You have just created you brand new YouTube channel. Now,
you don’t know where to start and what are the next steps before you should
start uploading videos.
Setting up a YouTube Channel is a fairly easy yet essential
job.
So, here is a list of certain things that you must do to
make your do right after you have created the channel so that nothing important
is left out and no confusion is created later on!
Setting Up New Youtube Channel
1 – Upload Profile and cover photo
If you have not made the channel logo and cover photo
already; now, is the time to do it. People are more likely to recognize and
relate to your channel by its face than its name. So, simply create a profile
logo and a cover picture as soon as you have registered the channel. They do
not have to be professionally created or even spent hours upon. You can create
simple and workable images initially by use of online tools from sites like
Backgroundtube or Fotor. They can be modified later on as the channel scales.
2 – Create social media Profiles
Now that you have created the channel, it’s time to create
the social media profiles with same name as the channel itself. Create your
pages, groups and communities on major social networks like Facebook, twitter,
Google plus and even Instagram. Upload the profile picture and cover photos.
You can add the description right there or simply copy-paste it from the main
channel when you have after written one there already.
3 – Connect your Facebook and Twitter accounts
To connect your Facebook and Twitter account to your YouTube
channel. Simply go to the ‘Channel Settings’ and click on the ‘Connected
account options’. There you can directly connect the Facebook and Twitter
account to your YouTube account.
4 – Add description and other social media buttons
Go to the about tab from the homepage of your channel and
add the suitable description for your channel. Add your email address if you
desire. Connect all your social media profiles, website links, etc under the
custom links. Also, copy the description to add to the social media profiles as
well if you have not done it already.
5 – Verify your Account
Under the Account status in channel settings, you will find
a button to verify your account. Just click on the verify button and it will
redirect you to a page where you can select the county and verification option.
You can choose to get a text message or an automated voice message. Enter your
phone number. Then enter your 6 digit verification code as you recieve one on
your phone. Click submit. Then, click continue on next screen. You will notice
several options enabled now like Longer videos, external annotations, custom
thumbnails, paid subscriptions etc.
6 – Set Defaults
Uploading defaults for the videos is the default settings
for the videos you upload. This can be overridden by the individual videos.
Choose the Default Privacy, Category, License, Title, Description, Tags,
Comments & Ratings, Video Language, Caption Certification, Suggest Video improvements,
Video Location, Video Statistics. Set all of these according to your
preference.
7 – Create a ‘call to action’ conclusion already
Even if the viewer has throughout your video and enjoyed it
thoroughly, you cannot take it for granted that they will subscribe to you
channel, follow you on social media or share your channel. So, it is a great
idea to add a little call to action clip at the end of each video. This way you
can directly ask the viewers to like, share, comment or subscribe and also provide
them links on the screen using annotations. Create the minimum of framework at
least if you want to make unique one for each video later on.
Now you that you have set up everything, time to start with
the videos.