Peggy K's Creator News

YouTube has a new feature that will help your fans find more of your channel's content to watch.  The For You section of your channel will recommend content to viewers based on their own preferences and viewing habits. This section displays in addition to playlists and content you are featuring.  The For You section will display starting November 20, 2023, and you can configure it now. Note: I first went through this tutorial in my weekly live stream on November 12 ( watch here ). If you want to get the tips and tutorials first thing, join me  live on Sundays on YouTube . Update March 2024: The "For You" is now a positionable shelf, also available on YouTube Studio mobile. Get a quick overview of how to configure "For You" in your YouTube channel settings: Watch the Short on YouTube. How to configure the For You section of your YouTube Channel 1. Sign in to YouTube Studio ( studio.youtube.com ) on the web 2. Click Customiza...

YouTube just announced several changes to the way links work (or not) on Shorts and YouTube channels. It's worth taking a few minutes to make sure the links you want to promote on your channel - for example your other social media profiles, personal website, newsletter or shop - are visible to viewers and fans.  Announcement: Some updates to links on YouTube Why the changes? YouTube says it's because of the proliferation of harmful links.  Since introducing Shorts two years ago, the volume and speed of content published on YouTube has increased in fun and exciting ways. At the same time, this speed and level of engagement has made it easier for spammers and scammers to share links in Shorts comments and Shorts descriptions that harm the community – for example, clickable links that drive users to malware, phishing, or scam-related content. What's changing:  Links on Shorts comments, descriptions, and the vertical liv...

Update: Starting in August 2021 all new Brand Accounts can only be used for YouTube and will have a (limited to YouTube) label. This change will not affect existing Brand Accounts.  Update: When consumer Google+ shuts down on April 2, 2019, all Google+ Pages will be deleted . This will not affect your YouTube channel or the underlying Brand Account.  If you use a brand name, business name, band name or any name other than your personal Google account name for YouTube or a Google+ Page, you likely have a Google Brand Account.  Some Google My Business Locations created before October 2017 may also have a Brand Account. You can manage your  Google Brand Accounts  in your Google Account Settings, independently from Google+, YouTube, and Google My Business. If you'd like to just dive in, open myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts to get started. Manage your Brand Account on the Details page Brand Account Owners and Managers will have slightly different opt...

Ever since  the new YouTube custom URLs  were introduced, YouTubers have wanted to also have the equivalent shorthand vanity URL - one without the /c/ in the middle.  Now channels with a new-style custom URL automatically have the equivalent shorthand URL. A shorthand vanity URL - one without a /user/ or /c/ - is useful to use to promote your channel. In the past, that short URL was most often based on the /user/ URL for the channel. Now that's changed. Shorthand URLs are  now based on the new /c/ custom URL , not the old /user/ URL. If your channel's old and new custom URLs are different, you should check to be sure the old shorthand URL still leads to your channel. Not sure if your channel has new-style custom URL set? Check your channel's Advanced Account Settings ( https://www.youtube.com/account_advanced ). Why does my old shorthand vanity URL now direct to the wrong YouTube channel?

Update April 2, 2019: with the shutdown of consumer Google+, Google+ custom URLs will no longer work. This will not affect YouTube custom URLs. Update  April 5, 2017: you can now remove Custom URLs, and add a new different Custom URL.  Learn how to change your Google+ Custom URL . Update December 16, 2016: YouTube Custom URLs are now independent of Google+ Custom URLs ( Official Announcement ) Go to  www.youtube.com/features  to see if your YouTube channel is eligible for a Custom URL. Learn how to add a Custom URL to your Google+ Profile or Page . Update 10/13/15: now only 100 subscribers are required for custom URL eligibility, rather than 500 subscribers.  Update 3/4/15: you can now check the custom URL set for your channel in your channel's Advanced Account Settings ( https://www.youtube.com/account_advanced ) Update 2/26/15: shorthand vanity URLs are now based on the new /c/ custom URL, rather than the old /user/ custom URL. More d...

What happened to my Settings, Playlists, Channel and Video Manager? Note: as of March 2019 this "old desktop experience" is still partially available , but is gradually being replaced by a newer layout. The account navigation links all still work.    Last week YouTube made a significant change to navigation. Clicking your channel avatar used to display an extensive menu at the top of the page, but now all you will find is more simplified menu that lets you select Creator Studio, settings or switch channel identities. Several options - such as your Video Manager - are now several clicks away. How to navigate YouTube New Navigation basics: selecting a channel identity, Creator Studio and settings Creator Studio: Video Manager, Comments, Analytics, channel settings and creator tools Your YouTube Account Settings My Channel - view and configure your channel layout View and manage Playlists, Likes, Watch Later list and History View and manage Subscriptions

F rom the YT TC Blog: External annotations to Blogspot blogs If your YouTube channel is linked to a Google+ Page, you may find it tricky to set up external annotations your Blogger blog or additional websites. In my experience, this isn't limited to just Blogger or blogspot blogs, it's an issue with associating any website with your YouTube channel after you've linked it to a Google+ Page. The trick is adding the special @pages.plusgoogle.com username for your Google+ Page as an owner of your blog in Webmaster tools. Once you've done that, your blog will automatically be associated with your Google+ Page-linked YouTube channel. See YouTube TC Andrew Bossom's post that shows you step-by-step how to associate your Google+ Page-linked YouTube channel with your Blogger blog . Related information: YouTube Help: Associated Website Annotations Webmaster Tools: Remove or Add Owner

Update January 2019: With the shutdown of consumer Google+ on April 2, 2019, all Google+ Pages will be deleted. Backup a copy of your Google+ Page data , including the cover art. Update August 2016: You can now find your Google+ images (and images uploaded via other Google products) in your Album Archive ( get.google.com/albumarchive ) Update 11/13/13: Google+ has updated the look of the Profile or Page cover image, so that now the entire image is displayed when you view a profile on a desktop computer. The article is in the process of being updated with new screenshots. When you link your YouTube channel to a Google+ Profile or Google+ Page, you may want to give your channel and Google+ presence a similar look. Just as you can use your YouTube channel icon as your Google+ profile photo , you can replace the default Google+ cover photo with your YouTube channel's banner image. What to consider: What are the Google+ cover photo requirements, and how do they compare t...

Update: consumer Google+ is shutting down April 2, 2019. This will not affect your YouTube channel. Update 2016: Your YouTube channel is now on a Brand Account or Google Account. Change your profile photo at aboutme.google.com If your channel is on a Brand Account, click the current profile photo at top right to switch to your Brand Account identity.  ---- Your YouTube channel icon is like a calling card. It not only appears on your channel, but when your subscribers are browsing your recent activity, next to your comments, when your channel is featured and so forth. Your channel icon represents you on YouTube. <- My awesome YouTube channel icon But now you've linked your channel to Google+ and suddenly your channel icon has been replaced by a generic blue image: Those are the default images for a Google+ Page or Google+ Profile. You can change that default icon to your own custom image. And if you know which box to tick during the Google+ linking process, you wo...