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Create epic Youtube banner art in as little as minutes

If your Youtube fans are engaging with your awesome video content on a regular basis, it's important to keep your Youtube Channel art looking fresh. Don't worry if you've never had any experience with graphic design programs - Canva's drag-and-drop design tool is amazingly simple to use.

All you need to do is choose from our library of professionally designed layouts, and customise the images, fonts and colors to your liking.

Our team of awesome designers are always updating our layouts, so you'll never run out of inspiration for your next Youtube banner!

It's easy to create an epic Youtube banner in Canva!

1. Create a new Canva account to get started with your own YouTube Channel Art designs.

2. Choose from our library of professionally created templates.

3. Upload your own photos or choose from over 1 million stock images

4. Fix your images, add stunning filters and edit text

5. Save and share your new design!

Customize professional Youtube Channel Art in 4 simple steps

1. Change the images. Upload your own images or choose from our stock library of over 1 million photographs, graphics and illustrations.

2. Change the fonts. Choose from of over 130 fresh fonts.

3. Change the background. Choose a background from our library or use an image.

4. Change the colors. Change the color of your text boxes and text to add extra flair.

Create professional Youtube Channel Art on a budget

Once you start creating awesome video content on your Youtube channel, the number of people checking out your page is likely to soar! Don't worry if you don't have any graphic design experience or a huge marketing budget, Canva's YouTube Channel Art maker makes it easy to create awesome looking graphics in just minutes.

Head over to Canva's homepage to discover our awesome library of layouts, created by professional designers.

They're free to use, so all you need to do is customize the images, fonts and colors you like to create incredible Youtube Channel Art that will impress your audience.

Custom images or high quality stock photography

Do you want to feature a shot from a recent video? It's free to upload your own images in Canva and use them to create an original design.

If you want high quality images we also give you access to over 1 million premium images, graphics and illustrations. Many of the images in our fantastic stock library are free, while others are all priced at just $1.

Customize your layout as many times as you like

You won't need to start from scratch every time you create new Youtube channel art in Canva. Every time you create a design, it will save to your Canva homepage.

To create a fresh new design, all you need to do is drag-and-drop new images, and change the text. It's that easy.

Inspired? Start designing!

Canva is a free online platform that allows you to create amazing designs without any graphic design skills. All of the layouts in our library are free to use as many times as you like.

There's no need to download or install anything to use Canva on the web. Simply head over to www.canva.com and create an account online to get started. Alternatively, you can download Canva on your iPad, allowing you to create designs at home, at work or on the go!

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Anyone who has a Google account can create a YouTube channel for personal use or for a company or organization. YouTube offers tools designed to help you customize your channel and attract viewers.

Create a YouTube Channel

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Sign in to YouTube, click your Profile icon and then click the Creator Studio button.

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Click the Create Channel link to create your YouTube channel.

Customize Your Channel

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Select the name you want to use for YouTube. Click Continue to proceed with your Google account name or click the Edit link to choose a different name. To use YouTube as an organization or business, click the Click Here link next to the To Use a Business or Other Name heading and follow the prompts to enter the name you want to use.

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Select Channel on the main menu along the side of the screen to view your main channel configuration page.

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Click Dashboard in the left sidebar and then click the View Channel link under your name to view your channel.

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Click the Add Channel Art button to upload a header image to your channel. This helps brand your channel. Whether you're a gamer, a musical act, or any other type of organization or individual, an attractive header conveys professionalism. Watch YouTube's primer on channel art for handy tips and tricks to best represent yourself through graphics.

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Click the Upload button to upload a video. Drag and drop your video file onto the screen or click the Select Files to Upload icon. After the video is uploaded, add a title, description, keywords and other information using the provided fields. For more tips and tricks, watch the official YouTube video on how to upload.

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If you have a webcam, you can create movies directly in YouTube by clicking the Record button under the Webcam Capture heading.

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Click Advanced under the Channel heading in the left sidebar to customize advanced settings. Here you can set your profile picture, choose channel keywords, allow or prevent advertisements, link an AdWords account and add an analytics tracking ID.

Build an Audience

Post content that speaks to your target demographic. Many professional YouTube personalities deal with topical subjects in the hope that people will share the content. Post new content regularly to encourage return visits from your viewers

Use YouTube's tools to your advantage.

Use a logo for your profile picture if you're posting as an organization, company or group. If you're a personal YouTuber, upload a clear image of yourself that is easily identifiable.

Be specific when choosing channel keywords. Enter your name and various incorrect spellings of it, in case people spell it incorrectly when searching for you. Put phrases inside quotation marks so they are treated as one searchable unit.

Enter your website in the Associated Website field so that visitors to your YouTube profile can easily find it.

Click the Display the Number of People Subscribed to My Channel radio button only after you have a solid core of subscribers. If people see that a channel has few subscribers, they may avoid it.

Use YouTube's Annotations and Cards tools to superimpose subscription buttons and add other interactivity to your videos to make them more engaging. You can also use these toolsto direct viewers to your other videos and to other content on YouTubethey might find interesting.

