Change a Personal YouTube Channel to a Brand Channel

Change a Personal YouTube Channel to a Brand Channel

A brand account is an account that is specifically for your company’s brand. This account is different from a personal Google account. Multiple people can manage brand channels, but not personal Youtube channels. If you see Add or remove manager(s) on your YouTube account page, then it is a brand channel and you’re good to go. If you don’t see that, follow these instructions.

If you already have a brand account listed when you go to myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts that you would like to use, you can proceed to step 4. Otherwise, continue with step 1.

1. Go to youtube.com/channel_switcher and select + Create A Channel.

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2. Enter a channel name and select create. This will be a temporary channel. In this example we named it Test Brand Channel but you can use your actual business name. 

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3. Now, when you go to youtube.com/channel_switcher, you should see your original personal channel and the brand channel you created.

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4. Click into your personal channel, select Settings, then select Advanced settings.

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5. Select Move channel to a brand account.

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6. You should see the brand account you created listed. Select Replace

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7. Select delete channel.

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8. Select move channel.

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9. Your personal channel should now be converted to a brand account!

10. Return back to youtube.com/account

11. Under settings, you should now see the Channel Manager section.

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12. Select Add or remove Manager(s).

13. Select Manage Permissions.

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14. Google may require you to enter your password again.

15. Click the icon in the top right corner to add new users. Add m360+youtube@madwiremedia.com and choose Manager as the role.

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16. Click the Invite button then click Done when complete.

You have now successfully moved your personal channel to a brand account and invited Madwire® as a manager. Please notify your Success Manager that the invite is sent.

For more details on moving a personal channel to a brand account, watch this video.

 

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