A million views, pocket change
Nate finally got into Facebook Content Monetization. His 8-second skits got a million views. His payout barely covered lunch.
What happened
Most of his skits ran under 10 seconds. He also boosted his best ones with ads to push them further.
His dashboard showed most views as non-qualified.
The rule behind it
Reels under 10 seconds don't qualify, views under 5 seconds of watch time don't count, and boosted content doesn't earn.
Read the full rule: Qualified views: why some views don't pay →
Getting paid by following the rules
- Build skits to 10 seconds or longer with a setup, a turn and a payoff.
- Stop boosting the posts he wants to be paid for.
- Check the Non-Qualified Views reasons every week.
Views are vanity. Qualified views are the paycheck.
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