YouTube Creators - Education & Inspiration for Video Creators

YouTube Studio is your home base for posting videos and making edits to your channel. To update your channel's basic info like name, profile picture, and banner ... EverythingyouneedtocreateonYouTube Nomatterwhatkindofinformation,advice,orhelpyou’relooking for,thisisthespot. Featured IntroducingYouTube Shorts YouTubeShortsmakecreatingandwatchingvideosonYouTubeeasier thanever.They’remadeformobile,allowingyoutoshoot,scroll, andsharerightfromyourphone. LearnmoreaboutShorts Howthingswork GettingstartedonYouTube Everythingyouneedtocreateandmanageachannel. Buildingyourcommunity Tips&trickstofind,nurture,andbuildanaudience. HowtomakemoneyonYouTube ExploreallwaysyoucangetpaidonYouTube. Growingyourchannel Toolstohelpyoucreate,connect,andgrow. Policies&Guidelines Gettheexplanationsbehindtherules. Programs&Initiatives Howwesupport,recognize,andcelebrateCreators. Topquestions Creatorshavequestionsandwe’vegotanswers.Wecompiledthe mostcommonquestionswegetwithanswers,pluslinkstohelpful howtosandhelpcenterarticles.Soyoucangetalltheinfo youneed,fast. 01 HowdoIstartcreatingonYouTube? 02 HowdoIgrowmychannel? 03 HowdoImakeeditstomychannel? 04 HowdoIpromotemyvideos? 05 Howdoesthealgorithmwork? CreatorBasics:HowtoSetUpandCustomize YourChannel ThereareafewwaystogetstartedonYouTube.We offerupdifferentformatsandfunctionalities, givingyoutheflexibilitytocreateeverything fromShorts,whichareverticalvideosthatrun60 secondsorless,tolongerformvideos. Nomatterwhatyou’recreating,you’llneedto startbycreatingaYouTubeChannel. FirstyouneedtosignintoYouTubeusinga GoogleAccount. Onceyou’resignedin,click‘CreateAccount’, andchoosewhetherit’sforyouorforyour business. YoucanthencreateaYouTubechannelonyour account,uploadvideos,leavecomments,and createShortsandplaylists. Next,you’llwanttouploadyourvideos! Uploadingiseasy.Youjustsignintoyour YouTubeaccountandthenclickonthe“Create” icon. Ifyou’replanningtouploadalongerform video,select“uploadvideo”andthenchoose yourdesiredvideofile-youcanupload15 filesatatime! Ifyou’dliketo uploadaYouTubeShort,you’llneedtobesignedintoYouTubemobile, whereyou’lltap‘Create’andthen‘Createa Short’.Fromhereyoucaneitheruploadavideo fromyourcamerarollorcreateusingoursuite oflightweighttools. HelpYourVideosStandOut&KeepViewers Watching Growingyourchannelisallaboutcreatingvideos viewerswanttowatchandaccuratelypresenting themtotheaudience.Whendoingso,here’safew tipstokeepinmind. Witheachvideo,thinkcarefullyaboutthetitle, description,and thumbnail youplantouse-theseshouldallaccurately reflectyourcontentandletviewersknowwhat theycanexpectfromthevideo.Ifyou’reaShorts creator,thinkabouthowthefirst1-2secondsof yourcontentcangrabviewersscrollingthrough thevideofeed! Onceyou’vegotviewerswatching,youcanredirect theirattentionviahashtags, playlists, cards, endscreens,andmore. NavigatingYouTubeStudio YouTubeStudioisyourhomebaseforposting videosandmakingeditstoyourchannel.Toupdate yourchannel’sbasicinfolikename, profilepicture,andbanner,justloginandtap‘Customisation’ toseeyouroptions. Youcanalsomakechangestoyourchannelusing theStudioMobileapp.Youcantap‘YourChannel’ andthen‘EditChannel’toupdateandedithow yourchannellookstoyourviewers.Notethatyou canonlychangeyourchannel’snamethreetimes every90days. Readmoreaboutmanagingyourchannel Promotingyourvideosisallaboutgettingthe wordoutthere.OnYouTube,youcanusetoolslike cards,endscreens,Stories,andCommunityPosts todriveviewerstoaspecificpieceofcontent! Off-platform,thinkaboutpromotingyourvideoson yoursocialsandrelevantcommunities,podcasts, orplatformsthatalignwithyourcontentandyour intendedaudience. Readmoreaboutpromotingyourvideos TheAlgorithm Oursearchanddiscoverysystemsarebuilttofind videosthatmatchviewers’individualinterests. We recommendvideos basedonthingssuchas:whatyouraudience watchesanddoesn’twatch,howmuchtimethey spendwatching,whattheylikeanddislike,if theymarkavideoas‘notinterested’,andon satisfactionsurveys. So,ratherthantryingtryingtofindasecret codetothesesystems,focusinsteadonmaking videosthatyouthinkwillresonatewithyour audience.AgreattoolhereisYouTubeAnalytics, whichprovidesdatathatcanhelpyouunderstand howyourexistingcontentisperformingand provideinsightsforfuturevideos! 