Should I use my personal Google Account for YouTube?

Create a Google account (because Google owns YouTube). Do not use your personal Google/Gmail account. That way, people can manage your business YouTube account (or any other Google products) without them accessing your personal emails.

Should I use personal or brand account on YouTube?

When you switch your Youtube channel from a personal account to a brand account, all of your data including subscribers, comments, watch time etc. get moved to the brand account. You won’t even lose your video rankings. The only thing that won’t move are your OWN comments because your personal account gets wiped out.

Should I use personal email for YouTube channel?

If you’re creating a YouTube channel for your business or service, for example, don’t use a personal email address when prompted for your current email address. Use your business name as your username or choose something that’s clever and that your intended audience will identify with.

Should I start a new Google Account for a YouTube channel?

You can watch and like videos and subscribe to channels with a Google Account. But without a YouTube channel, you have no public presence on YouTube. Even if you have a Google Account, you need to create a YouTube channel to upload videos, comment, or make playlists.

Should I create a separate YouTube channel?

Consolidating your channels can help you rank a lot better in YouTube search, as having one channel allows your team to focus on making high-quality, consistent content aligned with your brand’s goals. Multiple channels can make content messy and difficult for users to navigate.

How do you start a YouTube account for beginners?

Here’s how to start a YouTube channel:

1. Sign into YouTube and click on the user icon at the top right of the screen.
2. Click on the gear icon to get to your account’s YouTube Settings.
3. Click on Create a new channel.
4. Then choose “Use a business or other name”
5. Add your Brand name and click create.

What is the difference between YouTube account and YouTube channel?

What makes a YouTube Brand account different? The difference of having a standard YouTube channel and having a YouTube Brand Account is that with the latter you have the option to change owners and managers while a YouTube channel is always associated with a specific person and their email address.

Can I create a business YouTube channel with an existing Google account?

If your existing Google account is personal, then I strongly recommend that you create a new Google account for business purposes, which you can then use to create your business YouTube channel with. When I started out online, I used my personal Google account to create my business YouTube channel.

Should you create a personal or a YouTube brand account?

With a personal YouTube account, you will be the only person who can manage your channel. Your channel will also have the same name as your Google account, meaning you can’t use your brand name. That’s not ideal. When you create a YouTube brand account, you can customize your channel for your brand and give access to team members.

How do I create a YouTube channel?

You can choose from one of the following options for a YouTube channel: Connect it to your personal Google Account: The channel will use your Google Account name and photo. Connect it to a Brand Account: The YouTube channel can use a different name than the one you use on your Google Account. Use your Google Account

Who can manage and own a YouTube channel?

Who can manage and own the channel: Multiple Google Accounts can manage and own a Brand Account, and any of those managers and owners can also access the YouTube channel connected to the Brand Account. If you add other owners to the channel, they can take full actions on it, including deleting the channel and removing other owners.