Friends, when I first joined this class, I thought of creating a channel for single parents with special needs children but the more I think about it the more I believe it will put me into a box so I am going to pivot and not make disability center stage but part of the content, of course. This is my new profile text: I help women navigate single parenting, adulthood, finance, faith, work, and a life path that doesn’t fit the norm or the dreams we had. Thoughts?

I came up with a channel name that works exactly for my content plans. Unfortunately there is a channel by that name. However, it has 7 subscribers and had nothing posted in the last 4 years. I know duplicate names are allowed, but I am hesitant to use this name. I see a few choices: 1) Duplicate the name of the channel and "bury" it when I publish new content in decent numbers. There is also a .com blog using this same 2) The existing channel has a short number in it. I could conceivably replace that with the spelled-out numbers and secure the corresponding domain name. 3) I have an alternative name that works but is slightly longer and not quite as "snappy". I would be very grateful for some good advice with this dilemma. Thank you!

Created a Youtube channel but never posted on my channel! I keep second guessing myself and looking to grow and make connections here.

Hello from up north in the U.K. We are Alan and Marion who are happily playing 'pin the tail on the donkey' with our You Tube journey. We struggle to get people to watch let alone subscribe! (I don't think they like Marion!). We are not sure what to do or expect so might just stalk you guys for a while, thanks for having us .https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjnzVGLjvjrj355JLNXBBuw

Hi everyone. I'm so glad to be here! My name is Kevin and I am very pleased to find such a community. I am less than a year from what feels like an overdue retirement. And not wanting to turn into a moss-like entity on the living room chair, I am starting what I hope will be a helpful, successful business in the Senior/Retirement area, with YouTube being the primary driver. In many ways the structure will be similar to how Alexa has created her channel and this community. I have not created my channel quite yet - I just settled on a YouTube name and am checking website, newsletter, and social site names to get a consistent identity across all channels. I hope to learn from this community and eventually give back once I have accumulated enough useful knowledge.