A Guide to YouTube Partner Channels

Many people ask me how to add custom banners or links to their YouTube Channel.

These types of editing features are only available for YouTube Partners. YouTube shares the advertising revenue with their partners, so they can do some customized things on YouTube that not every user can.

Thankfully, anyone can apply to be a partner by going to http://YouTube.com/Partners and filling out an application, but to be accepted you’ll need to:

Consistently upload videos that get views

If you don’t upload any videos, don’t bother.

Have an audience

If you don’t have a sizable subscriber base, you probably don’t get enough views.

Don’t use copyright materials

If you use copyright music, images, or video YouTube can’t sell ads next to your videos. Therefore you will be denied.

Once you get accepted, you can make a crazy cool header (and money).

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I am STUCK on this issue. I wanted a custom youtube header with link, plus a few custom tabs. So I did some searching, found out that I need to be a partner, applied - and about a week or so later I got an email from youtube saying the following: "Congratulations EpicWebStudios, Welcome to the YouTube Partner Program! As a YouTube Partner, you can gain access to resources that help you improve your skills, build larger audiences, and monetize your videos. You must have at least one monetized video to be a YouTube Partner. Visit the Creator Hub to learn about the latest Partner news and other resources. Have fun and good luck, The YouTube Partner Team" Then, I quickly went to my account - only to find NOTHING different! No custom header section, no nothing... I then looked here: http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guide.cs&guide=30071&topic=30085&answer=1101676#Background_Image_and_Banner And I am noticing all kinds of other options. Anyone have any ideas? Do I have to WAIT for these options or something?!

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