YouTube is a great platform to grow your business or become YouTuber. It’s so good that there are already over 37 million channels on the social media site. People can earn real money on the site.
With all those content creators out there, you need to be visible. And to make your channel stand out from the rest, getting a custom URL is a must.
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You may use a computer or any mobile device for this process. Simply follow these steps on how to change YouTube URL:
YouTube lets the eligible user change YouTube URL up to 3 times a year. So, if you’ve noticed that the custom URL you have set is not catchy, you may opt to change it and try a new one.
If you want to change a custom URL you have already set up, you will have to delete the old one first. Simply follow these directions:
You may set a new custom URL 72 hours after deleting the previous one. Simply follow the same steps on how to set your custom URL.
A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is basically a web page’s address. Every web page or file on the internet is assigned its own unique URL. Just like how a street address in real life makes it easier to find a house, a URL makes it easier to search content on the World Wide Web.
By typing in the URL of a page on your browser, you can visit the specific website without the danger of visiting the wrong web page.
YouTube also assigns default URLs for every channel on its platform.
The channel URL is a series of unique numbers and letters that are placed at the end of the YouTube URL. This is also called the channel ID. This unique ID will lead people to your channel page.
A basic YouTube channel ID is a one-off random string of numbers and letters people couldn’t possibly remember. It looks something like this on your browser’s address bar:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5PH7ZLciZZS5vX5HPusUw
As you can see, the original channel ID is an alphanumeric mumbo jumbo that doesn’t make sense. And something that doesn’t make sense is easy to forget.
To make life easier, YouTube has made it possible for content creators to select their own custom URLs. It can be anything as simple as your channel name, domain name, or brand.
A well-chosen custom URL is easy to share and easy to remember. Your audience can effortlessly visit your channel using the custom URL you have set. It will look something like this:
https://www.youtube.com/yourcustomURL
Before setting a custom URL for your channel, certain criteria need to be met. Here are the things that you’ll need to fulfill:
The eligibility requirements are really not that difficult to accomplish. You just need to get subscribers and then you’ll be able to choose your own URL just shortly after a month of creating your channel. It’s that easy!
You may check your channel ID and if you’re already eligible by following these simple steps:
Don’t let your channel go unnoticed. Make your YouTube channel stand out from millions of content creators.Choose a custom URL that is easy to remember and easy to search on the platform. This will surely draw in more audiences to visit your channel, watch your videos, and subscribe.