YouTube Expands Community Posts to More Creators

The community tab is an opportunity for YouTube channels to create and publish content in other ways than uploading videos. If you'll soon have ... Advertisement SEJ  »  YouTube MattG.Southern September13,2021 3minread SEJSTAFFMattG.Southern SeniorNewsWriteratSearchEngineJournal Bio Follow  / September13,2021  /  3minread 279 SHARES 4.2K READS YouTubeisloweringtheeligibilitycriteriaforcommunityposts,whichwillgivemanymorecreatorsaccesstoatooltobetterconnectwiththeiraudiences. Previously,YouTubechannelshadtohaveaminimumof1,000subscribersbeforetheycouldpublishcommunityposts. StartingOctober12,thatthresholdisgettingreducedto500subscribers.YouTubesaysthiswillgranaccesstomillionsmorecreators. Postslivewithinachannel’sCommunitytab,butthey’realsovisibleonsubscribers’homepages.You’velikelyrunintothemifyouspendanytimebrowsingtheYouTuberecommendationfeed. Communitypostsareaneffectivetoolforkeepingaudiencesengagedin-betweenvideos. TheinternetmovessofastthataYouTubechannelmayfalloffpeoples’radarifitdoesn’tuploadnewcontenteverydayoreveryweek. Foralotofcreatorsit’snotfeasibletoproducethatmanyvideos.It’smuchmorelikelytheycankeepupwithpublishingquickcommunityposts,however. Thesepostsarealsoagreatpromotionaltoolforcreatorstohypeuptheirnextvideoorlivestream.Withtheabilitytoaddrichmediaandinteractivepolls,there’sanumberofwayscommunitypostscanbeusedtocreatestrongeraudienceconnections. Screenshotfromsupport.google.com/youtube,September2021. Notethatitmaytakeupto1weektoseetheoptiontocreatecommunitypostsafterachannelpasses500subscribers. YouTubeisworkingonbringingthisfeaturetochannelswithfewerthan500subscribersinthefuture. TipsForUsingCommunityPosts ThecommunitytabisanopportunityforYouTubechannelstocreateandpublishcontentinotherwaysthanuploadingvideos. Ifyou’llsoonhaveaccesstocommunitypostsstartingOctober12,youmaynotbefamiliarwithwhattheycanbeusedfor. Thekeyistonotoverthinkit,oratleastnotanymorethanyouwouldthinkaboutaFacebookpost,forexample. Herearesomeideastostartwith: Polls:Runningpollsincommunitypostsallowsyoutogetanideaofwhatyouraudiencecaresabout,whichcaninspireideasfornewcontent. Sharing:Youcanusecommunitypoststosharecontentfromothercreatorsoroldervideosinyourarchivethatcoulduseaboost. Richmedia:Youcanaddphotos,videos,andGIFstocommunitypoststokeepaudiencesentertainedbetweenvideos.Sameasthetypesofpostsyou’dcreateforsiteslikeFacebookandTwitter. Updates:Keepyouraudienceinformedaboutimportantchannelupdateswithoutcreatinganentirevideo. Formoreideastakealookatcommunitypostsfromotherchannelsandseewhat’sworkingforthem. RemovingtheDiscussionTab WhenYouTubeintroducedtheCommunitytabitwasintendedtoeventuallyreplacetheDiscussiontab. Nowthatmorecreatorswillhaveaccesstocommunityposts,YouTubeismovingforwardwithitsplanstoremovetheDiscussiontabasit’snowobsolete. TheDiscussiontabisanolderfeaturethatletscreatorsposttextupdatestoviewers.TheCommunitytaballowsfortextupdatesandawholelotmore,withtheabilitytoaddimages,GIFs,polls,andvideos. YouTubeisremovingtheDiscussiontabforallchannelsonOctober12,2021.Untilthencreatorscanstillaccessitfromthechannelpageondesktop. Source:YouTubeHelp FeaturedImage:Mehaniq/Shutterstock  Category News YouTube ADVERTISEMENT SubscribetoSEJ GetourdailynewsletterfromSEJ'sFounderLorenBakeraboutthelatestnewsintheindustry! FirstName* LastName* Email* JobTitle* --- AgencyManager/Director AnalyticsManager/Professional MarketingDirector/Manager MarketingProfessional SEODirector/Manager SEOProfessional SocialMediaProfessional SocialMediaDirector/Manager PaidSearchDirector/Manager PaidSearchProfessional Owner/Partner ITProfessional ITManager/Director Sales/BusinessDevelopment Other Topic(s)ofInterest* SEO PPC Content Social Byclickingthe"SUBSCRIBE"button,IagreeandacceptthecontentagreementandprivacypolicyofSearchEngineJournal. MattG.Southern SeniorNewsWriteratSearchEngineJournal MattG.Southern,SeniorNewsWriter,hasbeenwithSearchEngineJournalsince2013.Withabachelor’sdegreeincommunications,...[Readfullbio] ADVERTISEMENT SuggestedArticles WhichContentCreatorsAreUsingYouTubeShorts(AndWhy)? YouTube&VideoSpam:AGuideForContentCreators&Marketers MetaExpandsFacebookReelstoMoreThan150Countries SubscribetoSEJ Subscribetoourdailynewslettertogetthelatestindustrynews. JobTitle*AgencyManager/DirectorAnalyticsManager/ProfessionalMarketingDirector/ManagerMarketingProfessionalSEODirector/ManagerSEOProfessionalSocialMediaProfessionalSocialMediaDirector/ManagerPaidSearchDirector/ManagerPaidSearchProfessionalOwner/PartnerITProfessionalITManager/DirectorSales/BusinessDevelopmentOther Topic(s)ofInterest*SEOPPCContentSocial Byclickingthe"Subscribe"button,IagreeandaccepttheprivacypolicyofSearchEngineJournal. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Top15WaysToSecureAWordPressSite Top5WaysToDriveRevenueWithACleanMarketingTechStack Wednesday,June1at2pmET Advertisement ReadtheNextArticle Linkedin Facebok Twitter Email SMS ReadtheNext