If you want to know how to live stream on YouTube using your mobile device, whether
it's iPhone or Android, watch this video. All you need is a mobile phone and the free
YouTube app. Stay tuned throughout the video as I show you the benefits of going live on
YouTube, the requirements you need for mobile live streaming, and step by step instructions
to go live from your mobile phone. Hello, my name is Herman Drost. If you want
to grow your audience on YouTube and generate traffic, leads and sales on autopilot, hit
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are the steps to live stream on YouTube using your mobile device, whether it's Android or
iPhone. In this case, I'm using my iPhone. Step one, install the YouTube app. You can
see I've got the icon already installed on my iPhone. If you're on an iOS device like
an iPhone, you can download it from the app store. Here's the icon for the app store.
If you use an Android device, you can download it from the Google Play Store. In this case,
I'm using my iPhone. Tap YouTube app, tap the Camera icon, tap
Live. Currently got my iPhone on landscape mode, which you want to use when you go live.
If you go live in the portrait mode, you get the black bars on a YouTube video. So temporarily
as I add the information about my video, I want to put it in the portrait mode. So I'm
going to tip it up, create a title, "How to live stream on YouTube mobile." Okay, you
got that? Tap Public. Select Public, Unlisted or Cancel. Let's select Unlisted.
Unlisted means your video won't be available to the public unless you give them a link.
You can enter Location if you want to choose a location from where you're doing the video.
Tap More Options. I can schedule it for later. I could choose my date and time. I don't want
to go live right now, so I'm going to just leave that as is and choose Advanced settings.
Now I can allow chat. Enable age restriction; leave that off. This video contains paid promotion;
leave that off. Enable monetization; I leave that off for now. Come back to Advanced settings,
going tilt to landscape mode now just in case I forget.
Now I want to add a description. I'm going to get rid of this old description. "How to
go live on YouTube mobile, whether it's an Android or iPhone device." After you amended
your description, just tap Done. Tap Next. Smile for a thumbnail. If you don't like that
thumbnail, I can always go back, tap Next and create a different thumbnail.
I tap on the Arrow icon. I can create a post on my community tab for this live stream.
I can share it on Twitter, Copy link, share it on Gmail, et cetera. Tap Cancel. I am now
ready to go live, so just going to do a quick test live. Tap Go Live. Just make sure that
it's a landscape mode. It says, "Welcome to live chat! Remember to guard your privacy."
I don't really need that. I've got the likes. I can see how long that I've gone live, and
I can also switch cameras if I want. It's my computer. If I tap this icon, then
I've got Top chat, Live chat, Super chat and None. Top chat has some messages such as potential
spam, may not be visible, which is good. Live chat; all messages are visible, which is great.
Super chat, that means people can make contributions or donations to get their questions answered
on the chat. Tap Cancel. If I tap this icon, then I can also change how I look. Too much
light, so it's a bit greener. All these different ones, I have got the lights going on here.
I can also do Documentary. I can also do a Haunt one, which is pretty interesting. Silver
screen, Sepia. Let's do the Normal one for now.
The best lighting if you don't have an indoor studio is just to film outside, just make
sure it's a cloudy day or film in the shade. If I tap these three dots down here, I can
share it, I can mute the microphone, and cancel. A great microphone to use for your iPhone
or Android device is to use the lavalier smartLav+ microphone. It gives a great sound and you
can just clamp it onto your shirt or blouse. Chat messages will appear on the screen as
I go live. I'll also see the number of people that are on the live stream at the top left
here and also number of likes. Let's send the live stream, so tap the X,
tap End. Here it shows a picture of the Playbacks, Peak concurrents, Duration 3 minutes and 42,
and Total watch time. Tap Done. Now my video is uploading to the YouTube channel and will
appear on my list of videos. Let me ask you a question, what's your biggest
challenge when it comes to live streaming on YouTube? Post your answer in the comments
below. I'd love to read them and I'm sure others would, too.
What are benefits of going live? Number one, you can connect live with your subscribers.
When you go live, you can actually have a conversation with your subscribers and get
to know them much better. Number two, get instant feedback. So if you
ask your question or want to give an opinion or feedback, you can get it immediately from
your subscribers. Number three, increases watch time. If you
don't have 4,000 watch hours, then you can't enable monetization for your channel. Live
streaming is a great way to accumulate watch hours really fast. For instance, if somebody
stays watching your live stream for one hour, you get one hour of watch time.
Number four, get more subscribers. When you're engage more deeply with your target audience,
they get to know, like and trust you, and become a subscriber.
Number five, rank for evergreen traffic. If you've optimized your live video correctly,
there's a high probability that it will rank in the search engines, so you'll get evergreen
traffic, day after day, year after year. Typically, a live stream video has a longer duration
than a regular video, so there's a possibility that the longer video will outrank the shorter
video. Number six, no edits needed. After you finish the live stream, you're essentially
done. You don't have to spend hours and hours editing your video. Wow, that's a huge time-saver.
You didn't tell us about the requirements. I'm glad you asked. You do need to have 1,000
subscribers to go live from your YouTube app. If you don't have 1,000 subscribers, just
go live from your desktop using your webcam. You got to conform to YouTube's Community
Guidelines and Terms of Service. Make sure your channel is enabled for live streaming
and you have no live stream restrictions on the last 90 days. Here's a few tips to keep
in mind when you go live on YouTube mobile. Number one, set your phone to "do not disturb."
You don't want to be interrupted by a phone call while you're going live on your phone.
Number two, test your set-up. Make sure your camera, microphone, lighting, backdrop, and
the Internet connection is all working correctly. I highly recommend doing a dry run before
you go live just in case something's out of place. Make sure your phone battery is fully
charged just in case you go longer than you thought.
Number three, make sure you're on landscape mode. If you go live on portrait mode, you
get black bars on your video which looks ugly. Number four, check your live stream metrics.
You'll be able to see the watch time and subscribers growth from your live video.
Number five, promote your video. So after you've finished going live, optimize the video
with cards and end screens, and promote it to your social media sites.
Hey, Herman. Do you have a checklist for going live on YouTube with a mobile phone? I'm glad
you asked. Just click the image below to download my mobile live streaming checklist. You'll
then know what to do before, during and after your live stream. Make sure you also watch
the other videos on my playlist. Thanks for watching and we'll see you in the next video.