Day 9: How-To Customize Your YouTube Page (as a non-partner)

As a YouTube partner, you are given much more creative freedom over the appearance of your YouTube channel. You can add personalized banners, backgrounds, and additional images to your page in order to make your page look more appealing.

As someone who is not (yet) a YouTube partner, I wanted to share with the rest of the YouTube neophites out there how to go about customizing your channel. Follow these easy steps to change the colors and profile picture on your page.

How-To Customize Your YouTube Page

1) When you first log-in to YouTube after setting up and verifying your new account, click on your username’s drop-down menu in the top right corner of the page, and select “My Channel.”

2) Once on your channel page, click on the “Themes and Colors” tab at the top of the page.

3) From here, you can select one of the 11 preset YouTube themes or create your own theme.

4) If you select one of the preset color themes, you can modify the colors and text options by clicking “show advanced options” directly below the theme icons. You can also choose a background image to tile on your page in lieu of a solid color.

5) If you want to create a new theme, you will need to click on the “new theme” link  and pick a name for your theme. Like in step #4, here you can change the colors/fonts/background image of your page as well.

Be sure to click “Save Changes” before you exit!

6) To change your channel profile picture, you will need to select “My Account” from the same drop-down menu on the homepage.

7) Once you are directed to your Account Settings page, click the “change” button and select the desired image from your computer. Be sure to save before leaving this page,  and allow up to 30 minutes for YouTube to make the changes.

There you go! A simple, step-by-step guide on how to take your YouTube page from bland to bling! This is your opportunity to really let your personality and tone shine through, so don’t be afraid to experiment with different color and font settings.

I hope you found this tutorial helpful. Please feel free to leave any comments or questions that I may not have covered.