{"id":4712,"date":"2022-04-13T14:12:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/?p=4712"},"modified":"2023-09-12T07:58:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T07:58:12","slug":"change-youtube-channel-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/change-youtube-channel-name\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Change YouTube Channel Name? [in 2024]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to change your YouTube channel name? Fortunately, there is no restriction on this, as you can change the name of the YouTube channel, any time you want.<\/p>\n<p>In this YouTube tutorial, we are going to show you how to <strong>change the name of your YouTube channel<\/strong> and anything else that is related to this.<\/p>\n<p>If you prefer to watch a video tutorial on <strong>how to change the YouTube channel name<\/strong>, check out this video tutorial:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Change YouTube Channel Name? [in 2022]\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JPRMGs2LgeQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/roihacks.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" 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change YouTube channel name?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/change-youtube-channel-name\/#Cant_change_YouTube_channel_name\" title=\"Can\u2019t change YouTube channel name\">Can\u2019t change YouTube channel name<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/change-youtube-channel-name\/#Why_you_should_change_name_of_the_YouTube_channel\" title=\"Why you should change name of the YouTube channel?\">Why you should change name of the YouTube channel?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/change-youtube-channel-name\/#If_you_are_doing_a_companyYouTube_channel_rebrand\" title=\"If you are doing a company\/YouTube channel rebrand\">If you are doing a company\/YouTube channel rebrand<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/change-youtube-channel-name\/#If_you_want_to_get_more_YouTube_SEO_traffic\" title=\"If you want to get more YouTube SEO traffic\">If you want to get more YouTube SEO traffic<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/change-youtube-channel-name\/#You_want_to_change_the_niche_of_your_YouTube_channel\" title=\"You want to change the niche of your YouTube channel\">You want to change the niche of your YouTube channel<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/change-youtube-channel-name\/#Other_ways_to_customize_your_YouTube_channel\" title=\"Other ways to customize your YouTube channel\">Other ways to customize your YouTube channel<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_change_YouTube_channel_name\"><\/span>How to change YouTube channel name?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Here is how to change your YouTube channel name:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Sign in to YouTube Studio<\/li>\n<li>Click \u2018Customization\u2019 from the left sidebar<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4502\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/YouTube-channel-customization-page.png\" alt=\"YouTube channel customization page\" width=\"312\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/YouTube-channel-customization-page.png 312w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/YouTube-channel-customization-page-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the \u2018Basic Info\u2019 tab.<\/li>\n<li>Under the \u2018Channel name and description\u2019 click on the pencil icon.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4713\" src=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/how-to-change-youtube-channel-name-in-YouTube-Studio.png\" alt=\"how to change youtube channel name in YouTube Studio\" width=\"791\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/how-to-change-youtube-channel-name-in-YouTube-Studio.png 791w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/how-to-change-youtube-channel-name-in-YouTube-Studio-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/roihacks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/how-to-change-youtube-channel-name-in-YouTube-Studio-768x254.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Edit the YouTube channel name.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the \u2018Publish\u2019 button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you refresh your YouTube channel page, it should now display the new YouTube channel name.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cant_change_YouTube_channel_name\"><\/span>Can\u2019t change YouTube channel name<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you can\u2019t change the YouTube channel name, here are the most common issues you should check:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>make sure to save the YouTube channel name change by clicking on the Publish button<\/li>\n<li>You should be a YouTube channel owner or YouTube channel Manager to be able to change the YouTube channel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have a lower-level YouTube channel access, you won\u2019t be able to change the YouTube channel name.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_you_should_change_name_of_the_YouTube_channel\"><\/span>Why you should change name of the YouTube channel?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before we would wrap up, some food for thought on when you should change the name of YouTube channel:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_you_are_doing_a_companyYouTube_channel_rebrand\"><\/span>If you are doing a company\/YouTube channel rebrand<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If the company or your YouTube channel wants to do a full rebrand, you also have to change the YouTube channel so it is obvious for the subscribers<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_you_want_to_get_more_YouTube_SEO_traffic\"><\/span>If you want to get more YouTube SEO traffic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Although the name of the channel is not a direct YouTube SEO ranking factor, an SEO optimized YouTube channel is more likely to get clicks as a general YouTube channel name<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_want_to_change_the_niche_of_your_YouTube_channel\"><\/span>You want to change the niche of your YouTube channel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You used to make gameplay videos but if you want to switch to a vlog style channel then it might be a good idea to change the YouTube channel name, especially if the YouTube channel name had \u2018gameplay\u2019 in it.<\/p>\n<p>Although YouTube doesn\u2019t have any restriction on how many times you can modify your YouTube channel name, it is generally a bad practice to change it too many times.<\/p>\n<p>Once you build up a huge YouTube brand and a subscriber base, people will start searching for your YouTube channel name, so changing your YouTube channel name too many times, makes it more difficult for them to find the channel.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know how to come up with good YouTube channel names, check out this tutorial:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to come up with YouTube channel names (Tobepublished)<\/li>\n<li>YouTube Channel Name Ideas (Tobepublished)<\/li>\n<li>YouTube Channel Name Generators (Tobepublished)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_ways_to_customize_your_YouTube_channel\"><\/span>Other ways to customize your YouTube channel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to customize your YouTube channel even more, here are some things you can do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Customize YouTube channel URL<\/li>\n<li>Change YouTube channel profile picture<\/li>\n<li>add a YouTube channel description<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to learn more about how you can customize your YouTube channel, read any of the linked tutorials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to change your YouTube channel name? 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