How to Make Money with YouTube Shorts

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People act like making money on YouTube is rocket science. It’s not. I’ve seen the lowest-effort Shorts rack up millions of views while perfectly edited videos flop. The secret? Simplicity. If you can copy and paste text onto a video, you can make money with YouTube Shorts.

Let me show you how.

Step 1: Pick Your Niche.

-Gym Advice
-Motivational Advice
-Relationship Advice

Step 2: Content

If you don’t know what to post, use ChatGPT to generate ideas.

Example Prompts:

• “Give me 10 short relationship advice tips.
• “Generate 5 life-changing motivational quotes in under 15 words.”
• “Write a short script for a 30-second motivational video.”

Pick the best ones and move onto the next step.

Step 3: Create the Shorts in Canva

How to Make the Video:

1. Go to Canva.com and search YouTube Shorts Template.
2. Pick a simple template with a calm background (sunset, ocean, clouds).
3. Add your text (use large, readable fonts like Montserrat or Open Sans).