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Do I have to go to college to be a youtuber?

I am 12 years old and some people said they went to college to be a famous youtuber so I was wondering if you have to go to college to be a youtuber? #Computer #Gaming #Youtuber

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Liam’s Answer

The short answer is NO, you do not have to go to college to be a ‘youtuber’.
Now, if you want to create a channel about your experience being a Doctor or some other profession that requires a degree, then prepare for college!
There are actually YouTube channels that will help you get started.
Things to consider.

Content
What are you going to post about?
• Some people play games and record their experiences
• Some people review toys
• Some create original content using their creativity
• Some people tell a story and animate
• Some people simply video blog about their interests
• Others take what is out there and merge it together into compilation videos
• Whichever way you choose to contribute, you should enjoy the process and learn to make it better.
• Here is more info on ideas for your channel
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEA_en&ei=NTbGX6GOCaez5NoP-6GKAU&q=what+are+some+ideas+for+my+youtube+channel

Copyright and Content Restrictions
Know what you can and cannot post on YouTube
• There are copyright laws that you will need to understand how to work around
• Not knowing these laws can get you into trouble with the copyright owner
• A copyright owners can try to take you to court
• Know what is covered under YouTube’s copyright and content rules
• Here is more info on Youtube’s copyright policy
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEA_en&q=Youtube%27s+copyright+policy

Marketing
How are you going to attract people to your channel?
• Most channels have a standard ‘if you like this video, click the subscribe link above’ comment at the end.
• Partnering with other ‘youtubers’ can help with cross-promotional traffic to your channel
• Proper tagging of your videos can help YouTube properly index your content to display it to users who have used the search feature
• Here is more info on Marketing your channel on Youtube
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEA_en&ei=OjXGX_GiIear5NoPhZiL4A4&q=marketing+your+channel+on+Youtube&oq=marketing+your+channel+on+Youtube

Money
How are you going to get paid?
• Learn the monetizing rules for youtube
• YouTube's compensation policy changed a few years ago and caused a lot of heart ache to professional ‘youtubers’ who relied on that income.
• Sponsorships can be a great way to make money by advertising in the content of your videos
• Reviewing items is a good way to get companies to send you things for free, but you will need to have a lot of subscribers to get to that level.
• Here is a link to YouTube’s Channel Monetization policies--
https://www.google.com/search?q=youtube+monetization+rules+2021&rlz=1C1GCEA_en&oq=youtube+monetization+rules&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0i131i433j0l6.12188j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

While not for everyone, going to college can help you in many ways.
Going to college can help prepare you for a career in the event that being a 'youtuber' doesn't work out or your interests change.
Maybe you can make a channel about 'Preparing for', and 'Going to College'?!?

Good Luck!
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Nagaraj’s Answer

To become a successful youtuber, one should have a strategy, plan in place and than start working towards that because most of the time people can make one video and stop because they might not know what they should do for next video so always choose something in which you are good at and have passion for that also have strategy of some topic such as for example videos on food preparation, technical help on end user devices such as mobile ( helping to configure or enable features)

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