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YouTube Channel Setup Guide — Step-by-Step Guide & Transcript

How to Create a YouTube Channel in 2026: Step-by-Step Guide

0h 16m video Published Apr 11, 2026 Transcribed Aug 18, 2026 YT UNLOCKED YT UNLOCKED
Beginner 8 min read For: Aspiring YouTube creators with no prior experience who want to start a channel and monetize it.
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"The title promises a guide to creating a YouTube channel, and the video delivers exactly that with detailed steps, but it's padded with self-promotion and repetitive explanations."

AI Summary

This video is a step-by-step tutorial on creating a new YouTube channel from scratch and optimizing its settings to maximize monetization potential and avoid common pitfalls. The creator demonstrates the process using a mobile app and desktop site, covering everything from account creation to advanced settings, and provides a 4-day plan for setting up the channel correctly.

[00:02]
Proof of YouTube Earnings

The creator shows a YouTube video with 19 lakh views that earned ₹1,27,000, demonstrating the potential of a single video to generate income.

[00:56]
Creating a YouTube Channel

Step-by-step process: open YouTube app, click on the 'U' icon, go to Accounts, click plus icon, create account for personal use, enter name, date of birth, email, password, and agree to privacy terms.

[02:31]
Importance of Channel Settings

Without proper settings, a YouTube channel is useless and will get zero views and impressions. Settings are crucial for discovery and monetization.

[03:11]
Channel Handle and Name

Choose a handle that reflects your niche (e.g., add 'vlogs' for vlog channels). If unavailable, add 'YT' or 'DASH' to make it unique.

[05:09]
YouTube Studio Settings

Access YouTube Studio via desktop site. Settings include channel details, country of residence (choose your actual country for monetization), and keywords relevant to your channel's niche.

[07:25]
Made for Kids Setting

Select 'No' for 'Made for Kids' to avoid disabling comments, notifications, and personalized ads. This is a common mistake that limits channel features.

[07:52]
Channel Insights and Brand Reach

Turning on 'Channel Insights' increases the chance (60-70%) that brands will reach out for promotions, which is beneficial for monetization.

[09:11]
Video Quality and AI Training

Enable 'Let viewers hype my content' for video quality enhancement, but turn off 'Third-party training' to prevent your videos from being used to train AI models.

[10:15]
Advanced Features and Verification

Advanced features require video verification or a valid ID. Do this carefully to avoid delays. The option activates after 1 month if done correctly.

[11:18]
Upload Defaults and Categories

Set upload defaults to 'unlisted', avoid tags, choose 'Standard YouTube License', enable automatic chapters, and select the appropriate category (e.g., 'People and Blogs' if unsure).

[12:53]
Creator Demographics Survey

Complete the creator demographics survey to help YouTube understand your channel. Answer basic questions about team size, language, and content type.

[13:51]
Channel Customization

Customize your channel with a banner, profile picture, channel name, description, and links to social media. Enable the 'Home' tab for viewers.

[14:29]
4-Day Setup Plan

Day 1: Create the channel. Day 2: Do settings on desktop. Day 3: Verify mobile number (intermediate features). Day 4: Complete advanced features (ID verification).

[15:11]
Pre-Upload Activity

For 4-5 days, watch videos (long and short) on the same email ID, like, and comment to build activity. Do not upload any videos during this period.

By following this comprehensive guide, you can create a YouTube channel with optimized settings that are primed for monetization and growth. The key is to follow the step-by-step process and avoid common mistakes like enabling 'Made for Kids' or rushing through verification.

