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Monetize

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

/ˈmɑːnətaɪz/verbCommon term

In social media & content creation, monetize means: To start earning money from your content or audience, for example through ads, brand deals, subscriptions or affiliate links.

In Turkish: para kazanmak, gelir elde etmek, monetize etmek

How it is used

Creators ask when and how they can monetize a channel or account. On YouTube, a 'monetized' channel has joined the Partner Program and can earn ad revenue. The noun is monetization.

Example sentences

  1. We monetized the channel last spring, and ad revenue now covers our editing costs.

  2. There are many ways to monetize a small but loyal audience.

Common collocations

  • monetize a channel
  • get monetized
  • monetization
  • ad revenue
  • ways to monetize
  • affiliate linkA special tracked link to a product; when someone buys through it, the creator who shared it earns a commission.
  • brand dealAn agreement in which a brand pays a creator, in money or products, to make content that promotes it.
  • subscriberA person who has subscribed to a channel, newsletter or account so that they can see or are told about new content.
  • watch timeThe total amount of time people have spent watching a video or a channel's videos, usually shown in minutes or hours.

More terms: Brand Deals and Monetization

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