Changing YouTube Username

House on STUFF

House on STUFF

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Hi all. I have been a long time watcher of this Forum so now I've decided to sign in and get going. Not because I need help but I think now is the time to contribute. That being said:

I do have a question.

HOW do I change my username?

I have had my YouTube channel for quite a while. This was back when I was into motorbike racing and called the channel JB Performance Bikes to support a shop that was a sponsor.

Since then, what I do has evolved and my content is changing.

I have changed most stuff on Youtube to reflect my channel "House on Stuff" But the username is still JB Performance bikes as you can see below.

I have tried every way to change this with no luck.

Any suggestions?
 
Might be worth starting a new one but I'll lose my content.

WHYYYYYYYYYY.........[DOUBLEPOST=1520049303,1520049285][/DOUBLEPOST]Oh, and cheers for your fast reply. I appreciate it.
 
House on STUFF said:
Might be worth starting a new one but I'll lose my content.

WHYYYYYYYYYY.........[DOUBLEPOST=1520049303,1520049285][/DOUBLEPOST]Oh, and cheers for your fast reply. I appreciate it.
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Just make a new video redirecting your subscribers to your new channel and just move all of your content over :-) If you don't have the files saved on your computer you can easily download them via YT.
 
Actually you can. I did to my channel. I just sent an email to youtube support and they allowed me one time change. But they did mentioned that after this change I won't be able to request anymore. I told them what the username will be and how i want my URL to be setup.
 
Welcome to the forums!
I have also heard of someone who got their username changed by contacting youtube :) So i would give it a go
 
You can change your name through G+ but even though your channel will have the new name, you will still be found from your old name and your channel will still be known as the old name. When you sign up the username you choose is hardcoded into your account so you can never get rid of it but you can give the illusion that it is called something else.
 
I changed my channel name although was some 5+ years ago so the method have probably changed 12-15 times since then.
I see no negative effect from the change. In fact I see growth after the change because my new name was relevant to my niche.
 
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