Part of becoming a successful YouTuber is making a name for yourself — literally. By doing this, you can market yourself as a brand that people visit regularly. One of the best ways to make yourself easily accessible is to edit your channel’s URL and channel name in the. That way people don’t have to remember a long string of letters and numbers every time they want to visit your channel from the address bar.
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To change your YouTube channel URL, go to YouTube Studio > Customization > Basic Info. Click Set a custom URL for your channeland then set a custom YouTube channel URL. Click TO PUBLISH when you’re done.
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What are the requirements for changing your channel URL?
Before you can change your YouTube channel’s custom URL, a number of conditions must be met.
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If you meet the above requirements, a Set a custom URL for your channel button appears on the customization tab of YouTube studio. However, it’s important to note that you can only change your YouTube channel URL three times a year.
How to change your YouTube channel URL
On your computer, go to YouTube and click on your profile picture at the top right.
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In the drop-down menu, click YouTube studio.
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In the YouTube Creator Studio, scroll down the menu on the left and select customization.
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In the Channel Adjustment menu, click the Basic information tab.
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A series of options will appear in a new Own URL section, or you can create a custom URL by typing in a special field.
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Click TO PUBLISH to finish setting up a custom URL for your YouTube channel.
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If you don’t see the option to change your YouTube channel URL, it means you’re not eligible. To be eligible for YouTube channel URL customization, your channel must have: 100+ subscribersto be 30+ days oldhave a profile pictureand have a banner image.