Nearly half of all Internet users, or over two billion people, use the Google-owned video network YouTube each month. Each day, users watch hundreds of millions of hours of content there, generating billions of views.
The fact that 92% of Internet users watch some kind of video content every day is even more astounding. Therefore, there is no justification for your company to include YouTube in your social media plan.
Making videos is become considerably simpler and less expensive. This implies that YouTube presents a significant possibility for your company.
This post is for you if you’ve been thinking about joining YouTube or if you’ve tried it out a little but haven’t quite found your footing. In this article, we’ll explore:
- What you need to know to create your account
- How to start a YouTube channel
- The best way to make channel art
- Excellent advice for channel optimization.
Are you prepared to begin? Let’s go on.
How to create a YouTube channel in 2023(if you have a Google account)
You may view, share, and comment on YouTube material if you have a Google account. However, YouTube channels are not automatically created by Google accounts. But setting up a new channel is an easy and quick procedure.
1. Go to YouTube and sign in
Visit YouTube.com and select “sign in” from the drop-down menu in the top right corner of the screen:
Then sign in with the Google account you want to be connected to your channel:
2. Go to your YouTube setting page
Click on your profile symbol in the upper right corner of the screen, and then select “Create a channel.”
3. Create your channel
Next, you’ll have the choice of creating a personal channel or a channel under the name of a company or another name. We’ll select the “Use custom name” option for this illustration because it’s advised for startups and brands:
Next, you’ll name your channel.
Note: Creating a new channel name will also establish a new Google account with its own preferences and YouTube history, as you can see from the options at this phase. This account is housed in your primary Google account and is completely manageable through the Google settings. It’s extremely helpful since you can use this new account to interact with YouTube as your brand by like and commenting on other people’s videos there.
You’ll have the opportunity to further personalize your channel after completing this step. Options will appear for:
- Adding a profile photo
- Adding a channel description
- Adding links to your websites, such as personalized links to a website or blog or social media links to Twitter or Instagram
Congratulations! You recently launched a brand-new YouTube channel! ?\
Let’s go to filling out the information and producing some fantastic channel art to make your page appear awesome (click here to proceed to the following stage).
