YouTube just launched a Shorts bonus program. I got invited. Here's how it actually works: → Post 12+ public Shorts a month → Hit that and you get a guaranteed base payment → Then a bonus on top based on your engaged Shorts views The rundown: • Invite only. No application. Check the email tied to your YouTube and your Studio inbox • Accept in Studio by Nov 15 to start earning in November • Quota resets every calendar month. Miss it, no payout that month • Only organic views count. Promoted views don't • You have to still be monetized at the end of the month • Paid with your normal AdSense, around the 21st to 26th of the next month What doesn't matter: • Notify subscribers on or off. It just has to be public • Nothing says you can't clip your own long-form, including YouTube's built-in "Edit into a Short" What does: • Your own content only. Normal YPP rules • Don't spam near-identical clips. YouTube is cracking down on low-effort repetitive stuff. Not worth losing monetization over a bonus 12 Shorts a month is 3 a week. If you already make long-form, you're sitting on your quota. Go check your email.