How to add community post on youtube

• How to publish on YouTube Community
  • How to publish on YouTube Community on Mobile and Android
  • Things to consider in the YouTube Community
  • What to publish on YouTube Community

Do you know how to make a community post on YouTube? Let’s see what it is. 

Can you imagine having a feed similar to your Facebook page to share updates with your followers? You will find this option in the Community tab. 

In the YouTube Community tab within your channel, you can share news about your channel, brand, and other social media platforms. 

This section is similar to the Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter timeline.

Unlike these social platforms mentioned above, the Community tab is not available to all creators: you must have at least 500 subscribers.

Once you reach this number,  this section will appear automatically.

How to publish on YouTube Community?

• Sign in to YouTube and go to your channel. On the top right is the icon with your profile picture.
• Inside your channel, go to ‘Community,’ between ‘Playlists’ and ‘Channels.’
• Write the content of your post: add links, emojis... whatever you need to share your update. You can also create polls with up to 5 options or image polls with 4 pictures. 
• You can include up to 5 images or GIFs. Also, playlists and videos from the URL, searching for the video on the fly, or include one of your own.
• Once you finish setting up your post, you can share it at the moment or schedule the post for later.
• Done!

Another option to publish on YouTube Community:

• In your YouTube channel, click on the ‘Create’ button:
• Click on the third option: ‘Create new post.’
• Follow the steps above to add your post.

How to publish on YouTube Community on Mobile and Android

You can update the status of your community tab from the YouTube mobile app, either Android or iOS (iPhone or iPad).

The steps are straightforward and similar to the browser:

• Open the YouTube app on your mobile device
• Click on the ‘Create’ button at the bottom of the screen.
• Tap on ‘Create post.’
• Write the text and add a poll or image. 
• Click on ‘Post’ or ‘Schedule.’ Done.

Unlike the desktop version:

❌ From the mobile app, you don’t have the video option in the post box. You must go to the particular video and click on Share to post it in the Community section.

❌ For playlists, you do have to copy and paste the link of the playlist itself on the creation wall. There is no shortcut.

✅ You can share a post about a live broadcast. When you hit the Live broadcast option, click on Post and edit all the options: thumbnail, text, etc.

Do you want to share posts in your community tab? Check out these requirements to consider. 

• In each post, you can share up to 5 images or GIFs. The size must be 16 MB maximum, in JPG, PNG, GIF, or WEBP format: YouTube recommends using a 1:1 aspect ratio to display the post properly. 
• Like any other social network, in YouTube posts, you can mention other channels by adding the ‘@’ symbol and the channel name: the mentioned channel will receive a notification of your update.
• In polls, you have up to 5 options with 65 characters each. If you make a poll, you will not be able to include an image or video.
• If you want to edit or delete a post, you can do it from the History section, in the left column, and then select ‘Community.’
• To unlock the Community section, you need 500 subscribers. However, if the channel is created for children or you use YouTube with a supervised account, this option is disabled.

If you’ve read the post, you may have noticed that YouTube Community is similar to Facebook statuses or tweets.

What can you add to your section?

• Advertise your upcoming live shows or events, not only on YouTube but also on other social networks. Remember that you can add clickable external links.
• Add your latest video to share it with those subscribers who haven’t received the notification or haven’t heard about your new content.
• Share your other social profiles to encourage subscribers to follow you on these other platforms and grow your personal brand.
• Use polls to get feedback from your subscribers and visitors to your channel: it’s a way to measure if they like what you share.
• Generate debate to create interactions in your community, mention other YouTubers to participate, etc.

As you can see, you have many options to share content on the YouTube Community, take advantage of it, and give your channel a boost.

What are you waiting for if you haven’t started creating community posts on YouTube? Here you have this YouTube Marketing guide from Metricool.

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