YouTubeQuickStart:SpecialReport 2
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TableofContentsTable of Contents ........................................................................................ 3
Introduction .................................................................................................. 5
Tip #1: Have a Clear Vision ......................................................................... 9
Tip #2: Create an Attention-Grabbing Description .................................... 11
Tip #3: Optimize Everything ...................................................................... 15
Tip #4: Commit to A Schedule .................................................................. 17
Tip #5: Vary but Focused .......................................................................... 20
Tip #6: Understand Your Audience .......................................................... 23
Tip #7: Know Your Competition ................................................................ 27
Tip #8: Learn from Your Favorite Channels ............................................. 29
Tip #9: Create An Interesting Thumbnail ................................................... 32
Tip #10: Sign Up for G-Suite .................................................................... 38
Final Words ............................................................................................... 40
Resources ................................................................................................. 42
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IntroductionOneofthebestthingsyoucandotoexpandyourbusinessisto
startaYouTubechannel.It’sthemostpopularvideo-streaming
serviceboastingmassiveonlinetraffic,andconstantstreaming
services–andultimately,itwillmaximizeexposureandhelpyour
brandbecomerecognizedwithinyourmarket.
Andit’sthesecondmost-visitedwebsiteontheInternetwith
nearly2billionmonthlyusersloggingontowatchvideosevery
day.
Soclearlyit’sagreatwaytoconnectwithyouraudienceandkeep
themengagedforlongerperiodsoftime,whileencouragingre-
peattrafficandviews.
Foranybusinessowner,itonlymakessensetousethisasamar-
ketingtooltobetterpositionyourselfinyourmarket.Ifyoudon’t,
it’saprettysafebetthatyou’releavingagreatdealofexposure
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onthetable.Andifyourcompetitorsareworkinghardtocreate
attention-grabbingcontentfortheirchannels,thenyou’llfindit
evenmoreofastruggletopersuadeyourmarketthatyouhave
moretooffer.
Unfortunately,alotofpeoplestruggletosetuptheirchannels.
Theyfindthelearningcurvetoosteep,ortheybelievethatthein-
vestmentoftimeandmoneymaynotpayoffandchalkituptoa
risknotworthtaking.
Afterall,buildingachanneldoestaketimeandeffort.Notonlydo
youneedtoresearchthekindofcontentthatislikelytoattract
attention(andbecome“sticky),butyouhavetobeconsistent
withcreatingfreshcontentandengagingwithyouraudience.
Still,regardlessofthefactthatcreatingastandoutchanneltakes
time,thereisnomistakingjusthowpowerfulYouTubeisasa
marketingvehiclethatcancarryyourmessagewideranddeeper
intoyourmarketthannearlyanyothersocialplatform.
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Andifyou’reunsureabouthowtogetstartedwhileminimizing
thelearningcurve,thenkeepreadingbecausethisspecialreport
wasdesignedjustforyou.
I’llwalkyouthroughtheinsandoutsofYouTube,thebesttimes
touploadvideos,andevenhowtomakesureyouattractthe
mostpeopletoyourchannel.
There’salotofinformationoutthereabouthowtogetstarted
withYouTube.Itcanbeoverwhelming,soI’vedonemybestto
condensesomeofthemostimportanttipsinawaythatiseasyto
follow.Thatwayyou’reequippedwiththebasicknowledgeyou
needtocreateyourownchannel.
Then,youcancontinuelearningaboutYouTubeincludingad-
vancedoptimizationandmarketingstrategieslater,onceyou
havehands-onexperiencebuildingandmanagingyourchannel.
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So,don’tcomplicatetheprocessandtrytolearneverythingabout
marketingonYouTubeatonce.
Takeyourtimeandfocusonthebasics:buildingachannelbased
onmarketresearchsoyouknowwhatkindofcontentisinde-
mand.Thenoptimizeandexpand!
