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Create a YouTube channel

YouTube Help · support.google.com Free Beginner

The official steps to create a channel from a Google account, with YouTube's own Creator Basics video on creating and customising it.

  • A Google account lets you watch; you need a channel to upload, comment or make playlists.
  • Pick a channel name you can live with for years; it is your brand.
  • Set the name and handle before your first upload.
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The question it answers

  1. How do I start a YouTube channel and make money from it?

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