{"id":6661,"date":"2022-03-29T08:49:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T08:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synchedin.com\/blog\/?p=6661"},"modified":"2022-03-29T08:49:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T08:49:16","slug":"how-to-start-a-channel-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-start-a-channel-on-youtube\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Start a Channel on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Got some great video content ideas and a semi-decent camera? Here&#8217;s how to start a channel on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\">YouTube<\/a>, so you can kick off your vlogging career!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re a bit obsessed with all things content creation, here at <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/\">RouteNote Licensing<\/a>. That means we&#8217;ve got plenty of helpful tips and advice on how to handle things on YouTube. From <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/find-your-style-content-creators-guide\/\">finding your style<\/a> as a content creator, to <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/understanding-youtube-analytics\/\">understanding analytics<\/a> in order to grow your channel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since royalty free music is kind of our main deal, we&#8217;re pretty knowledgable when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/whats-the-difference-between-a-copyright-claim-and-a-copyright-strike-on-youtube\/\">copyright claims and strikes<\/a>, and how to safely and legally <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-earn-money-with-youtube\/\">earn money<\/a> through YouTube. But, before you need to worry about any of this, you actually need a YouTube channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The beauty of YouTube is that it&#8217;s completely free for anyone to use. You can upload and share videos on pretty much any topic, provided it&#8217;s within YouTube&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/9288567?hl=en-GB\">community guidelines<\/a>. There might be a few things to consider as you&#8217;re getting started, like what to name your channel, but the actual setting up isn&#8217;t difficult. Allow us to walk you through how to start a channel on YouTube!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setting Up Your Channel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Getting started | How and why to sign in to YouTube and create a YouTube channel\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l0eM1_JVqHE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creating a personal channel is super straightforward. You&#8217;ll just need a Google account (if you don&#8217;t have one already, you can easily create one when signing up to YouTube).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sign in to YouTube on a computer or\u00a0the mobile site.<\/li><li>Click on your profile picture\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/NB5qyD2bwPLSxRz3L4RkFWHtTntWnKPJ5-jUmi5tToCc3-230ToGVw1WbpGWolgh2eT4=w36-h36\" alt=\"\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"auto\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/SaY5lqCwN7kppnS546l9ys-E2sZftTTIHjBrdV-WsGPIhGjaxcEXjfgdIfW_UNG7Sw0=h36\" alt=\"and then\">\u00a0<strong>Create a channel<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li><li>You&#8217;ll be asked to create a channel.<\/li><li>Check the details (with your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aboutme.google.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Account name and photo<\/a>) and confirm to create your channel.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This type of account will belong solely to you, and can only be managed by you. If you&#8217;d like to create a channel for a business or other name, follow these steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can connect your channel to a Brand Account if you want to use a different name on YouTube than your Google Account. Learn more&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/accounts\/answer\/7001996\">about Brand Accounts<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sign in to YouTube on a computer or&nbsp;the mobile site.<\/li><li>Go to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/attribution_link?m=ext-hc-ytm-pe-1&amp;u=%2Fchannel_switcher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">your channel list<\/a>.<\/li><li>Choose to create a new channel or use an existing Brand Account:<ul><li>Create a&nbsp;channel by clicking&nbsp;<strong>Create a new channel<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Create a YouTube channel for a Brand Account that you already manage by choosing the Brand Account from the list. If this Brand Account already has a channel, you can&#8217;t create a new one. When you select the Brand Account from the list, you&#8217;ll be switched over to that channel.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Fill in the details to name your new channel. Then, click&nbsp;<strong>Create<\/strong>. This will create&nbsp;a new Brand Account.&nbsp;<\/li><li>To add a channel manager, follow the instructions to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/4628007\">change channel owners and managers<\/a>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/signup\">Sign up<\/a> to RouteNote Licensing to discover a huge <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/discover-music\">library<\/a> of awesome <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/royalty-free-music-ultimate-guide\/\">royalty free music<\/a> to add to your YouTube videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">To access unlimited downloads of all tracks, <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/about-us\/pricing\">subscribe<\/a> from just $4.99 per month, and safely play the best music on your new channel!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Got some great video content ideas and a semi-decent camera? 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