UK residents with an eye for a good video could earn a little extra with YouTube’s partner programme.

Originally launched in the U.S. and Canada last December, YouTube described the programme as “our way of enabling some of the most popular and prolific original content creators within the YouTube community to earn money from their videos”.

Once registered as a partner, any of their videos displayed on the YouTube website generates a revenue via adverts running alongside them, the partner then receives a portion of the revenue raised. Of course, the amount of revenue is largely dependent on how many videos are uploaded and how popular they become. YouTube states that in the U.S. it has users who already earn thousands each month from videos contributed through the program.

Not every video uploader can join the program though, you must meet the following criteria:

• You videos contain original material
• You own the copyrights and distribution rights for all audio and video content that you upload - no exceptions.
• You regularly upload videos that are viewed by thousands of YouTube users.
• You live in the US, Canada or the UK.

To apply for a partnership and start earning some easy money, head over to uk.youtube.com/partners.