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Anyone who has a Google account can create a YouTube channel for personal use or for a company or organization. YouTube offers tools designed to help you customize your channel and attract viewers. credit: Image courtesy of Google Step Sign in to YouTube, click your Profile icon and then click the Creator Studio button.

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YouTube, the Google-owned video network, boasts over a billion users - almost one-third of all people on the Internet - and every day people watch hundreds of millions of hours on YouTube and generate billions of views. On mobile alone, YouTube reaches more 18-34 and 18-49 year-olds than any cable network in the U.S.

What's amazing, though, is that only 9% of small businesses in the U.S. are actively using YouTube, and my hunch is that figure would be pretty accurate worldwide, too.
So why aren't businesses investing in YouTube as part of our social media strategy?
In short, because video is harder to produce than a blog post or an image.

Or at least that's the perception many of us have.

In reality, though, video is becoming much easier and cheaper to create. This means there's a huge opportunity for your business on YouTube.

If you've been debating getting started on YouTube or have maybe experimented a little and not yet found your feet, this post is for you. Throughout this post we'll dive into:

The basics of getting your account set up

How to create a YouTube channel

How to create the perfect channel art

Top tips for optimizing your channel.

Ready to start? Let's go.

How to create a YouTube channel

Creating a YouTube channel using your Google account

If you have a Google account, you can watch, share and comment on YouTube content. However, Google accounts don't automatically create YouTube channels. Getting a new channel set up is a simple and quick process, though.

1. Go to YouTube and sign in

Head over to YouTube.com and click 'sign in' in the top right corner of the page:

Then log in using the Google Account you'd like your channel to be associated with:

2. Head over to your YouTube settings

In the top right corner of the screen, click on your profile icon and then the 'Settings' cog icon.

3. Create your channel

Under your settings, you'll see the option to "Create a channel," click on this link:

Next, you'll have the option to create a personal channel or a create a channel using a business or other name. For this example, we'll choose the business option:

Now, it's time to name your channel and select a category. The channel options available include:

Product or Brand

Company Institution or Organization

Arts, Entertainment or Sports

Other

Note: a new Google+ page will also be created for your brand.
Congratulations! You've just created a new YouTube channel ?

Next, let's fill out all the information and create some channel art to get your page looking awesome ( click here to jump to the next section).

How to create a YouTube channel if you don't already have a Google account

If you don't already have a Google account set up, you'll need to create one before you get started on YouTube. To do this, simply follow the below steps:

1. Head to YouTube.com

2. Click 'Sign In'

3. Now, choose the option to create a Google account

4. Follow the steps to create your Google account

Now, you're all set up with a Google account and can follow the above steps to create a YouTube channel.

How to create YouTube channel art

YouTube channel art is essentially YouTube's version of the Facebook cover photo. Channel art features in a prominent place on your YouTube channel, which means it's absolutely vital for any YouTube channel to use customized art to share your personality or more about your brand with your audience.

Here's an example of Gary Vaynerchuk's YouTube channel art:

Gary is well-known for his public speaking at conferences and for sharing all he knows about marketing and building businesses with his audience. This is reflected in his cover photo, which displays Gary in mid-flow giving a presentation at what seems to be a large event. The inclusion of his handle @garyvee helps users to identify him on other social chanels and his signature branding makes the art feel personal.

Here's what you need to know to create striking YouTube channel art...

The perfect sizes for YouTube channel art

The best place to start with your channel art is with the optimal image size that works across multiple devices. For the best results, YouTube recommends uploading a single 2560 x 1440 pixel image.

Minimum width: 2048 X 1152 px. This is the "safe area", where text and logos are guaranteed not to be cut off when displayed on different devices.

Maximum width: 2560 X 423 px. This means that the "safe area" is always visible; the areas to each side of the channel art are visible depending on the viewer's browser size.

File size: 4MB or smaller recommended.

YouTube also supplies a Channel Art Template in both PNG and PSD formats to help your figure out the perfect layout for your channel are and how it'll look across platforms:

Here's an example of how I used this template to create some channel art for the Buffer YouTube account:

And here's how it looks across various platforms:

2 top tips for YouTube channel art

1. Ensure any text and logos are within the safe area

The text and logo safe area is the 1546 x 423 pixel space at the center of the YouTube channel art template. This is the area that will be displayed on YouTube when your channel is viewed on desktop screens.

Be careful to ensure any important information such as branding, text, taglines, and key images are within this space so that it's always displayed as part of your channel art across every device.

2. Consider your channel links

YouTube enables you to add links to your channel and these are displayed in the bottom right corner of your channel art. For example, check the bottom right of the channel art below:

When creating your channel art, it's important to think about the space these links take up and ensure you don't have anything important (such as logos) occupying that space within your design.

How to add art to your YouTube channel

If you're just setting up your YouTube channel, you'll notice the channel art space is blank with a clear call to action to add your art:

Once you've clicked this link, you'll see a popup window that gives you the option to upload your own custom channel art. If you'd like to, you can also choose to use one of YouTube's templates from the "Gallery" or choose to upload one of your photos from Google+.

