Course Curriculum

YouTube (Live Streaming) Advanced: Fast Track Training

8sections

20lectures

37mtotal

What you’ll learn

Overview

Explore how to maximize visibility for your YouTube live streams by using channel customization, subscribe links, and both YouTube and external tools, plus optimization and enhancement techniques.

1:12

Your Direct Shareable Link

Share your live stream with the direct link in bottom-right corner and enable channel-page promotion, so visitors watch the live event on your front page via the channel live link.

1:12
Embedding Your Live Stream

Embed your live stream on a webpage by grabbing the embed code from the share options, inserting it on your site, and publishing so viewers can watch live.

1:33
Embedding Your Live Stream on Social Media

learn how to embed your live YouTube stream on social media, using Facebook events with a preview and sound instructions, plus LinkedIn and Twitter links to YouTube live.

1:34

Excerpted Videos On Social Media

Learn to create platform-native video excerpts from your live streams for Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter using creative studio and video editing, with call-to-action overlays.

2:36
Channel Promotional Tools - Part 1

Access and customize your YouTube channel promotions by updating your original channel art and profile image. Adjust the crop to ensure visuals align with your brand.

2:14
Channel Promotional Tools - Part 2

Customize your YouTube channel by adjusting settings and updating the about description, and add a contact email. Add promotional links as icons on your art, and feature videos.

2:28

Creating A Channel Trailer

Create a channel trailer that introduces your live streams and recorded content, and set its video status to public or unlisted so new visitors see it on your channel.

1:34
Create a Subscribe Link

Create a persistent subscribe link from your channel page, copy the channel address, and distribute it to invite viewers to subscribe and confirm their subscription.

1:32
Blurring Out Information In Your Recording

Blur faces and select areas in your YouTube live stream recording via enhancements in creator studio, then save the edited video.

1:58

Thumbnails

learn to set a custom thumbnail for your live stream recording by uploading an image in the video editor and saving changes to show on your channel.

1:01
End Screens

Add end screens in the YouTube creator studio to provide clickable access to your other videos or live streams using templates and video selections.

2:48
Cards

Use cards to promote your other content by inserting custom messages at key moments in the video, creating clickable links that drive viewers to additional videos.

2:00
Subtitles and Closed Captions

Add subtitles to your YouTube videos by creating a transcript, uploading a file, or using auto transcription, then publish closed captions in the chosen language.

1:44

Setting Up Playlists

Create a playlist from the videos tab, set visibility and description, configure embedding and official series with automatic rules, then add videos and feature it on your front page.

3:23
Advanced Settings and Increased Viewers

Explore advanced video settings in the influence area to test features like chat visibility, video embedding, statistics access, and comments on a per‑video basis to boost viewership.

1:44
Community Subscriptions

Explore the community tab and subscriber link to identify knowable subscribers, sort by popularity, and contact or collaborate with influential people to boost live stream and recording views.

1:05

Adding Audio

Add or replace audio in your video using the audio option, choosing from YouTube's available tracks. Search by genre, listen, place music in the video, adjust balance, and save changes.

2:12
Channel URL

Open status and features to view the custom url option. Review eligibility—100+ subscribers, 30 days old, a channel icon and art, use the channel id and user id.

1:33

Conclusion

Learn to distribute videos with the direct shareable link, download in mp4, and upload to locations. Apply post-production and channel tools, from thumbnails and blur to playlists, subtitles, and audio.

1:12