Oneimportantthingtokeepinmindisthatyou’llneedtotreat
yourYouTubechannelasanextensionofyourbusiness,notas
justanothersocialmediaplatform.BuildingasuccessfulYouTube
channeltakestimeandeffortandaboveallelse,consistency.
That’stheonlywayyouwillbeabletogaintractionandtakeyour
channeltothelevelyouwant.
Areyoureadytogetstarted?
Let’sbegin!
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Tip#1:HaveaClearVision
Oneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandoistodevelopaclear
visionandstrategyforyourchannellongbeforeyoubegintocre-
atecontent.
Youwantyourchanneltoappealtoaspecificaudiencesothat
you’reabletoconnectwithyourcoremarket.Youalsowantvisi-
torstoimmediatelyunderstandwhatyouhavetoofferandthat
yourcontentappealstotheirinterests.
Thisishowyouconnecttoyouraudienceandquicklybuildalarge
followingonYouTube.Allofyourcontentshouldbeunique,
highlytargetedandrelevanttotheproductsandservicesyouare
offering.
Thisrequirescarefulcontentplanning.You’veprobablyalready
decidedonageneralfocusforyourchannel,butnowit’stimeto
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digabitdeeperandcreateacontentplanthatwillhelpyoustay
ontrackwhileensuringthatyourchannelisfocusedonwhatyour
audiencewantsmost.
ThekeytoYouTubeisbeingconsistentintermsofthetypeof
contentyouofferaswellasuploadingfresh,uniquecontentona
regularbasis.Creatingacontentplanhelpsyousticktothatover-
alltheme.
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Tip#2:CreateanAttention-GrabbingDescription
Believeitornot,alotofnewYouTubechannelsoftenoverlook
theimportanceofahighly-optimizedchanneldescription.
Thisisthefirstthingthatpeopleoftenseeandifsomeoneisinter-
estedinsubscribingtoyourchannel,chancesare,they’regoingto
readyourdescriptiontodeterminewhetherit’ssomethingwor-
thyandrelevanttowhattheyaremostinterestedin.
Therefore,creatingawell-written,keywordoptimized,informa-
tivechanneldescriptionisimperativetothesuccessofyour
YouTubechannel.Potentialsubscriberswillfindthiswhenthey
clickonyour“About”tab.
Tobegincreatingyourchanneldescription,clickthe"Edit"button
withinyouradminpanel,andthenfilloutthe“About”section.
Usethisopportunitytoinformviewersaboutthetypeofcontent
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youoffer.Includelinkstoyourwebsiteorlandingpagesoyou
canconvertthatviewerintoamailinglistsubscriberaswellasa
channelone!
You’llwanttoinclude1-2primarykeywordsthatclearlydescribe
yourcontent.Usetheminbothvideodescriptionsandtitlesas
well.It’sbeenproventhatYouTubeplacesagreatdealofim-
portanceonthecontentfoundonyourAboutPagesoyouwant
tomakesureyouusethisspacewisely.
Therearealsoplacestolinkyourothersocialmediaaccountsfor
yourbusiness,suchasFacebook,Instagram,andTwitter,sobe
suretofillthemoutifthey’reapplicable,asthisisagreatoppor-
tunitytogainfollowersonothersocialmediaplatformsandcre-
ateaflowoftraffictoallyouraccounts.
Ifyourchannelwillofferaweeklypodcast,thenbesuretoinclude
thelinkandcontentscheduleinyour"About"sectionalongwitha
relevanthashtagforyourpodcast.
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UseYouTubeasaspringboardtogenerateandcontroltrafficflow
tootheravenuesofyourbusiness.It’soneoftheeasiestwaysto
positionyourselfinyourmarketandbuildaloyalfollowing.
Onceyou’vecreatedahandfulofvideos,youcanalsocreatea
playlistthatislinkedandfeaturedinyourAboutsection.Thisis
greatforthetimeswhereyouareofferinglongervideosonexter-
nalchannelslikeTwitch.
YoucanuploadaportionofthefullvideotoYouTubeandthen
funneltraffictothefullvideoonanothersitewhereperhaps
you’reabletomonetize.
