I recently started creating short-form content that I am currently publishing on TikTok and YouTube Shorts. I aim to monetize this content. I am open to any advice and discussions you could add on this topic. My account is focused on the space niche, where I tell various stories and list surprising facts. For now, my videos are not viral at all, but I dare to imagine that they will become viral in the future. I am eager to read your feedback.
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Hi, Cool niche, it looks like it could really take off! However, monetization is a real pain to obtain…
- For YouTube, you need at least 1,000 subscribers and either 10M views on your Shorts in the last 90 days or 4,000 hours of watch time on your long-form videos.
There’s also a tier that allows you to access it a bit earlier at 500 subscribers (with 3 uploads in 90 days + 3M Shorts views/90 days or 3k hours/12 months) which mainly unlocks features like fan funding/shopping, before the “ads” tier.
- For TikTok, you have the Creator Rewards program in certain countries (France, USA…). To access it, you’ll need 10,000 followers and at least 100,000 views in the last month. However, TikTok is stricter about monetization criteria for videos to be eligible for the Creator Rewards Program: your videos must be original, good quality, and at least 1 minute long.
Concretely, avoid anything that resembles “recycling”: Duet/Stitch, copied content with watermarks, slight re-edits (speed + filters + text), loops, slides/photos, or “text-only” videos.
Another important point: videos with ads/promos/payment (sponsored/paid promotions) are not eligible for the program, so if you start doing placements, clearly separate your “rewards” content from your “sponsored” content.
Regarding views, TikTok talks about “qualified views”: these come from the For You feed, exclude fraudulent/purchased views, views under 5 seconds, and you need to reach 1,000 qualified views (For You) to start generating earnings on a video.
So, to maximize your chances in your “space stories” niche, I’d keep it simple:
• Make 60–90s videos with a real hook from the first sentence, and a clear payoff at the end.
• Use “clean” illustrations (no reposts with watermarks), and maintain a series structure (ex: “Space mystery #1”).
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Thank you very much for the advice, I’ll keep you informed about what I’m doing 
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