Adjusting the crop

Once you've uploaded your channel art, YouTube allows you to adjust the cropping of your image so that you can ensure it's all lined up correctly.

This crop screen is very handy for checking how your design will look on various platforms. The clear section in the middle of the grid shows you the content that will be displayed on mobile and desktop and the rest of the image shows the image that will be displayed on TVs.

Once you're happy with the way your cover art looks, click "Select" and your channel art will be added to your channel and saved.

Changing your current channel art

If you already have some channel art in place and would like to update it, head over to your channel homepage. From here, move your mouse over your cover art and you'll notice a little edit button appear in the top right-hand corner:

Once you've clicked on this icon, you can update your channel art.

This video from YouTube also explains how to add and edit your channel art:

How to add your channel icon

Each channel also has space for a profile icon.Your channel icon shows over your channel art banner. It's the icon that shows next to your videos and channel on YouTube watch pages. The key here is to select something that will look good at very small resolutions - many brands opt to use their logo here.

Your channel icon should be 800 x 800 pixels and one of the following formats: JPG, GIF, BMP or PNG file (no animated GIFs).

To update your channel icon, head to your channel homepage and hover over your current channel icon until you see the edit icon appear. Click on that icon and you'll be able to upload a new icon:

5 ways to enhance your channel

1. Optimize your description

YouTube gives you a space on your channel to write a little about your brand and the content you share on YouTube. The description is limited to 1,000 characters, so you have a little room to be creative here.

The copy in your channel description won't just appear on your channel page. It's indexed by search engines and can also be featured across YouTube in suggested channel categories. A good tactic is to include some relevant keywords and CTAs within the opening lines of your description.

2. Add links to your channel

We briefly mentioned channel links earlier in this post and I'd love to share with you how to add these links in 4 super-quick steps:

1. The first step is to head to your channel homepage and click on the 'cog' icon next to your subscriber count:

2. Next, you'll see a Channel Settings lightbox appear. Here you need to toggle on the option labeled "Customize the layout of your channel":

3. Now that you've enabled customizations on your channel, pop back to your channel homepage and you'll now see the option to "Edit Links" under the settings menu on your cover art:

4. Click the "Edit Links" option and you'll then be taken to the "About" section of your channel. Here you'll have the option to add links and choose how many are displayed over your cover art:

3. Add a channel trailer

As soon as visitors land on your channel, you want to give them a picture of the type of content your channel covers and why they'll want to subscribe and check out your videos. A channel trailer is the perfect way to do this.

A short, to-the-point channel trailer can be a great way to introduce people to your content. A channel trailer should grab attention as soon as it starts and also represent the type of content you create on YouTube.

It's also important to think about the description you add to this video as it features prominently on your channel homepage.

(These trailers only appear for people who are not yet subscribed to your channel.)

Here are a couple of great examples:

Gary Vaynerchuk

SoulPancake

4. Add your contact details (email address)

If you're using YouTube as a business or a creator, it can be great to have your contact details on hand for anyone who is interested in your work. YouTube has a section on each channel profile for you to list your contact details for business inquiries.

This can be found under the "About" section of your channel. To find it, go to your channel homepage, click "About" from the navigation and then scroll down to "Details." Here you'll see the option to share your email address:

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Thanks for reading. It's been great fun to dive into how to create a YouTube channel and I hope you picked up one or two tips from this post. If you create a YouTube channel of your own or already have one up and running, I'd love to hear from you and learn from your experience in the comments below.

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You can watch and like videos and subscribe to channels with a Google Account. But without a YouTube channel, you have no public presence on YouTube. Even if you have a Google Account, you need to create a YouTube channel to upload videos, comment, or make playlists.

You can create your channel on either the YouTube website or the YouTube mobile site.
Getting started | How and why to sign in to YouTube and create a YouTube channel
Create a personal channel
Follow these instructions to create a channel that only you can manage using your Google Account.

1. Sign in to YouTube on a computer or the mobile site.

2. Click your profile picture Create a channel.

3. You'll be asked to create a channel.

4. Check the details (with your Google Account name and photo) and confirm to create your channel.

Create a channel with a business or other name
Follow these instructions to create a channel that can have more than one manager or owner.
You can connect your channel to a Brand Account if you want to use a different name on YouTube than your Google Account. Learn more about Brand Accounts.

1. Sign in to YouTube on a computer or the mobile site.

2. Go to your channel list.

3. Choose to create a new channel or use an existing Brand Account:

Create a channel by clicking Create a new channel.

Create a YouTube channel for a Brand Account that you already manage by choosing the Brand Account from the list. If this Brand Account already has a channel, you can't create a new one. When you select the Brand Account from the list, you'll be switched over to that channel.

4. Fill out the details to name your new channel. Then, click Create. This will create a new Brand Account.

5. To add a channel manager, follow the instructions to change channel owners and managers.

Learn more about using a channel with a business or other name on YouTube.

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