Attheendofyouraboutsection,you’llwanttoincludesomething
toencourageviewerstointeractwithyourvideos–essentially,a
calltoaction.
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Videoswithahighlevelofinteractiontellpotentialsubscribers
thatwhatyouproduceisgood,binge-worthycontent,andkeeps
peopleengagedinsteadofclickingonsomethingelseandmoving
on.
Forexample,saysomethingalongthelinesofsomethingyou’ve
likelyseenahundredtimesonotherchannels:
“Ifyouenjoywatchingourvideos,thenpleasecomment,hitthat
likebutton,subscribetoourchannel,andshare!”
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Tip#3:OptimizeEverything AcriticalpartofhavingasuccessfulYouTubechannelisSearchEn-
gineOptimization(SEO).Thisiswhatputsyourvideosonthe
Googlemap,aswellasothersearchenginesandsocialmedia
sites,wherepeoplesearchingtheinternetcanfindit.
BesuretofamiliarizeyourselfwithGoogle’sKeywordPlanner,
whichisfoundat:https://ads.google.com/home/tools/keyword-
planner/
YoucanalsouseGoogleTrendshere:https://trends.google.com
Beginbyevaluatingdifferentkeywordphrasestodeterminewhat
peopleareactivelysearchingfor,butalsowhatkeywordsarerele-
vanttoyourmarket.Chancesareyou’lluncoveratonofhigh-traf-
fickeywordsyouhaven’tevenconsidered.
Useafewofthesekeywordsthroughoutyourentirechannel,not
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justyourdescriptionbutalsoinyourvideodescriptionsandtitle
tags.
Keywordsarewhatpeoplesearchforwhenlookingforspecific
content,sothemoreoftenyouareincorporatingthemintoyour
channel’scontent,thehighernumberofsocialsignalswillbeout
there,drivingtrafficin.
Alsokeepinmindthatrepetitionmatters.
Don’tkeywordstuff(thisiswhereyouusekeywordsinwaysthat
don’tmakesensetoyouraudienceordetractfromaviewer’sex-
perience).
Atthesametimedon’tbeafraidtousethesamekeywordsmulti-
pletimesthroughoutdifferentareasofyourchannel.2-3timesis
bestpractice.Anymorethanthatcangetyouraccountflagged.
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Tip#4:CommittoASchedule
It’sworthsayingagain:consistencyiskeywhenitcomestocreat-
ingasuccessfulYouTubechannel.
Thismeansthatyou’llwanttocreateacontentplanthatinvolves
uploadingcontentonspecificdaysoftheweek.
You’llalsowanttomakesureit’sascheduleyoucansticktosince
yoursubscriberswillbegintorelyoncontentupdatesonthose
days.
Forexample:Choosetopublishweeklyordailyintervalssuchas
everyMonday,orMonday,WednesdayandFriday.
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WhenyouarefirstgettingthehangofYouTube,butwanttoput
outasmuchqualitycontentaspossible,seewhatyoucanrealisti-
callycommittoperweek.
Inthebeginning,you’llwanttoquicklybuildabacklistofvideos
sothatyou’reabletokeeppeopleengagedwhentheyarriveon
yourchannel.
Forexample,youmayfindthatyoucanonlypublishonceortwice
aweek.
Decideonthedaysthatyoucanguaranteevideosbeuploaded,
andthenputthatinformationintheAboutsectionofyour
YouTubechannel.Thiswilltellviewerswhentheycanexpectto
seeanewvideofromyou.
Ifyouhaveothersocialmediaaccounts,it’sagoodideatomen-
tionwhichweekdaysviewerscanheadonovertoyourchannel
fornewcontent.
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There’salsoastrategyforwhattimeofdaytopublish.
Researchshowsthatmostpeoplewatchvideosintheevenings
andonweekends.Butthatdoesn’tmeanyoushoulduploaddur-
ingthosetimesorexpectalotofviews.
