YouTube Handles
Google recently announced that they will implement handles to YouTube. Now every user in YouTube has one. So it is important to know about YouTube handles and its users.
What is a YouTube handle?
Handles are unique and short channel identifiers distinct from channel names, and they start with the “@” symbol.
Why YouTube handles
are important?
Handles helps people to easily find your channel and to connect with creators on YouTube. Also handles are used in comments, mentions and shorts and many more.
Is handle and channel name are the same?
No, they are not the same. Both of them helps in identifying the channel yet handles are truly unique to a channel so that the creators can be uniquely identified.
Channel name is the official name of a YouTube channel. There are many types of channel names in YouTube. For example, channel names including the creators name or channel names which describe the purpose of the channel.
Handles can be created to be more unique to specifically identify the creator.
Uses of YouTube Handles
Creators can increase visibility and reach new audiences through handles. how? When users mention creators in a comment or tag in a title in a new collab it will help them to boost visibility.
How to choose the perfect handle
Make sure your handle is easy to read and remember. For instance, when it is easy to read people tend to remember it better so eventually your handle becomes more attractive and it is more likely that people find your content better compared to other creators who upload the same content as yours.
Summery
This article provides you information about YouTube handles, their uses and many more which will help you to gain more knowledge and to improve your visibility in YouTube if you are a creator. Finally thanks for reading and have a nice day!
