In this video i'll be giving you a beginner's guide on how to create a youtube channel and
i'll also be teaching you how to optimize your youtube channel for
success so if that sounds like something you're interested in make sure you stick around
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wave man mike and today i'll be teaching you how to create a youtube channel from scratch
but before i do that i'm gonna need you to go press the like button and now that we've
done that i don't want to waste any more time so let's get into it first up you're going to
need to create a name be original make sure your name is something easy to tell the difference from
other channels for example don't make your name pewdiepie when there's already another pewdiepie
think of something new something that no one else's name it can be words it can be phrases
it can be anything as long as it's easy to differentiate yourself from others also make sure
it's something easy to find that way if you're telling somebody on the street about your youtube
channel they don't have to worry about finding out how to spell your youtube name so don't name
your channel bubblegumarama because when you're telling somebody that that's your youtube channel
name they're gonna have no idea how to spell that and odds are they're probably not gonna try
in fact they probably will forget it by the time you finish saying it a good idea to think about is
just naming your youtube channel after your actual name so if your name is nicholas booth
maybe name your youtube channel nicholas booth or nick booth or something along those lines you
can never really go wrong with your actual name unless of course somebody is already using your
real name next up create a profile picture and a banner this is actually quite easy you can use
your phone your laptop pretty much anything with software that you can download to edit pictures
you can even draw them for your profile picture it can simply be a picture of your face or it can be
a picture of you know a plant or something strange but something that's unique to you
it could also be a drawing of your face just think of something that your subscribers can easily
identify you next up think of video ideas so first up you're going to want to determine your niche if
you're wondering what a niche is because you know some people might not know what that word means a
niche is basically just another word for topic so your niche could be fashion and the videos you'll
post would be shirts pants shoes things like that once you determine your niche you're going to need
to search up the best keywords in that topic for example if your channel is about sneakers
you can use a keyword tool to see what topics about sneakers are trending maybe it's jordan's
maybe it's adidas or balenciagas and the best thing about this is that the keywords are
constantly changing so if one thing's trending one week it may not be training the next week and you
have something else to talk about that week next up study other creators specifically the creators
that are going to be in the niche that you're trying to make your youtube channel about see what
works for them ask yourself how can their success be applied to your channel if you see that they're
doing something and they're getting many views and many subscribers then odds are it might work for
you as well don't think of this as copying that creator instead think of them as your inspiration
now that you've done all of that it's time to record videos you can use just about any camera
there are many different cameras on the market there's dslrs there's mirrorless cameras you can
even use the camera on your smartphone however i don't recommend using the webcam on your laptop
because the video quality on laptops usually aren't the best now unless you plan on hiring an
editor i recommend you learn how to edit yourself research different editing apps that you can use
and that seem like they will be easy for you to use especially for somebody who's new to doing it
and you know what's so great about that there are plenty of reviews on youtube that you can
watch to learn how to use each of those apps however most of them are easy enough for you
to learn how to use them on your own without ever needing a tutorial i recommend just downloading
more than one and trying them out and see which one you like best here are two very important
tips when it comes to editing tip number one don't under edit and tip number two don't over edit yes
those are both very real things let me give you an example of what it looks like to under edit
you see how all of this is in the video and it seems like it shouldn't be yeah this should have
been edited out i think that spoke for itself and then over editing i really don't need to give you
an example of that one i'm pretty sure you've come across creators who overedit you know the
ones that have a billion cuts and then music like every four seconds blasting as loud as
it can yeah don't be that guy you know what i'll give you a bonus third tip for editing and that is
trial and error listen you're gonna try and you're gonna fail a few times probably more times than
you're comfortable with but each time you fail you learn exactly what you don't want to do next time
so just like anything else in life the more you do it the better you'll get next up now that you've
recorded the videos and edited the videos it's time to upload the videos this is easy just open
the youtube app click the little plus button at the bottom and you'll have an option to upload the
videos it's as simple as that i recommend when you first upload the video to upload it as unlisted
rather than public this way you can make tweaks to the video before you actually upload it to the
public and what tweaks you may ask this is where you're gonna need to make a good title and a good
description this can actually be quite difficult you need to find something that a lot of people
are constantly searching up for example the video i'm making right now a good title for this video
would be how to create a youtube channel a bad example for a title would be wanna make a youtube
channel see how random that is just think when you are searching up this video that you're watching
right now did you type in that no odds are you probably typed in something like how to create
a youtube channel how to start a youtube channel how to make a youtube channel something like that
something that you can just think of off the top of your head exactly so if your youtube channel
is about mcdonald's for whatever reason and your video is about sauces the title could be what are
the best sauces from mcdonald's because odds are somebody's probably searching that up if they're
searching for mcdonald's videos i don't know why they would be but they might this goes back to the
beginning search up keywords there are many apps out there that can tell you exactly what people
are searching up it'll tell you how many people are searching them up how much competition there
is for those video topics pretty much everything you need to know so make sure to utilize those
tools next up make good thumbnails if you don't know what a thumbnail is it's basically just the
picture you see before you click on the video this can pretty much be anything it can even just be
a screenshot from the video like this you can also include words but do not overdo it kinda like this
next up you want to study your analytics this is for when you've already uploaded several videos
so you need to see which videos get the most attention you can also see what do people search
up when they find your videos or when they find your channel in general whatever they're searching
up is what you should be making your videos about and now that you've studied your analytics and you
have all this new knowledge now you can apply that to your next video now the last step and
possibly the most important step manage your time yes time management is very important because
things can quickly get out of control if you do not manage your time being a youtuber you have
many responsibilities so make sure you set time during your day for you to write scripts
for you to record videos for you to edit those videos to upload those videos make titles for
those videos make descriptions for those videos pick tags for those videos make thumbnails for
those videos yeah there's a lot you need to do so just make sure you plan accordingly if you really
want to be a youtuber these are things you have to think about but that is all i can think of to
talk about in this beginner's guide for how to create a youtube channel i really hope that it
helped you out and if it did then make sure to go press the like button it's seriously the least you
can do i just spent all of this time helping you so you can just spend one second helping me also
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but yeah that is the end of this video i'm wave man mike subscribe comment and like enjoy your
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