YouwanttogiveGoogleenoughtimetoactuallyindexyourvid-
eos,meaningthey’remorelikelytoshowupinsearchresults.
Duringtheweek,it’ssuggestedthatyouuploadbetween12-4pm.
Thisgivesyourvideoenoughtimetobeindexedfortheviewers
whowillbesittingdownthateveningtowatch.OnSaturdayand
Sunday,theysuggestpublishingbetween9am-11am.
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Tip#5:VarybutFocused
Nowit’stimetodeterminethetypesofmarketingvideosthatyou
wanttocreate.
Keepinmindthatyouneedagoodbalanceofvarietywhilestill
stickingtoyouroveralltheme.Thelastthingyouwantistocon-
fusesubscriberswhoareusedtofindingonetypeofcontenton
yourchannelwithawholeotherthing.
Ontheotherhand,viewersenjoyavarietyofvideocontent,and
therearedifferentwaysthatyoucanproducequalitycontent
whilestillstickingtoyourthemeandbrand.
Dependingonthetypeofchannelyouareplanningtocreate,
you’llbeabletoofferavarietyofcontent.
Forexample,ifyourchannelisbeingcreatedtopromoteother
productsandservices,considercreatingcase-studystylevideos
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thathighlighttheprogressyourexistingcustomershavemade.
Youcouldeasilymixthosetypesofvideosinwithproducthigh-
lightvideos,productreviewvideosandevenunboxingvideosif
yousellphysicalproducts.
AnothertypeofmarketingvideoisaHow-To,DIY,orTutorial.This
isagoodideaforwhenyouwanttodemonstratetopotential
buyersexactlyhowtouseoneofyourproducts.
Ifyourcompanysellshomefurnishings,thenaHow-Tovideo
abouthowtoarrangefurnitureisagreatwaytoshowcaseyour
productsandeducatetheconsumer.
AnothergoodmarketingvideoideaisaListicle.Theseareespe-
ciallypopularforwhenyouhaveseveralpointstocover.
Forexample,abakingcompanymaywanttocreatealisticlevideo
thatdiscussestheirmostpopularbakerytreats.Theycangoover
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eachdesserttheyoffer,andthennexttoitonthescreenlist,pro-
moteaneventthatitwouldbeidealfor.
Andforpracticallyanytypeofcompany,afunny,behind-the-
scenes,candidvideoissuretoengageviewers.Showsomebloop-
ersfromvideosyou’vecreated,howyoucomeupwithvideo
ideas,andanythingelsethathelpsviewersseethehumansideof
yourbusiness.
Forexample,atelecommunicationscompanycouldshootavideo
oftheircustomerservicedepartment.Inbetweenshotsofrepre-
sentativeshelpingcustomers,someemployeescouldbeshown
havingfun.Thisisagreatwaytohumanizeyourcompanyand
connectwithyouraudienceonadeeperlevel.
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Tip#6:UnderstandYourAudience
InordertobothmaintainandgrowyourYouTubeaudience,it’s
imperativethatyouknowallaboutyourcurrentviewersand
overallmarket.You’llwanttobeabletocreateavisualsnapshot
ofwhoyouraveragecustomeris.
Intruth,marketresearchshouldbeginlongbeforeyoucreate
yourYouTubechannel.Themoreyouknowaboutyourtargetau-
dience,theeasieritwillbetocreateengagingcontentthatthey’ll
beinterestedin.
Whenyou’reinsideofyourYouTubeadminpanel,headonover
totheAnalyticstab.
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Thisisgoingtogiveyouatremendousamountofinformation
concerningyourcontentandthetypeofvisitorsyou’regettingas
wellaswhattheyarespendingtimewatching.
Onthispage,youwillfind:
ViewCounts-thenumberoftimesyourvideosarebeing
watched;
AverageWatchTime-howlongpeoplestayoneachvideo;
RevenueGenerated-moneyearned;
InteractionRate-physicalengagementswithcontent.
