How to customize Youtube channel | Youtube Channel Setup

In this post, let’s see how to customize your youtube channel using YouTube’s new tool called “customization”. This tool is best for youtube channel setup. This Tool is fairly new, so not all channel can have access to this tool/option.

If you are one of those creators, who have no access to this tool? then you may need to wait

This option/tool will soon be released for all creators

What is this new YouTube Customization Tool?

Not so long ago, if you were to change your channel banner or channel icon.

we need to go to google plus page for our channel to change it.

Similarly, if we want to change the about section we should use customize channel option. Now you could do all these and much more using one tool and a single page.

How to Get to this Tool for your youtube channel setup

1. Open your youtube studio dashboard
2. Click on “Customization” in the sidebar

How to customize your youtube channel

In this new tool there are 3 tabs (as shown in Below image)

1. Layout
2. Branding
3. Basic info

Here is the overview of these 3 tabs

Layout:

In this tab we could set 2 sections video spotlight and featured sections.

• In video spotlight, we have a chance to attract potential subscribers using a channel trailer (For non subscribed Viewers).
• Featured video for returning customers.

This featured video could be your latest uploaded video or a custom video specially geared towards subscribers.

Branding:

In branding, we have option to change our channel icon/profile picture. Banner image and video watermark.

Obviously every video has our channel profile picture right underneath it. where ever it is displayed,

so logically it is best to use logo for business channels or if it is personal channel geared towards personal branding then one could use their headshots as profile picture.

you need something to represent your business or personal brand on your channel page, a banner image is the best for this job.

See how to create a banner image for your channel art (coming soon)

Last is Video watermark, This is an important element in bringing you subscribers. I created a separate post on how to get youtube branding watermark on your videos.

Basic info:

In this part we get to change our channel description that appears on our about page of our channel. You can see it here youtube.com/c/venkatakarthk/about. Not just that we could also update links and number of links that appear on our banner on our channel page. We could even give your email address as your contact info so anyone could reach out at that email.

Conclusion

This is how you could customize your channel page using the youtube new tool customization and get more subscribers to your channel.

Be sure to check out other posts

• How to add chapters to your youtube videos.
• Add branding to your youtube channel.
• How to get dark mode on your YouTube app.
• How to get Dark mode on your YouTube studio app or on Desktop.