What Should You Name Your YouTube Channel?
From The Enthusiasm Project by Tom Buck
March 17, 2025 · 1h 0m · Season 13 · Episode 8
About this episode
The episode discusses the pros and cons of using a real name versus a brand name for a YouTube channel.
Send a text message to the show! So you want to make a YouTube channel but you don't know if you should use your real name or a "brand" name. Let's go through the pros and cons of each and I'll also share why I'm so glad I changed my channel name after 3 years and 24K subscribers. Register for NAB for free! https://geni.us/NAB2025 🎙This week's mic: sE Dynacaster https://geni.us/IL9rw (Amazon) ⚙️ Gear of the Week: Lilliput 4K Monitor: https://bhpho.to/49v2Cwr (B&H) —————————————————————...
People in this episode
Host: Tom Buck
Topics covered
- YouTube channel naming
- branding
- personal identity
- content creation
- social media strategy
Keywords
- YouTube
- channel name
- branding
- content creation
- social media
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NAB
Products: sE Dynacaster, Lilliput 4K Monitor
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