How to Set Up Your YouTube Partnership Program Account

1. Create a YouTube user account by clicking the 'Create Account' link in the upper right-hand corner of the YouTube home page and following the prompts. Select a user name and password and supply your e-mail address, country, date of birth and sex before accepting YouTube's terms of service.
2. Upload videos to your YouTube account. Your videos must be original. If they are popular, your likelihood of getting approved for a partner account will improve.

3. Apply for a YouTube partner account. You must supply details about yourself and the videos you have uploaded to your user account. You must also supply your reason for applying to the partnership program.
4. Create a Google AdSense account. The YouTube partnership account application process allows you an opportunity to do this. You must supply your name, age, and nationality, and identify whether you represent a business. Google will send you an e-mail containing your AdSense account number.
5. Link your partner account to your AdSense account. Use your AdSense 'My Account' tab and follow the prompts. Open your YouTube user account, click on the link in the notification box of the YouTube home page and enter your AdSense account information.