Getting Started On Youtube - How To Start A Youtube Channel

Name: Getting Started On Youtube - How To Start A Youtube Channel
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Everything You Need To Know To Turn Your Channel Idea Into A Fully Functional YouTube Channel

Created byAmeer Matani

Last updated 4/2020

English

What you'll learn

Come up with video ideas for your channel
Learn what hardware and software you'll need
Create and setup your own YouTube channel
Navigate around the parts of YouTube needed by Content Creators.
Learn how to begin branding your channel
Know what to do after uploading your video

Course content

6 sections • 33 lectures • 2h 24m total length

What Should You Expect From This Course?1:26
In this video I'll introduce myself and tell you a bit about my background on YouTube. Once you get to know me I'll tell you what you will be learning over the span of the course.
Where You Can Contact Me0:11
These are some links that you can contact me on if you have any issues with some of the things I taught in this course. If you don't want to contact me by any of these methods you can leave a question in the Q&A section of the video you're stuck with.
What Will Your Channel Be About?1:33
This video will go over the process of coming up with an idea of what sort of channel you want your channel to be and who your channel will be targeted at.
What Are Your Motives Behind YouTube6:18
Why do you want to do YouTube? In this video I'll tell you what my motivations are for doing YouTube before looking at a few other channel and discussing what some of their motivations are for making and maintaining their channel. I will also tell you why it is very important to have something that will keep you motivated throughout the process of making YouTube videos, and why some motives will not work.
What Is Your Unique Selling Point2:55
Yeah you aren't selling anything to your audience, but you do want your audience to watch your videos for as long as possible. In this video I will be telling you how to gain influence from other content creators while still staying unique; people like uniqueness on YouTube, so that's what you want to give them!
Section 1 Quiz

What Should Your Video Be About?1:26
In this video I talk through how you should go about coming up with an idea for your first video!
What You'll Need To Make Your First Video5:00
In this video I go over what hardware and software you will need to start a YouTube channel, whether you are doing gaming videos or vlogs.
What Resolution and File Format You Should Use4:20
In this video I go over what resolution you should record your YouTube videos in and what file format you should have your video in to upload it to YouTube, I will also tell you how you can convert your video to that format in case it isn't initially recorded in it.
Creating a Thumbnail4:32
In this video we are going to go through creating a thumbnail that we will later put alongside your video on YouTube. It may seem like a strange time to go through this, but you may want to take a picture for your thumbnail during the recording of your video so I wanted to go through this before we begin recording.
Section 2 Quiz (Part 1)
Recording Your Video6:22
In this video I give you some tips to use while recording your first video so that you can do it as smootly as possible and so that you will get as good of a final result as possible.
Editing Your Video4:33
In this video I give you advice on what software you should use to edit your videos, a few tips for how you should edit your videos, and where you can get songs to use in your video.
Things To Consider In The Future3:45
In this video I give you some ideas for things you may want to do with your videos in the future. It is a bit too early on to do them now, but may be beneficial later on down the line.
Section 2 Quiz (Part 2)

Creating The channel and Your Google Account3:41
In this video we create a Google account (in case you didn't previously have one) and then go on to create a channel under that account.
Exploring The Options Under The Channel Gears Button3:11
In this video I go through the options under the gears button on your channel page and tell you what they all do.
Navigating the Channel Interface and Its Tabs12:08
In this video I give you a tour of the YouTube channel interface, starting from the home page and all of the elements on it, to the various other pages that you can navigate to off the home page, for example the video and about page.
Adding Stuff To Your Channel Homepage4:50
In this video I go through all of the different sections that you can add to your channel homepage and tell you what they all do.
Section 3 Quiz

Creating a Channel Logo5:15
In this video I will help you through the process of creating a logo for your channel, will show you what size it will need to be to meet YouTubes requirements and will then show you how to upload it to YouTube.
Creating a Channel Banner5:16
In this video I will show you how to create a channel banner, and design it so that it will fit on every device YouTube can be played on. I will also show you how to upload the finished design to YouTube.
Setting Upload Defaults7:47
In this video we go through the settings on the upload defaults page in your YouTube channel's settings.
Going through Advanced, Featured and Branding Settings5:39
In this video I go through the settings on the advanced, featured and branding pages in your channel settings.
Verifying Your Channel and Enabling It For Monetization2:13
In this video I show you how to verify your channel to enable you to monetise your videos and upload videos longer than 15 minutes. I also show you how to then go and link your YouTube account to your Adsense account to be able to withdraw funds once you meet YouTube's payment threshold.
Section 4 Quiz

