WHAT ARE YOUTUBE SHORTS?

Youtube is a free video streaming platform popular in Turkey and around the world. Youtube's new feature Shorts stands for "short videos". Shorts videos differ from YouTube videos in that they are 60 seconds long. It is possible to add music to these videos and adjust the video speed. Shorts are published in vertical format.

While fun and short videos entered our lives with TikTok, the Instagram Reels feature also joined these trends. Youtube joined these content platforms that appeal to the young generation with Shorts.

HOW TO USE YOUTUBE SHORTS?

In order to use Youtube Shorts features, you must first log in from the mobile version of the Youtube application. Then the + icon at the bottom of the application, i.e. the create option, must be clicked. After clicking the create icon, the 'create short video' option appears. You will then see the Shorts camera. On the incoming screen, the red circle must be pressed and held to start video recording.

You can then preview your content by clicking next. Then you can add details to your content by clicking next again, and after all these steps, click upload to upload your content.

UPLOADING CONTENT TO SHORTS

There are 2 ways to upload content to Youtube Shorts.

METHOD ONE: Creating videos through Youtube.

  • First of all, you must have a Youtube account. If you want to make a Shorts video on your Youtube account, you must log in from mobile devices.
  • At the bottom and in the center of the application, click on "create short video" (+).
  • If you want your short video to be longer than 15 seconds, you can change the recording time to 60 seconds by tapping 15 seconds above the recording option.
  • You will then see the Shorts Camera
  • Touch the red circle at the bottom to start recording.
  • After tapping the record button, click next to review a preview of your content and click next again to add details.
  • Tap Speed if you need to slow down or speed up your recording.
  • If comfortable recording is desired, tap the Timer option. The countdown option allows you to select when to stop automatically.
  • Tap Next to add details to the video. While on this screen, you can add a title to your video (maximum 1000 characters) and select settings such as video privacy.
  • The audience can be selected before the video is published. In other words, the desired audience is set by selecting one of the options as "yes, for children" or "no, not for children".
  • After all these steps have been completed and the necessary edits and additions have been made, click on upload to upload the content.

METHOD TWO: After your video edits are prepared, you can upload videos to Shorts just like uploading a standard video to Youtube. To upload a video to Youtube Shorts, the duration must be shorter than 60 seconds.

WHAT ARE THE FEATURES OF YOUTUBE SHORTS?

  • Youtube Shorts shares videos in vertical format.
  • Entertainment, information and music are at the heart of the app.
  • When creating videos in Shorts, songs from the Youtube library can be used royalty-free.
  • It is possible to speed up or slow down the video recording.
  • It is possible to add subtitles and filters to the video.
  • Different videos can be combined and shared as a single video,

WHO SHOULD USE YOUTUBE SHORTS?

Youtube Shorts are a great opportunity for businesses and content creators. Compared to regular Youtube videos, Youtube Shorts have less content. Tech experts, family channel, vlogger, beauty guru, toy critic or gamer. No matter what field you are in, Youtube shorts can be used by all content creators. By creating Shorts, businesses and brands can market their products and services through these videos.

In this section, as Design Can Gençer Digital Consulting Company, we help you to create Youtube Shorts videos. Thanks to Youtube Shorts, you can prepare many videos that will enable audiences to click and subscribe to the channel and increase the interaction rate.

WHY BUSINESS OWNERS and CONTENT PRODUCERS SHOULD USE YOUTUBE SHORTS

Uploading content to Youtube Shorts in the right and high quality way helps to increase the visibility of your business and monetize your content. Sharing Shorts videos on your Youtube channel increases your views. The more views your channel gets, the higher the rate of increase in channel subscriptions and interactions. If content creators take advantage of this feature offered by YouTube, both video views and views on their profile will increase dramatically. No matter how many subscribers you have, you can monetize Youtube Shorts.