Paycloseattentiontothedemographicssectionaswell,because
thiswilltellyou:
Locationintheworldthatyourvideosarebeingplayed;
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Agerangeofviewers;
Genderofviewers.
Usethisinformationtohelpyourchannelgrowbyknowingwho
yourmarketisandwhattheywantfromyou.
Forexample,makesurethatyourvideosarebeingwatched
whereyouprimarilyofferyourservices.Iftheyaren’t,thenthink
aboutmarketingvideoideasthatcanhelplocalizeyourcontent.
Dependinguponthetypeofcompanyyouown,you’llwantto
makesurethattheagegroupandgendersit’smeantforarealso
watchingyourcontent.Iftheyaren’t,thencomeupwithsome
newmarketingvideosthattargetthesespecificgroups.
Onceyoureviewalltheavailableinformation,headonovertothe
commentssectiononeachofyourvideos.Takesometimetosee
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whatkindofcommentsyourvideosaregetting,andreplytoones
thatwillhelpeducateyourviewersandpromoteyourchannel.
Andfinally,theYouTubeCommunityprofileisafairlynewfeature
that’sstartingtobecomequitepopular.It’sbasicallyatimeline
foryoutopostandinteractwithyourfollowers.
Thisiswhereyou’llwanttopostpicturesthatarerelativetoyour
channel,pollsthatwillhelpyouunderstandyouraudience,and
evensomefun,engagingcontent.
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Tip#7:KnowYourCompetition
Justlikeyourbusinessdoesintherealworld,youshouldkeep
tabsonyourcompetitorsonYouTube.Notonlycantheyhelpyou
betterunderstandyouraudience,butyou’llbeabletofindinspi-
rationfromthesuccessfulchannelsinyourmarket.
Setsometimeasideeachweektoreviewahandfuloftopchan-
nelsinyourniche.
Payattentiontothevideosthatreceiveboththehighestandlow-
estnumberofviews.Watchthemyourselfandpayattentionto
thedifferentelementsincludedinthevideoaswellasthegeneral
style.
• Whataretheydoingthatyouaren’tdoing?
• Howcouldtheyimprovetheirvideos?
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• Whatdidyoupersonallyenjoy?
• Whatdidyoupersonallydislike?
Allthisinformationwillhelpyouimprove,aswellasshapeyour
contentsothatitwilllikelyappealtomostyourmarket.
Nevercopysomeoneelse’scontent!Justusethemasacase-
studyandasinspirationforyourowncontentideas.
Andjustasyoudoforyourownvideos,taketimetoscroll
throughtheircomments.Seehowviewersrespond,bothnega-
tivelyandpositively.Perhapssomeonehasevenreferencedyour
brandinthesecomments.
Takenotesoftheirdescriptionsandtitles,whatkeywordsthey
use,andseeifyoucanapplyittoyourowncontent.
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Tip#8:LearnfromYourFavoriteChannels AnothergreatwaytolearnaboutYouTubesuccessisduringyour
downtime,whenyoucanrelaxandwatchvideosfromsomeof
yourownfavoritechannels.
Thesearen’tthechannelsofyourcompetitors,we’vealreadycov-
eredthat.Thisiswhenyouspendsometimeinoff-marketchan-
nels,meaningthatyou’restudyinghowotherchannelsoutsideof
yournicheareincreasingengagementanddrivingintraffic.
Justbecausetheyaren’tinyournichedoesn’tmeanyoucan’t
learnsomethingvaluablefromthem.
Infact,it’squitetheopposite.Bystudyingothermarketsoutside
ofyourown,you’lllikelybeabletogeneratefresh,newideasthat
yourownnichehasn’tyetseen.
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You’llalsobegintoseeapatternbasedonthecontentstylethat
peoplearemoreexcitedaboutaswellashowthechannelowner
chosetoproducethatcontentandinwhatformats(candid,pro-
fessional,how-tostyle,etc.)
So,thenexttimeyouwatchavideofromoneofyourfavoritecre-
ators,askyourselfafewquestions.
