It's amazing how you can make a skit on youtube and make tens of thousands of dollars out of nowhere. Only downside is you're forever chasing the next viral video that often never materializes.
I thought you can't make money unless its 10m long
Duration makes no difference, can have ads on a 30 second video just fine. Just longer videos can shove more ads into them instead of just one at the start.
Only rule is 1k subs but if you have a video go viral youtube contact you to get it monetized anyway.
1 million views is like $2-3k in ad-rev depending on the type of ads being shown.