youtube partner  Digital Inspiration is part of the YouTube
Partner program and was recently featured on the Success Stories
page. Excerpts:  When/why did you apply to the partner program?
My YouTube channel features short screencast-style videos to
help people become more productive with software and web apps. I
have been regularly uploading videos on YouTube since 2006 but
applied for the YouTube Partner Program in September 2010, just
after the cumulative view count for all my YouTube videos
exceeded one million.  How has being a YouTube Partner helped
your business or personal life?  Because I am a YouTube partner
now, I can have a customized and more professional-looking page
for my YouTube channel. This branding increases credibility and
does help in converting ‘casual visitors’ into YouTube channel
subscribers more easily.  Ever since I got accepted into the
program, I have seen a steady increase in the number of channel
subscribers and engagement level has gone up as well. YouTube
adds contextual and