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Tutorial Checklist

1 00:56 Open the YouTube app and click on the 'U' icon.
2 01:08 Click on 'Accounts' and then the plus icon to create a new account.
3 01:20 Select 'Create Account for my personal use'.
4 01:33 Enter your name, date of birth, and email address.
5 02:04 Create a strong password and click next.
6 02:18 Agree to privacy terms and create the email ID.
7 02:44 Click on 'U' and then 'Create a Channel'.
8 02:56 Add a profile picture (use your photo or generate one with ChatGPT).
9 03:11 Set a channel handle that includes your niche (e.g., 'Ankit Yadav Vlogs YT').
10 03:50 Click 'Create Channel' to finalize.
11 04:29 Open YouTube on a desktop browser and sign in.
12 04:41 Click on the three dots and select 'Desktop site'.
13 04:56 Click on 'Customize Channel' or 'YouTube Studio'.
14 05:21 In YouTube Studio, go to Settings and set your channel details (country, keywords).
15 07:25 In Advanced Settings, select 'No' for 'Made for Kids'.
16 07:52 Turn on 'Channel Insights' for brand reach.
17 09:11 Enable 'Let viewers hype my content' and turn off 'Third-party training'.
18 09:50 Verify your mobile number for Intermediate Features.
19 10:54 Complete Advanced Features via video verification or valid ID.
20 11:18 Set upload defaults: unlisted, no tags, standard license, automatic chapters.
21 11:45 Choose a category (e.g., 'People and Blogs' if unsure).
22 12:53 Complete the creator demographics survey.
23 13:51 Customize channel: banner, description, links, and enable Home tab.
24 14:29 Follow the 4-day plan: Day 1 create, Day 2 settings, Day 3 verify mobile, Day 4 verify ID.
25 15:11 Watch videos on the same email ID for 4-5 days before uploading.

Study Flashcards (7)

What is the first step to create a new YouTube channel?

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Open the YouTube app, click on the 'U' icon, then go to Accounts and click the plus icon.

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What should you select for 'Made for Kids' to avoid disabling comments and ads?

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Select 'No'.

07:25

What is the benefit of turning on 'Channel Insights'?

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It increases the chance (60-70%) that brands will reach out for promotions.

07:52

Why should you turn off 'Third-party training'?

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To prevent your YouTube videos from being used to train AI models.

09:24

What is the recommended category if you are unsure about your video type?

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People and Blogs.

11:45

What is the 4-day plan for setting up a new YouTube channel?

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Day 1: Create the channel. Day 2: Do settings on desktop. Day 3: Verify mobile number. Day 4: Complete advanced features (ID verification).

14:29

What should you do for 4-5 days before uploading your first video?

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Watch videos (long and short) on the same email ID, like, and comment to build activity.

15:11

💡 Key Takeaways

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Real Earnings Proof

Provides concrete evidence of YouTube's earning potential, motivating viewers to follow the tutorial.

00:02
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Settings Are Crucial

Emphasizes that without proper settings, a channel gets zero views, highlighting the importance of the tutorial.

02:31
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Avoid 'Made for Kids' Mistake

Warns against a common error that disables comments and ads, potentially harming monetization.

07:25
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Protect Your Content from AI Training

Advises turning off third-party training to prevent AI models from using your videos, a relevant concern for creators.

09:24
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Structured 4-Day Plan

Provides a clear, actionable timeline for setting up a channel, reducing overwhelm and ensuring thoroughness.

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[00:02] channel. Friends, you can see the power of YouTube here. Here is a YouTube video which was just 12 minutes long and it took me 1 hour to make this video and you can see its revenue. Look here, this YouTube video has got 19 lakh views.

[00:16] 18,000 subscribers have been gained. If I show you the revenue of this YouTube video then I will refresh you here and show you live proof of how much money you can earn from a YouTube video. Here you can see this is our

[00:29] are 19 lakh views and you can see the earnings here. This one YouTube video earned ₹1,27,000 and the views on this YouTube video are still coming. They are coming and going. Meaning, make a video once and you will keep getting money continuously and in today's

[00:44] video I will explain to you all the settings of how a YouTube channel is created so that you can monetize a new YouTube channel very quickly. Very soon you will start earning. So first of all you have to open your YouTube app.

[00:56] Like we have this YouTube app open here. So what do we do? In your YouTube app, you will see a 'U' option on the right side. You have to click on that U option. After that you will see the name of your YouTube channel.

