YouTube Help Silly Question: How do I set up my new channel to get subscriptions?

[Lew Patt]

I have had YouTube for a while and decided to start broadcasting. My question is, when I post a video I don't see how to put the subscription block or the bell at the bottom of the video. What am I missing??? Thanks for your help!

 

[tropicthunder]

You mean like a subscribe button for people to subscribe ?

 

[Lew Patt]

You mean like a subscribe button for people to subscribe ?

Yes! Please!

 

[tropicthunder]

So you mean your channel or videos doesn't have a subscriber button ? It's weird, because it's automatically already there.

 

[Stanley | Team TB]

If you copy your channel URL and add ?sub_confirmation=1 to the end of it, then anyone who clicks that link with be taken to your channel with a confirmation as to whether they want to subscribe to your channel. This can be used in your description as well as on other websites, emails etc.

As for adding a subscription block at the bottom of the video I am not sure what exactly you are referring to... do you mean the graphics that people put in their video (called Lower Thirds and/or CTA's) or the icon in the bottom corner of the screen that allows people to subscribe? That is the 'video watermark,' and can be found in the YouTube Studio under Customiztion > Branding Tab.

 

[Lew Patt]

So you mean your channel or videos doesn't have a subscriber button ? It's weird, because it's automatically already there.

I must have screwed up somewhere.

 

[Lew Patt]

If you copy your channel URL and add ?sub_confirmation=1 to the end of it, then anyone who clicks that link with be taken to your channel with a confirmation as to whether they want to subscribe to your channel. This can be used in your description as well as on other websites, emails etc.

As for adding a subscription block at the bottom of the video I am not sure what exactly you are referring to... do you mean the graphics that people put in their video (called Lower Thirds and/or CTA's) or the icon in the bottom corner of the screen that allows people to subscribe? That is the 'video watermark,' and can be found in the YouTube Studio under Customiztion > Branding Tab.

No, not the watermark. The button with the word "Subscribe" on it with the bell beside it. Thanks for your help. Maybe if you go to my channel you can see it?

 

[Lew Patt]

UC0O9q0jHuBdahrCy4HomXqQ ?sub_confirmation=1 like this?

 

[Beanie Draws]

No, not the watermark. The button with the word "Subscribe" on it with the bell beside it. Thanks for your help. Maybe if you go to my channel you can see it?

If you mean, when you look at your own channel videos, and you don't see a subscribe button, that's because you're logged into your channel, so there's no reason to have a subscribe button for yourself on your own channel. View your channel in incognito mode, or just load it in a browser not signed in, and you'll see the subscribe button.

OR if you you mean in your channel BANNER, you want to add your subscribe code

UC0O9q0jHuBdahrCy4HomXqQ ?sub_confirmation=1 like this?

Just as you mentioned here. Into your about section.

 

[Stanley | Team TB]

UC0O9q0jHuBdahrCy4HomXqQ ?sub_confirmation=1 like this?

cut out the space between them (you can click on the link or look at Beanie's picture for reference).

 

[Lew Patt]

If you mean, when you look at your own channel videos, and you don't see a subscribe button, that's because you're logged into your channel, so there's no reason to have a subscribe button for yourself on your own channel. View your channel in incognito mode, or just load it in a browser not signed in, and you'll see the subscribe button.

OR if you you mean in your channel BANNER, you want to add your subscribe code


Just as you mentioned here. Into your about section.

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Thank you sir....there IS logic after all!!!!