Helping you achieve better YouTube results

How To Verify Your YouTube Account & 6 Reasons You Should

February 25, 2015 By Tom Martin

This is part 7 of my How To Start A YouTube Channel Series.

Many people think you need to be a monetized YouTube Partner to get use of the best features of YouTube such as Live events, uploading longer videos or using external annotations.

This simply isn’t true.

And for those that wish to have a YouTube channel but not monetize, getting your YouTube account verified is the simple step you need to take to activate many of the most useful YouTube features.

Check out the short video below (or watch it on the official FAQ Tube channel) to see just how simple it is to verify your YouTube channel and then check below for the features this will unlock

6 Features You Unlock When You Verify Your YouTube Account

Custom Thumbnails

An optimized thumbnail is going to turn a browser into a viewer but with only the auto-generated options from YouTube this is impossible. Once this is enabled you should be customizing every single one of your thumbnails.

Grow Your YouTube Channel’s Authority with Featured Channels

February 5, 2015 By Tom Martin

This is part 6 of my How To Start A YouTube Channel Series.

This is one of the last steps to optimize the look and feel of your YouTube Channel. It’s also one of the simplest steps to implement.

It’s also easy to overlook but implementing this simple technique can have massive reputational benefits for your channel.

Before I dive a bit deeper into these benefits and my recommendations for using Featured Channels here’s a quick video (or watch it on the official FAQ Tube channel) to show you how to actually add them to your channels.

5 tips to get the most from YouTube’s Featured Channels

Feature Your 'Competition'

The whole point of featuring other channels is so that viewers make a mental association between your channel and the featured channels.

How To Optimize Your YouTube Videos For Mobile Views

January 22, 2015 By Tom Martin

Recently YouTube announced that 50% of views across the platform are coming from mobile devices. That’s a whopping 25% increase since they last updated the statistic less than two years ago. Have you seen this trend in your analytics? You can check by clicking Creator Studio >Analytics > Devices . Even if it’s not your reality […]

Add & Optimize Custom Links to your YouTube Channel

January 16, 2015 By Tom Martin

This is part 5 of my How To Start A YouTube Channel Series. So you’ve optimized your channel description, now it’s time to add those all important custom links to your social media accounts and websites you own. I’m going to outline 5 top tips for adding custom links (and tell you why they’re so […]

Optimize Your YouTube Channel Description for Better Search Rankings

December 10, 2014 By Tom Martin

This is part 4 of my How To Start A YouTube Channel Series. There are only a couple of places where you can have a direct influence over the SEO of your entire channel and your channel description is one of the most important. If you can optimize this section of your channel you can […]

How To Add A YouTube Channel Icon (avatar) and YouTube Icon Size & Specs

December 3, 2014 By Tom Martin

This is part 3 of my How To Start A YouTube Channel Series. So you have your channel art in place now it’s time to add your avatar or as some call it, a YouTube Icon. Your Avatar is important (even more so than your channel art) as it can be seen in more places […]

How To Add A YouTube Banner (Channel Art) 2014

November 28, 2014 By Tom Martin

This is part two of my How To Start A YouTube Channel Series. So you have your channel set up and named now it’s time to pimp it up a little with some channel art or as some people like to call it a YouTube Banner. Branding is important and makes up a big part […]

How To Make A YouTube Account & Set Channel Name 2014

November 19, 2014 By Tom Martin

If you’re thinking of starting a YouTube channel or just want an account so you can leave comments and create playlists etc. then this is the guide for you. In less than three minutes you’ll learn how to set up a new YouTube account and choose your channel name. This is part one of my series How To […]