Uploading Your Video and Setting the Title, Description and Other Settings.8:11
In this video I show you how to upload your video to YouTube, then set the description, title, tags and other settings that are located on the basic info section of the upload page.
The Other Tabs On The Upload Screen5:28
In this video I leave the basic info tab show you what are under the other tabs on the video upload page.
Video Enhancements Tab4:12
Once the video has finished uploading you can make small edits to it directly on YouTube, the first page of these alterations that we are going to look at is the video enhancements tab.
Audio Tab2:32
In this video I show you some more enhancements that you can do to your videos in the audio tab, and I say why it shouldn't be relied on when producing your videos.
Annotations Tab (Discontinued)5:41
In this video I show off the annotations page, go through all of the different types of annotations and their settings and show you how you can add them to your video and edit them.
End Screens Tab5:38
In this video I go over end screens, say what their advantages and disadvantages are and say why you should consider using them over annotations.
Section 5 Quiz (Part 1)
Cards Tab4:30
In this video I show off the cards page, go through all of the different types of cards and their settings and show you how you can add them to your video and position them on the timeline.
Subtitles and CC Tab4:24
In this video I show you how to add subtitles to your videos through the subtitles and CC page.
Section 5 Quiz (Part 2)

Replying To Comments3:53
In this video I discuss comments and what the best practices are when it comes to managing them.
Organising Your Channel2:13
In this video I go over some tips for channel organisation and how you should present videos on your channel homepage once you have started to build up a library of content.
Organising Your Graphics and Videos3:30
In this video I move off YouTube and show you how I organise all of my files, show you how I keep them all backed up and explain why it is important to keep them all organised.
Section 6 Quiz
Congrats, You've Finished!1:31
In this video I give a final talk and basically congratulate you for getting through this entire course and building up an epic channel!

Requirements

A computer
An internet connection
A lot of patience

Description

Have you always wanted to start that YouTube channel, but didn't know where to start?

Do you feel overwhelmed by the idea of running and maintaining a YouTube channel?

This course designed to clear those doubts and guide you through every step needed to get started with your YouTube channel, and go from having nothing to having a fully functional channel that you will be able to continue with after finishing this course.

I have been creating content on YouTube for over three years and am very knowledgeable of the platform as a result of this experience. I know exactly where everything is on the website and what the exact steps are to create a new YouTube channel from scratch due. Over my years on YouTube I have also made many mistakes on the platform which I have learnt from and will pass on to you so that you do not make the same mistakes that I have done and hit then ground running when you start creating your content.

Contained in this course:

Coming up with ideas and knowing why you want to make videos
Creating your first video
Creating your channel and navigating it
Branding your channel and altering its settings
Uploading and Publishing Your Video
Post-Publishing Tips

I will cover these topics very thoroughly and will show you everything that you need to know when you are getting started on YouTube, whether it is with how you should go about recording the audio and video for your first video, to what topic you could do for your first video, to how you put an end-screen or annotations on your video.

Who this course is for:

Anyone who wants to start off on YouTube for the first time
Anyone who may be struggling to create a channel
People who don't know where to start with content creation on YouTube
Anyone who has never created a video for YouTube before
NOT for people who have already built and branded a channel
NOT for people who are experienced in content creation
NOT for people who are very experienced with video management side of YouTube

Getting Started On Youtube - How To Start A Youtube Channel

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Course content

Introduction and Coming Up With Channel Ideas5 lectures • 12min

Creating your first video7 lectures • 30min

Creating The Channel and Navigating It4 lectures • 24min

Channel Branding and Info5 lectures • 26min

Uploading and Publishing Your Video8 lectures • 41min

Post-Publishing Tasks4 lectures • 11min

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Description

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