01 HowdoIstartcreatingonYouTube? CreatorBasics:HowtoSetUpandCustomizeYour Channel ThereareafewwaystogetstartedonYouTube.We offerupdifferentformatsandfunctionalities, givingyoutheflexibilitytocreateeverythingfrom Shorts,whichareverticalvideosthatrun60 secondsorless,tolongerformvideos. Nomatterwhatyou’recreating,you’llneedtostart bycreatingaYouTubeChannel. FirstyouneedtosignintoYouTubeusingaGoogle Account. Onceyou’resignedin,click‘CreateAccount’,and choosewhetherit’sforyouorforyourbusiness. YoucanthencreateaYouTubechannelonyour account,uploadvideos,leavecomments,andcreate Shortsandplaylists. Next,you’llwanttouploadyourvideos! Uploadingiseasy.YoujustsignintoyourYouTube accountandthenclickonthe“Create”icon. Ifyou’replanningtouploadalongerformvideo, select“uploadvideo”andthenchooseyourdesired videofile-youcanupload15filesatatime! Ifyou’dliketo uploadaYouTubeShort,you’llneedtobesignedintoYouTubemobile, whereyou’lltap‘Create’andthen‘Createa Short’.Fromhereyoucaneitheruploadavideo fromyourcamerarollorcreateusingoursuiteof lightweighttools. 02 HowdoIgrowmychannel? HelpYourVideosStandOut&KeepViewers Watching Growingyourchannelisallaboutcreatingvideos viewerswanttowatchandaccuratelypresentingthem totheaudience.Whendoingso,here’safewtipsto keepinmind. Witheachvideo,thinkcarefullyaboutthetitle, description,and thumbnail youplantouse-theseshouldallaccurately reflectyourcontentandletviewersknowwhatthey canexpectfromthevideo.Ifyou’reaShorts creator,thinkabouthowthefirst1-2secondsof yourcontentcangrabviewersscrollingthroughthe videofeed! Onceyou’vegotviewerswatching,youcanredirect theirattentionviahashtags, playlists, cards, endscreens,andmore. 03 HowdoImakeeditstomychannel? NavigatingYouTubeStudio YouTubeStudioisyourhomebaseforpostingvideos andmakingeditstoyourchannel.Toupdateyour channel’sbasicinfolikename, profilepicture,andbanner,justloginandtap‘Customisation’ toseeyouroptions. Youcanalsomakechangestoyourchannelusingthe StudioMobileapp.Youcantap‘YourChannel’and then‘EditChannel’toupdateandedithowyour channellookstoyourviewers.Notethatyoucan onlychangeyourchannel’snamethreetimesevery90 days. Readmoreaboutmanagingyourchannel 04 HowdoIpromotemyvideos? Promotingyourvideosisallaboutgettingtheword outthere.OnYouTube,youcanusetoolslikecards, endscreens,Stories,andCommunityPoststodrive viewerstoaspecificpieceofcontent! Off-platform,thinkaboutpromotingyourvideoson yoursocialsandrelevantcommunities,podcasts,or platformsthatalignwithyourcontentandyour intendedaudience. Readmoreaboutpromotingyourvideos 05 Howdoesthealgorithmwork? TheAlgorithm Oursearchanddiscoverysystemsarebuilttofind videosthatmatchviewers’individualinterests.We recommendvideos basedonthingssuchas:whatyouraudiencewatches anddoesn’twatch,howmuchtimetheyspend watching,whattheylikeanddislike,iftheymarka videoas‘notinterested’,andonsatisfaction surveys. So,ratherthantryingtryingtofindasecretcode tothesesystems,focusinsteadonmakingvideos thatyouthinkwillresonatewithyouraudience.A greattoolhereisYouTubeAnalytics,whichprovides datathatcanhelpyouunderstandhowyourexisting contentisperformingandprovideinsightsfor futurevideos! Seeallquestions Resources Learn Fromgettingstartedtoimprovingyourchannel’sperformance, theseresourceshelpyoucontinuetolearnandgrow. Updates,news,andeducationfromexpertsandCreators. YouTubeCreatorsChannel Support Ifyouhaveaproblem,we’reheretohelpyousolveit.Fixupload problems,troubleshootaccountissues,andmore. GetthebreakdownontopicsmostimportanttoCreators. HelpCenter Theplacetoaskquestionsandprovidefeedback. CommunityForum Connect Askquestions,findanswers,andunderstandmoreaboutYouTubevia oursocialchannelsandemail. Thelatesttools,tips,andinspirationforCreatorslikeyou. @YouTubeCreators Real-timeanswers.Availablein:English,Español,Português, Deutsch,Français,Pусский,日本語,andBahasaIndonesia. @TeamYouTube Getthelatestinformationandresourcesinyourinbox. YouTubeEmails