Turn references into your next video

Compare evidence, define your own angle, and plan production and costs. This is your editable worksheet, not an AI prediction.

Your reference

Open a channel or video, inspect its observations, then bring it into this plan. Its actual revenue and audience demographics are not public data.

Find a reference

1. Define your approach

My topicWho I want to help, and with whatWhat I will do differentlyFirst video idea and evidence to checkPlanned formatAppear on cameraRecord my own voiceHours available per weekHours needed per video

Videos per week within your time assumptions: —

Prepare original screen recordings, demonstrations or visuals you have rights to use.

Edited in this browser tab. Nothing is saved to your account or sent to AI. Export the plan before closing or refreshing; the budget is not included in the file.

2. Explore your monthly budget

Enter your own assumptions, including zero for unused fields. No channel data is copied into this calculator. Actual channel revenue is unavailable; these results are not a forecast or Google-approved estimates.

Currency for all amountsMonthly Shorts engaged views assumedMonthly long-form views assumedShorts revenue per 1,000 engaged views assumedLong-form revenue per 1,000 views assumedMonthly production costs (include tools and labour)

Assume ad revenue sharing is enabled

Without ad revenue sharing, this model uses zero advertising income even if ads appear.

Complete all five fields with nonnegative numbers. Use your own assumptions, not industry defaults.

Only the view assumptions change (×0.5 / ×1 / ×1.5). These are sensitivity examples, not probability ranges. Sponsorship, affiliates, taxes and unentered costs are excluded.

3. Work through production

Check each step as you finish it. External tools are optional examples; availability, prices and terms are set by each provider.

For Shorts: keep the outline focused on one idea and preview the vertical composition and captions on a phone.

ResearchInspect several reference videos and their observation dates. Write down what you can verify and what remains unknown.
OutlineDefine one viewer problem, your own contribution and a beginning, middle and ending. Check facts and sources.
ProduceRecord your own material. List the source and licence of every asset; another channel is a reference, not a reusable asset library.
Edit and captionEdit for clarity, check captions and audio, then watch the complete export.
PackageCreate a truthful title and thumbnail. Check readability on a phone.
PublishCheck rights, disclosures and visibility in YouTube Studio. Review the final video before publishing.
ReviewUse your own YouTube Studio analytics after publication. Record what to test next; other channels' private retention and revenue are unavailable.

Editing · DaVinci Resolve ↗Thumbnail · Canva ↗Publish and review · YouTube Studio ↗Workflow examples · Make ↗

Automate repeatable work

Start with a production checklist → reminder → draft-ready notification → your review → publishing checklist. Make can connect tools, but this page does not connect accounts or publish for you. Keep factual, rights and final quality checks under your control.

4. Set up monetization

Check eligibility in YouTube Studio → Earn, apply when eligible, accept the applicable terms and link AdSense for YouTube. Approval and the relevant monetization modules are required; meeting a numerical threshold alone does not guarantee acceptance.

Official eligibility and application guide ↗Originality and monetization policies ↗

Guide sources checked: 10 October 2026. Follow the current conditions shown by YouTube Studio.