How to Upload a YouTube Video

Uploading a video to the world's largest video sharing service, YouTube, is easy. All you need is a Google account and a video to upload. If your videos become popular, you can rapidly expand your YouTube channel by uploading more videos and making money from it. This tutorial focuses on how to upload your first YouTube video.

1. Visit https://accounts.google.com/SignUp to create a Google account, which you can use to sign in to YouTube since it is a Google service.
2. Go to YouTube and click Sign in.
3. Once you are signed in and have a YouTube channel (YouTube will guide you through this process), locate the upload button next to the search bar.
4. Click on this button.
5. You will see the upload page. Click in the middle to select a video file.
6. Alternatively, you can drag and drop the video file onto the page.
7. The video will begin uploading. You can change the title, description, and other settings of the video while it is uploading.
8. When the video is done, YouTube will tell you. Anyone can now watch your uploaded video.
9. Note: do not leave the page while the video is uploading, or bad things will happen.