

However all of this can also be done elsewhere: as long as you’re logged in to your YouTube account, you can perform most of these functions straight from your channel’s front page, and creating a new playlist can be achieved while accessing one of your videos, via its ‘Save’ button. They allow you to customise your channel, add a trailer to it, choose what gets displayed on your front page, and yes, edit your playlists. Take for instance the Playlist and Customisation sections.

It’s almost as if YouTube doesn’t like you to have ongoing conversations on its social media platform…Įven though you can customise your channel straight from the front page, Studio’s Customisation section allows you to do the same (Image credit: Google) Now if you don’t have much interaction, you can remove the ‘I haven’t responded’ filter (which is on by detault), see those threaded comments and respond to them, but if your channel is popular and you get dozens, if not hundreds of comments, then keeping track of those threaded conversations becomes a herculean task. It only informs you when a brand new comment is posted. However, if a thread develops, YouTube Studio won’t inform you that a new message appeared in it, since as far as it’s concerned, the original comment was replied to, so that’s that.

It allows you to see new messages, and is designed to show you at a glance those comments you haven’t yet responded to. The comments section could be so much better than what it is. Everything you need to keep track of your growing digital media empire. This tool can be used to check your reach, what engages your audience, where your viewers come from, and if your channel is monetised, how much you’ve earned per month and per video. You can see at a glance which videos are popular, and which are languishing, breaking down the details over a specific range of time, which you’re at liberty to choose. AnalyticsĪlthough you can check the analytics for each individual video as shown above, the Sidebar’s Analytics section lets you look at it for your entire channel. The timecodes in the Description can also be clicked on, taking the viewer straight to that part of the video.Įven better, should the marker not be placed in the perfect position, you can alter it (to the nearest second), and the change will be made instantly. When you next play back your video, you’ll notice the progress bar at the bottom is separated into sections which bear the name you gave each chapter. Once added, the progress bar is broken down per marker and their title is displayed when you mouse over the section (Image credit: Google)
