I made the channel, named it, created a banner and a the logo and stuff and then just sat on it for a couple months while I thought about how I was going to do it. I even made and edited a practice video where I wrote random things and practiced reading them to the camera and editing those clips together so I could familiarize myself with the process. If I could give you one piece of advice that would be the most beneficial, it's that optimizing your workflow is the one of the best things you can do for your channel. It may feel silly to think about what your labeling system will be when you organize your video clips on your computer or what your order of operations will be, but believe me, you will thank yourself later if you take the time to do that kind of thing before you start. Lay a really solid workflow foundation down. More on reddit.com

Even though my Youtube channel is on PC I had to log onto the same channel on my Youtube app on my phone and that fixed it. If you have the app and are logged into a different account it won't work. Hope that helps! More on reddit.com

Okay. I commented this on another post that provided a bit of vague knowledge, but I think a lot of this stuff answers your questions. A little of the context makes no sense, since was replying to someone else, but most of this comment should be useful. Another thing is that while I’m not 100% sure of this, I’m fairly confident, since most of this comment is based on YouTube’s current algorithm and systems that we know about. Shorts bring views which aren’t as saturated with watch time (the max being one minute), which has the POTENTIAL to mess up your audience. That being said, since people are more likely to watch the whole video, it means that the short’s retention is fairly high, which could be why they get promoted so much. I think a more apt statement is this: “Don’t post A LOT of shorts on your channel” or “Don’t post shorts FREQUENTLY”. This way, it acts as booster, and not a ball-and-chain. The idea is to have shorts be complementing the normal videos, not the other way around. You can’t post 5 shorts in a week, and then one regular 15 min video, and expect the 15 min one to take off because of the shorts. The obvious question would then be “Why not keep the shorts on a second channel, and provide a link to your main channel?”. The answer, quite simply, is because our brain is lazy. People tend to view shorts and leave it at that, some don’t even bother checking the channel. For those who do check the channel, it’s unlikely that they then look into whether the creator has a “main channel” or not. What probably happens is that a few get genuinely interested and check out the shorts channel, while the rest either click away, or subscribe as some kind of formality. Another piece of advice that definitely shouldn’t be overlooked is to make sure the shorts match your regular content, but offer a different perspective. If someone views a short, and then sees your channel is different from what the short showed, then it’s highly likely, that they’ll click off. Keeping your shorts in line with your regular content is important. For example, I do gaming videos, and I for a recent one of them, I uploaded a short that shows a brief overview of the editing process. For those who see the short, they know that it’s related to a gaming video, so the ones who end up on my channel know the type of content I’d be doing. Hell, they’d know the specific GAME I’m playing, since that’s the focus of the shorts which shows the editing of video. So, to sum it up, shorts only hurt if they’re spammed on the channel, and too different from the regular content. Honestly, that’s the same for any video posted on any channel. That way, you can profit off of the exposure they gain, without the shorts becoming a hindrance to your growth. More on reddit.com

I think if you can lean into your lack of qualifications — preface videos by saying “I’m not a professional, just everyday person trying to figure it out with you” (or something of that nature) you can create that gentle friendly corner of YouTube that people love. FWIW only sharing because it honestly seems like it relates — but im trying to do the same with gym content, I’m not a personal trainer and have no professional background, but I’m trying to brand my videos and channel as just a regular dude pushing 30 who’s sharing bit of reflections and experiences on the gym. More on reddit.com