Hello everyone I'm Andrew Kan, and one question I get asked a lot is, "How did
you get verified with such little subs?" Which is a rude way to ask that...
(Please Laugh....)
However, I'm here to explain the differences between YouTube verification, the YouTube,
verification badge, and how I got verified on YouTube.
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First it's important, we distinguish between general YouTube verification and the YouTube
verification badge. Most channels are already verified here on YouTube. However,
to check go to youtube.com/verify this just enables your account more
features such as unlimited uploading, custom thumbnails, etc. However, it does
not mean that you are eligible for the YouTube verification badge. what exactly
does the YouTube verification badge do? this is what YouTube has to say about it.
When you see a verification checkmark next to a YouTube channel's name, it
means that the channel belongs to an established creator or is the official
channel of a brand, business, or organization. Verification badges don't
affect search results for the channel or grant access to additional YouTube
features. To recap the badge is just a cosmetic item and in no way helps you do
better on YouTube it's just a check mark in the past YouTube really didn't have
that strict requirements on YouTube verification. However, since then they've
added some new eligibility requirements directly from YouTube once your channel
gets a hundred thousand subscribers you're eligible to submit a request to
YouTube for a verification badge note that we've made changes to this process
over time so you may see many types of channels with verification badges on
YouTube note if you're an advertiser interested in a verification badge
contact your sales manager to learn more the first thing in reference to my
channel weighs note that we've made changes to this process over time so you
may see many types of channel with verification badges on YouTube my
channel is Andrew Kan and WeKanGame were both verified before the changes, so
I got to keep my badges here on YouTube. Second, you need 100,000 subscribers
there's no way around it MCNS can't verify you before a hundred thousand
subs any more you have to have 100,000 subscribers. Another channel I work for
TubeBuddy, which is an established YouTube certified brand. Wasn't eligible
yet and we have over 92 thousand subscribers
YouTube is pretty serious now when it comes to the verification badge
Finally, you can learn how to get verified through Google+ communities
however my friend Preston McNair goes over this more on his own video and you
can click the card on screen check out that video for yourself and see how you
can get verified through the Google+ community, but keep in mind it is equally
as hard as getting a hundred thousand subscribers here on YouTube. The overall
point is the only way to get verified on YouTube now is to have a hundred
thousand subscribers and be a verified creator, brand, or company. The reason for
the requirement being a hundred thousand subscribers is because before this if
you knew someone who has access to Content ID and a CMS here on YouTube
they could invite you into their network and then verify you regardless of your
subscriber count this led to many multi-channel networks and people ending
up selling YouTube verification or using it to haggle YouTubers to join their
network they (YouTube) never implied or met for verification to be a bargaining chip for
multi-channel network and thus the verification badge was regulated however
it's important to note the reason I got verified was because I worked for an old
MCN. That MCN I worked for I created content on their channel. Some users
decided to troll the community by creating fake accounts of the users in
the community. Myself included, so to be safe the MCN verified certain accounts
of that community to make sure the community in the comments could tell who
was the real account and who was the troll. That could cause confusion for any
company and caused a lot of PR nightmares, so that's how this channel
Andrew Kan and my gaming channel WeKanGame both got verified. However, please
keep in mind that the verification badge is only a cosmetic item and doesn't mean
anything what really matters is the discipline you have for your channel and
the amount of content you create if you want to get verified now you need to
reach that 100,000 subscriber mark. Let me know, what are your thoughts on the
new verification? Do you think it's too high? Let me know in the comments below!
Also you can click the links in the description to see all of my sources for
the information provided here today, and before we go let me read off some more
questions about verification I got before this video! Hey man your
videos are nice I was wondering how you got verified on YouTube with so little
subs? Awesome video how'd you get verified? whatttt sir u r verified with 300 sub. how ?
I'm surprised theres no comments about u being verified. Great video, how are
you verified at such a low number of G Plus followers is it possible for me to
get verified? Oh, Oh Wow! congratulations Lewis tech on
verification up I guess you figured it out! And because I know someone will ask
no I can't get you verified. But, if you enjoyed this video please consider
subscribing I'm Andrew Kan, and I hope you have a great day!