creators Can Maximize Their Ad Revenue
YouTube as a business is a very real thing. So how can you maximize your YouTube ad revenue?
- Create engaging video content. This should be your goal even if your channel hasn’t reached the monetization level. Engaging YouTube video content is the key to success.. Engaging content makes your audience watch until the end.
- Target specific demographics. Advertisers pay more for ads depending on the demographics. If you can find and target the demographics advertisers pay more to get, you can earn more revenue.
- Encourage viewers to interact with the ad. This seems a bit like a reach, but some YouTubers will actually incentivize for their audience to click on ads by offering special giveaways.
- Collaborate with advertisers. Many YouTube creators will work directly with advertisers and create sponsored content to increase their ad revenue. It’s important to make sure you’re working within YouTube’s guidelines if you choose to do so.
What Are Alternative Ways for YouTubers to Monetize Their Content?
Ad revenue isn’t the only way YouTubers can monetize their video content.
- Merchandising. If your channel gets big enough you could actually start selling some sweet merch! T-shirts, hats, stickers, etc. can turn your channel into an exclusive club for your subscribers to brag about being a part of!
- Donations. A donation button can be added to your video descriptions to encourage your audience to help fund your channel. You can offer exclusive content or giveaways. Patreon is a good example of making this work.
- Product placement. How about subtly placing specific products in your videos to get your audience’s attention and then placing affiliate links in the video description so they can buy them for themselves? Cha-ching!
- Conversions. Affiliate marketing on a platform like YouTube is a massive way to earn consistent monthly revenue. Every time your audience makes a purchase through an affiliate link of a product or service you’ve promoted you earn a commission.
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What Happens If Your Audience Uses Ad Blockers?
This could be a YouTube revenue killer.
If a viewer is using ad blockers to automatically skip ads, as the YouTube creator you won’t get any ad revenue for those skipped ads. If a high number of your subscribers use ad blockers, you’re revenue could very well go bye-bye.
One way to counter this would be to create sponsored content within the video itself by working directly with advertisers so your ad revenue at least has a chance to survive.
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Final Thoughts
YouTube ad revenue is a big reason why Youtube is such an incredible opportunity. Creators still get paid in certain circumstances even when a full ad isn’t viewed. With other ways to earn revenue on YouTube, don’t let this opportunity pass you by!
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I’m a beginner YouTuber. I have a channel with 136 subscribers and I want to increase it.
Of course, I want to get some income after this. The youtube platform seems to me quite an attractive environment because you can do what you like and get paid for it. Then you can scale more and more. I want to find out some tips that would help me get as many views as possible at the beginning. I understand that I have to be consistent and create quality content, but I want to know what advice you have about this.
It’s all about creating quality content consistently. That’s the bottom line. When you create content that is the answer to your target audience’s most popular searches, they’ll arrive at your content as the answer to those searches. Focus on quality content and everything else falls into place. Thanks for the comment!
My wife and I have been making Youtube videos for a fun, learning experience. Although we knew that people earn through the channels but we didn’t know how. We are a long way from 1000 subscribers although some of our videos have received a 1000 views. Your article really helped us both in understanding ways that Youtube channels are monetized and in how advertising works. We are going to apply some of your suggestions and see what happens.
YouTube is a huge opportunity! Get after it! Let me know how it goes for you!
Great article! I love how informative it is about YouTube ad revenue. One thing that I would like to know is how often ads can be displayed within a single YouTube video. Does YouTube have a limit on the number of ads that can be shown? Hopefully you can help me out here. All the best, Fred.
The best way to manage your ads is to let YouTube do all the work. They automatically place your ads in the best spots and don’t place so many that your audience will get annoyed. Otherwise, I think you could manually place an ad in every single minute of your video and your audience would never watch your content every again. Thanks for the comment!