[01:08] You will see an Accounts option at the top. You have to click on Accounts and you will see a plus icon there. There you have to click on the plus icon. As soon as you click on the plus icon , it will appear that now you

[01:20] YouTube channel from scratch click on Create Account for my personal use. After that you have to enter your name. Like we have put this Ankit Yadav here.

[01:33] After that you have to do next. After that you have to enter your date of birth here. Like we have entered 1996 here, mail here and you have to click next. After that you have to choose your email

[01:50] address which you want to create. Like here we will not. And here you have to write three. Meaning, whatever email address you enter, you have to enter it here and then click next. After that you have to

[02:04] create a strong password. So we can create any password here. Now we have added the password here. After that we will do next. After clicking next, it will created this email ID. After that you have to do next. Privacy options will appear.

[02:18] You have to go down through all those options and click on I Agree. After clicking on I Agree, we now have an email ID created. Now we have to create a YouTube channel from it. That is very simple. It will be very easy for you to create a YouTube channel.

[02:31] But whatever settings you have to do, you have to understand carefully what are the settings of YouTube channel. YouTube channel is absolutely useless. You will get exactly zero views. YouTube will not send any impressions. We're back on YouTube. As soon as our email

[02:44] ID has been created. After that you have to click on U and there you will see a Create a Channel option below your name. As soon as you click on it, you will get the option to add a profile picture. So you

[02:56] can also add your own photo or you can go to Chat GPT and write your name and So a DP will be created for your YouTube channel. After that, you can change the name here. Like we have saved it here. After that,

[03:11] one thing must be kept in mind in the handle of our channel, if you want to grow your YouTube channel, then if you want to grow your YouTube channel, then assume that you want to create a mini vlogs, then you have to

[03:25] write vlogs at the end of your name. So as we wrote here Ankit Yadav Vogues, it is not available, then you can also write DASH or YT here. Like we wrote Ankit Yadav Vogues YT then we got it. After that you have to save it and you will

[03:38] see a profile picture option, so I will turn on a camera here and we will click our own photo here.

[03:50] So we will save it as a picture. So our photo will be placed on our profile. After that we will click on Create Channel here. So now as soon as we click on Create Channel, our YouTube channel is ready.

[04:03] But now we have to do some settings. Due to which the discovery of our YouTube channel will increase, so that whenever we upload the first video on our YouTube channel, can see that right now nothing special is visible on our channel. The create

[04:16] you can start uploading your YouTube videos. But what do you have to do now? Is.

[04:29] and our YouTube gets opened. Now look here, you will see a sign in option in the corner on the side.

[04:41] click on the three dots on the right side and you will whatever website you use, it will open in the desktop site. Friends, in Chrome browser, after that

[04:56] you will see your YouTube channel like this. what you do now? Here you will see an option Customize Channel or Manage Videos or you can also click on YouTube Studio here. As soon as you click on YouTube Studio,

[05:09] As soon as you click on YouTube Studio, videos will be shown. Like look here, all our YouTube videos are monetized. We are also uploading videos regularly. So what do you do? Below this, you

[05:21] So what do you do? Below this, you After that, all the settings start step by step. Brother, please do IAR here in your currency. Whether you make it USD or dollar.

[05:34] This won't make any difference. Nothing will happen. So this setting is not necessary. After that let's move on to the second thing here on the channel. Here on the channel you will see your country of residence, what is your country here? This is India. Many people

[05:48] say that if you want to target the USA audience, then you have to choose USA in this option. But no, you don't have to do this. You have to But no, you don't have to do this. You have to

[06:02] videos for. But here you have to choose the country in which you are. Because when you go to apply for monetization, when you go to apply for monetization,

[06:16] which you will not have. So this is one thing you can do. If you want to enter USA here also. If you have videos for USA then you can make it USA here. But when you go to apply for monetization, then apply only after choosing India here.

[06:30] After that here come the keywords of your channel that what your YouTube channel is about. Like our YouTube channel is about YouTube growth, about monetization, about viral videos,

[06:43] keywords here, whatever topic your YouTube channel is about. For example, if your videos are about vlog, then you have to write vlog here. VLOG. As soon as you add a comma, a separate tag will be created.

