Videos
How do I grow my channel?
Growing your channel is all about creating videos viewers want to watch and accurately presenting them to the audience. When doing so, here's a few tips to keep in mind.
With each video, think carefully about the title, description and thumbnail you plan to use – these should all accurately reflect your content and let viewers know what they can expect from the video. If you're a Shorts creator, think about how the first 1–2 seconds of your content can grab viewers scrolling through the video feed!
Once you've got viewers watching, you can redirect their attention via hashtags, playlists, cards, end screens and more.
How do I make edits to my channel?
YouTube Studio is your home base for posting videos and making edits to your channel. To update your channel's basic info like name, profile picture and banner, just log in and tap 'Customisation' to see your options.
You can also make changes to your channel using the Studio Mobile app. You can tap 'Your Channel' and then 'Edit Channel' to update and edit how your channel looks to your viewers. Note that you can only change your channel's name three times every 90 days.
Read more about managing your channel
How do I start creating on YouTube?
There are a few ways to get started on YouTube. We offer up different formats and functionalities, giving you the flexibility to create everything from Shorts, which are vertical videos that run 60 seconds or less, to longer form videos.
No matter what you're creating, you'll need to start by creating a YouTube Channel.
- First you need to sign in to YouTube using a Google Account.
- Once you're signed in, click 'Create Account', and choose whether it's for you or for your business.
- You can then create a YouTube channel on your account, upload videos, leave comments and create Shorts and playlists.
Next, you'll want to upload your videos!
- Uploading is easy. You just sign in to your YouTube account and then click on the 'Create' icon.
- If you're planning to upload a longer form video, select 'upload video' and then choose your desired video file – you can upload 15 files at a time!
- If you'd like to upload a YouTube Short, you'll need to be signed in to YouTube mobile, where you'll tap 'Create' and then 'Create a Short'. From here you can either upload a video from your camera roll or create using our suite of lightweight tools.
Factsheet
Hi. I'm Brian, an Independent Advisor.
YouTube is a Google property. You'll need a Google account to create a channel. That doesn't mean you'll need a Google address, however. Just like a Microsoft account, the address can be any legitimate address. You can use your Microsoft address to create a Google account. Just remember that it's not a Microsoft account on Google. It's a Google account whose username just happens to match the Microsoft address. Don't use the same password on Google that you use for your Microsoft account.
Here is Google's guidance: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1646861
Note that the web site I referenced isn't a Microsoft web site but it appears to contain accurate information and no potentially unwanted apps. It may, however, contain ads and use cookies, so be aware.
ok thanks for the info!