How to Create a Web Show on YouTube

Last Updated: October 24, 2021

Don't the web shows on YouTube like FRED make you want to make your own web show? Well why not do it? It's super easy and super fun but there are a lot of steps one must do to create their own web show on YouTube. It's starting to sound hard right? But no worries, with the help from this article, this project will be a piece of cake!

Steps

1
Decide what kind of web show you'd like. What kind of web show do you want to do on YouTube? There are a lot to choose from. Here is a list of categories you can choose from if you're stuck.
- Comedy
- Talk show
- News/Journalism
- Music shows
- Reality
- Soap opera
- Live action
- How-to's
- Random
- Drama
- Animated series
- Anime
2
Come up with a name for your webshow. It should be something memorable, and relevant. Don't copy any other show's name; Make the name of your YouTube web show unique.

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3
Get all the things you need. An animation series needs a well-running computer and software, whilst a cameras will be better for talk shows.
4
Come up with material for the show. When you are coming up with ideas, make sure each episode has a point to make, and has an interesting plot line so people will want to watch.
5
Make a crew. You could do your web show alone or have a crew.
- If possible, having a crew is highly recommended. You will need:
- Tech-producer(s)
- co-Host(s)
- The main host, which is you.
6
You could have up to 3 stars on the web show; any more and they would start to derive from each other.
7
Have a meeting. Gather your web show stars and have a meeting. At the meeting, discuss the following:
- Is it a daily, weekly or a monthly web show?
- What days is your web show airing?
- What kind of web show is it?
- When does rehearsal begin?
- Do we have the proper things we'll need (See the "Things You'll Need" section)
- What will our YouTube account be named?
- Create a script.
- Proofread the script.
- Organize any props needed.
8
Make an awesome set. Don't just sit there with white walls in the background. Create an awesome set like in the popular Nickelodeon show iCarly. Make your set unique.
9
Get the word out. No one is going to watch your show if they don't know about it. Advertise it in your school, work and on the internet!
10
Plan out segments. Start planning out unique segments for your web show.
11
Start rehearsing. Rehearse at least two times before you shoot your web show. You might want to use cue cards.
12
Shoot your web show. Have a great time shooting your first webisode. Relax and have fun. If you or any of the stars make a mistake, start over. You can't do a live web show on YouTube so shoot your web show at least one week before you're uploading it on YouTube.
13
Make any necessary edits to the show, consider using Windows Movie Maker for this job.
14
Upload your web show on YouTube. Make sure it's under 15 minutes if your account hasn't been verified yet. That's a YouTube rule.
15
Shoot more webisodes. Shoot more of your web show webisodes and upload it into YouTube every day, week, month and so on. Just make sure to keep an upload schedule so that you aren't early or late.
16
Enjoy the fame!

Community Q&A

Question

What can I do if I don't have anything to make a set out of?

Community Answer

Use your room as a background. Consider adding some posters to make it look more interesting.
Question

How do you get paid?

Community Answer

You get paid by Google Ad-Sense, which pays you for your videos with monetization of ads.
Question

Is it possible to add a theme song if I create a web show?

Community Answer

A catchy theme song is a great idea. Write and perform it yourself or have a musical friend help you with it. You could even make a video to show at the beginning of each webisode.

Warnings

Make sure you have all the things you need to make this web show happen before you start, otherwise you may have to delay episodes.

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If you make a mistake don't freak out. Just start over because you can't do live web shows on YouTube.

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Avoid troll or overly sarcastic humor.

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Don't copy anyone else's web show. There is a possibility that the owner of that web show might sue you if you copy any material directly, and you could get a bad reputation if you are just a clone.

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