Basic Setup
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Account Name
Check again that your account name is good:
After you are perfectly happy with your channel name, go to your Advanced Account Settings and change your channel URL to http://www.youtube.com/YOURYOUTUBENAME.
(WARNING: YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE URL LATER) Make sure you are perfectly happy with your name before doing this.
There are many reasons for doing this:
Check again that your account name is good:
- Easy to remember
- Not too long
- Not a common word
After you are perfectly happy with your channel name, go to your Advanced Account Settings and change your channel URL to http://www.youtube.com/YOURYOUTUBENAME.
(WARNING: YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE URL LATER) Make sure you are perfectly happy with your name before doing this.
There are many reasons for doing this:
- It makes your channel look more professional
- Easier to find you by using search engines
- Easier to remember and type into YouTube from memory
General Channel Info
Now is the time to create your brand. Make an easy to recognize channel art and channel icon. Make a lot of different resolutions so you can use the same pictures on all other websites and forums that you join (use the same username so you're easier to find and more connected to your YouTube).
Now is the time to create your brand. Make an easy to recognize channel art and channel icon. Make a lot of different resolutions so you can use the same pictures on all other websites and forums that you join (use the same username so you're easier to find and more connected to your YouTube).
Channel Art Tips
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Channel Icon Tips
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Write a lengthy description for your channel. Some ideas for writing:
- What your channel is about
- What made you decide to create your channel
- Who you are
- What your content will be about
- How often you will post videos
- You can also put some links in here
Even More Channel Setup Tips
Confirm your channel through a text message so you can upload videos longer than 15 minutes and use custom thumbnails which are incredibly important to your channel.
Add some channel links to your channel. It can be a link to a Facebook page, your blog, website, or anything else you find useful.
Go to the Advanced Settings in your Channel Settings and write some tags/keywords in the channel keywords box that describe your channel and brand.
If you found this useful, check out the General Tips page for even more YouTube tips!
Confirm your channel through a text message so you can upload videos longer than 15 minutes and use custom thumbnails which are incredibly important to your channel.
Add some channel links to your channel. It can be a link to a Facebook page, your blog, website, or anything else you find useful.
Go to the Advanced Settings in your Channel Settings and write some tags/keywords in the channel keywords box that describe your channel and brand.
If you found this useful, check out the General Tips page for even more YouTube tips!