Sup Steem punks and Steem princesses!

Today I want to help out those creators who have a desire to make a channel on a video platform!

I recently read that the number one idolized profession these days is to become a Youtuber. Not a rockstar...not a movie star.. Youtube takes over the desire of millions across the world. The popularity of Youtube branched a ton of success for similar video platforms like Twitch or D.tube , all specializing in some sort of video presentation. Starting a Youtube channel is not hard in a literal sense. The steps are as follows.

1. Create a Gmail account. Usually I would use the name that I plan to use on my Youtube account or something close to it. You will be required to input a little bit of information about yourself along with doing a couple of verification check, and you officially have a Gmail account ready with an email address.
2. Gmail is connected to Youtube so once you go to Youtube.com you will now have the option of signing in with your Gmail account and launching your very first Youtube channel.
   

   It is that simple.

D.tube is not much different from Youtube. You would create an account on Steemit.com and it will connect you to D.tube and give you an account as well. The hard part about this process is when it becomes creative.

Channel layout

It is quite important to think of a theme when it comes to your channel. If you plan to be professional about this you will need to deck out your profile and make it look nice. I like to start with a nice cover photo. This is the first thing people will see when they click your channel so It is important to pick a cool and catchy custom cover photo.
You can design your photos and thumbnails(we will talk about thumbnails later) very easily with the technology of the internet. www.canva.com is the site you can go to for all your design work. Go there to create your cover. Be sure to be creative and professional. If you want to take a shortcut you can head over to Fiverr.com and have someone design one for you. This along with customizing your profile will be important later, so be sure to learn it the best you can. Become familiar with all the functions of these sites. Professionals that are successful on these sites LEARN THE SITE.

To create a personal YouTube cover photo, you need to learn the YouTube cover photo size first. Generally speaking, YouTube recommended cover photo at 2560 x 1440 pixels. But YouTube will adjust the dimensions for different platforms. On mobile, for example, YouTube cover photo shows in 1546 x 423 pixels.

Content creation

This is the most tricky part for a lot of people. What do I make these videos about? The answer is simple. The videos are about you. The audience will be there to watch you. People watch Pewdiepie for his personality. His quality of content got better with time, but the audience was there because they liked his personality. Talk about the things that you love to talk about. Document your life as it is.. Even if you think it is "boring" or "uneventful" you need to learn how to create content and the basis of all successful Youtube channels is that they are based around the personality of the content creator. If you like movies, talk about movies .. review movies... make movie jokes. Coming up with ideas is challenging at times but when you think about the things that you love to do, it should come naturally. All you have to do is film from there.

Editing your video

A ton of people get stumped when it comes to editing their videos. We arent talking about crazy hard edits here. There are a variety of free software for your phone and computers to edit videos. This sort of thing should not be judged harshly. Famous Youtuber Casey Neistat was once using a 480p Low quality video camera to make videos that have tens of millions of views. He once said something that holds to be true,.... the quality of the video is less important than the quality of the content. So instead of focusing on fancy gear at first, forget about it and focus on putting out good content. If you cannot create good content without editing, you need to work on the content more. This is about the video and you....we want a good video about you. If its catchy enough we dont care if its recorded bad.

Uploading video

Youtube and D.tube make it pretty easy to upload videos. There is a button on the top right hand side of your screen for uploading.. You will be prompted to find your video on your computer... and Fill in a little information about the video. Be sure to use a catchy title that will help ecourage users to click... Another important aspect is the thumbnail of the video. You can also use canva.com for the creation of thumbnails . It comes in handy to try and entice viewer on these sites to click your video and bring in more fans. Be sure to add tags that have to do with the video. If its a toy unboxing , be sure to put things in relation to it in the tags section. This helps people find your video based on the subject matter in the video.. Once your video and thumbnail are uploaded you will be prompted to "publish" the video to the internet. This doesnt mean you cannot edit the descriptions , title, or thumbnail later. You can always go back.

You can make your own Youtube/D.tube channel with no problems within about an hours time. There is nothing stopping you from doing it but you. So get out there and make it happen. Huge thanks to @aoart and @roscoeh for letting me a part of an awesome contest that is going to help creative a positive impact for the world. I suggest you check out their contest HERE . I hope you guys go out and make some awesome videos! Feel free to link me to your Dtube or Youtube channels and I will certainly check out your content and let you know what I think! CHEERS!