It's now easier than ever to create, collaborate on and publish YouTube shorts and videos from your HeyOrca calendar! With HeyOrca's YouTube Integration, you can schedule shorts and videos to engage with new audiences while being able to #takebackyourday!
Before you begin, here's a few things to note:
To publish as a YouTube short, your video must be under 60 seconds
The maximum video the length is 10 minutes
Shorts aspect ratio: 9:16, recommended landscape video format: 16:9
YouTube publishing is available on all plans!
You can upload your own custom thumbnail, or choose a frame from your video
To upload your own thumbnail, you'll need to verify your channel via a phone number. Click here for more.
Connecting your YouTube Account
Step 1: Visit the calendar settings page
To connect your YouTube account, start by heading over to the Calendar Settings page to add a new account.
Step 2: Click add YouTube
From the list of Social Account options, click the Add YouTube button!
Step 3: Enable the correct permissions
Next, you'll be prompted to enable the required permissions to connect your account to HeyOrca.
Note: You'll need to be the owner of the YouTube account you're looking to connect
Creating and Publishing YouTube Content
Step 1: Select create post or drag and drop your Media
To begin creating your YouTube content, hit the Create Post button, or drag and drop your video directly to the calendar to create a post!
From here, select your desired YouTube channel!
Step 2: Enter in your post details
With your content now uploaded, you can add in your remaining post details including your caption, Visibility settings, and fill out the required Audience settings!
Your Visibility settings allow you to choose who views your content. You can choose to set the video as Public, Private, or Unlisted
Your post Audience settings is required by YouTube and allows you to choose if your video is made for kids.
Add in a title to describe your shorts to your audience below your video thumbnail. Titles are limited to 100 characters.
Next, add in a description for your video! Here you can add in any relevant information and links for your audience!
ProTip: Use our AI Caption generator to easily create engaging video titles and descriptions in seconds!
Step 4: Upload or choose your thumbnail
It's easily to upload your own custom thumbnail to your YouTube shorts or videos, or select a frame from within the video!
To update your thumbnail, click Edit after selecting the elipses menu. From here, use the slider to choose a frame from within your video, or upload your own!
YouTube requires you to verify your channel by confirming your phone number to upload a custom thumbnail. To learn more about this process, you can click here
Step 5: schedule your post for approval or for publishing!
Once you're happy with everything, you can schedule your content for approval, or schedule it for publishing at your desired time!
If you'd like to publish your content right away, you can press Publish Now!