Did you know that if you change the URL or link for YouTube channel it won't affect your
views, rankings, and comments. In this video, I’ll show you how to get a new custom URL
on YouTube in 2020 or change your current URL. Stay tuned to the end of the video to
learn how to remove a custom URL and claim a new one.
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What are the eligibility requirements to get a custom URL. Number one you got to have 100
or more subscribers. Number two your channel must be at least 30 days old. Number three
have an uploaded photo as a channel icon. Number four have uploaded channel art. Here
are steps to get a new custom URL for YouTube channel. Just keep in mind you want to create
an easy-to-remember web address for your YouTube channel.
Keep in mind you can't edit the custom URL once it's been created. Recently I changed
my channel name from Isitebuild to Drost Video. As you can see the previous URL is youtube.com
/user/Isitebuild and I want to change this to Drost Video to reflect my current content.
Login to YouTube channel, click on your profile icon, click on settings, here's my new channel
name Drost Video which I can edit on Google. If you want to know how to change your channel
name just click link in a cart. Click advanced settings over here or click
view advanced settings and the custom URL says you're eligible for a custom URL claim
it here. If your channel is not eligible for a custom URL you can remove the URL and claim
a new one. I’ll show you how to do this later.
Click claim it here. It says get a custom URL here's how you look on YouTube, youtube.com
/c/DrostVideo. Even though Drost Video's capitalized here you can still use the lowercase letters
as well. YouTube gives me all these options Drost Video capitalized, one word capitalized,
my old URL, I can add a suffix of my choosing, and I can add a suffix to my old URL. Next
check the box that says I have read and agreed to the custom URL. You can read through the
Terms of Use right here. Here's a couple of points that stood out for
me. A YouTube channel may only have one custom URL. No custom URL can be sold, transferred
or assigned to anyone. Custom URLs are free for now but we may start charging a fee for
them. Don't include words and phrases in custom URLs that would violate Terms of Service in
YouTube community guidelines and this one really stood out for me. We may discontinue
offering custom URLs at any time and without notice. If you agreed to those terms of use
just check the box and click change URL. It says are you sure you want to change your
public URL to youtube.com /c/DrostVideo. Once you confirm this custom URL, you can't change
it again or transfer the URL to someone else click confirm choice.
YouTube says it may take a couple of days for the previous URL to deactivate. Let's
check it out. As you can see the URL has been changed already
from youtube.com/Drostvideo. I can put a C in there it's still the same. I can also capitalize
it and I can also put a C in between using the capitalized version. The easiest custom
URL to remember is youtube.com/Drostvideo so that's the one I'm going to use.
Once you confirm your custom URL you can't change it or transfer it to someone else so
make sure it's the one you want. What if you want to remove the custom URL
and claim a new one? Sign in to YouTube channel go to your about me page which is aboutme.google.com.
Click the profile icon on top right, click on all your brand accounts, select your account,
there I can change the name of my channel if I wish and here's my custom URL. Click
the pencil icon next to sites. Here it says custom URLs. Release a custom URL to disable
it and remove it from your account. If I want to remove this, I just click the X and click
okay. If I'm eligible I can claim a new custom URL
right away based upon the steps I just showed you. It may take a few days for the previous
URL to deactivate, but in my case, it changed right away.
In this case, I'm just going to click cancel. Here's some important things to keep in mind.
Number one you can't edit your custom URL. To claim a new custom URL you got to delete
your existing custom URL. After it's being removed it's free to be claimed by another
creator. Number two you can choose a custom URL based upon your display name, the YouTube
username, any current vanity URLs you may have or the name of your linked website. Number
three when sharing YouTube channel link, you can use uppercase or lowercase all of them
go to YouTube channel homepage. Number 4 you can remove a custom URL for YouTube channel
up to three times a year. Do you want to know how to change your YouTube
channel name on your desktop or phone? If that's a yes, watch my next video on how to
change your YouTube channel name in 2020. Thanks for watching and we'll see you in the
next video.