46: The question of YouTube Brand Account vs Personal Account came up recently with a client, and I discovered that a lot of people might wish they knew the difference sooner rather than later. So let's dive into how to set up your YouTube channel correctly!
Do you know whether you have a personal YouTube account or a Brand YouTube account? You may want to find out!
Here's why: if you ever want to have anyone–even a trusted friend–take a look at your YouTube analytics, update your thumbnails, or do anything on your channel, you will need to have a YouTube Brand Account.
You can tell whether or not you already have a brand account by visiting YouTube's documentation here.
If you find out that you have a personal account, and you want to switch to a brand account, there are some things you need to know...
If you don't have a channel yet but you want to set one up, follow the step by step tutorial that I published inside of the Video for Bloggers and Content Creators Facebook group here. This will walk you through setting up a Brand YouTube Account from scratch.
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