- I'm pretty sure the construction outside
has instructed the people to constantly go in reverse,
just like all the time.
The reverse sound is on all the time.
What's up socials?
How are you?
Good to see you.
I wanted to do a quick video today.
It might not be that quick actually
because I might take a minute to have to explain this.
We've been talking a lot about live video lately
and I've been going live on the channel lately quite a bit
but as it stands at this moment,
you can only go live on mobile
for 1,000 subscribers or more on YouTube.
That could literally change tomorrow.
This could literally be outdated by tomorrow.
But regardless,
I just wanted everybody to be aware of the fact
that you can go live on YouTube
with zero subscribers if you want.
This is so important
because live video is a really, really great way
to get more exposure to your YouTube channel
because YouTube really wants you to go live,
especially if you're live for awhile
because it gets you more minutes watched
which is positive activity on your channel.
So I wanted to make sure everybody knew how to go live
on their YouTube channel
if you can't use mobile,
if you can't use the YouTube app on your phone
and if you're not really interested in learning how to use
Wirecast or those other weird encoders
that are like super too much information,
I don't want to do it.
There is another way
and I want to show you how to do it
so let's go to the computer, yes.
Okay, we're all set to go live on our YouTube channel.
As you can see,
this is not the YouTube channel you're watching right now.
This is some other dormant channel that I started
for some other reason
but there are no subscribers here.
So this is just to prove that you're able to go live
no matter how many subscribers you have.
We need to go into our video manager.
So let's start there.
And there's no videos here.
We want to live stream
so we need to go to this live streaming section
and if you're just going live for the first time,
you'll see this prompt where it talks about going live
any time for any reason.
Take a look here.
It says, "First thing's first,
"we'll make sure your account is in good standing
"and verify your identity with a phone number."
This is important.
This is the initial type of verification on YouTube
that you need to do first.
So this will have to occur
if you have not done it already.
And then you can start streaming.
So let's get started.
Okay, you're automatically going to be brought
to this stream now section of the live streaming area
in your creator studio.
Now, this is a little bit deceiving
if you are not a highly professional live streamer.
What is encoding software?
What are all these things?
If you don't know,
then this is kind of discouraging to look at
because you're just like, "I don't understand,
"why is all this stuff here?
"I thought I could just press the go live button
"and it would work."
Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way.
You do need to use something
to help you go live on YouTube.
That being said,
there is a YouTube tool that will help you do this.
We need to go to the Events section to find this out
and schedule a new live event.
And what you'll need to do from there
is rather than go in the Stream Now section to stream now,
you can still stream now
but you need to set it up as an event
because we need to go right here
to this magical little section that says Quick.
We want the quick option.
We don't want the fancy option.
We want the quick option.
This is through Google's Hangouts on Air.
This used to be the only way
that you could go live on YouTube
and now it is a hidden way to go live on YouTube
which is interesting.
So we're gonna go live,
we're gonna say today,
we're gonna say now
or you can change the time.
So now we're gonna say Go Live Now.
You'll now enter a Google Hangout On Air
so you can stream live from your webcam.
"If you meant to schedule your live event for later,
"please click cancel and edit your event time."
Nope.
We are live.
So we are not on air at the moment
but we can be by hitting Start Broadcast.
"Your Hangout on Air will now be broadcast on YouTube.
"You can broadcast for up to eight hours."
Fabulous.
Okay, we're going on air and
we're on.
Hello, thank you for tuning in.
This is a test,
if you could not tell by the headline.
If you're watching this,
then how cool is that?
Hey Finn, wave.
Wave for the test.
And there you have it.
That's how you go live.
That's it, that's as simple as it is
to go live on your YouTube channel.
I hope you do it
because it's a lot of fun
to chat with your people in real time.
Go check it out.
Start growing your presence
by actually having real conversations with people.
To make sure you don't miss any of my live streams,
make sure you're subscribed to this channel
and then tap that bell that's next to the subscribe button.
That will notify you any time I upload a video or go live.
That's all for today, socials.
Thank you so much for tuning in.
I appreciate it as always.
Make sure you subscribe for good vibes.
I already told you to do that though
so you're probably good to go.
And remember to go after the life you want.
Cheers.