STEP 3 - Setting Your Google Account & Your Channel

 

It is highly recommended to have your YouTube logo, banner, and video watermark already created at this point, so you can customize your channel right away. However, do not spend too much time creating your logo because it doesn't have much track on YouTube.

 You can use Canva or Snappa (both offer free accts)

No.1 Create a Google Gmail account for Business: by selecting "For work or my business" instead of "For my personal use" This type of account will give you more tools to manage your account as a business. Take advantage of the free option to receive an account using the @gmail address.

No.2 Let's create your YouTube Channel

1. Go to youtube.com and in the top right open your profile and select "Create your channel"
2. Type the name of the channel then the handle which will be the URL extension for the channel.

No.3 Let's optimize the setting for your channel

• Open your channel and click on "Customize channel"
• Customize your Profile
• Under the "Profile" Tab
• First, add your banner image and then your logo
• Under "Description" tell your viewers about your channel, so will have an idea of what to expect from your channel.
• Note: keep in my to use "Keywords" for your SEO
• About your contact email, it is not recommended to add an email related to the channel because it will open a vulnerability for hackers to attack your channel.
• About the watermark, you can add your own signature watermark to your videos. Just load it and decide when you want your watermark to show up.
• Verify your channel
• Go to "YouTube Studio"
• In the left panel look for "Settings"
• Get on "Channel" > "Feature eligibility"
• Expand "Intermediate features" > "Verify phone number"
• Add your phone number > "Next"
• Get the code from your phone & submit your code
• Done
• Create a watermark for your videos
• Go to "YouTube Studio"
• In the left panel look for "Settings"
• Get on "Channel" > "advance settings"
• Select "No, set this channel as not made for kids..."
• Save & done
• Secure your channel from hackers** (highly recommended)
• Use a Password Manager, at least for your business
• Dashlane offers free acct for <50 accts
• Setup 2 layers of authentication at my account google.com security
• Check "Permissions"
• Go to "YouTube Studio"
• In the left panel look for "Settings" > "Permissions"
• Here you can delegate access to your channel to workers
• Report incongruencies from your channel to Google Support

                NOTES

                Never share your U2 channel password, it is better to delegate