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5 ways to make money from content
There are five main ways money comes in from content: YouTube ad revenue on your own channel, a channel for another country's market, brand sponsorships, ad creative production for sellers and brands, and influencer outreach for brands. The starting point is the same for all of them: look at "vs. usual" instead of raw views, so you can see in numbers what really performed well. This article doesn't promise earnings. It only describes how each path works and the order to get started.
Updated · By the TRYIT team
First, look at "vs. usual"
vs. usual = this video's views ÷ the median views of that channel's recent videos. A Short with 1 million views is an underperformer if that channel's usual is 3 million, and a Short with 18,800 views is a big hit at 8.2x if the usual is 2,300. You can calculate it by hand: write down the view counts of the channel's 10 most recent Shorts, find the median, and divide. The TRYIT Chrome extension adds this number as a badge on each video in the YouTube Shorts tab and the Instagram Reels tab.
The five ways at a glance
| Way | How the money comes in | Where to start in TRYIT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shorts channel monetization | Join the YouTube Partner Program and earn ad revenue. The Shorts requirement is 1,000 subscribers and 10 million Shorts views in the last 90 days. | Monetization requirements calculator, "high views relative to subscribers" in trending videos |
| 2. Channel for another country | Make the same format in the language of a country where that topic hasn't been posted yet. | Trending videos by country and YouTuber rankings, multilingual subtitles and TTS |
| 3. Brand sponsorships | A brand pays a production fee and asks you to feature its product in a video. | Creator verification (publish your rates and collaboration email), Sponmi sponsorship packages |
| 4. Ad creative production | You research competitors' ads and make new creative for sellers and brands, and get paid for it. | Meta Ad Library metrics in the Chrome extension (days running, grade) |
| 5. Outreach and campaign management | You find and contact fitting influencers on a brand's behalf and report the results. | Influencer search, campaign management, results report |
1. Grow a Shorts channel and unlock YouTube monetization
To apply, you need 1,000 subscribers plus either 4,000 watch hours in the last 12 months or 10 million Shorts views in the last 90 days (YouTube Help, checked 2026-11-12). Watch time in the Shorts feed doesn't count toward the 4,000 hours, so Shorts channels look at the 10 million views route. That works out to about 110,000 views a day on average over 90 days. For details, see YouTube monetization requirements.
It's usually faster to find ideas from channels about the same size as yours than from big channels. Open only the videos that are more than twice their usual, compare each with a weaker video from the same channel on the first 2 seconds, title and thumbnail text, and write the difference down in one line. Don't re-upload someone else's video as is. What you take is the structure.
2. Open one more channel in another country's market
The topics that are trending differ by country. Switch the country in trending videos and look the same way, then check whether a format that worked in Korea is still missing from that country's list. Not just the subtitles but also the title and thumbnail text need to be in that country's language. Copyright on the original video and music stays the same when the country changes, and eligibility to apply for monetization depends on the country where you live, not the country your channel targets.
3. Get brand sponsorships
Brands look at "how many people usually watch when you post one video" more than at subscriber count. So explaining your rate based on your channel's usual views (the median of recent videos) keeps the conversation short. You can set up a place to receive sponsorships in two spots. TRYIT creator verification lets you post your ad rates and collaboration email on your channel page for free, with no follower requirement. Sponmi is a marketplace where creators list and sell sponsorship packages, run by the same team that makes TRYIT. Signing up and listing are free, and the production fee the creator receives is 85% of the listed amount.
Sponsored videos must clearly disclose that you were paid. Turn on the "paid promotion" setting and add something like #ad. Receiving products or credits instead of money still counts as compensation (Korea Fair Trade Commission, "Review Guidelines on Marking and Advertising of Recommendations and Endorsements").
4. Make ad creative for sellers and brands
Advertisers don't keep ads that don't sell running for long. So ads that have been running a long time tend to be worth studying. If you allow Meta Ad Library permission in the Chrome extension, each ad card gets days running, grade, longevity rank and creative set, and you can filter to see only ads running 30+ days, video, and grade A or higher. Deliver one package: 10 long-running ads, 3 overlapping structures, and 1 draft made with those structures. The spend, ROAS and reach the extension shows are estimates from public data, not actual spend, so label them as estimates in your report too.
5. Influencer outreach and campaign management
Brands hand this work off because of time. When you build a candidate list with influencer search and rankings, look at usual views and engagement rate before follower count. When a campaign ends, deliver a results report that lists not only the numbers that worked but also the channels that underperformed and why, so the next round of outreach is more accurate. When you reach out, tell creators about the ad disclosure requirement first.
10-minute daily practice
- Open the Shorts or Reels tab of 3 channels in your field.
- Open only the videos that are more than twice their usual.
- Compare each with one at or below usual from the same channel on the first 2 seconds, title and thumbnail text.
- Write the difference down in one line.
- Once a week, pick three patterns that came up more than twice and try them in your next video.
Friend invite benefits and the full guide
When a friend signs up with a TRYIT member's invite link, verifies by email or phone, and completes their first search, both the friend and the inviter get 500 credits. An inviter can receive up to 30,000 credits in total, and reward credits must be used within 60 days of the day you receive them. No card registration is required. If you're not a member yet, you can sign up with the TRYIT team invite link to get the same 500 credits (the team account that invited you also receives 500 credits). Get your own invite link on the invite page.
The full guide, with step-by-step screens and a checklist, is in Woori Magazine's free Notion guide "5 Ways to Make Money with TRYIT". Woori Magazine is a magazine run by the team that makes TRYIT.
Will I make money if I follow this?
We can't promise that. This article describes how the money comes in and the order to get started. Views and earnings vary by topic, consistency and market. The estimated earnings shown in TRYIT are also estimates calculated from view counts.
Are there options if my channel is small?
Yes. Sponsorships can work for small channels if your usual views and audience fit, and ad creative production and influencer outreach are ways to do work for others regardless of your channel size.
Do I need the extension to see vs. usual?
No. You can calculate it by hand: write down the view counts of the channel's recent videos, find the median, and divide. The extension is a free tool that does this calculation for you and adds it as a badge on each video.
How do I get credits for inviting a friend?
Get your link on the invite page and send it. When your friend signs up with that link, verifies by email or phone, and completes their first search, you both get 500 credits. Invites are capped at 30,000 credits in total.
How are Sponmi and TRYIT related?
Sponmi (sponmi.com) is a creator sponsorship marketplace run by the same team that makes TRYIT. They are separate services, and you sign up for each separately.