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How to Accept the YouTube Invitation on Mobile Devices
Go to Google Chrome for mobile and head over to your settings top right then scroll down to "Request Desktop Site" This will allow you to accept the invitation if you do not have access to a PC. Log into to your YouTube channel and go to your ...
How can I apply to create my own MCN on YouTube?
Applying to create an MCN requires several steps, time and a considerable amount of work. Because there isn’t much information available on this topic, we will give you a few guidelines. What is an MCN? An MCN is a Multi Channel Network, and on ...
Super Chat for YouTube Live Streams
As Live streams become more and more popular, it becomes more difficult to share a message and get noticed in a chat with hundreds or thousands of users. To give anyone a chance to stand out from the crowd, YouTube introduced Super Chat. Watch ...
YouTube Advertiser-friendly guidelines - News and updates
If you are a creator, you have already been used to the frequent updates in YouTube policies, especially the one about Advertiser-friendly content. Below you will find the latest updates. Please make sure to read as this can help you avoid any issues ...
How do I get YouTube's Play Button Award?
To celebrate your achievements YouTube created the YouTube Creator Awards. This award, in form of a Play Button, is given to those who reach a certain number of subscribers. There are three tiers: 100,000 Subscribers - Silver Play Button 1,000.000 ...
How does YouTube ad system work?
The YouTube ad system is managed by a complex algorithm that is updated and improved periodically to provide the best possible service both to the creators and the advertisers. Essentially, what it does is display the right ad, to the right viewer at ...
YouTube announces 4 additional steps against terrorism
YouTube and Google have announced 4 additional steps to fight terrorism. Increased use of machine learning technology Devote more engineering resources to apply our most advanced machine learning research to train new “content classifiers” to help ...
YouTube improves unlink process for MCN affiliate channels
YouTube has made it easy for creators to request unlink from their MCN (Multi Channel Network). If you are partnered with an MCN and you want your channel to be unlink, here's what you should know: This feature is only available to affiliate ...
YouTube is shutting down paid content
Following the announcement of YouTube Memberships, YouTube announced that creators will no longer be able to create new paid content on YouTube, starting on September 19, 2017 and that the service will be discontinued on December 1, 2017. YouTube's ...
YouTube known issues and how to report a problem to YouTube
YouTube is always looking for ways to identify and solve issues, and the help of the community in reporting those issues is greatly appreciated. You can check what issues have already been identified that YouTube is looking into by going to this ...
YouTube is removing monetization for channels with less than 10,000 lifetime views
Update: For the updated YouTube requirements for monetization, please click here. ----------------------------------------- Since April 2017, YouTube introduced an additional requirement for channels to have their monetization active. Channels would ...
YouTube Creators Site and new Master Class series are now available
YouTube has revamped the Creator's Hub and renamed it "YouTube Creators Site". With the changes made, YouTube aims to centralize their information for the YouTube creators. Key features: Centralized information - Learn all about the latest news, ...
YouTube’s On The Rise Creators and Artists
In 2017, YouTube started “On The Rise” to highlight up-and-coming creators and artists. More and more great videos are being uploaded daily and channels (only from selected countries for now) with 1,000 subscribers or more gets a chance to be ...
Community tab for YouTube channels
During the initial stage, this feature was only available for beta testers, but YouTube is slowly making it available to more and more creators. Community is available in the main channel page and the goal is to continue to expand the concept of ...
YouTube taking tougher approach to protect families
YouTube released an update regarding the steps they are taking to protect families both on YouTube and YouTube Kids. Below are 5 ways YouTube is doing this, that represent a more tough approach in the application of their policies: Tougher ...
YouTube announces Reels, a spin on the Stories format
YouTube announced Reels. This feature is YouTube’s spin on the popular “stories” format, which is already used in Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, and other platforms. However, unlike the others, creators will be able to make multiple Reels and they ...
YouTube Partner Program - Requirements for monetization
In a blog post made on January 16, 2018, YouTube shared the updated eligibility requirements for monetization. For a channel to be eligible for monetization, it will have to meet the following requirements: Have at least 1,000 subscribers Have at ...
YouTube introduces Official Artist Channels
YouTube introduced the Official Artist Channels for Artists and music fans. This feature allows for Artists to combine several channels under one official channel that has all their content and all their subscribers from the various channels, making ...
