Why Businesses Should Create Their YouTube Handle NOW
The Exciting News
YouTube just introduced the YouTube handle! This is exciting news! This means that there is a new way your business can be discovered on this super popular social media platform.
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YouTube handles are a unique way to identify a channel. While multiple people can have the same channel name, no one can have the same YouTube handle. You will be able to search for YouTube handles and see them in the channel's URL. For example, our channels URL is www.youtube.com/@empoweredsocialmedia
What This Means For Businesses
This means that you have to hurry and create your own handle! Everyone will have a unique handle and you will want to claim yours before it's taken. After all, having a handle that matches your business name looks a lot more professional than having another handle (or having to tack on a few numbers at the end of your handle like this: @empoweredsocialmedia123). Those handles tend to look like a scammer made them.
Other Things Businesses Should Know
YouTube is slowly rolling out this feature, so if you can't see how to change your handle yet this is why.
You will know when you have the capability to create a handle for your channel when you receive a notification email from YouTube.
YouTube will automatically assign you a handle. You can change this in YouTube Studio!
How To Get Handles You Want
Step One
Wait until you get a notification email from YouTube.
Step Two
Click the Choose A Handle button.
Step Three
Click the Choose Handle button.
Step Four
Write the handle you want and click the Confirm Selection button.
Step Five
Click the Got It button.
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