YouTube has opened up their partner program to everyone in 20countries where this program i s launched. What it means is all video producers in these countries can now monetize their videos and make money. Earlier the partner program is open to select partners who producer popular content.
Users who want to join the program now have to enable their YouTube accounts for partner program, and they have to monetize at least one video successfully. You can find more information from here.
The expanded partner program is currently available in these 20 countries listed below.
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States.
The new producers who join the program won't enjoy all the perks right away, some features will be made available in the long run. Features like custom thumbnails and banners are most sought-after features and they won't be available to all producers immediately YouTube notes on their blog.
