How to create a YouTube channel
In the era where almost every teen wants to have a YouTube channel to showcase their best lives thus the need to know how to create a YouTube channel.
Technology has come of age in Kenya where almost every young Kenyan has a phone that has access to internet and YouTube.
Gone are the days musicians and artists had to beg for airplay on local popular TV channels and radio stations.
Today an artists can upload their created content on their YouTube channel and reach to millions of fans and viewers worldwide getting a bigger audience than any local TV or Radio broadcast.
Kenya is full of budding teens who have developed to being household bloggers with the common slogan “welcome to my channel”.
But how do you create a YouTube channel to start earning from it with AdSense or any advertiser of your choice?
Here is how to create a YouTube channel according to YouTube.
First you need to create a Google Account which you will need to sign into YouTube.
You search on Google “create a new Gmail account” and fill in the necessary details with your name or the username of your choice to create a Gmail account which counts as your Google account.
A Google Account works all across Google products such as Gmail, Blogger, Maps, YouTube, and so much more).
You have noticed that you can always watch the millions of videos on YouTube just by searching YouTube or loading links to YouTube without having to log in.
To create your YouTube channel you have to log in with your Google account then create a YouTube channel.
You can easily create a YouTube channel when you press your logged in account icon and follow the option that prompt you to create your channel which you can name to your preference (3 name changes are allowed every 90 days) and add a description before uploading any videos you want the general public to watch.
With your new channel you can upload your latest content, invite friends and your fans to subscribe, watch and comment on your video.
That is one way to grow your channel. If you are famous or have a huge following already the easier it will be for you to grow your YouTube channel and have it among trending video in Kenya or your country within no time.
Easy right. Your YouTube channel gives you a public presence on YouTube where people can see the content you upload. The more people watch your videos and adverts on your videos the more you earn and make money on YouTube.
YouTube rewards and recognizes users with the most subscribers thus a good motivation to grow your subscribers.
A YouTube channel can have multiple owners or managers depending on your choice.
As the manager you can hide to private or delete any video you wish at your desire.
You may feel free to create playlists, comment on other videos or like other people’s videos.
Users are provided the option to hide their subscriptions and saved playlists to private.
Please note in case you decide to delete your Google account all your YouTube content is deleted as well, videos, subscriptions and comments which will be permanent on the Google services.
You can always access your YouTube channel via a computer or the YouTube app on your phone or through any search engine.