How to create a YouTube channel

How to create a YouTube channel and upload your first video? Do you want to be a successful YouTuber? If so, the first thing you need to do is create YouTube channel. Don't worry, opening a YouTube channel is very easy. Today we will see how to create a YouTube channel and upload your first video.

To open YouTube channel, all you need is a Google account. If you have a Gmail email, you already have a Google account. If not, here you can see how to easily create a new Google account.

How to create YouTube channel

The first step is obviously to open the YouTube website. In it, click on your profile picture in the upper right corner. If you are not logged in yet, you can do so even after opening this same menu.

Now comes the hard part. Although the option The my channel appears in the menu itself, YouTube channels are not created unless you do it manually. When you click there, you will go to the form to open a channel on YouTube.

Next you will need to write a first and last name for your YouTube account. The form fills in this information with your Google account, but you are free to change it manually.

This way you create a channel associated with you as a person. If that's what you want, click Create channel. If you want to use a different name (for example, a stage name), click Use a company name or another name.

Inserisci the name you want for your channel, which in this case does not have to be your real name, and press Crea. This process will create a YouTube channel, Google+ page, and business account for that channel.

How to open a YouTube channel

You've already created your channel with this, but it's a little bland. click on Customize channel to edit the YouTube channel profile and give it a certain personality. From this page you can add a header, change the channel image and add a description.

Editing the basic elements of your channel is very simple. Leaving the mouse over theimage of Profile (1) and the cover image (2) you will be shown the pencil icon to edit them and upload a new photo. It is also possible edit the channel description (3).

You already have your channel, now what? Well, to upload a video, of course. To do this, you just have to click arrow icon on at the top of the YouTube interface. This button also appears if you are somewhere else on YouTube besides your profile.

As indicated, you can drag and drop video files directly into the window YouTube to start uploading. If it's easier for you, you can too click and find the location of the files in the folders on your hard drive.

The video will start to be loaded and processed automatically and during which you can edit its information. The most important thing is that you write a title (1), which you can complete by adding a Description (2) and some Labels (3) separated by commas to make it easier to find. When you are done, press Public. Congratulations, you learned how to make a YouTube channel and released your first video.