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Hey guys.
My name is Tim Schmoyer.
And it's Tuesday, which means it's
time to take a look at some of the online video news
updates from last week, and talk about what it means
for us as creators who are developing
our platform and our audiences here on YouTube.
I got a couple things I want to talk to you guys about.
But the number one main thing is something
that you guys ask me all the time.
And it's Tim, I connected my YouTube channel to my Google+
profile, but now I want to connect to my page--
Google+ page-- because I don't want to have my name on it,
or I need to invite other people to be managers,
or something on it.
Or, I connected it to a page.
But now I want to change my YouTube channel
to be connected to my profile.
Or I want to mix stuff around.
How do I do that?
In the past it's been a pretty lengthy and complicated
process.
But thankfully, YouTube has fixed that.
And there's now a link under the Advanced Account Settings
on your YouTube channel that lets you easily move
your YouTube channel from one Google+ page or profile
to another Google+ page or profile.
First, sign into the YouTube channel that you want to move.
And then go to your Advanced Account Settings.
Or you can just take the short cut.
Go to YouTube.com/account_advanced.
Then click on that new link there.
It's called Move Channel to a Different Google+ Profile
or Page.
And you'll be prompted to reenter your password.
And after that you'll see some information about your channel
and the Google+ page or profile that it's currently connected
to.
You can then check how your channel
will appear after moving.
And when everything looks good and you're ready to go,
click Confirm.
And you can move ahead with your channel.
A couple things to consider as you go through this though.
Number one is that you can only move your YouTube channel
to connect to a Google+ page or profile that you are currently
the owner of.
You can't just be a manager or a communications director,
or something.
You have to be the owner of the page.
Number two, you cannot link your YouTube channel to a Google+
page or profile that is already linked to a YouTube channel.
So first, you must go disconnect that YouTube channel from
the Google+ profile or page that you want to be made available
for your other channel.
And then once that is done, then you can take your YouTube
channel that you want to move, and then only link it
and connect it to the Google+ page or profile.
Number three is that not everything will make that
transition with you to your new Google+ page or profile.
Primarily comments that have been
made after November of 2013.
A lot of private messages that have been sent on YouTube.
Those won't transfer.
As well as some of the automated community filter
settings that you have.
That won't transfer either.
If you go through this process and you're having trouble with
it, or you have some sort of unique situation,
there's a link in the description below this video
that will put you directly in touch with YouTube for support
for exactly this issue of linking Google+ pages
and profiles with YouTube channels.
That link is down there below.
You're welcome.
Another new YouTube feature that's
coming that hasn't yet rolled out
is that YouTube is releasing some tools specifically
for you guys who are YouTube musicians.
The tool that looks most valuable to me
is for you to see on a city level where most of your
views, where most of your subscribers,
where most of your fans are located.
Which would be great, because as a musician, now
you know now where to plan your next tour,
or where you're going to do concerts and shows.
I hope it rolls out for the rest of us,
too, because it would be valuable
for us to know what time zones are most of our viewers in,
so we can know better when to release a new video.
Or if you're doing paid promotion on YouTube,
it would help you know which areas of the world
you should focus most on promoting your content.
And even though I am not a musician,
I would still love to know on a city level
where you guys are from.
So that let's say I want to do it
a training conference or in-person workshop somewhere.
That would really help me know where
I should go in the country where the highest
concentration of you guys are.
There's more information about that
linked in the description of this video
if you want to check out more about that.
But I'd love to hear from you guys in the comments below.
Are you planning on switching your YouTube channel to be
connected to a different Google+ profile or page.
And if so, why?
What issues have you run into with your current setup?
If this is your first time here, I
would love to have you subscribe.
Every Tuesday we look at the updates happening on YouTube,
talk about what it means for us as creators.
Tomorrow, on Wednesday, we'll give you guys
some YouTube tips, advice, ideas, suggestions,
things like that.
Then on Thursdays we do some YouTube Q&A.
And guys, I do all of this because I really
believe that a lot of you guys have
messages that need to spread, and the world needs to hear.
And I will do everything I can to help you
guys grow your YouTube channels and your audience,
so that the people who need to hear what you have to say
can easily and simply find you, connect to your channel
and your content and your community,
and hopefully have their lives be changed by the message
that you are spreading.
So subscribe.
And I will see you guys again tomorrow.
Bye.