[06:58] After that you have to write mini vlogs. Write a minivogue. After that, if you upload your videos around motivation, then After that you do not have to do much here because there is not much in this option.

[07:11] After that let us go to advanced settings. So what happens above Advanced Settings? It's about the audience. First of all, if your YouTube videos are for children then you have to click yes here. Otherwise you have to select above no. If you

[07:25] accidentally said yes. Many people say that the comment option is not available on our YouTube videos. come because you have said yes to Made for Kids here. So you do n't have to say yes here. Here it is clearly visible that there are ads which will

[07:39] not be personalized. All comments, notifications and stories will be disabled. So, you have to select No Pay here. After that an option has come, Channel Inside Sharing. So here we have it turned on. Let me explain for you

[07:52] why this needs to be turned on. Look, using this data, any brand that wants to reach out to you, any brand that wants to reach out to you, wants to give you a promotion, that you promote their product. So here, when

[08:05] you keep Channel Insights on, YouTube is saying that there is a 60 to 70% chance that brands will be able to reach you if you choose this option. For now you can turn it off but it would be better if you turn it on. Right now

[08:19] these brands have not been shown much in India. After that, an option appears below. If you want to run any ad, we have unlinked it here. After that automatically lake link accounts use this channel. So look here, only this option has to be kept closed.

[08:33] In Automatic Chapters, you have to click on this option here. Don't show potential in appropriate words. After that what do you have to do in automatic dubbing? what do you have to do in automatic dubbing? Allows automatic dubbing. And after that, the

[08:45] option of manual review is coming here. If you are new then what you have to do is click on Review Dubs, this manual Review Dubs before Publish, and then click on Review Dubs in Experimental Languages ​​Only. You can also turn it off

[08:58] and if you want to turn it on then just choose this option. Review dubs in experimental languages ​​only. After that you have to turn on automatic product tagging here. After that you have to turn on automatic product tagging here.

[09:11] so that people can cut clips from your YouTube videos and upload them here and there. After that we have chosen both the options of video quality enhancement. This is a very important option which is hyped. Let viewers hype my content.

[09:24] This has to be kept ticking. After that, keep third party training off for now. Even if this is on by mistake, turn it off so that your YouTube videos are not used to train AI models. What do we have to do after that? Have to

[09:37] go to features eligibility. This option will appear enabled for you. When you look at your new ID, you will see this option enabled. After that you will see this option disabled. Ok? Intermediate Features What do you have to do with it? You have to

[09:50] add your mobile number here. You can use one mobile number on two YouTube channels. So you do the same for your friend. This mobile number has no relation with your payment or your channel. So you

[10:02] simply enter any mobile number on which two YouTube channels are attached for one year and verify it. Just want to see YouTube that you have a mobile network brother. You can verify your mobile number directly from the country where you live.

[10:15] After that, the third option will come of advanced features, I am going to give you important information about this that what many people do is they use all these options together in a hurry, they create the channel today and turn on all the options today itself, this also causes a lot of loss,

[10:29] so in the end I will tell you those tips that when should you turn on all these options that when should you turn on all these options these things, on the second day you have to do these things. Once you understand all the settings

[10:41] then we will talk about that thing also. See which option you have to choose for advanced features. built it here from pay channel history. You have to do it through video verification or with a valid ID. If this goes wrong then brother, everything gets delayed by one month.

[10:54] The option will be activated after 1 month. So do this very carefully. Video Verification or Valid ID: If you are entering ID, then your photo in the ID should be absolutely clear. And if you are doing video verification then brother, do all these things only in the best light.

