How to Start a YouTube Channel in 5 Minutes — Transcript

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1. 0:00So, you want to start a YouTube channel,
2. 0:01but you got a 5minute attention span.
3. 0:03Yeah, join the club. Let's get on with
4. 0:04it, shall we? First, head on over to
5. 0:06youtube.com. And before you do anything
6. 0:08else, do the right thing and switch to
7. 0:10dark mode. Otherwise, you can quit this
8. 0:12tutorial right now because my eyes can't
9. 0:15take that type of punishment. You won't
10. 0:16see much because you're not signed in
11. 0:17yet. So, click sign in and create a
12. 0:19Google account. Yes, it's a Google
13. 0:21thing. We recommend creating an account
14. 0:23for work or business so your YouTube
15. 0:25life isn't tangled up with your personal
16. 0:26email and online shopping receipts. If
17. 0:28you want to give this video some more
18. 0:30watch time and see what's going on in
19. 0:31these screens, slow down the video to
20. 0:330.25 speed. I'll sound very drunk and
21. 0:35you'll see me putting in personal
22. 0:37details, picking an email address, the
23. 0:39world's worst password, and verifying
24. 0:41the email with a phone number. Don't use
25. 0:42my number, please. I've run out of
26. 0:44credit. Now, I'm blazing through these
27. 0:45screens even faster because I appreciate
28. 0:47you're a person short on time who's
29. 0:49going to agree to these terms without
30. 0:50reading them and refuse to buy any
31. 0:52upgrades. Ultimately, you'll end up
32. 0:54where you started in YouTube with a not
33. 0:56so shiny profile circle in the top right
34. 0:58hand corner of the screen. You can now
35. 1:00click that button and then create a
36. 1:02channel. Hi, I'm Rob by the way. Welcome
37. 1:03to VidIQ. Yes, these glasses are weird,
38. 1:05but they're also staying. This is a safe
39. 1:07space. If you're new, there are no
40. 1:09stupid questions except how can I go
41. 1:12viral tomorrow? Ask your doctor about
42. 1:13that one. Now, you need to pick a
43. 1:15channel name and a channel handle, both
44. 1:16of which can be changed later. So, no
45. 1:18pressure. This isn't a tattoo. Next,
46. 1:20upload a profile picture that actually
47. 1:21works as a circle, unless you enjoy
48. 1:24accidentally decapitating logos. And
49. 1:26would you look at that, a thing of raw
50. 1:29beauty. From here, if you click
51. 1:30customize channel, you'll go straight to
52. 1:32the YouTube studio where you'll need to
53. 1:33do the most important thing after
54. 1:35creating your account. So, go to
55. 1:37settings, then channel feature
56. 1:39eligibility, and then click on
57. 1:41intermediate features to verify your
58. 1:43channel. This unlocks custom thumbnails
59. 1:45and videos longer than 15 minutes,
60. 1:47otherwise known as the features everyone
61. 1:49assumes they already have. You'll need a
62. 1:50phone number again to verify your
63. 1:52account. And please, I'm begging you,
64. 1:54this time, do not use my number. I'm
65. 1:56down to my last dollar here. And while
66. 1:58you're in these settings, go to upload
67. 2:00defaults and set videos to private or
68. 2:02unlisted, never public. Videos take time
69. 2:05to prepare, so you don't want them
70. 2:06escaping before they're ready.
71. 2:10While you're here, over in the advanced
72. 2:12channel settings, you need to declare
73. 2:13whether your content is made for kids.
74. 2:15If you don't set it here, you'll have to
75. 2:16set it every time you upload a video.
76. 2:19And if you lie about this question, it
77. 2:20can lead to serious penalties, including
78. 2:22channel termination. So, check the help
79. 2:24pages before you set this. Further down,
80. 2:26these same settings are video quality
81. 2:28enhancements. YouTube will automatically
82. 2:30improve your audio and visuals, and this
83. 2:33is on by default. YouTube, you sneaky
84. 2:36little AI fiends. You So, if you trust
85. 2:39your own color grading and audio mixing
86. 2:41more than YouTube's mystery source, turn
87. 2:43this off. And if you prefer YouTube not
88. 2:45to sell your likeness to third party
89. 2:47companies to train their AI models, make
90. 2:49sure this setting is unchecked as well.
91. 2:51But if you want my 100% personal
92. 2:54opinion, I think you should leave this
93. 2:56setting on.
94. 3:00Let's move on, shall we? You can head
95. 3:02over to customization next where you can
96. 3:04add a channel banner. This should
97. 3:06explain your channel in seconds and not
98. 3:08read like a resume. And make sure this
99. 3:10channel banner fits mobile, desktop, and
100. 3:12TV screens. Unless, of course, you
101. 3:15really are into visual decapitation. I
102. 3:17mean, you be you, whatever floats your
103. 3:19boat. Now, then let's talk about channel
104. 3:20names and channel handles. Channel name
105. 3:23is what appears on your channel page,
106. 3:24and anyone can use the same name.
107. 3:27Channel handle on the other hand is what
108. 3:28appears when you reply to comments, acts
109. 3:30as a web address, and is unique to you.
110. 3:33And yes, I can confirm that the channel
111. 3:35handle at Shadowban for the win is still
112. 3:37available if you want to troll YouTube
113. 3:40and yourself. There are other bits and
114. 3:42bobs here that I know you don't have
115. 3:43time for. So, let's focus on the contact
116. 3:45email. There is one very important rule
117. 3:48here. This contact email should not be
118. 3:51the same email as your YouTube account.
119. 3:59Now, I know that ultimately the only
120. 4:01reason you're here is for that sweet,
121. 4:02sweet cash, so you want to head on over
122. 4:04to the earn screen next. This will track
123. 4:06your road to monetization once you start
124. 4:08making videos. Here are the
125. 4:09requirements. And for once, I'm not
126. 4:11joking. You do actually need 10 million
127. 4:13views in 3 months if you only make
128. 4:15YouTube shorts. Something else you need
129. 4:18to do to get monetized, but it's
130. 4:19probably worth doing immediately, is
131. 4:20setting up two factor authentication on
132. 4:23your YouTube channel. This will help to
133. 4:25protect your channel. And this is also
134. 4:27where my master plan is finally
135. 4:28revealed.
136. 4:31I did warn you not to use my number. And
137. 4:33now it's time to actually make some
138. 4:34videos. So here's my advice if you want
139. 4:36to hear it. Just make stuff. It doesn't
140. 4:38matter if it's rubbish right now.
141. 4:40Nothing beats experience. Force yourself
142. 4:42to spend longer on thumbnails and titles
143. 4:44than what you want to. Packaging is very
144. 4:46important. And be different. Why, you
145. 4:48may ask? Well, if you're watching this
146. 4:50video, you've just made it to the end
147. 4:52and you've just proven my point.
148. 4:56[music]
149. 4:57>> Views climbing high. No surprise.
150. 4:59Monetize.