2019 Beginners guide on how to set up a YouTube Channel

YouTube is a video sharing platform that allows you display videos to the world through the internet. Just like google that allows bloggers get heard, YouTube creates a suitable opportunity for vloggers also to be heard. It simply means that google is for written articles while YouTube is for sharing videos.
YouTube has provided an enabling internet environment for content creators to showcase their work through videos. By content creators I mean tutorial guiders, public personalities, comedians, experts, artist, actors and actresses and so on.
YouTube has enabled students to learn new things such as a new skill, topic taught in class, new language, how-to guide etc. The platform also gives individuals the chance of becoming celebrities like Emmanuella of Mark Angel’s comedy.

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What are the best videos that one can share on YouTube?

 Now, you know what YouTube stands for so the big question is what kind of videos goes viral on YouTube? This is just like asking what the best blogging niche is. To answer this question, there is no special niche that is better than others. Good quality videos are the key but then there are already popular niches you can also vlog about. In no particular order, some of these vlogging niches are:

• Technology: In these videos, you can be sharing technologically related topics such as technology guides, technology news and trends. For example, you can share tutorials on how to design a drone or how to repair a PC.
• Sports highlights: So many people may not have the time to watch football matches, basketball, tennis etc. Here you will be posting videos of sports highlights so people can watch highlights on the games they missed or the ones they would love to re-watch.
• Tutorials on any subject: If you are a guru in any subject or skill, this is an opportunity for you to teach others. Let’s say you are good in mathematics, you can be teaching the different topics. Mind you, you can never go out of topics because mathematics is a very wide course and so it is for all other topics.
• Story telling: People love stories more especially children. You can create story telling videos in cartoon formats and share on YouTube.
• Biographies: This is an interesting topic where you talk about prominent people; their net worth, cars, houses, business and so on. You can also talk about their lifestyle.
• Comedy: if you have the potentials of making people laugh or you often attend comedy shows, then this niche is for you. Take videos of yourself or these comedy events and upload them on your channel.
• Trending news: Here you upload videos about recent happenings in your neighbourhood, or state or even in Nigeria depending on how far you can go. 
• Reviews: As a review vlogger, your job is to review products of different sorts. These products can be software or application, technological products, health products and so on. 
• Song lyrics: If you are a music lover, you can be paying great attention to latest songs and writing down their lyrics. People visit YouTube to view the lyrics of their favourite songs in order to learn how to sing these songs.   
• Business: Here you teach people how to start businesses, how to improve their businesses, business trends and business related issues.

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Steps Involved in Creating a YouTube Channel

Below is the basic guide involved in the creation of a YouTube channel:

1. Go to www.youtube.com
2. Click on sign in located at the top right corner of the website.
3. Enter your Google email address and password.
4. Click on your profile icon and click settings.
5. Click on my channel.
6. Decide and type in the name of the channel.
7. Next is to fill in your profile as well as the channel's description.
8. Add the YouTube channel art. Use unique and attractive images for the header and channel icon.
9. Go to the YouTube feature and click on verify.

You have successfully created a YouTube channel. Now let's see how you can upload videos on the channel.

1. Log into your YouTube account
2. Click the videos tab in your users page
3. Click +upload a video
4. Click select files to upload and browse your computer's documents to select the video you would like to upload.

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Wrapping Up: Guide On How To Create a YouTube Channel In Nigeria

YouTube is an impressive way of doing what you love and making money out of it.
You can monetize your YouTube channel through affiliate marketing, using Google Adsense, sponsored advert etc. But before you can be making a reasonable amount of money from your channel, you need to generate huge traffic for the channel.
Generating good traffic to your YouTube channel is actually not an easy task. It requires your time, hardwork and diligence.
Consistency is paramount in this business so you must be consistent. If you upload videos on a weekly, daily or monthly basis you should endeavour to keep up with it.
Remember, content is key. Use good cameras and a nice video editor to produce unique original contents. Learn from others that work in the same niche to understand how they operate.