[11:06] brother, do all these things only in the best light. click on the save option. What comes to us after that? Upload default comes that whatever are your YouTube videos, which ones do you get while uploading them? So,

[11:18] kept unlisted. Don't add anything in the tags brother. When you go to Advanced Settings, you will see Standard YouTube License and Automatic Chapters so that the summary of your YouTube videos will appear below the YouTube videos. After that

[11:32] you have to choose the category here. Whatever type of videos you make, if you do comedy then keep comedy, if you make videos related to studies then keep education, entertainment, gaming, how to and style, if you make how to videos or if you

[11:45] make news related videos then keep news, people and blog. If you are not able to understand anything then brother, choose this People and Blogs option. This is the best. After that we go back to setting up our YouTube channel. After that, what are your

[11:57] YouTube videos about? Language: is not in Hindi then you can choose here. Here if you do United States then you will get more benefits. Look, I have done India. But the problem is that many

[12:12] in English. But the Hindi things that we write in Hindi also get automatically translated into English and you choose the United States option here, it will be good. After that, you have to

[12:26] turn on comments and moderation. Show How Many Viewers Like This Video also has to be turned on. After that you do not have to do anything in Add Categories. By going to Permissions, you can give permission for your YouTube videos to other people. After that

[12:39] options have been selected here. You can see it quickly. You have to use these things in the comments. This has to be done in the message. Post in your community. You have to turn on the viewers post here. Basic ModerationReliever One Day. After that

[12:53] we do not have to enter anything in blocked words. Hold comments with hashtags or Then comes creator demographics. Here you have to go to Take Survey. Whenever you create a new YouTube channel, you have to answer all these questions. There are

[13:07] very basic questions in this that how many people make videos on your YouTube channel ? One, two, three or four? So like let's make one on ours. After that we continue. What is the native language of your YouTube videos? If it is in English then click on English.

[13:20] After that, if your main lead is any of these then we have to say no. Which of the main leads applies to who we are men. After that the main lead is transgender. There are many more options here whether this YouTube channel is

[13:35] by an organization. So here we will call it individual. Here, do you want to invite, that is, if you want to be invited to whatever celebrations we will organize, then click on here. Now friends, you have some settings here, like friends,

[13:51] we clicked on the settings option, after that you have to click on customization above. you can put a banner of your profile picture here. There is a profile picture. Name your channel. You also have to write the description of the channel as to what your

[14:04] YouTube channel is about. After that you have to add links here. If you use Instagram. If you use Lindin, you can connect all your IDs. You also have to click on your email ID. After that you have to go to the Home tab

[14:16] and this option will remain closed for you because many people on your YouTube channel find that the Home is not visible. So you have to choose this option. Now within how many days you have to turn on all these settings. On the first day that will be yours

[14:29] , you have to create your YouTube channel. Ok? What I create such YouTube channels on your mobile. So you have to click on Just Create YouTube Channel. On the second day,

[14:45] open Chrome and do the settings of your YouTube channel there. You have to do this in the second day settings. Now what do you have to do on the third day? Choose the intermediate feature of your YouTube channel where you had to verify your mobile number.

[14:57] where you had to verify your mobile number. advanced settings which were the settings after intermediate, where you have to enter the valid ID, you have to choose that option. Friends, now we have completed this process in 4 days.

[15:11] Now apart from this, you have to watch the videos of whatever type of videos you want to upload on YouTube for 4 days from the same email ID. whatever type of videos you want to upload on YouTube for 4 days from the same email ID. videos you watch, just use that ID and that email ID and for four to

[15:25] five days, brother, my mother, please listen to me. Do not upload any YouTube videos on it and keep watching only short videos. Keep watching long videos. with that ID and comment below this video here and tell me that you have

[15:40] watching your progress. If I find any problem anywhere, I will go to the comment section and tell you that you need to fix these things. So all you have to do is watch YouTube videos for four days. Have to watch short videos. Have to like the videos. You have to comment on people's videos and

[15:55] complete all these settings step by step. After that, whenever you start uploading your YouTube videos, start uploading short videos, you will not face the problem of zero views. If you want to learn how to make YouTube videos in more detail, how to

[16:07] you want to learn how to make YouTube videos in more detail, how to then you can tell us in the comment section so that we have brought another video on this. gets a lot of likes. Click here to see 10 US YouTube channel ideas

[16:20] that are trending right now. So quickly click and See you in the next video. Till then Jai Hind, Jai

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