Forexample,whataboutthisvideoisholdingmyattention?Re-
memberthatYouTubeisallaboutclicking,clicking,andclicking.
Ifthisisachannelthatyou’vebeensubscribedtoforawhile,then
whatkeepsyoucomingback?Isitthegraphics,varietyofvideos,
tone,style,orsomethingelse?
Lookatthetechniquestheyusetokeepviewersreturningdayaf-
terday.Perhapstheyincludegiveaways,funfacts,candidinter-
views,orlivestreamingsessions.Areanyofthesesomethingthat
youcandoonyourownchannel?
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Getthosecreativejuicesflowing!
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Tip#9:CreateAnInterestingThumbnail
Athumbnailisthepicturethatyouclickonwhenyouwantto
watchavideo.Itshouldclearlyindicatewhatthevideoisabout,
eventhoughyourtitleanddescriptionshouldalsoreflectthe
topicofyourvideocontent.
Oneoptionyouhaveistochooseafreeze-framefromthevideo
thatyou’veuploaded.
Forexample,ifyou’reabakingcompanywhoalsosellsproducts
tobakewith,youmightuploadavideoonhowtobakebrownies.
Youcanchooseafreeze-framefromthevideothatshowsyou
mixingthebatter.YouTubeautomaticallygeneratesafewthat
theythinkaregoodones,sothisisfairlyeasytodo.
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Butthemorepopularoptionistocreateacustomthumbnailand
thenuploadit,asyoucanincorporatesomethingthatmaynotbe
inthevideobutwillenticepeopletoclickonit.
Thisisassimpleastakingapictureandusingapictureediting
tool,suchasPhotoshop,orfreeonlineeditingtoolslike
https://www.Canva.com,tomakeitmoreappealingandrelatable
toyourvideo.
Forexample,abeautybrandmaywanttouseacustomthumbnail
thatfeaturestheproductsbeingusedinthevideohovering
aroundaperson’sface,usingarrowstopointwheretheproducts
willbeapplied.
Oryoucandoasplit-screencustomthumbnail.Inthecaseofthis
beautychannel,theycanuseabeforeandafterpictureofwhat
someonelookslikewithandwithoutmakeup,sidebyside.
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Besuretoplayaroundwithdifferentlooksbeforedecidingon
yourcustomthumbnail,andmakesurethatit’sinteresting
enoughthatevenyouwouldclickonit.
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Tip#10:BrandLogosandArt
Inadditiontoeverythingelse,it’simportanttohavebothaprofile
pictureandchannelartonyourYouTubechannelthataccurately
representsyourcompanyandreflectsyourbrandmessage.
Andifyourbusinesshasaccountsonothersocialmediaplat-
forms,thenyourbusinessprofilepictureandchannelartshould
bethesame.Again,it’sallaboutconsistency!
Yourprofilepictureandchannelartaretheveryfirstthingsthat
peoplewillseewhentheyvisityourchannel.Whetheryou’rea
one-personbusinessoracompanywiththousandsofemployees,
it’simportantforbrandrecognition.
Yourprofilepicture,forindividualbusinesses,canbeaprofes-
sionalpictureofyourself,amascotorotherimagethatworks
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withyourbrand.Simplyclickonthepicturewithinyourchannel
touploadandedit.
Yourchannelart,however,shouldbeabitmorebrand-specific.
Youmaywanttoconsiderhiringagraphicdesignertocreateyour
logoorchannelart.Orifyourbrandalreadyhasalogo,simplyup-
loadandcropaccordingly.
Keepinmindwhatcolorsyourbrandusesthemost,aswell.Then
tryandincorporatethesecolorsintoyourvideosasoftenaspos-
sible.Forexample,ifyourcompany’slogoiscobaltblue,then
havevideoswithasplashofthiscolorinit,oruseothergraphic
elementslikeavideobarorsubscribebuttonthatincludesthat
theme.
