How to Become a YouTuber: A Beginner’s Guide
So you want to become a successful youtuber for making money and become famous ? Now days there are lot of people want to become a youtuber but they can not not because they have not that much of patience level . When you start a channel with zero subs then basically you need 2 thing first - 1. patience level and 2nd - hard work . now there are steps by steps tips to become a youtuber -
1. Find your category
Firstly you have to decide category of your channel . you can choose any category like - gaming , tech , unboxing , vlog , cooking , teaching and many more according to your skills , interest and your knowledge .
If you are creating channel for making only for engagement then you can create a gaming channel , vlogging and comedy channel but these channels are less profitable as compare to tech , business , crypto and finance category channels .
2. Create your channel
Once you pick up your channel category then its time to create your channel . Creating a channel is super easy 1stly create your new google account or use any old account to sign up on youtube or youtube studio website - studio.youtube.com and customize your channel
here are few points -
- Channel Name: your channel name should be according to your category of channel and should be unique .
- Channel logo: Logo of channel plays a very important role in the channel to attract people towards your channel , so you have to make an attractive and unique logo according to your category . you can use canva.com to create your logo if you don't have editing skills.
- About Section: In about section you have to tell your whole channel summary in short and one more important thing - your mail address because if you will not provide your mail address then brands and companies will not be able to contact with you for collab and sponsorship .
3. Invest in Basic Equipment
In beginning you are doing youtube with zero profit then you have not to spend so much on equipments , but some basic equipment are important and suggested
- Camera: you can use your phone's camera at all .
- Microphone: you can buy any affordable mic which is around $20 or you can still use your phone microphone for recording .
- Editing Software: if you don’t have any pc then you can download cap cut or vn apps in your phone because they are free and easy to use .
4. Create Quality Content
Quality is key on YouTube. you not need best camera and mic but you have to make good quality of content , make sure your content is engaging , entertaining and providing best information
- Engagement: Always ask your audience to like the video , comment below and subscribe you for better engagement .
- Consistency: Try to maintain consistency on channel , it may be per day or per week or month . you can also maintain it according to your audience requirements .
5. Optimize your videos for Search
For getting view on your videos you have to optimize your videos titles according to seo or youtube search engine , so you have to make your title searchable , easy to understand , short and good in looking , and you have to add some keywords and hashtags in your description box .
6. Promote Your Channel
Once you create your video and upload it then start promoting them -
- Social Media: Share the link of your videos on facebook , instagram , twitter to get some views from there .
- Collaborate: Collaborate with other youtuber of same category , you can cross promote your channel also .
7. Monetize Your Channel
Once you are getting views , likes on your videos then you can start earning through your channel , some ways to earn -
- Ad Revenue: You can monetize your channel through google adsense after achieving 1k subscribers and 4k hour watch time in last 1 year, which is not that much hard if you will work hard .
- Sponsored Content: This is the best way to earn on youtube , here you just have to sponsor or review their service or product and they will pay for this .
8. Learn & Grow
To grow your channel you have to be updated in your category community and have to follow trending things to keep your channel growing because youtube journey is a process of learning and progress .
Conclusion -
Becoming a youtuber is not a story of one night . but if you will work hard and follow your passion then one day you will also become a big and famous youtuber . so for what you are waiting for open your yt channel and show your skills and knowledge .