How to Monetize YouTube Shorts Created from Long-Form Videos
5/25/2025
|Team CapsAI
1. Enroll in the YouTube Shorts Fund & Partner Program
- Shorts Fund Eligibility: YouTube’s dedicated Shorts Fund rewards creators for top-performing Shorts. Ensure you meet the eligibility criteria (minimum subscriber count, consistent uploads) and enable monetization in YouTube Studio.
- Partner Program Conversion: If you’re already a YouTube Partner, repurposed Shorts count toward your revenue share. Verify that each Short follows community guidelines to remain monetizable.
2. Drive Traffic to Monetized Long-Form Content
Use your Shorts as teasers that funnel viewers to full-length videos which display ads:
- End Screen Call-to-Action: In your repurposed Short, include a visual prompt - “Watch the full tutorial for more!”
- Pinned Comment & Description: Add a link to the long-form video. This boosts views (and ad impressions) on your main content.
- CapsAI Smart Clips Tip: Automatically generate multiple highlight clips; upload in a series to maintain viewer interest and drive sustained traffic to your monetized videos.
3. Affiliate Marketing within Shorts
- Product Mentions: If your long-form video reviews or discusses products, clip the best soundbite and add an affiliate link in the description (e.g., Amazon Associates).
- Disclosure: Always include an affiliate disclosure (#ad or #affiliate) in the on-screen text or description to comply with FTC guidelines.
4. Promote Merch, Courses & Services
- Branded Merchandise: Showcase your merch in a quick clip - CapsAI’s Smart Clips can extract moments where you showcase products. Include a swipe-up/link in the Short’s description.
- Online Courses & Webinars: Highlight key takeaways or testimonials from your long-form training videos. Use captions and a final CTA to drive sign-ups.
5. Sponsored Content Integrations
- Sponsored Clips: Repurpose relevant sections of branded long-form collaborations into Shorts. Uphold sponsor agreements by keeping your messaging on-brand.
- CapsAI Advantage: Smart Clips identifies your most on-message segments automatically, making it easy to craft multiple sponsored Shorts without re-editing the entire video.
6. Leverage Super Thanks & Channel Memberships
- Super Thanks Callout: In your Short’s last few seconds, thank viewers and invite them to support you via Super Thanks.
- Membership Promo: Clip a community update or member-exclusive sneak peek from a longer video. Add an on-screen badge and link for viewers to join.
7. Cross-Promote on Multi-Platform Ads
- Repurpose Short as Ad Creative: Use your best-performing Short as a vertical ad on YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok, running a paid campaign to drive conversions (course sign-ups, product sales).
- Track ROI: Insert UTM parameters in your links to measure revenue impact from each Short-based ad.
8. Optimize Your Analytics & Iterate
- Performance Metrics: Monitor revenue per mille (RPM), click-through rate (CTR) on linked content, and affiliate conversion rates.
- A/B Testing: Use CapsAI to generate different hook variations and test which drives the most clicks to your monetized videos or links.
By combining YouTube’s native monetization features with affiliate partnerships, sponsored integrations, and product promotions - and using CapsAI’s Smart Clips to quickly produce high-quality Shorts - you’ll maximize revenue opportunities while expanding your audience in 2025.
1. Enroll in the YouTube Shorts Fund & Partner Program
- Shorts Fund Eligibility: YouTube’s dedicated Shorts Fund rewards creators for top-performing Shorts. Ensure you meet the eligibility criteria (minimum subscriber count, consistent uploads) and enable monetization in YouTube Studio.
- Partner Program Conversion: If you’re already a YouTube Partner, repurposed Shorts count toward your revenue share. Verify that each Short follows community guidelines to remain monetizable.
2. Drive Traffic to Monetized Long-Form Content
Use your Shorts as teasers that funnel viewers to full-length videos which display ads:
- End Screen Call-to-Action: In your repurposed Short, include a visual prompt - “Watch the full tutorial for more!”
- Pinned Comment & Description: Add a link to the long-form video. This boosts views (and ad impressions) on your main content.
- CapsAI Smart Clips Tip: Automatically generate multiple highlight clips; upload in a series to maintain viewer interest and drive sustained traffic to your monetized videos.
3. Affiliate Marketing within Shorts
- Product Mentions: If your long-form video reviews or discusses products, clip the best soundbite and add an affiliate link in the description (e.g., Amazon Associates).
- Disclosure: Always include an affiliate disclosure (#ad or #affiliate) in the on-screen text or description to comply with FTC guidelines.
4. Promote Merch, Courses & Services
- Branded Merchandise: Showcase your merch in a quick clip - CapsAI’s Smart Clips can extract moments where you showcase products. Include a swipe-up/link in the Short’s description.
- Online Courses & Webinars: Highlight key takeaways or testimonials from your long-form training videos. Use captions and a final CTA to drive sign-ups.
5. Sponsored Content Integrations
- Sponsored Clips: Repurpose relevant sections of branded long-form collaborations into Shorts. Uphold sponsor agreements by keeping your messaging on-brand.
- CapsAI Advantage: Smart Clips identifies your most on-message segments automatically, making it easy to craft multiple sponsored Shorts without re-editing the entire video.
6. Leverage Super Thanks & Channel Memberships
- Super Thanks Callout: In your Short’s last few seconds, thank viewers and invite them to support you via Super Thanks.
- Membership Promo: Clip a community update or member-exclusive sneak peek from a longer video. Add an on-screen badge and link for viewers to join.
7. Cross-Promote on Multi-Platform Ads
- Repurpose Short as Ad Creative: Use your best-performing Short as a vertical ad on YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok, running a paid campaign to drive conversions (course sign-ups, product sales).
- Track ROI: Insert UTM parameters in your links to measure revenue impact from each Short-based ad.
8. Optimize Your Analytics & Iterate
- Performance Metrics: Monitor revenue per mille (RPM), click-through rate (CTR) on linked content, and affiliate conversion rates.
- A/B Testing: Use CapsAI to generate different hook variations and test which drives the most clicks to your monetized videos or links.
By combining YouTube’s native monetization features with affiliate partnerships, sponsored integrations, and product promotions - and using CapsAI’s Smart Clips to quickly produce high-quality Shorts - you’ll maximize revenue opportunities while expanding your audience in 2025.