How to Verify Your YouTube Account in 2019
Understanding How to Verify your YouTube Account in 2019 is the first and most important step that you need to take in order to get started creating a successful YouTube Channel. Getting Verified on YouTube gives your the following benefits
- Enables Custom Thumbnails
- Allows longer video upload over 15mins
- Add links to external websites in annotations
- Enables Live Streaming
- Unlisted & Private Videos
To get verified you need a mobile number where google will send you a verification code via text or voice call that you can then use to verify your YouTube Channel.
Steps on How to Verify your YouTube Account in 2019
Step 1 Log in to YouTube Account
Step 2 Go to YouTube Studio
Step 3 Enter Creator Studio Classic
Step 4 Head to Status & Features
Step 5 Click on the Verify Button
Step 6 Enter Country Location
Step 7 Choose a Verification method
Step 8 Enter Phone Number and click Submit
Step 9 Get 6 digit Verification Code on your Phone
Step 10 Enter Verification code
Step 1 Log in to YouTube Account
Make sure you are logged in to your YouTube Account or Gmail Account
If you are logged in you will see your profile picture in the top right and the gmail address as you hover over it
If you aren’t logged in log in now
Step 2 Go to YouTube Studio
Head over to YouTube Studio
Step 3 Enter Creator Studio Classic
Click on Creator Studio Classic
Click Skip
Step 4 Head to Status & Features
Click on Status and Features under Channel
Then you will see the verify button next to your channel
Now a lot of people in my last video had problems getting to this step
If you are battling to get here, here are some tips you can use
Shortcut 1 just type into your url https://www.youtube.com/features
The second option is to head straight to the verify page enter https://www.youtube.com/verify
Into your URL
Step 5 Click on the Verify Button
Follow the prompts to verify your channel
Step 6 Enter your Country Location
Select your country from the dropdown list
Step 7 Choose a Verification method
Choose between a voice message and a text message
Step 8 Enter Phone Number and click Submit
Enter your phone number and click submit to go to the next step
Step 9 Get 6 digit Verification Code on your Phone
Enter the verification code and click submit
Step 10 Enter Verification code
If you don’t have a mobile number to verify your account with you can watch this video on how to verify your account without a number