Your YouTube Channel setting complete

Your YouTube Channel setting complete





 1. Your YouTube Channel Page


The first two tabs that we recommend fill out with information are the “Home” and “About” tabs.


2 Home Tab


Your profile photo will default to the one you’re using on the your Google+ account, so if you ever need to change it you’ll need to do it there. Also, remember that YouTube now has cover photos in its One Channel layout. To upload your photo, click the “Add channel art” button in the middle of the cover photo area. Alternatively, mouse-over the photo space to reveal an edit button in the upper right corner to open a drop-down menu. Select “Edit channel art” and then either drag or upload the image you want. The recommended file size is 2,560 x 1,440 pixels, but keep in mind that not all of that file will appear on your profile.


3 About Tab


After getting the visuals in place, click the “About” tab on your channel’s home page. Three buttons will appear in this section to guide the further development of your YouTube account.


1. Channel description: In this text box, enter a punchy description of your brand or the type of content that you plan on sending out.


2. Links: This section helps you connect YouTube to your other online profiles. You can select whether to display links overlaid on the cover photo and how many links will appear there. It also lets you decide whether or not to show how many views your channel has, and when you created the account.


3. Add Channels: Use this area to highlight your partners, your different departments, or your individual employees. If you don’t know of any other YouTube channels you want to feature, you can leave this section blank and update it after you’ve gotten acquainted with the platform.






4 3. YouTube Creator Studio


After formatting your channel, you should move over to the “Creator Studio” to create content and manage your page. Here are all of the different tabs on that dash.





5 Dashboard


The customizable YouTube dashboard is the place to go to quickly scan what’s going on with your page. There are 5 different widgets that you can add, remove or rearrange to help you quickly get a high level view of your page.


6 Video Manager


The video manager is the place to go to manage all of your content. There are also a few unique features that can be found on this page.


1. The ability to live-stream a life event


2. A place to go to create video playlists


3. A tab to access your search history


4. A tab that shows you all of the videos you’ve liked


As you upload more and more videos, be sure to take advantage of the ability to create playlists. Navigate to the Video Manager, which is in the same drop-down menu as the Dashboard. In the Video Manager, mark the uploads you want to include and then click on the “Playlists” button. In this menu, you can opt to create a new playlist or add on to an existing one.


7 Community


YouTube is just like any other online community that you need to maintain and manage. As your presence continues to build, it’s important to continue to engage with your audiences and build relationships. It’s also important to find any people who may be vocally dissatisfied with your brand, and handle that as you would on any other social network.


8 Channel


There are a ton of features in the channel section that help you personalize your page. One important feature of this portion is to decide whether or not you want to monetize your site. If you put out a lot of high quality content that you think will get a lot of views, this could be something for your brand to look into in order to start generating revenue.


9 Analytics


YouTube has a robust analytics suite. Just like with most aspects of marketing your business, using this data can help decide what kind of content that you want to produce. Here are some of the things key things you can look at:
Audience Demographics
Playback Locations
Traffic Sources
Devices Watched From
Audience Retention


10 Create


Now that you have this all down, it’s time to start creating some content. The first clip you’ll want to upload to the network is a trailer for your channel. Depending on your industry or the specific focus of your channel, this trailer could take many different forms. If it’s your main brand account, then the trailer can be a general look at what your company, product, or services are all about. If you’ve created a dedicated account for a special promotion or a unique purpose, then it might be a more specific or unusual video to convey the details of the program.