Why is my subscriber count dropping?
When someone subscribes to your channel, it should be because they have a real interest in your content and will be watching it and supporting you. To make it fair for everyone and keep this subscriber count meaningful, YouTube verifies the ...
YouTube discusses creators influence, responsibilities and penalties
In a recent post made in the their blog, YouTube addressed the creators as influencers, their responsibilities, and added additional steps to prevent them from harming the YouTube community, the viewers and the advertisers with their content. YouTube ...
YouTube updates Live Steaming features
In a recent post, YouTube announced a few updates to its Live Streaming service. This update includes the Live Chat replays, automatic English live captions, geotagging, and the option to use IFTTT (If This, Then That). With the Live Chat replays, ...
YouTube updates YouTube Studio and includes new metrics
YouTube rolled out an update for the YouTube Studio aimed at giving creators information that can help them grow on YouTube. YouTube introduced 3 new metrics in YouTube Analytics: Impressions - Counts views of your video thumbnails. Only counts on ...
YouTube updates policies on content related to firearms
YouTube announced today an update on content featuring firearms. With this update, YouTube now prohibits certain types of content, which include videos that: Intend to sell firearms or specific accessories, such as the ones that enable a firearm to ...
YouTube unifies subscriptions on YouTube and YouTube Gaming
Continuing the unification process across some of YouTube's services and products, YouTube has started combining the YouTube Gaming subscriptions with the regular YouTube channel subscriptions, making it easier to find and watch gaming channels, no ...
YouTube has made it easy to go live
To make it easier for creators to go live, YouTube has removed some steps from the process. Now, if you are using a computer, to initiate a live stream is as easy as going to youtube.com/webcam and click on "Go live". It's that simple, no additional ...
What is YouTube Music?
YouTube Music is a music streaming service made available by YouTube on May 22, 2018, that includes thousands of playlists and artist radio, remixes, live performances, covers, music videos, and the official versions of millions of songs, arranged in ...
How does the YouTube Trending tab work?
If your curious about your chances of getting your videos in the Trending tab for additional exposure, below you will find some of the information that YouTube considers to make up the list of videos on display. When is the list updated? The list is ...
What are YouTube Premieres?
One of the most successful monetization options on YouTube for creators is the Super Chat, which allow creators to receive donations from their fans during a live stream event. Following on those steps, YouTube introduced Premieres, which allow ...
What is YouTube's Copyright Match tool?
What is YouTube's Copyright Match tool? It's a new way to find re-uploads of your content on YouTube. What are the requirements to use this tool? Current requirements for channels are: Have over 100,000 subscribers. Be a part of the YouTube Partner ...
Non-Skippable Ads rolling out to all creators in the YouTube Partner Program
Non-skippable ads have been available for a select group of creators for some time, but now, YouTube is rolling out these ads to all YouTube creators under the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). As advertisers generally pay more for these types of ads, ...
YouTube is investing in educational creators
YouTube is investing in creators who produce educational content, giving them access to resources and tools, through the recently created YouTube Learning initiative. YouTube has made it clear that they are not just investing in channels with ...
#SaveYourInternet - YouTube asks creators to speak up
In its latest update, titled "A Final Update on Our Priorities for 2018", YouTube is asking for creators to speak up and share their opinion about the copyright directive that will affect the livelihood and ability or creators to share their voice ...
Video Credits discontinued by YouTube
YouTube has announced that the feature that allowed creators to add credits to your videos is being discontinued on January 31, 2019. As for November 26, 2018, creators are no longer able to create or edit video credits, however, credits in existing ...
Top creators speak out about the decrease in YouTube revenue
Since an article posted by the The Times, in February 2017, about YouTube running ads against content that promotes hate speech and terrorism activities, which lead to many of the biggest brands to remove their ads from the platform, YouTube revenue ...
YouTube deal with ASCAP will result in more audio claims
As reported by Billboard, YouTube made a deal with ASCAP to help publishers and songwriters collect royalties for their work. With ASCAP database of 10.5 million musical works, a rise in content ID claims is expected, so make sure that you are using ...
YouTube updates Analytics Subscriber report
YouTube has updated the Analytics Subscriber report to make it easier for creators to understand where their subscribers come from. To do that, YouTube has added more categories in the report, that are available starting September 18, 2017, and ...