Whenvisitorsgotoyourchannelandseeyourcobaltbluelogo
abovethumbnailswithmatchingthumbnails,they’llstarttoasso-
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ciatethatcolorwithyourbrand.Ifyou’vespentsometimeana-
lyzingsuccessfulYouTubechannels,chancesareyou’venoticed
howcommonitisforallthumbnailstolooksimilarintermsof
colororfontstylesused.
Thishelpstobuildastrongvisualidentitythathelpsyouraccount
lookpolishedandprofessional,butalsohelpstoestablisha
theme.
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Tip#10:SignUpfor
G-Suite
YouTubeisownedbyGoogle,andsoyourchannelwillautomati-
callybelinkedwithaGmailaccount.Evenifyoualreadyhaveone,
it’sagoodideatocreateaseparateaccountjustforyourbusi-
ness.
LookintoinvestinginGSuiteinordertohaveprofessionalemail
[email protected],youremailwillsay
@yourcompanyname.com.It’sasmallstep,butithelpspromote
aprofessionalatmosphereforyourchannelandcompanyoverall.
KeepinmindthatthenameyouchooseforyournewGoogleac-
countshouldbethenameofyourbrand.
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Thenextfewstepsareself-explanatory,untilyougettowhereit
asksyoutosetupaYouTubebrandaccount.Thiswillallowyouto
designateeditingpositions.
JustheadonovertoYouTube,clickonyourprofileiconintheup-
perrighthandcorner,andscrolldownto“MyChannel.”Clickon
it,butavoidclickingon“CreateChannel.”
Thisiswhereyouwanttoclick“Useabusinessorothername,”
downatthebottom.Atthispointyoushouldbepromptedtoen-
teryourBrandAccountname.
YourBrandAccountnamecanalwaysbechangedinthefuture,
shouldyoudecidetodoso.Atthispointyouhavesuccessfullyset
upthefoundationforyourcompanychannel.
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FinalWords
Ihopethatthisspecialreporthasgivenyouthedirectionyou
needtostartbuildingyourveryownYouTubechannel.
Startoffbyresearchingyourmarket,spendsometimewatching
videosfromsuccessfulchannelsinyournicheandthendevelopa
contentplanandschedulethatyoucanstickto.
Onceyougetthehangofit,makeitapointtoregularlyupload
qualitycontentbasedonthescheduleyou’vechosen.Trynotto
changethis!Yoursubscriberswillrelyonitandbegintologonex-
pectingnewcontentonthosedays.
Giveviewersareasontosubscribetoyourchannelandkeepcom-
ingback,anddon’tforgettodirectlyaskforit!Acalltoaction
withineachvideoaswellaschanneldescriptionisimportant,but
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youshouldalwaysencouragethemtoalsoturnonnotificationsso
thatthey’realertedwheneveryouuploadfreshcontent.
Notificationscutsthroughthenoiseandhelpsyourchannelgain
tractionwithrepeatvisitsfromsubscribers.
Andremembertouploadindifferentvideoformatstokeepitin-
teresting,andkeeptheviewer'sattention.
Wewishyouthebestofluckincreatingaqualitychanneland
hopeyou’veenjoyedthisspecialreport!
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Resources HerearelinkstoafewresourcesthatIbelievewillhelpyou:
HowtoStartYourYouTubeChannel
>>https://adespresso.com/blog/youtube-marketing/
YouTubeMarketingTips:
>>https://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2018/09/20/youtube-
marketing
GrowingYourYouTubeChannel:
>>https://blog.hootsuite.com/youtube-marketing/
HubSpotTipsForYouTubeBeginners:
>>https://www.hubspot.com/youtube-marketing
YouTubeTipsFromAProfessional:
>>https://neilpatel.com/blog/youtube-marketing-guide/
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HowToMarketToYourAudience:
>>https://backlinko.com/youtube-marketing
ACheatSheetForYouTubeChannelMarketing:
>>https://buzzsumo.com/blog/youtube-for-popular-content-the-
complete-beginners-guide-to-youtube-market-
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