SLC27-W1: The Beginning of Becoming a Youtuber by @jakaria121

Steemian Friends,
Through this challenge, I believe many positive changes will come to this platform. There are many users who will try to make this platform more popular among viewers. Hopefully, we will also see new members joining soon.

At the same time, if someone can clearly present how this platform works and explain everything in detail, I believe potential investors will also take interest.

Anyway, let’s get started with the detailed information below 👇

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✅ Gmail Account Setup 👇

Working Process	Description
	To create a new Gmail account, I first visited Google. From there, I began the process of creating a Gmail account.
	You don’t need to click on “Email or Phone.” Click on Create account > For my personal use instead.
	The next step looks like this interface. Here, I entered my date of birth and selected my gender.
	Under Create your own Gmail address, you can choose your preferred address. I selected one that fit my preference.
	You must set a strong password — including uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters.
	I set up a recovery phone number. This helps in case you forget your password or lose access.

I have included all screenshots clearly and explained each step one by one. This guide will help you easily understand how to open a Gmail account — whether for your YouTube channel or personal use.

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✅ How to Create a YouTube Channel 👇

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You can create either a professional YouTube channel or a brand channel in two different ways. I’ll demonstrate one of the methods here.

The first image shows the process through the Chrome browser. From there, go to Your channel → Create a channel.
Another simple method is shown below.

After opening YouTube, click on your profile picture, then select Create a channel. I’ve highlighted every step for clarity.

From there, you can set up your channel — including your channel name, username, profile picture, and cover photo. These steps can also be done through a web browser.

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First, go to your profile and click View your channel. Then enter Customize channel, where you can explore all the settings in detail. Let’s go through each important section together.

Working Screenshot	Description
	From the Settings option, you can edit and customize everything about your channel. It’s located at the bottom left corner.
	Here, I added my Gmail contact address and also set a watermark logo for all my videos.
	I designed a YouTube banner using Canva, but unfortunately, the size wasn’t perfect, so I decided to redo it.
	Alhamdulillah, after some adjustments, I created a very nice and visually appealing banner.
	I named my YouTube channel SP Watch and wrote a detailed channel description.

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From the Basic Info section, I selected keywords for my channel and indicated that I’m based in Bangladesh.

Since every step needs to be done properly, and because I plan to use this channel mainly for Steem promotion, I’ve tried to document everything in detail.

One of the most important steps was verifying my phone number to avoid future issues. I received a verification code on my phone, entered it, and Alhamdulillah, the verification was successful.

Under Upload defaults, I added several hashtags that will automatically appear in my video descriptions. This is a great feature, as sometimes we forget to include tags.
These auto descriptions are SEO-friendly, which is definitely an advantage.

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Since I’ve now shown the entire process of creating a YouTube channel — from start to finish — and even created one for myself, I hope this guide is helpful for all of you too.

I believe all my settings — from security setup, logo, banner, and description to SEO optimization — are now properly configured.

Now, the only task left is uploading videos. Just ensure your videos are of high quality and full resolution, and keep up the effort!

I would like to invite my three friends to join this contest:
@sabus
@jahidul21
@karobiamin71

At the same time, I would like to thank @walictd for taking such a wonderful initiative. I truly believe this challenge will help the platform grow further.

SLC27-W1 | The Beginning of Becoming a YouTuber —
this challenge is truly beneficial for everyone.

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