How to create a YouTube channel?

YouTube is a popular online platform at the present time.

This is a platform for entertainment and learning and also for earning good money.

Some of you have queries about the process of making a YouTube channel.

I will try to clear your doubts. So, if you are thinking of opening a YouTube channel, this article is for you.

How Much Money do you need to start a YouTube Channel?

Many people want to make a career on YouTube.

They have the potential to create valuable content, but they are afraid or confused whether they need to pay anything for creating YouTube channel.

If you are confusing about this matter, I suggest you that there is nothing for fearing because it is completely free to create a YouTube channel.

Normally, for opening any business we have to invest, but for opening a YouTube channel you don’t have to pay.

If you want to grow up your channel, enrich your videos then you need to buy some devices like camera, editing software, microphone, tripod etc.

These are the places of investment.

This investment is completely depending on you.

If you want to create a very simple, casual video where picture quality is not more important, you don’t need to pay a high amount of money for the camera.

You may need to pay more for animation based video due to editing software.

There are many free editing software is available in online market. But maximum, their watermark will be showed on your videos. For removing the watermark from video, you need to pay.

Some examples of popular editing software, camera, and microphone are given here.

Software

PowerDirector, Apple iMovie, Adobe Premiere Pro, VideoPad, Corel, CyberLink, Instasize, Adobe Premiere Rush, Movavi, Video Editor, Adobe Premiere Elements.

Camera

Canon EOS 70D, Canon EOS M50, Canon PowerShot G7X MarkII, Go Pro, Canon EOS 90D, Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100, Nikon Z30.

Microphone

Video quality also depends on sounds qualities. So sounds qualities need to be better and for this, microphone is a necessary device.

Some examples are- Shure SM7B, Blue Yeti X, Rode NT-USB, Samson Go Mic etc.

How to get your first views on YouTube?

Only creating a channel is not enough; channel and video need views. To get your first views, you need to complete some steps. Let’s take a look at some of the things you need to get in order to start getting views on YouTube-

Make an idea what the audience want

Try to understand the interests of your audiences. Read the comments of audiences and try to understand what they want. Make more videos according to the interests of your viewers.

Asking viewers to subscribe

Ask your viewers to subscribe your channel and also say to turn on the notification bell.

Create playlist

If you want to create many videos on same topic, make a playlist and add them.

Thumbnail

Thumbnail is a key for increasing the viewers of a video.

A effective image is most important for enrichment of video. Create a attractive and effective thumbnail which will increase your audience.

Create a trailer video

Create a short video as a trailer.

This trailer video helps to give an idea to audience about your channel. Viewers will get ideas of:

What kind of content you create

What are the learning things?

Continuous posts

Don’t stop creating videos. Create videos regularly to keep your engagement high and keep people coming back to your channel.

Know what’s the hot topic

Always keep up to date with current topics and the virals happening on the social medias.

Invite guests vloggers:

Invite other vloggers in your channel. It will help to promote your channel and increase your channel viewers.

Share your videos on another platform

Do share your channel link; share your videos in other social media platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter etc. It will help to enlarge your audience.