Thread:Monsoonjr99/@comment-25588282-20151205221656/@comment-15419758-20151206044622

First you need to check if your channel is connected to your Google+ profile, or a Google+ page owned by your Google account. You can check by going to your Youtube channel, and clicking the "G+" link in the link bar at the bottom right of the channel art. On Google+, look at the dropdown menu (without hovering over it), to see if it's a "Google+ Page", or a "Profile". If it's a "Google+ Page" with a red "G+" logo, then your youtube channel's name is already separate from your Google account, and you just need to follow the second set of instructions below. If it says "Profile" with a blue person logo, your Youtube channel's name is linked with your Google account, and you need to follow the first set of instructions below to create a page, and transfer your channel to the page from your profile.

If your Youtube channel is linked to your Google+ profile:

Here's how I changed my channel name to "Monsoonjr99 Mapping", while keeping my Google account name "Ryan Lane". (Note you don't have to do this if your Youtube channel is already linked to a Google+ page rather than your Google+ profile)


 * 1) Click this link
 * 2) Click "Get on Google"
 * 3) At the google map, click the menu button at the upper left (Don't actually try to find any location on the map)
 * 4) Click "Add a brand page"
 * 5) For the page name, type in the new name of your Youtube channel
 * 6) For the type of page, select "Entertainment"
 * 7) Check the "I agree to the Pages Terms and I am authorized to create this page." checkbox
 * 8) Click "Create page"
 * 9) Go to Youtube, and click your avatar at the top-right
 * 10) Click the "Youtube settings" gear button
 * 11) Click "Advanced" under your channel name, next to your avatar
 * 12) In the "Account information" section, click "Move channel to your Google Account or different Google+ page"
 * 13) Type in your password, and click "Sign in"
 * 14) Click the "Select desired page or account" button
 * 15) Click the page you just made
 * 16) Click "Move Channel...", then click it again in the confirmation dialogue
 * 17) Log out of Google, wait a few minutes, then log back in on Youtube (Because Google is drunk)
 * 18) Select the new page you moved the channel to in the dialogue box that pops up (If it doesn't pop up, wait a few more minutes, reload, and click "Sign in" again)
 * 19) Once you're logged in on Youtube, you're done!
 * 20) (If you want to change the channel name again, follow the instructions below)

If your Youtube channel is linked to a Google+ page:


 * 1) Go to your Youtube channel's Google+ page (You should already be there)
 * 2) Click your channel's name, and a dialogue box will appear
 * 3) Change the name to what you want, and click "Save"