Erich_L in all caps and seek monetization through youtube.
cybereality But you will likely never make any serious money on YouTube unless you have hundreds of thousands of followers
I have a lot of mileage on creating a free programming intro course and publishing it on YouTube for free, trying to get monetization from it.
My course is a practical one, with very clear and simple language, with as little bs and buzzwords as possible. I give examples with objects, with game examples, etc. For example, I explain algorithms talking about toothbrushes, and more.
It's live since 2014, has gotten 300,000 views (from 30+ videos). Total revenue since 2014 with the videos from the course playlist: R$ 800 (US$ 160~) - it's absurd. YouTube is hell. It's heartbreaking to spend sometimes 15 days in a video and 2 years later, it shows: "US$ 0.13 revenue" (this is not from my course videos, but from a game jam one that took me a lot of time).
You need AT LEAST 1 million views PER VIDEO and it wouldn't still pay you well.
See the course playlist on YouTube.
Meanwhile if you put that in Skillshare + Udemy + Other sources you are going to get US$ 160 much MUCH MUCH MUCH quickier - if the course is well structured. Go all the way with those paid options, and use YouTube only to promote the course with free segments from the course, etc!
NOTE: At the same time I can't complain about YouTube not paying me enough, as I am one that use Ad and Tracker Blockers everywhere. It's been years since I've stumbled upon ads. So that means video creators do not get money from my views. So I can't expect to get money from my videos if others do the same.