Achieving 3,000 public watch hours is no small feat and Carmina Lifestyle has done just that.

As newcomers to YouTube, figuring out how to grow a channel and encourage people to rewatch videos to hit the 3,000-watch hour's goal can be a challenge. It’s not easy when you’re not famous and only start getting noticed by meeting new people, joining their live streams, and engaging in conversations. Along the way, you learn who’s worth purchasing a membership from—those who truly support you—and that some channels don’t need to buy memberships because they already help with your public watch hours. Whenever someone watches my videos and leaves a comment, I make it a point to visit their channel and interact with them too. It can’t be one-sided, and viewers should watch because they’re genuinely interested. I’ve met people who claim to be subscribed but never actually watch, so I don’t focus on them since they don’t help increase public watch hours. There are also those who stick to short videos for quick engagement without contributing much to watch time. In any friendship, mutual support matters, and whether monetized or not, true friends are there for you. When my friend in Sweden hit 3,000 public watch hours, they received an email from YouTube, but Carmina Lifestyle—who achieved the same milestone—didn’t get one and had to confirm through YouTube Studio.

I was thinking since I had a personal website that was already monetized receiving AdSense the steps would be different for me.

From my AdSense I had linked my YouTube Channel which some tutorial said have to do it from YouTube after trying other ways it wasn't possible. From excitement turn it in making sure doing everything correctly. People say only takes 24 hours to wait but from my situation it took longer since I have an existing AdSense. I was denied on my first attempt said there was an error but didn't indicate what it was.

I was watching tutorials online and said maybe you need to make old videos thumbnails clear so worked on to that for the meantime.

I had reapplied still got denied from the point was stressing and couldn't pass the stage that my friends were able to cross the bridge being approved.

After trying several times received an email that my recovery email listed in being confused with my process. I had removed my recovery email. My problem Gmail kept reminding me needed a recovery for my email. 

I checked if the recovery email had any emails from google AdSense there was none. I had reapplied for step 2 and got denied as well.

In my mind set said never mind won't apply anymore wait until I reach my 4,000 watched hours who knows can skip this step for membership in your channel.

I search it up found out have to wait 32 days after every time you get denied. 

My friend said maybe you need to change your email not being the same. I had created a new email address added it to my existing AdSense account and added to my YouTube. It said need to wait seven days to be approved or have to make a new YouTube account. In my mind was thinking this is even harder to figure out. I felt was taking an exam like when we are in school.

I searched it up says can used same email for your personal website and YouTube channel.

I decided to wait seven days and after that it still said pending. I found out later that it had already passed 32 days since I had last applied for step 2 along the seven days for the email.

From my sixth try finally was approved was so excited but didn't know the next one is figuring the membership for your channel where you have to use the creative side thinking what emoji would like your members to communicate.

We also have to think what price range and each category would like them to receive or perks being your member. What is the main purpose if they become a member. We also need a name on each rank on the membership allowing you to have up to four levels.

Once you have figured what you would like for your members can turn in for review takes 24 hours to get approved.

The exciting moment begins when you start creating a new video for others to start gifting your or go live streaming on your channel.

It can be overwhelming, yet the hard works pays off when you're already monetized because you're getting paid what you love to do sharing memories to the world.

Highlights:

I want to share my experience of struggling to pass step 2. When I searched on my own, I couldn’t find any accurate tips to help with my situation. Even after consulting my YouTube friends, they couldn’t offer any solutions. I had to do everything by myself, and I felt that if I didn’t try, I’d be stuck forever, unable to reach the common goal of crossing the bridge. I wanted to make it to the end, where all my friends were already getting monetized.

Just in case you fall into the same situation as me hope my story would help you out and good luck reaching by unlocking the 3,000 public watched hours.

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