Is YouTube Making It Harder To Monetize?

YouTube has been making changes lately and some of them are a little concerning. It feels like each of these changes makes it just a little more difficult for creators to monetize off platform. With some of the changes it seems YouTube gets positioned as the monetization solution and it's making me uncomfortable enough that I wanted to talk about it. DISCLAIMER: The things I talk about in this video are just some things I've noticed that are concerning to me as it feels like a slow squeeze. Sources: Shorts links removal - https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/229722002/some-updates-to-links-on-youtube Blog post featuring jump ahead feature - https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/2024-youtube-premium-features/ 🚀 Tools and services I recommend for creators: TubeBuddy - Channel growth and management tool for YouTubers. Over 90 different tools to help you with your channel. Try free at https://www.tubebuddy.com/nimmin Streamyard, the easiest live streaming software on earth! Try it at https://www.nicknimmin.com/go/streamyard/ Opus Clip - Turn one regular video into a lot of shorter clips with just a few clicks. https://nicknimmin.com/opus TubeSpanner - An entire suite of tools for creators. https://nicknimmin.com/tubespanner Creator Mix - FREE music for your content without worries of copyright issues. This service was created by my brother Dee and myself for creators. Check out the music at https://creatormix.com/stream/ Find EVERYTHING you need for your channel on my website https://bestcreatortools.com ✅ Recommended viewing: Step-by-step YouTube guides to help you get better at YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81iqGxLh-a4&list=PLsDhsOkbwsC6ppOoKTlBj7_tBQM9JGh3d 🔥 Join my VIP club - It's a weekly newsletter sharing YouTube tips, video industry news, freebies and more! https://www.nicknimmin.com/vip/ ✅ For business inquiries contact me at asknimmin@gmail.com Disclaimer: Some of these links go to one of my websites and some are affiliate links where I'll earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you.